Doggy Bag

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Doggy Bag
Bow Wow - Doggy Bag album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Lil' Bow Wow
ReleasedDecember 18, 2001
Recorded2000–01
Genre Hip hop
Length36:01
Label
Producer Jermaine Dupri (also executive), Bryan Michael Cox, The Neptunes
Lil' Bow Wow chronology
Beware of Dog
(2000)		Doggy Bag
(2001)		 Unleashed
(2003)
Singles from Doggy Bag
  1. "Thank You"
    Released: November 5, 2001
  2. "Take Ya Home"
    Released: March 12, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Doggy Bag is the second studio album by American rapper Lil' Bow Wow. It was released on December 18, 2001 through So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2000 to 2001. The production on the album was primarily handled by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album also features guest appearances by Jagged Edge, Da Brat and Xscape among others.

Contents

Doggy Bag was supported by two singles: the first single "Thank You", which samples The Cars' "I'm Not the One", and the second single "Take Ya Home", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Lil' Bow Wow's 2002 film, Like Mike . The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 319,000 copies in its first week. [3]

Commercial performance

On January 23, 2002, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies. [4] As of December 2006, the album has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."We Want Weezy (Intro)" Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Eric Wright, George Clinton, Maceo Parker Dupri, Cox*1:18
2."Thank You" (featuring Jagged Edge and Fundisha)Cox, Dupri, Ric Ocasek Dupri, Cox*4:00
3."Take Ya Home"Cox, Dupri, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 3:59
4."Get Up" (featuring Fundisha)Cox, DupriDupri, Cox*3:43
5."Perfect Girl (Interlude)"  0:50
6."All I Know" (featuring Lil Corey)Cox, Dupri, Larry Johnson, Michael Edwin Johnson, Dennis Lambert, August Moon, Brian Potter, Tyrone ThomasDupri, Cox*3:13
7."The Wickedest"Cox, DupriDupri, Cox*3:56
8."Pick of the Litter" (featuring R.O.C and Tigah)Cox, Sheppard "Tigah" Daniels III, Dupri, Rahman "R.O.C." GriffinDupri, Cox*3:34
9."Crazy" (featuring Da Brat and Sleepy Brown)Cox, Dupri, Shawntae "Da Brat" Harris, LaMarquis Jefferson, Patrick Brown Dupri, Cox*4:19
10."Crazy Girls (Interlude)"  0:30
11."Up in Here" (featuring Tigah)Cox, Daniels, DupriDupri, Cox*3:47
12."Jiminy Cricket (Interlude)"  0:08
13."Off the Glass" (featuring Xscape) Shad Moss, Cox, Daniels, DupriDupri, Cox*5:24

(*) denotes co-producer.

Notes [6]
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits taken from Allmusic site. [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2010.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Harris, Chris (March 22, 2002). "Got Charts? B2K Vs. Lil' Bow Wow, Destiny's Child Vs. J. Lo". MTV. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (December 16, 2006). "Growing with the Fans". Billboard . Vol. 118, no. 50. Prometheus Global Media. p. 40. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ (2001) Album notes for Doggy Bag by Lil' Bow Wow. So So Def Recordings.
  7. ↑ "Bow Wow's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Candy Girl". YouTube. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ Allmusic credits.
  10. ↑ "Bow Wow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Bow Wow Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam! . January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam! . January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam! . Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2002". Billboard . Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – Bow Wow – Doggy Bag". Recording Industry Association of America.
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