Dogg Food

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Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound, released on October 31, 1995, by Death Row Records, Interscope Records and Priority Records.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> The album features guest appearances from Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Michel'le, The Lady of Rage, Tray Deee, and Mr. Malik. Three singles were released from the album: "Let's Play House" (featuring Michel'le and Nate Dogg), "Respect",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and "New York, New York" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg).

It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on November 18, 1995.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album sold 278,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="Variety">Template:Cite web</ref> Though Dr. Dre was Death Row's top producer, the album was mostly produced by Daz Dillinger, while Dre mixed the album. Dogg Food led the way for Daz to become the top in-house producer for Death Row until his departure in the late 1990s.

The video for the first single, "New York, New York", caused some controversy when Snoop appeared in it kicking down buildings throughout New York. The trailer of Tha Dogg Pound was shot at during the process of making the "New York, New York" video although no one was injured. The song is one of three tracks on the album not produced by Daz, as DJ Pooh provided the beat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Background

Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest. The album was supposed to be released in August 1995, but as a result of the controversy from Time Warner, the release was delayed by two months.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "revealed a comparative deftness of touch and a penchant for self-parody largely lacking in [the group's] more esteemed colleagues."<ref name=CL/> The Washington Post opined that Tha Dogg Pound's "variation on what has become a stale formula is less sample-driven than most gangsta funk; instead, it focuses on the formidable verbal flow and rhyme skills of Daz and Kurupt."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Baltimore Sun wrote that "the music here sounds wonderfully fresh, from the growling synth-bass of 'Smooth' to the dreamy, slightly tropical pulse of 'Big Pimpin' 2'."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Trouser Press called the album "a low-key, unambitious and only mildly imaginative replay of Doggystyle, rolling over familiar G-funk terrain with the same minimum of venom and violence."<ref name="TP">Template:Cite web</ref>

Commercial performance

Dogg Food debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 278,000 copies in its first week (the week ending on November 5, 1995).<ref name="Variety"/> The album was certified 2× platinum on January 5, 1996.

Track listing

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Notes

  • "Dogg Pound Gangstaz" features vocals by Snoop Dogg and Big Pimpin
  • "Respect" features vocals by Nancy Fletcher, Big Pimpin, and Prince Ital Joe with additional vocals by Dr. Dre
  • "New York, New York" features vocals by Snoop Dogg
  • "Smooth" features vocals by Val Young, Kevin 'Slow Jammin' James, and Ricky Harris
  • "Cyco-Lic-No (Bitch Azz Niggaz)" features vocals by Snoop Dogg
  • "Ridin', Slipin' and Slidin" features vocals by Mz. South 'Sentral and background vocals by Kevin 'K.V.' Varnado
  • "Big Pimpin 2" features vocals by Big Pimpin and additional vocals by Dr. Dre
  • "Let's Play House" features vocals by Nate Dogg and additional vocals by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
  • "I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid" features additional vocals by Stacey Smallie and Rochelle Wright
  • "If We All Fucc" features vocals by Snoop Dogg
  • "Some Bomb Azz Pussy" features vocals by Snoop Dogg, Big C-Style, and Joe Cool
  • "A Doggz Day Afternoon" features vocals by Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg

Sample credits

Credits and personnel

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  • Dr. Dre – executive producer, producer, writer, mixing engineer
  • Suge Knight – executive producer
  • Unleashed – art direction
  • Paul Foley – digital audio editor
  • Henry "Hendogg" Smith – illustration
  • Joe Cool – illustration
  • Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
  • DJ Pooh – mixing engineer, producer, writer
  • Daz Dillinger – producer, writer
  • Dave Swang – producer, writer
  • Emanuel Dean – producer
  • Rick Rouse – rhythm guitar
  • Carl “Butch” Small – percussion
  • Soopafly – keyboards
  • Death Row Records, Interscope Records, & Priority Records – label
  • Death Row Records & Interscope Records – copyright ©, phonographic copyright ℗
  • Cynthia E. Calhoun Publishing, Delmar Arnaud Musiq, Nate Dogg Music & Suge Publishing – publisher
  • Death Row Records – distributor

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  • Big Pimpin’ Delemond – writer, featuring artist
  • Big Tray Deee – writer, featuring artist
  • Cynthia Calhoun – writer
  • Duke Bootee – writer
  • Grandmaster Melle Mel – writer
  • Kurupt – writer
  • The Lady of Rage – writer, featuring artist
  • Michel’le – writer, featuring artist
  • Mr. Malik – writer, featuring artist
  • Nate Dogg – writer, featuring artist
  • Prince Ital Joe – writer, featuring artist
  • Reggie Griffin – writer
  • Snoop Dogg – writer, featuring artist, background vocals
  • Sylvia Robinson – writer
  • Nanci Fletcher – additional vocals
  • Rochelle Wright – additional vocals
  • Stacey Smallie – additional vocals
  • Val Young – additional vocals, featuring artist
  • South Sentrelle – featuring artist

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Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)<ref name="ARIA">Template:Cite Ryan</ref> 56
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Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 154
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 44
Chart (1996) Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 16

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Certifications

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See also

References

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