Andre Romell Young,known professionally as Dr. Dre,is an American record producer and rapper. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics,and co-founded and was the president of Death Row Records. Young began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985,and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s,Young was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk,a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow,heavy production.
The Chronic is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15,1992,by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
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'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.
Tha Last Meal is the fifth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released through No Limit,Doggy Style,and Priority Records on December 19,2000. It was his third and final studio album released on No Limit,marking this record his first album on his newly founded label,called Doggy Style,alongside Priority in the United States. The album title makes reference to being the last record partially owned by his former label,Death Row Records. The album was produced by Dr. Dre,Timbaland,and Soopafly,among others. The album includes four official singles:"Snoop Dogg ","Lay Low","Loosen' Control",and "Wrong Idea". The album was generally met with positive reception with many critics citing it as one of his best albums.
"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 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.
"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,outperformed 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.
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')",or as a single titled "Dre Day",is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg,released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic. "Dre Day" was a diss track targeting mainly Dre's former groupmate Eazy-E,who led their onetime rap group N.W.A and who,along with N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller,owned N.W.A's record label,Ruthless Records. In "Dre Day" and in its music video,which accuse Eazy of cheating N.W.A's artists,Dre and Snoop degrade and menace him. Also included are disses retorting earlier disses on songs by Miami rapper Luke Campbell,by New York rapper Tim Dog,and by onetime N.W.A. member Ice Cube,although Dre,while still an N.W.A member,had helped diss Cube first. After "Dre Day," a number of further diss records were exchanged.
The discography of American rapper Snoop Dogg consists of 19 studio albums,five collaborative albums,17 compilation albums,three extended plays,25 mixtapes,175 singles,and 16 promotional singles. He has sold over 12.5 million albums in the United States and 37 million albums worldwide. He has garnered 14 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Still D.R.E." is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre,featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 2,1999,as the lead single from Dre's multi-platinum second studio album,2001 (1999).
"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 Knee Deep and an interpolation from Parliament's "Give Up the Funk " in its bridge. The song's intro contains a sample from the Counts' "Pack of Lies." A vocal sample from Parliament's "P. Funk " can be heard throughout.
"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.
"Hail Mary" is a song by American rapper Tupac Shakur from his fifth studio album,The Don Killuminati:The 7 Day Theory (1996). It was released after his September 1996 murder under the Makaveli stage name as the album's third single. Hail Mary features rap verses by Kastro,Young Noble and Yaki Kadafi of the Outlawz rap group and vocals from reggae musician Prince Ital Joe. A music video was shot for the song and can be found on the DualDisc of The Don Killuminati:The 7 Day Theory.
The discography of American record producer,sound engineer,and rapper Dr. Dre consists of three studio albums,forty-two singles,,two compilation album,one soundtrack album,and twenty-one music videos.
"X" is the first single from Xzibit's third studio album,Restless. Fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg can be heard talking in the outro. It was produced by Dr. Dre with co-production from Scott Storch and Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford. The song samples the line "Not these niggas again" from Eminem's "Bitch Please II" which is featured on Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP. The single was released through Sony Music Entertainment,Epic Records,SRC Records,Loud Records,and Xzibit's Open Bar Entertainment.
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 35 singles as a featured artist.
"Bitch Please II" is a song by American rapper Eminem,featuring guest vocals from Dr. Dre,Snoop Dogg,Xzibit,and Nate Dogg,and is the fifth and final single from The Marshall Mathers LP.
"Crack a Bottle" is a song by American rappers Eminem,Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. The song was released as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album Relapse (2009). On February 12,2009,the song broke the first week digital sales record with 418,000 downloads,topping the previous record held by "Live Your Life" by T.I. featuring Rihanna. This record was broken again the following week by "Right Round" by Flo Rida. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2010.
"Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" is the follow-up for one of the first singles released by rapper Snoop Dogg,"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)." It was also the only CD single released from his fifth album,Tha Last Meal. The music video is directed by Chris Robinson. It was produced by Timbaland and briefly features Dr. Dre,who is sat on a couch portrayed as a pimp with Snoop Dogg. Nate Dogg and Lady of Rage provide vocals in the chorus.
"Bussin" is a song by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj and American rapper Lil Baby. It was written by the artists,Tate Kobang,Finesse,and producers Swaggyono of Working on Dying and DJ Tizz. It is their second collaboration,being released on February 11,2022,one week after their own "Do We Have a Problem?". It was included on Minaj's first greatest hits album Queen Radio:Volume 1 (2022).
Curtain Call 2 is the second greatest hits album by American rapper Eminem,released on August 5,2022,by Aftermath Entertainment,Shady Records,and Interscope Records. A double album,it is a successor of his previous greatest hits album,Curtain Call:The Hits,which was issued in 2005. The compilation covers the most recent years of Eminem's career,since his return to music from his hiatus,starting from the release of Relapse in 2009. The album also includes three new songs,"The King and I" featuring CeeLo Green,"From the D 2 the LBC" featuring Snoop Dogg and "Is This Love ('09)" featuring 50 Cent.
