Album
Tha Doggfather
1996 · Hip Hop
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
Tha Doggfather is a Hip-Hop album by Snoop Doggy Dogg, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 79 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
Snoop Doggy Dogg’s second album is often known more for its surrounding circumstances than for its music. After the meteoric success of his 1993 debut album <i>Doggystyle</i> alongside producer Dr. Dre, he stood trial in a highly publicized murder case. He was acquitted, but Dre split from Death Row soon after, after having issues with the label's co-founder Suge Knight. Then, labelmate Tupac Shakur was brutally murdered in Las Vegas. That left Snoop in the loneliest state yet for his heavily anticipated sophomore album. Fortunately, Daz Dillinger was up to the task: He took over as the label’s head producer, and the likes of DJ Pooh, Soopafly, and Sam Sneed contributed their own slate of G-funk slaps that hugged Snoop’s silky flow like a glove. And Snoop, meanwhile, had just as much charisma as ever, with rapping that hadn't lost a step. He would eventually leave Death Row and venture out on his own, but this album proved that he was in rap to stay, regardless of who was turning the mixing knobs or signing record contracts.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Intro0:46
- A2Doggfather3:57
- A3Ride 4 Me1:00
- A4Up Jump Tha Boogie4:43
- A5Freestyle Conversation4:17
- A6When I Grow Up0:37
- A7Snoop Bounce4:03
Side B
- B1Gold Rush4:52
- B2(Tear 'Em Off) Me And My Doggz3:31
- B3You Thought4:44
- B4Vapors4:21
Side C
- C1Groupie5:06
- C220013:32
- C3Sixx Minutes4:46
- C4(O.J.) Wake Up4:43
Side D
- D1Snoop's Upside Ya Head4:27
- D2Blueberry4:15
- D3Traffic Jam0:31
- D4Doggyland4:39
- D5Downtown Assassins4:22
- D6Outro0:42
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- West Coast
- bassheavy
- swaggering
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Released in a gatefold cover.
Track A3 contains sample of Riding High (US 1977) (opens in a new tab).
Atack A7 contains sample of More Bounce To The Ounce.
Track B4 contains sample of Vapors.
Track C3 contains sample of "The Show" from Oh, My God!.
Track C4 contains sample of "It's Like That" from Run-D.M.C..
Track D1 contains sample of Oops Up Side Your Head (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab).
Track D4 contains sample of The Love You Save.
While the track lists on the back cover and inside the gatefold cover suggest that the release consists of only 1 LP, grouping together tracks A1 to B4 (numbered from 1 to 11 on the back cover) as "Side A" and tracks C1 to D6 (1 to 10) as "Side B", it actually consists of 2 LPs.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bad AzzFEATURING
- Biz Markie
- Charlie WilsonFEATURING
- Darrell CrooksGUITAR
- Dat Nigga DazFEATURING
- Faze-O
- KuruptFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
- LBC CrewFEATURING
- Nate DoggFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
- Priest "Soopafly" BrooksFEATURING KEYBOARDS
- Raphael SaadiqGUITAR
- Run-DMC
- Swoop GFEATURING
- Teena MarieFEATURING
- Tha Dogg PoundFEATURING
- ThreatFEATURING
- Too ShortFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
- Tray DeeFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 79 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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