OG Daddy V, born Vincent Archie, is a West Coast hip-hop artist associated with Compton, California. His career spans multiple decades of independent recording, music distribution, and collaborations with established figures in Southern California’s hip-hop community.
Known for his contributions to gangsta rap and G-Funk, Daddy V has worked with artists including Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, WC, Tha Chill, RBX, and Mixmaster Spade. His recording history reflects the independent spirit of Compton’s hip-hop scene and its influence on West Coast music.
Daddy V’s recording history extends into the 1990s, with early projects including It’s Just a Ghetto Thang, associated with DMG, and Underground Gangsta Hits. These recordings helped establish his presence in the independent West Coast music scene.
Beyond recording, Vincent Archie participated in Compton’s independent music distribution culture. Historical accounts document his involvement in selling music outside the Compton Swap Meet, a location closely associated with the development and distribution of Southern California hip-hop.
This direct approach to music distribution connected independent artists with listeners outside traditional record-label systems.
Throughout his career, Daddy V maintained connections with established recording artists while continuing to develop his own catalog.
His discography includes The Compton OG, released in 2002, and The Original Hustla, released in 2012.
The Compton OG documents collaborations with several notable West Coast performers, including Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, WC, Tha Chill, and RBX.
Daddy V also has documented release associations with Snoop Dogg’s Welcome 2 Tha Chuuch mixtape series.
His recording history includes appearances alongside independent and established artists, reflecting his longstanding connections throughout the California hip-hop community.
In 2012, The Original Hustla included the recording “Throw It Up,” featuring Squeak Ru, Big2daboy, and Compton Cisco.
This collaboration connects his discography directly to an artist associated with Dammit Boy Productions.
Daddy V played an important role in developing Gangsta’s Zone, the first installment of the Dammit Boy Mixtape Series.
According to firsthand documentation provided by DBP founder Tre Dizzle, Vincent Archie contributed several recordings from his collection of artists and collaborated directly with Dammit Boy Productions in the recording studio.
His contributions included supplying recordings featuring West Coast artists RBX and WC.
These contributions helped shape the musical content of Gangsta’s Zone, bringing established California hip-hop voices into the mixtape alongside artists from the Dammit Boy Productions network.
Daddy V’s involvement extended beyond providing previously recorded material. His direct studio collaboration made him an important contributor during the project’s development.
The relationship represents an early chapter in DBP’s California recording history and demonstrates the connections between its independent artist network and established West Coast performers.
Daddy V also participated with Dammit Boy Productions in recording radio drops for Wild 96, a former Southern California radio station.
These sessions represent another documented collaboration between Vincent Archie and the DBP team outside their mixtape recordings.
His participation in the radio sessions further illustrates the working relationship between Daddy V and Dammit Boy Productions during the company’s California years.
The exact dates and surviving recordings remain subjects of ongoing DBP archival research.
Beyond his recording career, OG Daddy V developed his creative work through photography and videography.
His video project, OGTV, became an important influence on Dammit Boy Productions and the development of its own video platform, Dammit Boy TV (DBTV).
According to DBP founder Tre Dizzle, Daddy V’s work with OGTV helped inspire the concept behind DBTV.
This connection represents an important chapter in the company’s creative history, linking its early California music collaborations with its later development of original video content.
Daddy V’s influence therefore extends beyond the recordings he contributed to Gangsta’s Zone. His work in visual media also helped shape the creative direction of Dammit Boy Productions.
Daddy V’s relationship with the DBP artist network also includes his collaboration with Compton Cisco, whose real name is Charles Patterson.
The two artists appear together on “Throw It Up,” released on The Original Hustla in 2012.
The recording also features Squeak Ru and Big2daboy, bringing together several artists associated with West Coast hip-hop.
This collaboration provides another documented connection between Daddy V’s independent recording career and the wider Dammit Boy Productions artist community.
OG Daddy V’s career reflects several important aspects of independent West Coast hip-hop, including recording, artist collaboration, music distribution, and the development of regional music networks.
His documented participation in Compton’s independent distribution scene provides historical context for his work beyond individual recordings.
For Dammit Boy Productions, Vincent Archie holds a particularly important place in the company’s early history.
His contributions to Gangsta’s Zone, direct studio collaborations, and participation in Wild 96 radio recordings establish him as a significant historical collaborator.
These connections remain part of the continuing effort to preserve and document the artists, recordings, and relationships that shaped the Dammit Boy Productions archive.
