Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (2LP) [DEATH ROW]

Why you'll love it

This 30th anniversary 2LP set restores the original 1993 track listing for the first time since the album came out, cut at 45 RPM in a gatefold jacket. Doggystyle debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 806,858 copies in its first week, then a record for a debut artist.

This edition

• 2LP set
• 30th anniversary edition
• Original 1993 track listing
• Cut at 45 RPM
• Gatefold jacket
• Pressed in the Czech Republic

About the album

Snoop Doggy Dogg was already the most famous unsigned voice in America before this album appeared. His lazy, unhurried flow had stolen scenes all over Dr. Dre's The Chronic, and Death Row rushed to give the Long Beach rapper a record of his own.

Dre produced it, stretching the G-funk sound of rolling P-Funk bass, whining synths and live instruments into a full-length world. "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" and "Gin And Juice" are the hits, "Lodi Dodi" flips Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, and "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" brings in Nate Dogg, Warren G and Kurupt. "Murder Was The Case" is a dark, cinematic story song, and "Doggy Dogg World" pulls in The Dramatics for a smooth soul turn. Daz Dillinger and Kurupt pop up throughout, giving the album the feel of a whole crew hanging out in the studio.

It went on to sell more than 11 million copies worldwide and made West Coast hip hop the dominant sound of the mid-90s. Snoop has since popped up everywhere from cooking shows to Olympic commentary, though the voice hasn't moved an inch.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Death Row (cat# DRR112330), a reissue of the 1993 album.