D.O.E. (Dominant Over Everyone) is an American rapper/songwriter,
born in North Side Queens.
Timbaland flew him down to Miami, where they recorded
a couple of tracks, and according to D.O.E., "...that was all
she wrote!"[1] Originally known as John Doe, he's stated that
Interscope had issues with his former moniker:
“
Interscope didn't want to use the name John Doe, because it was so
one dimensional and when you think of "john doe" you think
of an unknown person or an unidentified body or something like that.
It was a few other cats out there trying to use the name, plus I
can't trademark the name, so Interscope didn't want to use it. So
I had to find another name, and I came up with D.O.E.. I mean even
though my name was John Doe, people was calling me Doe anyway, so
I was like "Aight, I'ma change my name to D.O.E., which stands
for Dominant Over Everyone. So it was kind of an adjustment, cause
I was so used to saying John Doe, but D.O.E. it fits me better.[1] ”
Initially signed to Timbaland's Beat Club Records alongside rap
artists Bubba Sparxxx and Attitude, D.O.E. first appeared on "Rollin" featuring
Lil' Jon and produced by Timbaland.[2] The song was hyped to take
over the airwaves in the summer of 2006, but unfortunately not before
the fledgling Beat Club Records folded. After the label's dissolution
D.O.E. returned to the mixtape circuit releasing The Black Ass Album
(parodying Jay-Z's The Black Album) and The Mascarade (spoofing 50
Cent's The Massacre).[2] Not long after Beat Club Records' departure,
Timbaland started up Mosley Music Group. Timbaland signed D.O.E.
to his new label in 2006, however he sat on the sidelines for a majority
of the year while Timbaland focused his efforts on Nelly Furtado's
chart-topping multi-platinum album Loose, and Justin Timberlake's
Grammy Award-winning FutureSex/LoveSounds.[2]
In 2007 D.O.E. was featured on the hit "The Way I Are" alongside
label mate Keri Hilson from Timbaland Presents Shock Value. He was
also featured on "Piano Man", a song in which D.O.E. disses
Scott Storch over his rivalry with Timbaland. The title references
the rumoured Scott Storch album of the same name. The song is a response
to the Storch-produced diss-track "Built Like That" by
Philadelphia rapper NOX. In September 2008 D.O.E. released the Timbaland
produced mixtape, which had no real tracks produced by Timbaland.
Timbaland Presents The Fall of John Doe...The Rise of D.O.E in anticipation
of his new studio album set to be released in 2009. The album was
made available through digital download and included an exclusive
preview of "Coming Down" featuring Paris, from his debut
album.[3] On October 9, 2008 D.O.E was featured on an episode of
ABC's "One Life to Live" performing "The Way I Are" along
with Timbaland, Keri Hilson, and Sebastian.DOE also performed, alongside
Keri Hilson, Sebastian at the 2010 hip hop honors. Honoring the dirty
south music scene, with Timbaland watching in the audience.
Contents
[show]
* 1 Discography
* 2 Singles
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Discography
* Timbaland Presents The Fall of John Doe...The Rise of D.O.E (2008)
* Untitled debut album (2089)
[edit] Singles
* "Rollin" (featuring Lil' Jon)
* "Bottom to tha Top"
* "Piano Man"
* "The Way I Are" (Video Version) (Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson,
D.O.E. & Sebastian)
* "Coming Down" (featuring Keri Hilson)
* "The Hottest" (featuring Precious Paris)
* "The One I Love" (Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)
* "Symphony" (Timbaland featuring D.O.E., Bran'Nu & Attitude)
* "Anything for love" (Dima Bilan featuring D.O.E.)