Both are regarded amongst the best and most successful hip-hop albums ever recorded.ĭogg Food’s eventual release took place during the convergence of two very mid ’90s phenomena: a manufactured East Coast/West Coast beef and the manufactured outrage at Gangsta Rap, specifically gangsta rap distributed by Time Warner Records. I’ve described the importance of both T he Chronic (1992) and Doggystyle (1993) for this site. That said, the label, distributed by Interscope and Warner Bros., didn’t release many albums during the early days, but whenever it did, they made a huge impact. Dre and Suge Knight, the label took hip-hop by the throat in late 1992, refusing to let it go. Tha Dogg Pound, comprised of Ricardo “Kurupt” Brown and Delmar “Daz Dillinger” Arnaud, were an integral part of Death Row Records. But 25 years ago, the Long Beach-based duo were at the center of the storm. For example, I seriously doubt that today, in 2020, if someone listened to Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound for the first time, they would guess that its release was the flashpoint in the cultural war against hip-hop music. Times change, and a once controversial events can seem ridiculous or even prosaic when viewed through the lens of hindsight. When paying tribute to an album, it can sometimes be difficult to recapture the context in which it was released. He plans to launch a community outreach program through FaZe Clan.Happy 25th Anniversary to Tha Dogg Pound’s debut album Dogg Food, originally released October 31, 1995.

In addition to his venture into the NFT space, Snoop also joined FaZe Clan earlier this month as a member of the esports company’s board of directors and talent. Over the past year, Snoop has built a large collection of NFTs, and even revealed himself as the owner of popular NFT Twitter account Singer and prolific songwriter Sia also revealed herself as Cozomo de’ Medici’s “granddaughter” and the owner of the NFT Twitter account. “There are false reports out regarding ownership by Death Row of Dr. Dre’s attorney Howard King issued a statement to Complex earlier this month, following Snoop’s acquisition of Death Row. While Snoop has not confirmed that he ordered these albums’ removal from streaming services, Dr. Still available from streaming are Tupac’s All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, as Death Row no longer owns the rights to Tupac’s master recordings. Dre’s debut album The Chronic, and Tha Dogg Pound’s Dogg Food. Upon purchasing the label, Snoop revealed plans to transform Death Row into an “ NFT label” which will operate within the Metaverse.Īmong the albums missing from streaming services are Snoop Dogg’s debut album Doggystyle, Dr.

Following his purchase of Death Row Records last month, it appears Snoop Dogg has removed several of the label’s albums from digital streaming platforms.

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