THE D.O.C. Finally Gets The Homecoming Show He Deserves

The last time The D.O.C. performed in Dallas was back in December of 1989 at Fair Park. After working with N.W.A. and releasing a debut album that is an undisputed hip-hop masterpiece, it was a tragic homecoming show. Just a month earlier, The D.O.C. had severely damaged his vocal chords in a car accident and lost one hell of a powerful voice.

The D.O.C. had just spent two and a half weeks in the hospital and it was a miracle he could even stand on a stage. “The record company wanted me to go out and push the record,” he recalls. “But I couldn’t rap. It wasn’t me. It was the tape and they wanted me to lip synch.” He admits that he had to get completely trashed to gather enough courage to go on stage.

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