Doplh never claimed to be a dope boy dope boy, he always rapped about trafficking marijuana, from out of state. To me, it's that he fronting like he's way more street than he is, I think Gotti's people pressed him, and he plays it like he's too cool, but he's not built for tit for tat on the street. He doesn't want it. They could have killed him in LA, it's just circumstance that he wasn't left dead, or critically injured.