Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
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| Studio album by Snoop Dogg | |||||
| Released | August 4, 1998 | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | ||||
| Length | 76:03 | ||||
| Label | Doggystyle/No Limit/Priority | ||||
| Producer | Master P | ||||
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Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is a 1998 album by Snoop Dogg, his first for No Limit Records.
It debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 Album charts selling over 519,000 copies, and stayes on top for the second week also by selling additional 246,000 units according to Soundscan thus [1]was quickly certified double platinum later that year. The album featured mostly No Limit artists and was a departure from Snoop Dogg's first two albums which were strictly West Coast.
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[edit] Reception
Professional reviews:
- Q (12/99, p.130) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "Dogg's vocals can actually verge on the sublime....in glorious slow motion, and the undercurrent vibe is distinctly soulful."
- The Source (9/98, p.239) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "Few MCs from the West have ever gotten as much acceptance and acclaim from outside regions....No Limit's latest soldier isn't trying to rock the boat with his third album...the vibrant vocalist is very happy to be with rap's top squad."
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Notes | Length |
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| 1 | "Snoop World" | KLC | Snoop Dogg, Master P | Calvin Broadus, Percy Miller | - | 5:20 |
| 2 | "Slow Down"1 | O'Dell | Snoop Dogg, Mia X, O'Dell, Anita Thomas | C. Broadus, Mia Young | Contains interpolation of "Slow Down" by Loose Ends. | 4:10 |
| 3 | "Woof!" | MP & Craig B | Snoop Dogg, Fiend, Mystikal | C. Broadus, Ricky Jones, Michael Tyler | Contains interpolation of "Atomic Dog" by G. Clinton[2] | 4:22 |
| 4 | "Gin & Juice II" | Carlos Stephens | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | Tends to be a sequel to Gin and Juice | 3:36 |
| 5 | "Show Me Love" | DJ Pooh | Charlie Wilson, Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | - | 3:53 |
| 6 | "Hustle & Ball" | O'Dell | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | - | 3:26 |
| 7 | "Don't Let Go" | DJ Darryl | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | - | 3:47 |
| 8 | "Tru Tank Doggs" | KLC | Snoop Dogg, Mystikal | C. Broadus, M. Tyler | - | 3:55 |
| 9 | "Whatcha Gon Do?" | MP | Snoop Dogg, Master P | C. Broadus, P. Miller | - | 2:37 |
| 10 | "Still a G Thang" | Meech Wells | Snoop Dogg | - | 4:20 | |
| 11 | "20 Dollars to My Name" | MP | Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, and Soulja Slim | C. Broadus, R. Jones, Zyshonne King Miller, James Tapp | - | 4:09 |
| 12 | "D.O.G.'s Get Lonely 2" | MP | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus, P. Miller, Z. K. Miller | Samples Jon B.'s "They Don't Know" and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" by The Time | 3:15 |
| 13 | "Ain't Nut'in Personal" | Craig B | Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Silkk The Shocker | C. Broadus, Corey Miller, Z. K. Miller, | - | 3:37 |
| 14 | "DP Gangsta" | Craig B | Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Eddie Griffin | C. Broadus, C. Miller | Reworks N.W.A.'s "Gangsta, Gangsta". Also appears on NWA's 10th anniversary edition as "Gangsta, Gangsta". | 4:53 |
| 15 | "Game of Life" | Carlos Stephens | Snoop Dogg, Steady Mobb'n | C. Broadus, Steady Mobb'n | Contains sample of Whodini's "Five Minutes Of Funk" also title track for the movie Game of Life. |
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| 16 | "See Ya When I Get There" | Meech Wells | Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Mystikal | C. Broadus, M. Tyler, C. Miller | - | 3:20 |
| 17 | "Pay for P" | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg, Big Pimp'n | C. Broadus, D. Williams | - | 1:43 |
| 18 | "Picture This" | Craig B | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | - | 2:31 |
| 19 | "Doggz Gonna Get Ya" | KLC | Snoop Dogg, Mac | C. Broadus, M. Phipps | Interpolates KRS-One's "Love's Gonna Get Ya" | 4:59 |
| 20 | "Hoes, Money & Clout" | Soopafly | Snoop Dogg | C. Broadus | Scratches by Daz Dillinger. Unofficial video is compiled in the Game of Life movie directed by Michael Martin. | 3:21 |
| 21 | "Get Bout It & Rowdy" | KLC | Snoop Dogg, Master P | C. Broadus, P. Miller | - | 4:22 |
[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Singles
| Cover | Title | Chart positions | Video Director | |||||
| US Hot 100 | USA Singles Top 40 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | Radio & Records Airplay - Urban | Radio & Records Airplay - Rhythmic | |||
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"Slow Down" (I Can't Take The Heat) | 41 | - | 32 | 4 | - | - | Gerald K. Barclay |
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"Still a G Thang" | 19 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 29 | Michael Martin |
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"Woof!" | 62 | 36 | 31 | 3 | - | - | No Limit Films (Master P?) |
- ^ =It was also released as a Mia X single "I Can't Take The Heat" on the B-side of her 12" EP Whatcha Wanna Do. Chart positions represent the EP's entries.
- ^ ="Woof" was also a part of the Who U Wit compilation by No Limit All Stars in 1999.
[edit] Album
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Album Charts | ||||||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Billboard Year-end album chart 1998 |
UK Top 75 Album | Australia Top 100 | Canada Top 100 | RIAA Certification | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2X Platinum |
| Date | 22.08.1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 15.08.1998 | 22.08.1998 | 15.08.1998 | 22.10.1998 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Eric Boehlert. "Snoop, Armageddon Dominate Again" (html), Music News, Rollingstone.com, © RealNetworks, Inc. ©Copyright 2008 Rolling Stone, August 20, 1998. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. "Beasties Hold Tight, Liz Phair Debuts"
- ^ http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1j.pdf
| Preceded by Hello Nasty by Beastie Boys |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 22 - September 4, 1998 |
Succeeded by Follow the Leader by KoЯn |
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