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1995 studio album by Tha Dogg Pound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Michel'le, The Lady of Rage, Tray Deee, and Mr. Malik. Two singles were released from the album: "Let's Play House" (featuring Michel'le and Nate Dogg) and "New York, New York" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg).
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| Released | October 31, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 1994 – April 1995 | |||
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| Length | 71:19 | |||
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It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on November 18, 1995.[4] The album sold 278,000 copies in its first week.[5] It is one of the last high-selling and critically acclaimed releases from the label, preceding only Tha Doggfather and Tupac's releases as an anticipated album, and is the last to be "officially" produced under the G-funk era of hip-hop, with Death Row Records' future releases diverging from the style. 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.[6]
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.[7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[10] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [11] |
| Muzik | [12] |
| Q | [13] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[14] |
| Spin | 5/10[15] |
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."[9] 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."[16] 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'."[17] 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."[18]
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).[5] The album was certified 2× platinum on January 5, 1996.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Dat Nigga Daz | 0:18 | |
| 2. | "Dogg Pound Gangstaz" | Dat Nigga Daz | 5:22 | |
| 3. | "Respect" (featuring Prince Ital Joe) |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 5:54 |
| 4. | "New York, New York" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) |
| DJ Pooh | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Smooth" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) |
| DJ Pooh | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Cyco-lic-no" (featuring Mr. Malik) |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Ridin', Slipin' and Slidin'" |
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| 4:02 |
| 8. | "Big Pimpin 2" | Williams | Dat Nigga Daz | 1:36 |
| 9. | "Let's Play House" (featuring Michel'le and Nate Dogg) |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 3:24 |
| 10. | "I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Do What I Feel" (featuring The Lady of Rage) |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 3:31 |
| 12. | "If We All Fuc" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Some Bomb Azz Pussy" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 4:29 |
| 14. | "A Doggz Day Afternoon" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Reality" (featuring Big Tray Deee) |
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| 6:16 |
| 16. | "One by One" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 5:09 |
| 17. | "Sooo Much Style" |
| Kurupt | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 71:19 | |||
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Sample credits
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[26] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[27] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000[28] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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