The D.O.C.

The D.O.C. is the stage name of Tracy Lynn Curry, a Dallas-born rapper who also writes lyrics and produces records. He started out as a teenager with the hip-hop trio Fila Fresh Crew, performing as Doc-T, and after the group dissolved in 1988 he signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records and took his new name. He contributed lyrics to N.W.A's debut Straight Outta Compton and wrote for Eazy-E's first album, then released his own Dr. Dre-produced debut, No One Can Do It Better, in 1989. It reached number 20 on the Billboard 200, earned platinum status and yielded two number one rap singles, It's Funky Enough and The D.O.C. & The Doctor. He co-founded Death Row Records in 1991 and later issued Helter Skelter in 1996 and Deuce in 2003. He also wrote lyrics for Snoop Dogg's Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and he shared a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award with N.W.A.