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Led by prominent Oakland producer
Ant Banks,
T.W.D.Y. (The Whole Damn Yey) also features
Dolla Will and
Captain Save'm. This trio focuses on the hard, sleazy, gangsta style rap that
Banks helped define on his work for
Too $hort,
Spice 1, and
E-40, among others. Their first release,
Derty Werk, appeared in 1999 after
Banks had spent the better part of the decade making a name for himself as one of the West Coast's best producers, and also with a handful of his own less-successful solo albums. The single "Players Holiday" catapulted
Derty Werk to success in America and remained in rotation in many areas until the quick follow-up,
Lead the Way. In 2015 rapper
IamSu! honored the crew with his song "T.W.D.Y.," which featured
Too $hort and
E-40 as guests. ~ Jason Birchmeier