Death Before Dishonesty

Death Before Dishonesty is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Bootleg. It was released on March 23, 1999, through Relativity Records. The recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording Studio in Flint and at Chung King Studios in New York. The production was handled by Frank Robinson, Jermaine Tipton, Steve Pitts and Cory "Co-P" Peterson. It features guest appearances from Ghetto-E, Mr. Big, Swift-D, Tommy Clipp, Femme Fatale, Jake The Flake, Maddam Dane, MC Breed, Ras Kass, Shawnna and Sophia Taylor. The album peaked at number 91 on the Billboard 200, number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It was supported with two promotional singles "No Future" and "Fantasies".

The album marks the Bootleg's temporary departure from the Dayton Family.

Personnel

 * Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey – vocals, co-producer (tracks: 1–3, 5, 6, 10–12, 15, 16), recording assistant (tracks: 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10–13, 15, 16) , executive producer
 * Frank Robinson – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10–12, 15, 16)
 * Jermaine Tipton – producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 10–12, 15, 16)
 * Steve Pitts – producer (tracks: 2, 8)
 * Cory "Co-P" Peterson – producer (tracks: 9, 13)
 * Bernard Terry – recording (tracks: 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 10–13, 15, 16)
 * Johnny Y – recording (track 9), mixing
 * Maurice Baker – mixing assistant
 * Kerry Horton – associate executive producer
 * Chiu Liu – art direction
 * David Bett – art direction
 * Ken Schles – photography
 * Cliff Cultreri – A&R