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Warren Griffin III is an American rapper,DJ,and producer known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent. Along with Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg,he formed the hip-hop trio 213,named for Long Beach's area code. A pioneer of G-funk,he attained mainstream success with the 1994 single "Regulate",a duet with Nate Dogg. The younger stepbrother of rapper Dr. Dre,he introduced him to Snoop Dogg,whom Dre later signed.
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23,1993,by Death Row Records 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.
Howard Earl Bailey Jr.,known professionally as Chingy,is an American rapper. Chingy grew up in St. Louis,Missouri,and began rapping in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then was signed by Ludacris to his newly formed Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single,"Right Thurr",put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy,club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song,nursery rhyme style.
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Tha Doggfather is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 12,1996,by The New and “Untouchable”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. 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.
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"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27,2005,as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album,R&G:The Masterpiece (2005). The song was produced by the Neptunes. It is regarded as an iconic song,with Snoop performing the chorus and the second and third verses while Pharrell performs the first verse.
"The Next Episode" is a single by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre,released on June 26,2000 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.
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"That's That" is the second single by Snoop Dogg from the album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song was the first single taken from the album in the United Kingdom,however the single only achieved notable success in the U.S.,where it reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song samples the melody played in the 1988 film Coming to America during the bathroom scene when Eddie Murphy gets washed by female servants.
"Bitches Ain't Shit" is the final song of Dr. Dre's debut solo rap album,The Chronic,which was released in December 1992 as Death Row Records' first album. Though never a single,"Bitches Ain't Shit" was a huge underground hit. The song's popularity was a major contribution to the success of The Chronic's sales.
Victory is the fourth studio album by American disc jockey and record producer DJ Khaled. It was released on March 2,2010,under his We the Best Music Group and Terror Squad Entertainment imprint of E1 Records.
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"Young,Wild &Free" is a song by American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 11,2011,by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack of the film,Mac &Devin Go to High School,in which the rappers star in. The track was written by Philip Lawrence,Ari Levine,along with Brody Brown,Snoop Dogg,and Wiz Khalifa. Since the track samples two other songs,"Toot It &Boot It" (2010) and "Sneakin' in the Back" (1974),songwriting credits were added for a total of seventeen. Produced by the Smeezingtons,its composition began during a Smeezingtons freestyle studio session;when progress on the song stalled,Aaron Bay-Shuck considered it a potential hit and asked them to finish it. After the song was finished,Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa were added.
Professional Rapper is the only studio album by American rapper Lil Dicky. It was released on July 31,2015,by Commission Records,Dirty Burd Music and Alternative Distribution Alliance. The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg,Rich Homie Quan,Fetty Wap,Jace,Viper,Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco,and T-Pain,alongside narrations from Hannibal Buress and Lil Dicky's parents.
David Andrew Burd,better known by his stage name Lil Dicky,is an American rapper,comedian,and actor. He came to prominence with the release of the music video for his song "Ex-Boyfriend" in 2013,which became popular with more than one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. He released his debut album,Professional Rapper,in 2015.
Coolaid is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on July 1,2016,by Doggystyle Records and eOne Music. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2015 to 2016 at the Doggystyle Studios Records,in Diamond Bar,California. The production on the album was handled by Snoop Dogg and other record producers,including Just Blaze,Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. Snoop Dogg also enlisted a variety of guest vocalists such as Too $hort,Swizz Beatz,Jeremih,Wiz Khalifa,Trick Trick,E-40,Jazze Pha,Suga Free and October London,among others.
The discography of American rapper Lil Dicky consists of a studio album,a mixtape,an EP,five singles as a primary artist and two singles as a featured artist. His debut studio album,Professional Rapper,was self-released on July 31,2015. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at number seven alongside charting on two US component charts at number one and two. Lil Dicky's debut mixtape,So Hard,was released on May 22,2013. In 2014,he released his debut single "Lemme Freak". It charted in the US Comedy chart at 3rd and was certified gold by the RIAA. His first song to peak on the Hot 100 was "Save Dat Money",a collaboration with rappers Rich Homie Quan and Fetty Wap. The song peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100. His highest-charting song in the United States is the 2018 collaboration with American R&B singer Chris Brown,titled "Freaky Friday". The song was certified platinum in three countries and 5×platinum in the United States. In 2019,he released the single,"Earth",in association with Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation,which was made to raise awareness for the earth and featured multiple guest vocalists. The song debuted and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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- ↑ "American single certifications – Lil Dicky – Professional Rapper". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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