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| Single bySnoop Doggy Dogg featuringTha Dogg Pound andThe Dramatics | ||||
| from the albumDoggystyle | ||||
| Released | April 14, 1994 (1994-04-14)[1] | |||
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| Length | 5:38 | |||
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| Producer | Dr. Dre | |||
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"Doggy Dogg World" is a song by American rapperSnoop Doggy Dogg, released in April 1994 byDeath Row andInterscope as the third and final single from his debut album,Doggystyle (1993). The song was produced byDr. Dre and features 1970s-era classic R&B and soul groupThe Dramatics, with guest rap verses fromKurupt andDat Nigga Daz (Tha Dogg Pound). It also samples Richard "Dimples" Fields' "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" from his 1982 albumMr. Look So Good, and its title is a reference to a commoneggcorn of the phrase "Dog-Eat-Dog World." The Dramatics featured on the song at Snoop Dogg's request after he contacted Dramatics leader L.J. Reynolds through their longtime bassist Tony Green, who was in Death Row's circle.[2]
Larry Flick fromBillboard magazine wrote, "The Dogg-man once again tells it like it is, layering a slow flow with a rugged rap. The groove merges together the old and the new, represented by the raw and raunchy rap of newcomersTha Dogg Pound and the cool and collected crooning of '70s legendsthe Dramatics. It's a lethal mixture, hitting hard on the senses. Dramatics fans will delight in hearing elements of the 1971 hit 'Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get'."[3] Andy Beevers fromMusic Week andMark Frith fromSmash Hits both gave "Doggy Dogg World" a score of four out of five.[4] Frith wrote, "Snoop Dogg is, like, so chilled and laid back that he barely bothers to feature on his own records these days. He's joined by his Dogg Pound, an excellentsoul backing band, and a couple of ace producers. Very impressive, though, and yet another big hit."[5]James Hamilton from theRecord Mirror Dance Update named it a "Dramatics-based superb muttering sinuousgangsta rap" in his weekly dance column.[6]
The accompanying music video for "Doggy Dogg World" pays homage to the 1970sfunk era as well as taking place during that time period, with several film and TV stars reprising iconic roles in TV series, comedy acts orBlaxploitation films as guest appearances:
The video also takes place at the now defunct Carolina West Nightclub inLos Angeles. The music video was released for the week ending on April 10, 1994.
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Note: Tracks 1 and 4 were remixed byOakenfold.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Europe (European Dance Radio)[7] | 23 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 29 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[9] | 48 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 32 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[11] | 7 |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[12] | 7 |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[13] | 41 |
| USRadio Songs (Billboard)[14] | 46 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 25 |
| USRhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[16] | 19 |
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