Doggystyle
Studio album by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Released	November 23, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk
Length	53:17
Label	Death Row/Interscope/Atlantic Records 92279
Producer	Dr. Dre Daz Dillinger
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Robert Christgau link Entertainment Weekly B- link The Source
Snoop Doggy Dogg chronology
Doggystyle (1993) Murder Was The Case Soundtrack (1994)

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 title of the album is in reference of a popular sex position. The album was a breakthrough success for Snoop Dogg, 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 Dogg'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 copies 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 US debut album for any artist 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 tally as of 2007. 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The cover artwork uses several quotes from the 1982 George Clinton release "Atomic Dog". The quotes come from the dogs at the top of the brick wall in the picture: "Why must I feel like that?" "Why must I chase the cat?" "Nothin' but the dog in me"

Acclaim

Doggystyle topped the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts (North America) for three weeks. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Chris Rock named it the 2nd greatest hip hop album ever in his top 25 list for Rolling Stone in 2005. Christopher Julius Rock III[5] (born February 7, 1965)[6][7] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" was Snoop Dogg's debut solo single. Featuring Tha Dogg Pound, "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" 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. Who Am I (Whats My Name) is a track off of rapper Snoop Doggs debut album Doggystyle. ... Tha Dogg Pound, also known as D.P.G. (Dogg Pound Gangstaz), is a rap group made up of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Gin and Juice is a 1993 single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, from his debut solo album Doggystyle. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The video for "Murder Was the Case" won the Video of the Year award at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 1995.

Bonus tracks

A bonus track called, "Gz Up, Hoes Down", was included in the first pressing of the album, but not in later versions because of sample clearance issues. "Gz 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), L.V.'s "Gangsta's Boogie" (I am L.V., 1996), Jay-Z's "Can I Live" (Reasonable Doubt, 1996), Coolio's "Show Me Love" (El Cool Magnifico, 2002), and Ashanti's "Rain on Me" (Chapter II, 2003) [2]. The song can now be found on the Death Row Records 15th Anniversary Compilation CD. For the American arctic explorer, see Isaac Israel Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes (born August 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee) is an American soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, and actor best known as the voice of Chef on the Emmy-winning animated sitcom South Park. ... Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist and songwriterFicticiousbyMichaelAlfredMontalbano. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... Released in the fall of 1996, Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath is a compilation album by Dr. Dre, shortly after leaving Death Row Records, and was the first release on his then newly established Aftermath Entertainment label. ... Larry L.V. Sanders. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Reasonable doubt redirects here. ... This article is about the hip hop artist. ... Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980), better known as Ashanti, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model, and fashion designer who rose to fame in the early 2000s. ... Rain on Me is a single released by R&B singer Ashanti in 2003 from her second album Chapter II. Categories: | ... Chapter II is the second album by American R&B/pop singer Ashanti, released in 2003. ...

"Tha Next Episode" was listed on the cover, but not included in any pressing of the album. It is considered the original material used for the 2000 Dr. Dre single "The Next Episode" but bears no resemblance to the later song. It was 4:36 long.^[3] "Tha Next Episode" was later released on the Dr. Dre mixtape Pretox under the name "Chronic Unreleased Studio Session", but only 1:10 long. See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... The Next Episode is a single by Dr. Dre released in 2000 from his album 2001, which was released in 1999. ...

An outake from the album sessions, "Doggystyle" featuring George Clinton, and is much more of a singing melody, with vocals dominating the song. It is originally 5:26 long. George Clinton (born July 22, 1940) is an American musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. ...

An outake from the album sessions, "A Nigga Named Dave" became "Murder Was The Case (Death After Visualising Reality)".

Controversy

Snoop Dogg was also charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical compositions owned by them as an interpolated/sampled portion in several songs in this album whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or Records^[4][5][6]

Track listing

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Personnel

• Snoop Dogg - Vocals
• Dr. Dre - Producer
• Daz Dillinger - Producer, Vocals, Performer
• Tha Dogg Pound - Performer, Performer
• Warren G - Performer
• The D.O.C. - Ghostwriter of raps, Performer
• The Lady of Rage - Performer
• RBX - Performer
• Kurupt - Performer
• Nate Dogg - Performer
• The Dramatics - Performer
• Chris "The Glove" Taylor - Songwriter, Producer, Mixing
• Suge Knight - Executive Producer
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Chicu Modu - Photography
• Nanci Fletcher - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Dan Winters - Photography
• Kimberly Holt - Artwork
• Kimberly Brown - Project Coordinator
• Joe Cool - Cover Artwork

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Chart performance

Album

Singles

These are the singles that charted during 1994.

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Who Am I (Whats My Name) is a track off of rapper Snoop Doggs debut album Doggystyle. ...

Accolades

( * ) designates lists which are unordered.
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Music samples

Album singles

Who Am I (Whats My Name) is a track off of rapper Snoop Doggs debut album Doggystyle. ... Gin and Juice is a 1993 single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, from his debut solo album Doggystyle. ... Doggy Dogg World is an 1994 single, the third one from Snoop Doggs debut album Doggystyle. ...

Notes

1. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
2. ^ http://ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22680&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1575
3. ^ Album Analysis - DubCNN.com
   Download a sample from WestCoast2K.net
   Cover scans from Discogs.com
4. ^ http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1j.pdf
5. ^ ^{a b} http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1e.pdf
6. ^ ^{a b} http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1i.pdf
7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums&year=1994
8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&g=Year-end+Albums&year=1994
9. ^ ^{a b c} http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=1759&cat=a
10. ^ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0611/S00325.htm
11. ^ Charts Plus [1]

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External links

• Music Video Database
• Chart Data
• "G'z Up, Hoes Down"