Dogg Food
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| Dogg Food | ||
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| Studio album by Tha Dogg Pound | ||
| Released | October 31, 1995 | |
| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, G-funk, Gangsta rap | |
| Length | 71:25 | |
| Label | Death Row/Interscope Records | |
| Producer(s) | Dat Nigga Daz with DJ Pooh, Soopafly, Emanuel Dean, Dave Swang and Overdose | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Tha Dogg Pound chronology | ||
| Dogg Food (1995) |
Dillinger & Young Gotti (2001) |
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Dogg Food is the debut album by the Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest (the album was supposed to be released in July of 1995, as a result of the controversy from Time Warner, the release was delayed for three months). The album spawned two singles -- "Let's Play House" and "New York, New York," featuring Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg, respectively. It landed on the top of the Billboard 200 chart producing a first-week sales of 277,500 albums. Though it eventually sold over 2 million records (2x platinum), Dogg Food did not equal the success of preceding Death Row Records releases (The Chronic and Doggystyle). The album, however, is considered a Death Row classic.
Dogg Food was one of the last Death Row release to feature an entirely g-funk sound, as both The Lady of Rage and 2Pac's and even Snoop Dogg's following albums would largely deviate from the style, with a few exceptions. Though Daz, who produced this album in its entirety, would go on to produce his solo Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back in the G-funk style, his partner Kurupt would also move away from that form of rap.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Dat Nigga Daz | Ricky Harris | Delmar Arnaud | - | 0:18 |
| 2 | "Dogg Pound Gangstaz" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg | Ricardo Brown, Delmard Arnaud | - | 5:21 |
| 3 | "Respect" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Nancy Fletcher, Dr. Dre, Big Pimpin' Delemond & Prince Ital Joe | Delemond "Big Pimpin'" Williams / R.Brown / D.Arnaud | - | 5:54 |
| 4 | "New York, New York" | DJ Pooh | Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg | R.Brown / Calvin Broadus | Samples Grandmaster Flash's - "New York New York" | 4:50 |
| 5 | "Smooth" | DJ Pooh | Daz, Kurupt, Val Young, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kevin "Slo Jammin' James & Ricky Harris | R.Brown / C. Broadus /Val Young | - | 4:35 |
| 6 | "Cyco-Lic-No" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Mr Malik and Snoop Dogg | R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud / Malik Edwards | - | 4:55 |
| 7 | "Ridin', Slipin', and Slidin'" | Dat Nigga Daz, Dave Swang | Daz, Kurupt, Mz. South 'Sentral, Kevin Vernado | Sentrelle Connerly / R.Brown / D. Arnaud | - | 4:01 |
| 8 | "Big Pimpin 2" | Dat Nigga Daz | Big Pimpin' Delemond | D. "Big Pimpin'" Williams | Pt. 1 can be found on Above The Rim O.S.T. | 1:35 |
| 9 | "Let's Play House" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre, Michel'le & Nate Dogg | Big Simon/Cynthia Calhoun/R.Brown/D. Arnaud/Nathaniel Hale/Michel'le Toussaint/C. Broadus | Mixed by Dr. Dre Keyboards: Priest "Superfly" Brooks Percussion: Carl "Butch" Small Rhythm Guitar: Ricardo Rouse |
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| 10 | "I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg | N. Hale / C. Broadus / R.Brown | Samples Lionel Richie's - "Love Will Find a Way" | 5:15 |
| 11 | "Do What I Feel" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Lady of Rage | Robin Allen / R.Brown / D.Arnaud | - | 3:30 |
| 12 | "If We All Fuc" | Dat Nigga Daz | Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt | R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud | - | 3:13 |
| 13 | "Some Bomb Azz Pussy" | Dat Nigga Daz | Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, Big C-Style & Joe Cool | R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud / Christopher 'Big C-Style' Bowden & Darryl 'Joe Cool' Daniel | - | 4:29 |
| 14 | "A Doggz Day Afternoon" | Dat Nigga Daz | Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg | R.Brown / D. Arnaud / N. Hale/ | - | 2:45 |
| 15 | "Reality" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Tray Deee, Snoop Doggy Dogg | R.Brown / D. Arnaud | - | 6:16 |
| 16 | "One By One" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg | R.Brown / D. Arnaud | - | 5:09 |
| 17 | "Sooo Much Style" | Dat Nigga Daz | Daz, Kurupt | R.Brown / D. Arnaud / William Moore | - | 5:43 |
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
| 1995 | Dogg Food | #1 | #1 | #21 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 1996 | "Let's Play House" | #45 | #21 | #5 | #30 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Snoop Dogg |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums |
| Doggystyle • Tha Doggfather • Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told • No Limit Top Dogg • Tha Last Meal • Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ • Rhythm & Gangsta • Tha Blue Carpet Treatment |
| Singles |
| "Who Am I" • "Gin and Juice" • "Doggy Dogg World" • "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" • "Vapors" • "Tha Doggather" • "We Just Wanna Party with You" • "Still a G Thang" • "Snoop Dogg" • "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" • "Beautiful" • "Drop It Like It's Hot" • "Let's Get Blown" • "Signs" • "Ups & Downs" • "Real Soon" • "Vato" • "That's That Shit" • "I Wanna Love You" • "Candy" • "Boss' Life" |
| List of all albums • Filmography • Complete discography |
| Related articles |
| Geffen • Interscope • Universal • Doggystyle Records • List of awards • 213 • Tha Dogg Pound • LBC Crew • N.W.A. • Tha Eastsidaz • DPG Unit • The Warzone • Nine Inch Dix • Dr. Dre |
