I heard she was supposed to drop before Tha Dogg Pound, right after the Above The Rim and Murder Was The Case soundtracks. Suge wanted her to be the next in line after Snoop as a solo artist, but Dre liked what he heard from Daz and Kurupt during their Dogg Food recording sessions.
Suge originally wasn't too impressed with Tha Dogg Pound and neither was their main label distributor. Low-key, Dre, and Suge kinda hindered the other artists on the label from shining during the Row's prime; Nate Dogg, Lady Of Rage, Jewel, Sam Sneed, etc. all had the makings to put out some quality and potentially classic records, but they instead squandered their opportunity by regulating them to being just featuring verses and choruses on tracks.