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Snoop Doggy Dogg Tha Doggfather Release Date: 1996 11 12 Running Time: 73:54 Label: Interscope Records A lot happened to Snoop Doggy Dogg between his debut, Doggystyle, and his second album, Tha Doggfather. During those three years, he became the most notorious figure in hip-hop through a much-publicized murder trial, where he was found not guilty, and he also became a father. Musically, the most important thing to happen to Snoop was the parting of ways between his mentor Dr. Dre and his record label, Death Row. Dre's departure from Death Row meant that Snoop had to handle the production duties on Tha Doggfather himself, and the differences between the two records are immediately apparent. Though it works the same G-funk territory, the bass is less elastic and there is considerably less sonic detail. In essence, all of the music on Tha Doggfather reworks the funk and soul of the late '70s and early '80s, without updating it too much -- there's not that much difference between "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" and "Oops Up Side Your Head," for instance. Though the music isn't original, and the lyrics break no new territory, the execution is strong -- Snoop's rapping and rhyming continue to improve, while the bass-heavy funk is often intoxicating. At over 70 minutes, Tha Doggfather runs too long to not have several filler tracks, but if you ignore those cuts, the album is a fine follow-up to one of the most successful hip-hop albums in history. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Intro :46 2 Doggfather Snoop Doggy Dogg, Broadus, Arnaud 3:56 3 Ride 4 Me Neal, Aiken, Broadus, Neal, Harrison, Crum, Parker, Satchell, Snoop Doggy Dogg 1:00 4 Up Jump Tha Boogie Jordan, Broadus, Brown, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kurupt 4:43 5 Freestyle Conversation Snoop Doggy Dogg 4:17 6 When I Grow Up Snoop Doggy Dogg :37 7 Snoop Bounce Troutman, Broadus, Jordan, Snoop Doggy Dogg 4:03 8 Gold Rush Stamps, Kurupt, Technique [1], Brown, Vanterpool, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Broadus, Wheeler, Williams, Bad Ass 4:52 9 (Tear 'Em Off) Me & My Doggz Williams, Technique [1], Broadus, Hutton, Snoop Doggy Dogg 3:31 10 You Thought Shaw, Too Short, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Brooks, Broadus 4:44 11 Vapors Hall, Williams, Hardy, Snoop Doggy Dogg 4:21 12 Groupie Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Brown, Hale, Dogg, Arnaud 5:03 13 2001 Bad Ass, Lloyd, Jordan, Brown, Stamps, Kurupt The Kingpin, Threat 3:37 14 Sixx Minutes Wheeler, Walters, Vanterpool, Davis, Broadus, Snoop Doggy Dogg 4:39 15 (O.J.) Wake Up McDaniels, Simmons, Davis, Hutton, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Smith, Broadus, Big Tray Deee 4:42 16 Snoop's Upside Ya Head Broadus, Broadus, Wilson, Taylor, Wilson, Simmons 4:28 17 Blueberry Anderson, Bad Ass, Technique [1], Stamps, Williams, Brown, Stamps, Paquette, Arnaud, Kurupt, Dat Nigga Daz 4:15 18 Traffic Jam Harris :31 19 Doggyland Richards, Jordan, Broadus, Gordy, Young, Perren, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Mizell 4:40 20 Downtown Assassins Arnaud, Big Tray Deee, Davis, Dat Nigga Daz 4:22 21 Outro 3:17 Releases: Year Type Label 1996 CD Interscope Records 2001 CD Death Row 2001 CD Interscope Records 1996 CS Death Row 2001 LP Death Row 2006 CD Eagle Rock 2002 LP Death Row 2005 CD Death Row 2001 CS Death Row 2001 CD Death Row

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