Deric Michael "D-Dot" Angelettie (born July 31, 1968), also known by his stage name the Madd Rapper, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, TV and film producer and entrepreneur. He was a Grammy Award winner for "Best Rap Album" in 1998 and a BMI Urban Award winner in 2001.
Angelettie created the character, Madd Rapper (who made his debut on the Notorious B.I.G.'s LP, Life After Death), and released an album, Tell 'Em Why U Madd, on his Crazy Cat Catalogue record label distributed by Columbia Records in 2000. The album featured then-unknown rappers 50 Cent (on the song "How to Rob"), and Kanye West, whom Angelite also managed and mentored.