Madd Dogg

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Madd Dogg

Madd Dogg is one of Los Santos' most well-known rappers. Shortly after CJ's arrival in Los Santos, Madd Dogg was at the height of his career, having just released his own line of clothing, as well as numerous other merchandises. Madd Dogg's career suffers a decline after CJ steals his rhyme book and kills his manager, Alan Crawford, in an effort to jumpstart OG Loc's music career.

Madd Dogg experienced a period of depression, having given away his mansion in Mulholland to a drug dealer, and gambling all his money away in a Las Venturas casino (while missing a concert in Las Venturas). In a bid to commit suicide, Madd Dogg appears on the ledge of a casino, drunk, and threatens to jump to his death. With people in the crowd below taking bets to whether or not he will actually jump, CJ saves him at the last minute by catching his falling body with a cardboard box-filled truck bed.

In return for saving his life, Madd Dogg requests that CJ be his new manager. Furthermore, CJ makes up for ruining his career by seizing his mansion back and restoring his name in the rap industry. CJ and Madd Dogg pursue OG Loc to reclaim Dogg's rhyme book and frighten Loc into giving up rap and leaving them alone. At game's end, Madd Dogg's comeback results in a gold record.

Fictional albums released by Madd Dogg include Hustlin' Like Gangstaz (1990), Still Madd (1990), Forty Dogg (1993) (digitally remastered in 2003, "to the delight of many fans"), and "the less-than-stellar" N.L.A.D.B. (Never Leave a Dog Behind) (1994). Madd Dogg's name is an obvious spoof to the real-life rapper Snoop Dogg.

In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, a billboard just outside Toni Cipriani's apartment in Portland, Liberty City, advertises release of digitally remastered Madd Dogg's album Still Madd in 1998.

Ice T provided the voice for Madd Dogg.