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.
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.
"Signs" is a song by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released in United States and United Kingdom on April 25,2005. The song is the third single released from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album,R&G:The Masterpiece (2004). The song was produced by The Neptunes and features guest appearances by Charlie Wilson and Justin Timberlake.
Tha Doggfather is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy 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.
"We Just Wanna Party with You" is the European single from producer Jermaine Dupri and rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg that can be heard on the Men in Black:The Album soundtrack compilation album released in 1997.
"Doggy Dogg World" is the third and final single from American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album,Doggystyle (1993). It is the first European-only release with an American video TV-play. It features 1970s-era classic R&B and soul group The Dramatics,with guest rap verses from Kurupt and Daz Dillinger.
"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.
"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".
"Beautiful" is a hip hop song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals from Pharrell Williams and Uncle Charlie Wilson. It was released on January 27,2003,as the second single from Snoop Dogg's sixth studio album,Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. The song was written by Snoop Dogg alongside producers The Neptunes. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
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.
"Vapors" is a song co-written and performed by American hip hop musician Biz Markie,issued as the fifth single from his debut studio album Goin' Off. The song peaked at #80 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1988.
Doggy's Angels was an American rap trio formed by Snoop Dogg on the Doggy Style subsidiary of TVT. Members are Big Chan,Coniyac and Kola Loc.
"I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)" is a 1979 song recorded by the R&B group the Gap Band. Released off their fourth studio album,The Gap Band II,the song and its parent album both achieved commercial success.
"Humpin'" is a 1980 song by The Gap Band,from their fifth album The Gap Band III released as a single in 1981. The original B-side,"No Hiding Place",was originally released on The Gap Band II. The song had mixed chart success,only peaking at No. 60 R&B,but busting into the top-20 on the dance charts. "Humpin'" is a fan-favorite,featured on almost all of the band's compilation albums Like their previous release,"Burn Rubber on Me","Humpin'" was later packaged and placed as part of a single with "Yearning for Your Love" as the A-side.
Bush is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on May 12,2015,through Doggy Style Records and I Am Other,and distributed by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Pharrell Williams with additional production by Chad Hugo. It features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar,Stevie Wonder,Charlie Wilson,Gwen Stefani,T.I. and Rick Ross. Bush was the first album by the rapper after his return to the hip hop moniker Snoop Dogg.
"Peaches N Cream" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg,featuring vocals from American singer Charlie Wilson. was released on March 10,2015,as the first single of his thirteenth studio album Bush,with the record labels I Am Other and Columbia Records. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams,who also participated in the band composition,along with the interpreters and Nelly,Garry Shider,George Clinton,James Brown,Robert Ginyard,Jr.,Mary Brockert,and Walter Morrison.
"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.
Charles Kent Wilson,also known as Uncle Charlie,is an American singer and the former lead vocalist of the Gap Band. As a solo artist Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards,received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award,and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005. In 2009 and 2020,he was named Billboard magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Artist,and his song "There Goes My Baby" was named the No. 1 Urban Adult Song for 2009 in Billboard.
"Never Leave Me Alone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Nate Dogg,featuring vocals from rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. The song is the first single released from Nate Dogg's debut studio album G-Funk Classics,Vol. 1 &2 (1998),and contains an interpolation of the 1972 song "Where Is the Love",written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter,and recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. The song was produced by Kurupt and executive produced by Suge Knight.
