Dogg Food

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Dogg Food
Dogg Food cover
Studio album by Tha Dogg Pound
Released October 31, 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre West Coast hip hop, G-funk, Gangsta rap
Length 71:25
Label Death Row/Interscope Records
Producer(s) Dat Nigga Daz with DJ Pooh, Soopafly, Emanuel Dean, Dave Swang and Overdose
Professional reviews
Tha Dogg Pound chronology
Dogg Food
(1995)
Dillinger & Young Gotti
(2001)


Dogg Food is the debut album by the Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest (the album was supposed to be released in July of 1995, as a result of the controversy from Time Warner, the release was delayed for three months). The album spawned two singles -- "Let's Play House" and "New York, New York," featuring Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg, respectively. It landed on the top of the Billboard 200 chart producing a first-week sales of 277,500 albums. Though it eventually sold over 2 million records (2x platinum), Dogg Food did not equal the success of preceding Death Row Records releases (The Chronic and Doggystyle). The album, however, is considered a Death Row classic.

Dogg Food was one of the last Death Row release to feature an entirely g-funk sound, as both The Lady of Rage and 2Pac's and even Snoop Dogg's following albums would largely deviate from the style, with a few exceptions. Though Daz, who produced this album in its entirety, would go on to produce his solo Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back in the G-funk style, his partner Kurupt would also move away from that form of rap.

Contents

# Title Producer(s) Performer(s) Composer(s) Notes Length
1 "Intro" Dat Nigga Daz Ricky Harris Delmar Arnaud - 0:18
2 "Dogg Pound Gangstaz" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg Ricardo Brown, Delmard Arnaud - 5:21
3 "Respect" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Nancy Fletcher, Dr. Dre, Big Pimpin' Delemond & Prince Ital Joe Delemond "Big Pimpin'" Williams / R.Brown / D.Arnaud - 5:54
4 "New York, New York" DJ Pooh Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg R.Brown / Calvin Broadus Samples Grandmaster Flash's - "New York New York" 4:50
5 "Smooth" DJ Pooh Daz, Kurupt, Val Young, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kevin "Slo Jammin' James & Ricky Harris R.Brown / C. Broadus /Val Young - 4:35
6 "Cyco-Lic-No" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Mr Malik and Snoop Dogg R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud / Malik Edwards - 4:55
7 "Ridin', Slipin', and Slidin'" Dat Nigga Daz, Dave Swang Daz, Kurupt, Mz. South 'Sentral, Kevin Vernado Sentrelle Connerly / R.Brown / D. Arnaud - 4:01
8 "Big Pimpin 2" Dat Nigga Daz Big Pimpin' Delemond D. "Big Pimpin'" Williams Pt. 1 can be found on Above The Rim O.S.T. 1:35
9 "Let's Play House" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre, Michel'le & Nate Dogg Big Simon/Cynthia Calhoun/R.Brown/D. Arnaud/Nathaniel Hale/Michel'le Toussaint/C. Broadus Mixed by Dr. Dre
Keyboards: Priest "Superfly" Brooks
Percussion: Carl "Butch" Small
Rhythm Guitar: Ricardo Rouse
3:24
10 "I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg N. Hale / C. Broadus / R.Brown Samples Lionel Richie's - "Love Will Find a Way" 5:15
11 "Do What I Feel" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Lady of Rage Robin Allen / R.Brown / D.Arnaud - 3:30
12 "If We All Fuc" Dat Nigga Daz Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud - 3:13
13 "Some Bomb Azz Pussy" Dat Nigga Daz Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, Big C-Style & Joe Cool R.Brown / C. Broadus / D. Arnaud / Christopher 'Big C-Style' Bowden & Darryl 'Joe Cool' Daniel - 4:29
14 "A Doggz Day Afternoon" Dat Nigga Daz Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg R.Brown / D. Arnaud / N. Hale/ - 2:45
15 "Reality" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Tray Deee, Snoop Doggy Dogg R.Brown / D. Arnaud - 6:16
16 "One By One" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg R.Brown / D. Arnaud - 5:09
17 "Sooo Much Style" Dat Nigga Daz Daz, Kurupt R.Brown / D. Arnaud / William Moore - 5:43

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
1995 Dogg Food #1 #1 #21

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40
1996 "Let's Play House" #45 #21 #5 #30

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