The Next Episode
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| Single by Dr. Dre featuring Kurupt, Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg from the album 2001 |
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| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Format | CD5, 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap |
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| Length | 2:41 | ||||
| Label | Aftermath/Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | Hittman Ms. Roq Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre |
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| Producer | Dr. Dre, Mel-Man | ||||
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The Next Episode is a single by Dr. Dre released in 2000 from his album 2001, which was released in 1999. It features Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, & Kurupt. It was the third single from 2001 and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold 146,570 copies between 2001 and 2002 in the UK according to Chartfacts. This song is the second most downloaded song by Dr. Dre on iTunes.
This single's title harkens back to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's classic smash hit "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" from Dre's 1992 solo debut The Chronic in which Snoop Dogg instructs listeners at the end of the chorus to, "just chill, 'til the next episode," which in fact did not refer to this single but its predecessor, a leftover song from 1993 originally recorded for Doggystyle, but unincluded in its final version.[1]
The song's main sample interpolates David McCallum's "The Edge," borrowing from a brief segment at the beginning of the song, a phrase that is not repeated elsewhere in the song.
The song was sampled by R&B trio City High for their 2001 hit "What Would You Do."
It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2001 for Dre and Snoop. The award, however, went to Dre and Eminem for "Forgot about Dre".
The edit released for radio and music channels was heavily edited and had many re-recorded lines.
Barry Bonds used the instrumental section before the first vocals as his plate appearance music for a period of time during the 2000s.
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[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 Singles | # 23 |
| Billboard Hot R & B/Hip Hop Songs | # 11 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | # 9 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | # 2 |
| Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic | # 2 |
| Radio+Records Airplay - Urban | # 18 |
| UK Top 75 | # 3 |
| UK Top 40 R&B | # 2 |
| France Top 100 Singles | # 22 |
| Ireland Top 50 Singles | # 11 |
| Germany Top 100 Singles | # 34 |
| Netherland Mega Top 100 | # 26 |
| Switzerland Top 100 | # 34 |
[edit] Credits
- Recorded at: Sierra Sonics, Encore Studios
- engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
- assistant engineer: Tom Gordon, Michelle Lynn Forbes, Dave Tenhouten
- Background Vocals - Kurupt
- Bass - Preston Crump
- Guitar - Sean Cruse
- Keyboards - Camara Kambon
- Rap [Featuring] - Snoop Dogg
- Vocals [Featuring] - Nate Dogg
- Director - Paul Hunter
- Video cameo appearance - Xzibit, Hittman, Warren G
[edit] Remixes
- A remix with the same name by Snoop Dogg and Lil' Mo is on the mixtape of DJ Felli Fel Featuring Snoop Dogg - The Heavy Hitters, 2002.
- A remix with the music from "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses is available
- Dubbed by The Game as a diss towards 50 Cent
- A remix is available on Limewire which features: 2Pac, DMX, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Nate Dogg, & Kurupt
- A remix was released in 2006 on the radio called the next episode 2006 featuring Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg
[edit] Notes
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