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.
213 was an American hip hop trio supergroup from Long Beach,California composed of Snoop Dogg,Warren G and Nate Dogg. The name derives from Los Angeles' original telephone area code 213,which served the city of Long Beach at the time of the group's formation.
2001 is the second studio album by American rapper and hip hop producer Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16,1999,by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album,The Chronic. The album was produced mainly by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man,as well as Lord Finesse,and features several guest contributions from Hittman,Snoop Dogg,Kurupt,Xzibit,Eminem,and Nate Dogg.
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.
"I Like That" is a song by American R&B singer Houston. It is the first single released from his debut album,It's Already Written (2004). The song features Chingy,Nate Dogg,and I-20. Released on May 10,2004,"I Like That" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart and at number 11 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted within the top 40 in several other countries,including Australia,France,Italy,New Zealand and Switzerland.
"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.
Space Boogie:Smoke Oddessey is the third solo studio album by American rapper Kurupt,It was released on July 17,2001,through Antra/Artemis Records. Production was handled by Daz Dillinger,Chris Arms,Damizza,DJ Lethal,DJ Quik,Jeeky Man,Jon B.,Mike Dean,Soopafly,and Fredwreck,who also served as executive producer together with Joe Marrone. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg,Daz Dillinger,DJ Lethal,Butch Cassidy,Damani,DJ Quik,Everlast,Fred Durst,Goldie Loc,Jon B,Lil' ½Dead,MC Ren,Natina Reed,Snoop Doggy,Soopafly and Xzibit.
"I Just Wanna Love U" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z,released as the first single from his 2000 album The Dynasty:Roc La Familia. It was produced by the Neptunes and features a chorus performed by Neptunes member Pharrell and Pennsylvania rapper Omillio Sparks,both of whom remain uncredited. The video for the song,directed by David Meyers,features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim,Lil' Cease,Damon Dash,Beanie Sigel,Memphis Bleek,Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon.
Music &Me is the second studio album by American singer and rapper Nate Dogg,released by Elektra Records in 2001. It received a fair amount of critical and commercial success upon release. Its popularity was led by the hit single "I Got Love" which appeared on the soundtrack to the Jason Statham film The Transporter,and reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It features guest appearances from Dr. Dre,Xzibit,Kurupt,Fabolous,Ludacris,Pharoahe Monch,Snoop Dogg,Tha Eastsidaz,Jermaine Dupri,B.R.E.T.T.,and Lil' Mo,and includes production by Bink!,Dr. Dre,Mel-Man,Battlecat,Damizza,Fredwreck Nassar,Mike City,Bryan Michael-Cox,and Megahertz. According to SoundScan,Music &Me has sold 400,000 copies to date.
"I Wanna Love You" is a song written and recorded by American singer Akon featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released in October 2006 as the second single from his second studio album,Konvicted. It is also featured on Snoop Dogg's eighth album,Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. This song was Akon's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also Snoop's second #1 on the same chart. It also reached a peak of #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The track originally had Akon as a featured artist and was performed by rapper Plies from Fort Myers,Florida,but his verse was replaced by Snoop's and his name has been left out from the writers' credits. This song was #88 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008.
G-Funk Classics,Vol. 1 &2 is the debut studio album by American singer and rapper Nate Dogg. Vol. 1 of the album was originally released through Death Row Records in January 1997,but was taken off the market a week after its release due to legal problems at Death Row Records. It was then rereleased as a two volume set by Breakaway Entertainment in the summer of 1998. The first volume was recorded during his tenure at Death Row Records,while the second volume was recorded after. By that time,the popularity of West Coast hip hop had greatly diminished and the album only managed to make it to number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album did produce four singles with two top 40 singles,however,"Never Leave Me Alone",which was released on October 22,1996,through Death Row Records and peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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.
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 discography of American rapper Warren G consists of 6 studio albums,1 EP,17 singles,1 soundtrack album,and 19 music videos.
Tramayne Rayel Thompson,known by his stage name Shade Sheist,is an American rapper from Inglewood,California. He began his career in 2000 by contributing the single "Where I Wanna Be" to a compilation executive produced by himself and local producer Damizza. After writing and recording tracks for other artists,television,film and video game soundtracks,Shade Sheist released his debut album Informal Introduction,featuring "Where I Wanna Be" in 2002 under Universal Records.
"Lay Low" is the second single from Snoop Dogg's fifth studio album Tha Last Meal,released in March 2001. It features then-labelmate Master P,Nate Dogg,Butch Cassidy,and Tha Eastsidaz. It was produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo. The song received solid airplay and was featured on Snoop Dogg's Greatest Hits. The video features cameo appearances from Tha Dogg Pound's Kurupt and Soopafly. It was also directed by Hype Williams. The concept of the video has a mafia-like approach.
The discography of Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj consists of five studio albums,one compilation album,three mixtapes,136 singles,and 20 promotional singles.
Informal Introduction is the debut studio album by American rapper Shade Sheist. It was released on September 10,2002,through MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Larrabee Studios,at Soundcastle,at Skip Saylor Recording,and at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Damizza,Eddie Berkeley,KayGee,DJ Quik,Howie Hersh and Timbaland. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg,AMG,DJ Clue,Fabolous,Hi-C,Knoc-turn'al,Kurupt,Vita and Warren G among others.
L.A. Confidential Presents:Knoc-turn'al is the debut extended play by American rapper Knoc-turn'al. Originally it was supposed to be a full-length album titled Knoc's Landin',which was shelved due to undisclosed reasons and reduced to an EP released on July 30,2002 through Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at Record One Studio,Westlake Audio and Larrabee West Studios in Los Angeles and at South Beach Studios in Miami Beach. Production was handled by Dr. Dre,Bud'da,Fredwreck,Kanye West,S-Dog,the Production Coalition of America,Wallace Sibley Jr. and Knoc-turn'al himself,with executive producer D. Menefield and associate executive producer Jay Brown. It features guest appearances from Slip Capone,Butch Cassidy,Dr. Dre,Jayo Felony,Missy Elliott,Nate Dogg,Shade Sheist,Timebomb,Too Short,Warren G,Xzibit and Samuel Christian. The album peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Damizza Presents... Where I Wanna Be is a compilation album presented by American record producer Damizza. It was released on October 31,2000 through London Records. Production was handled by Eddie Berkeley,Jermaine Dupri,KayGee,Warren G,and Damizza himself,who also served as executive producer together with co-executive producers Rick Cummings,Shade Sheist and Sujit Kundu. It features contributions from Shade Sheist,Damon Sharpe,Krayzie Bone,TQ,Big Caz,Ja Rule,Kurupt,Layzie Bone,Nate Dogg,Tatum Tots and Damizza. The album peaked at number 143 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
