Doggystyle
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| Doggystyle | ||
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| Studio album by Snoop Doggy Dogg | ||
| Released | November 23, 1993 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | G-funk,Gangsta Rap, West Coast Rap | |
| Length | 53:17 | |
| Label | Death Row, Interscope 92279 |
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| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre Daz Dillinger |
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| Snoop Doggy Dogg chronology | ||
| Doggystyle (1993) |
Tha Doggfather (1996) |
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Doggystyle is the debut album by American West Coast (g-funk) hip hop artist Snoop Doggy Dogg, released on November 23, 1993 (see 1993 in music). The album was a breakthrough success for Snoop, who had established a fanbase with his extensive contributions to Dr. Dre's landmark The Chronic; this fanbase made Doggystyle the first debut album in history to enter the Billboard Music Charts at #1. It has been certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA[1], and remains Snoop's highest-selling album to date. According to SoundScan, the album has sold over 6 million copies as of December 2006[2], including 802,858 in its first week. This made it the fastest-selling rap album prior to Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000, and the highest debut album for any rapper in history before 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2003. It still holds the 35th place on the biggest One-Week Soundscan Sales as of 2007.
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[edit] Overview
Doggystyle topped the Billboard 200 for three weeks and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts (North America).
"Who Am I (What's My Name)" was Snoop's debut solo single. Featuring Tha Dogg Pound, "Who Am I " reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number 20 in the United Kingdom. Another Doggystyle single, "Gin and Juice", was also a number eight Hot 100 hit, and was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award.
A bonus track called, "G'z up Hoes Down", was included in the first pressing of the album, but not in later versions because of sample clearance issues. "G'z up Hoes Down" sampled Isaac Hayes' 1967 song "Look Of Love", written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, a sample later used in songs such as Kim Summerson's "Choices" (Dr. Dre Presents...The Aftermath, 1996), LV's "Gangsta's Boogie" (I am LV, 1996), Coolio's "Show Me Love" (El Cool Magnifico, 2002), Jay-Z's "Can I Live?" (Reasonable Doubt, 1996) and Ashanti's "Rain on Me" (Chapter II, 2003) [2]. The song can now be found on the Death Row Records 15th Aniversery Compilation CD.
"Tha Next Episode", was also included in the first pressing of the album. It is considered the original material used for the 2000 Dr. Dre single The Next Episode. It was 4:36 long.[3] Tha Next Episode was later released on the Dr. Dre mixtape "Mick Boogie: Pretox" under the name "Chronic Unreleased Studio Session".
And there's also a leftout title song, "Doggystyle" featuring George Clinton, and is much more of a singing melody, with vocals dominating the song. It is originally 5:26 long.
The video for "Murder Was the Case" won the Video of the Year award at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 1995.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Sample(s) |
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| 1 | "Bathtub" (skit) | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Dr. Dre | Andre Young, Calvin Broadus | "Superfly" Curtis Mayfield - "Give Me Your Love" |
| 2 | "G Funk Intro" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Lady of Rage | C. Broadus, Robin Allen | Funkadelic - "Not Just Knee Deep" |
| 3 | "Gin and Juice" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz | Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey, A. Young, Richard Finch, C. Broadus | Slave - "Watching You", George McRae - "I Get Lifted" |
| 4 | "WBallz" (skit) | Dr. Dre | The Queen Of Funk, Ricky Harris | R. Harris | Parliament - "Flashlight" |
| 5 | "Tha Shiznit" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg | A. Young, C. Broadus | Sons of Champlin |
| 6 | "House Party" (skit) | Dr. Dre | Dre, Daz and more | ??? | ??? |
| 7 | "Lodi Dodi" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Nanci Fletcher | Douglas Davis, Hachidai Nakamura, Ei Rokusuke, C. Broadus, Ricky Walters | Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh - "La Di Da Di", Kyu Sakamoto - "Sukiyaki", Rose Royce - "Ohh Boy" |
| 8 | "Murder Was the Case (DeathAfterVisualizingEternity)" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg (intro, background) | Delmar Arnaud, A. Young, C. Broadus | Mista Grimm - "Indo Smoke" (intro), James Brown - "Funky President" |
| 9 | "Serial Killa" | Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz | Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C., RBX, Tha Dogg Pound | D. Arnaud, R. Brown, Bootsy Collins, Parker, Williams, A. Young, C. Broadus | Ohio Players - "Funky Worm", |
| 10 | "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Jewell | George Clinton, Gary Shider, C. Broadus, David Spradley | The Counts - "Pack of Lies", Parliament - "Give up the Funk", "P-Funk"; Funkadelic - "Knee Deep", G. Clinton - Atomic Dog, Tom Brown - "Funkin' For Jamaica" |
| 11 | "For All My Niggaz & Bitches" | Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz | Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Lady of Rage | D. Arnaud, R. Brown, C. Broadus | Funk Inc. - "Kool is Back" |
