Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23,1993,by Death Row and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop Doggy Dogg's appearances on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic (1992),to which Snoop contributed significantly. The West Coast style in hip-hop that he developed from Dre's first album continued on Doggystyle. Critics have praised Snoop Dogg for the lyrical "realism" that he delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow.
Robin Yvette Allen,known professionally as The Lady of Rage,is an American rapper,singer and actress best known for her collaborations with several other Death Row Records artists,including Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the seminal albums,The Chronic and Doggystyle. The Lady of Rage has been described as "one of the most skillful female MCs" with a "mastery of flow" and "hard-core lyrics".
Delmar Drew Arnaud,known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz,is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of Death Row Records in the early 1990s,he is credited with the label in pioneering West Coast hip hop and gangsta rap for mainstream audiences. Alongside Kurupt,he formed the hip hop duo tha Dogg Pound in 1992,with whom he has released eight albums.
Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound,released on October 31,1995,by Death Row Records,Interscope Records and Priority Records. The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg,Nate Dogg,Michel'le,The Lady of Rage,Tray Deee,and Mr. Malik. Two singles were released from the album:"Let's Play House" and "New York,New York".
Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992.
"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18,1994,as the second single from his debut album,Doggystyle (1993). The song was produced by Dr. Dre and contains an interpolation from Slave's "Watching You" in its chorus and a sample from "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae. Tony Green created its bassline;additional vocalists on the song include Dat Nigga Daz,Jewell,Heney Loc,and Sean "Barney" Thomas. "Gin and Juice" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It earned a gold certification from the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies.
Tha Doggfather is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 12,1996,by Death Row and Interscope Records. After the success of his debut album Doggystyle (1993),Snoop was arrested and charged with murder and in 1995,spent time preparing for the case that went to trial. On February 20,1996,he was cleared of all charges and began working on his second album without Dr. Dre providing work as a record producer. This was Snoop's final album on Death Row until 2022,when he acquired the rights to the Death Row trademarks from MNRK Music Group,releasing BODR the same year. This would also be his last album under the moniker Snoop Doggy Dogg before it was shortened to Snoop Dogg. Recording sessions took place from February 1996 to October 1996,with Suge Knight as the executive producer on the album,alongside the additional production from several record producers such as DJ Pooh,Daz Dillinger,Soopafly and L.T. Hutton;as well as guest appearances from Charlie Wilson,Kurupt,Tray Dee and Warren G,among others.
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre,featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg,on Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic (1992). As the album's first single it reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 20,1993,behind "Informer" by Snow,outperforming The Chronic's other singles,"Fuck wit Dre Day ",which peaked at number 8,and "Let Me Ride",which peaked at number 34. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart,and was a number 31 hit in the UK. Its music video was directed by Dr. Dre himself.
"Who Am I?" is the debut solo single by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg,released on November 11,1993,as the debut single from his first album,Doggystyle (1993),with the record labels Death Row and Interscope Records. The song,produced by Dr. Dre,features samples and interpolations from George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" in its chorus and throughout,the bass line from Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep," and an interpolation from Parliament's "Give Up the Funk " in its bridge. The song contains additional vocals by Jewell and Edward Tony Green,and its intro contains a sample from the Counts' "Pack of Lies." A vocal sample from Parliament's "P. Funk " can be heard throughout. The accompanying music video was directed by Fab Five Freddy.
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown,better known by his stage name Kurupt,is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia,he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger;the rap duo has released eight albums. He also formed the hip hop group The Hrsmn in 1996,with whom he has released two albums. His debut solo album,Kuruption! (1998) was released by A&M Records and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.
"The Next Episode" is a single by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre,released in 2000 as the third single from his second studio album,2001 (1999). The track features Snoop Dogg,Kurupt,and Nate Dogg,but only Snoop Dogg is credited. It is a sequel to Dre and Snoop's famous single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" from the former's debut album,The Chronic.
"Wanted Dead or Alive" is a gangsta rap song by American West Coast hip hop recording artists 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. It was released in January 1997 via Death Row Records and Def Jam Music Group Inc. as the lead single from Gridlock'd –The Soundtrack. Production was handled by Daz Dillinger,who utilized an interpolation of Zapp's "Dance Floor".
The discography of American recording artist Nate Dogg consists of three studio albums,one compilation album,one collaboration album,5 singles as the main artist,and 37 singles as a featured artist.
The following list is a discography of production by American rapper and hip hop producer Dr. Dre. It includes a list of singles produced,co-produced and remixed by year,artist,album and title.
American rapper Kurupt has released six studio albums,three compilation albums,one EP and seven singles. Since his debut in 1998 he has released through a number of labels,Including Antra,Death Row and Universal. He is a close associate of Daz Dillinger,Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.
This is the discography of Daz Dillinger,an American rapper and record producer.
"Let's Play House" is a song by hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel'le. The song is the second single released from their debut album Dogg Food. Snoop Dogg,Nate Dogg and Michel'le make appearances in both the song and the video. The song begins with a spoken intro from Dr. Dre.
"Indo Smoke" is a song and a debut single by American rapper Mista Grimm. It was released on June 8,1993 through Epic Soundtrax as the second single from Music from the Motion Picture Poetic Justice. Production was handled by Warren G,who also provided uncredited vocal appearances together with Nate Dogg.
"Doggfather" is a single by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals by American musician Charlie Wilson. It was released on April 8,1997 as the third and final single from Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather (1996). Daz Dillinger produced "Doggfather",and wrote it with Snoop Doggy Dogg and Charlie Wilson. The hip hop song samples "Humpin'" from Wilson's group The Gap Band. "Doggfather" didn't chart in the US,but peaked at number 20 in both New Zealand and the UK.
"Pimp Slapp'd" is a diss song by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg,taken from his sixth studio album,Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (2002).
