Name Kevin Gilliam Birth name Kevin Gilliam Years active 1993-present | Role Record producer | |
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Origin Los Angeles, California, California, U.S. Occupation(s) Record producer, rapper, songwriter, singer Instruments Sampler, keyboard, drums, vocoder, synthesizer. Associated acts Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Tha Dogg Pound, Tha Eastsidaz, Bloods & Crips, TRU (group) Albums Gumbo Roots, DJ BattleCat Presents - G' & Sexy Vol. 1 Genres West Coast hip hop, G-funk Record labels Maverick Records, Warner Bros. Records Similar People DJ Quik, Soopafly, Fredwreck, Tray Deee, Madonna Profiles | ||
Kevin Gilliam, better known by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long Beach, California.
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He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers. His aesthetic is a progression from the early-'90s G-Funk sound pioneered by Above the Law and Dr. Dre, characterized by fat synth bass lines and soulful keys. He is also the concert DJ for Snoop Dogg.
In 2009, Battlecat produced a special song called "A Soldier Never Dies", dedicated to fallen Marine, Anthony Vargas. Battlecat is a DJ member of The Worldwide DJ organization, The Core DJ's. The music video was directed by Paolo Ongkeko and produced by Don Le. One of the video's leads was portrayed by Sonny Ayon.