Dillinger, like many of his peers, joined the Death Row team after being introduced to Dr. Dre by Warren G just as Dre began recording his seminal 1992 album, The Chronic. Dillinger contributed to The Chronic as well as Snoop Doggy Dogg's multi-platinum Doggystyle and Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me.
Dillinger then helped produce Snoop's Tha Doggfather and worked with Kurupt (together, Tha Dogg Pound) for Dogg Food. Soon after, Death Row began splintering due to the death of Shakur, the departure of Dre and the jailing of Suge Knight. Dillinger's debut solo album, Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, was not released until 1998, and its commercial and critical success was marginal.
Dillinger's latest effort is 2000's R.A.W, which was released to little fanfare.