Let's Play House

For the Elvis Presley song, see Baby Let's Play House.

"Let's Play House" is a song by hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel'le. The song is the second single released from their debut album Dogg Food. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Michel'le make appearances in both the song and the video. The song begins with a spoken intro from Dr. Dre.

"Let's Play House"
Single by Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel'le
from the album Dogg Food
B-side	"Respect"
Released	November 11, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk
Length	3:24
Label	Death Row Interscope Priority
Songwriter(s)	Ricardo Brown Delmar Arnaud Nathaniel Hale Michel'le Toussaint
Producer(s)	Dat Nigga Daz
Tha Dogg Pound singles chronology
"What Would You Do?" (1995) "Let's Play House" (1995) "New York, New York" (1996)
Michel'le singles chronology
"If?" (1991) "Let's Play House" (1995) "Hang Tyme" (1998)
Music video
"Let's Play House" on YouTube

The keyboards were done by Priest "Soopafly" Brooks and the song was mixed by Dr. Dre.

Music video

There are black and white clips of Michel'le and the Dogg Pound members playing cards, drinking, and smoking inside a club. Other scenes are in colour and show them at an outdoor party relaxing. The video was directed by Michael Martin and was filmed in July 1995.^[1] The music video was released for the week ending on October 27, 1995. It features a cameo by DJ Pooh.

Original track

The song originally featured a very different intro, with different G-funk whistles, various drums in the background, different and more explicit lyrics, a brief verse from Warren G, different pitch in vocals, and an outro verse from Big Pimpin' Delemond that nearly doubled the runtime of the original track versus the final release. The original also does not feature Dr. Dre in the intro. The new track replaced Warren G's verse with one by Daz and Kurupt, and ditched the drums in the original for guitars. This original track never debuted for unknown reasons, but was resurfaced and made public in 2012 with the release of Tha Dogg Pound's compilation album Doggy Bag.^[2][3]

Live performances

Tha Dogg Pound and Michel'le performed the song live on January 4, 1996 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland during the Tribute to Eazy-E tour.

Charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	21
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6]	5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7]	30

References

1. Chuck Philips (July 11, 1995). "Gangsta Rappers Daz and Kurupt Are Striking Out on Their Own With a Controversial Debut Album, but Will Time Warner and Critics Be Able to . . . : Corral the Dogg Pound?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
2. "Tha Dogg Pound (Ft. Big Pimpin' Delemond, Michel'le, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Warren G) – Let's Play House (Original)".
3. "Tha Dogg Pound "Doggy Bag" Tracklist & Artwork". 8 June 2012.
4. "Tha Dogg Pound Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Tha Dogg Pound Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
6. "Tha Dogg Pound Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
7. "Tha Dogg Pound Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.