Boss' Life

"Boss' Life"
Song by Snoop Dogg featuring Akon from the album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Released	April 10, 2007
Format	12" single, Digital download
Recorded	2006
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	03:22
Label	Geffen/Doggystyle
Writer	Stanley Benton/Broadus, C./Camon, D./Curry, T./Lamb, D./Parker, D./Smith, T./Thiam, A./Hale, N./Young, A.
Producer	Dr. Dre

"Boss' Life" is the fourth and final single from Snoop Dogg's 8th studio album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song originally featured Akon, but due to label issues the original vocals have been replaced by new verses by Nate Dogg for the single version. The lyrics of Snoop Dogg were co-written by The D.O.C. It samples "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers. This is the last single that Nate Dogg was featured in before his death in 2011.

Reception

The single was given a positive response from most critics.

Personnel

Written By C. Broadus, A. Thiam, N. Hale, A. Young, T. Curry, D. Camon, D. Lamb, T. Smith S. Benton, D. Parker)
Produced by Dr. Dre.
Published by My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI); Byefall Music/Famous Music Publishing (ASCAP); WB Music Corp. (ASCAP); Almo Music Corp (ASCAP); Every Knight Music Co. (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. (BMI), Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) and Teamsta Entertainment Music (BMI) ; YEL-NATS (BMI); Psalm 144:1 Music (BMI)
Keyboards by Dawaun Parker
Guitar by John “Natural” Najera

Music video

The music video premiered on BET's Access Granted on March 21, 2007 which features Snoop Dogg in a mansion with girls dancing around and ending with a big puff of smoke is blown that reads "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment". The video premiered on MTV's TRL on April 17, 2007 3:30pm est & pst with Snoop Dogg and Don Magic Juan being the guests of the show.^[1]

Personnel

Anthony Mandler, director
Kim Bradshaw, producer
Box Fresh, production co
Ketil Dietrichson, cinematographer
Jeff Selis, editor^[2]

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak
Radio & Records Airplay - Urban^[3]	35
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	65

Remixes

An official remix with additional verse by JT The Bigga Figga is available on DubCNN. It is also available on Snoop Dogg and JT the Bigga Figga's Myspace pages.

References

↑ Snoop Dogg : News : Snoop Dogg on TRL
↑ Video Static: Music Video News
↑ "Snoop Dogg's Radio & Records radio playlist Position". Retrieved April 27, 2007.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Snoop Dogg singles discography

Doggystyle	"What's My Name?" "Gin and Juice" "Doggy Dogg World"

Tha Doggfather	"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" "Vapors" "Doggfather"

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	"Still a G Thang" "Woof"

No Limit Top Dogg	"G Bedtime Stories" "Bitch Please" "Down for My N's"

Tha Last Meal	"Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" "Hennesey n Buddah" "Lay Low" "Loosen' Control" "Wrong Idea"

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" "Beautiful"

R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece	"Drop It Like It's Hot" "Let's Get Blown" "Signs" "Ups & Downs"

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	"Vato" "That's That" "I Wanna Fuck You" "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" "Boss' Life"

Ego Trippin'	"Sexual Eruption" "Neva Have 2 Worry" "Life of da Party" "My Medicine" "Those Gurlz"

Malice n Wonderland	"Gangsta Luv" "I Wanna Rock"

More Malice: Deluxe Album & Movie	"I Wanna Rock (G-Mix)" "That Tree"

Doggumentary	"Wet" "Boom"

Mac & Devin Go to High School	"Young, Wild & Free"

Reincarnated	"La La La" "Here Comes the King" "Lighters Up" "No Guns Allowed" "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks"

7 Days of Funk	"Faden Away"

Bush	"Peaches N Cream" "So Many Pros"

Featured singles	"Deep Cover" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Afro Puffs" "What Would You Do" "New York, New York" "All bout U" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "Come and Get with Me" "Cali Chronic" "Fuck You" "Still D.R.E." "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" "Crybaby" "The Next Episode" "Bitch Please II" "Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)" "Holidae In" "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" "The Wash" "Gangsta Zone" "Say Somethin'" "Keep Bouncin'" "Buttons" "Cali Iz Active" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Walk" "Hollywood Divorce" "My 64" "9mm" "What a Job" "Ghetto" "Bottle Pop" "Day Dreaming" "Hot Girl" "Dime Piece" "I Do" "All I Do Is Win" "California Gurls" "Get 'Em Girls" "Kush" "Boyfriend" "Mr Endowed (Remix)" "Last Night" "If I Was You (OMG)" "The Mack" "I Drink I Smoke" "Slow Motion" "Major Distribution" "Dynamite" "Wiggle" "Hangover" "You and Your Friends" "Stuck on a Feeling"

Promotional singles	"Murder Was the Case" "We Just Wanna Party with You" "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" "Mission Cleopatra" "Just a Baby Boy" "Real Soon" "Imagine" "New Year's Eve" "Torn Apart"

Other songs	"Bitches Ain't Shit" "Snoopafella" "Girl Like U" "Hit Da Pavement" "Gangstas Don't Live That Long" "Institutionalized"

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Nate Dogg

Studio albums	G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 Music and Me Nate Dogg

Compilation albums	The Prodigal Son Essentials

Collaboration albums	The Hard Way

Featured singles	"Regulate" "Let's Play House" "Bitch Please" "The Next Episode" "Where I Wanna Be" "Lay Low" "Can't Deny It" "Area Codes" "'Till I Collapse" "Gangsta Nation" "21 Questions" "The Set Up" "I Like That" "Thugs Get Lonely Too" "Gangsta Party" "Real Soon" "Shake That" "Have a Party" "Boss' Life"

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