| 12 | "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt | A. Young, N. Hale, W. Griffin, R. Brown, C. Broadus | Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)" |
| 13 | "Chronic Break" (skit) | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | - |
| 14 | "Doggy Dogg World" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, The Dramatics, Tha Dogg Pound, Ricky Harris | R. Fields, D. Arnaud, R. Brown, C. Broadus | Richard Field - "If it Ain't One Thing, It's Another" |
| 15 | "You Betta Ask Somebody" | Dr. Dre | Lil Bow Wow | C. Broadus | - |
| 16 | "Gz and Hustlas" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg | D. Arnaud, Larry Blackmon, C. Broadus | Bernard Wright - "Haboglabotribin" |
| 17 | "U Betta Recognize" (skit) | Dr. Dre | Sam Sneed and Snoop Dogg | Sam Anderson, C. Broadus | Curtis Mayfield - "Eddie, You Should Know Better" |
| 18 | "Pump Pump" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Malik aka "Lil' Hershey Loc" | C. Broadus, Malik Edwards | - |
| X | "Gz Up, Hoes Down" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Hug | A. Young, Hal David, Burt Bacharach | Isaac Hayes - "Look Of Love" |
| X | "The Next Episode" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre | A. Young, C. Broadus | Les McCann - "Go On and Cry" |
| / | "Doggystyle" | Dr. Dre | Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Michel'le | A. Young, C. Broadus, G. Clinton | Samples "Oh I" by George Clinton And The Funkadelics |
- X = Only appeared on the first pressing of Doggystyle
- / = Unreleased title track
[edit] Personnel
- The Dramatics - Performer
- Dr. Dre - Producer
- Snoop Dogg - Vocals
- Warren G - Performer
- The D.O.C. - Ghostwriter of raps, Performer
- Lady of Rage - Performer
- RBX - Performer
- Bernie Grundman - Mastering
- Chicu Modu - Photography
- Dat Nigga Daz - Vocals, Performer
- Nanci Fletcher - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Tha Dogg Pound - Performer, Performer
- Nate Dogg - Performer
- Chris "The Glove" Taylor - Songwriter, Producer, Mixing
- Suge Knight - Executive Producer
- Dan Winters - Photography
- Kimberly Holt - Artwork
- Kurupt - Performer
- Kimberly Brown - Project Coordinator
- Joe Cool - Cover Artwork
[edit] Chart performance
Album
| Chart | Peak |
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| Billboard 200 | 1 (2+1 weeks) |
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| Billboard 2001 Pop Catalog Top 20 Album | 7 |
| Billboard Year-End Charts 1994 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1[4] |
| Swedish album chart | 18[5] |
| Czech album chart | 24[5] |
| Austrian album chart | 35[5] |
| RIANZ albums | 25[6] |
These are the singles that charted during 1994.
| Title | Chart positions | Video Director | |||||||
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | UK Top 75 Singles | Germany Top 100 | ||
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| "What's my name?" | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 43 | - | 20 | 20 | Fab 5 Freddy |
| "Gin and Juice" | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 39 | - | Dr. Dre |
| "Doggy Dogg World" | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | 32 | - | Dr. Dre and Ricky Harris |
| "Murder was the case" (video) (O.S.T.) | - | - | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | Dr. Dre |
| "Lodi dodi" | - | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
These are the singles that charted during 2004.
| Track | Chart | Peak |
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| "What's My Name" | UK singles chart | 100[7] |
[edit] Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Rate Your Music | USA | All-Time Top 500 Albums | 2003 | #167 |
| Stylus Magazine | USA | Top 200 Albums of All time | 2004 | #115 |
| About.com | USA | Essential Hip-Hop Albums | 2006 | #10 |
| The Source | USA | 100 Best Rap Albums | * | |
| Rolling Stone (guest article by Chris Rock) |
USA | Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums | 2005 | #2 |
| BBC Radio 1 | UK | Radio 1 listeners Top 50 albums 1993-2003 | #12 | |
| BBC Radio 1 | UK | Radio 1 the crtics Top 100 albums of all time | #30 |
( * ) designates lists which are unordered.
All URLs accessed on June 20, 2006 UTC
[edit] Music samples
- Gin and Juice, by Snoop Doggy Dogg (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Released on Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1993 Doggystyle album, this track is the epitome of G-funk.
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[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"Who Am I (What's My Name)?"
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"Gin & Juice"
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"Doggy Dogg World"
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[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
- ^ http://ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22680&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1575
- ^ album analysis DubCNN
Download sample from Westcoast2K
Cover scans from Discogs - ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-s/snoopdoggydogg_main.htm
- ^ a b c http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=1759&cat=a
- ^ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0611/S00325.htm
- ^ Charts Plus [1]
[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 |
| Preceded by Vs. by Pearl Jam |
Billboard 200 number-one album December 11, 1993 - December 25, 1993 |
Succeeded by Music Box by Mariah Carey |
| Preceded by Music Box by Mariah Carey |
Billboard 200 number-one album January 15, 1994 - January 22, 1994 |
Succeeded by Music Box by Mariah Carey |
