Doggy Dogg World
{{Infobox song
| name = Doggy Dogg World
| cover = Doggyworld.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Tha Dogg Pound and The Dramatics
| album = Doggystyle
| released = {{start date|1994|4|14}}{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=August 6, 1994}}
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 5:38
| label =
| writer =
- Delmar Drew Arnaud
- Richard Fields
- Ricardo Emmanuel Brown
- Calvin Broadus
| producer = Dr. Dre
| chronology = Snoop Doggy Dogg
| prev_title = Gin and Juice
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Afro Puffs
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Tha Dogg Pound
| type = single
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = Doggy Dogg World
| year = 1994
| next_title = What Would You Do?
| next_year = 1995
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|En3IgstEmcU|"Doggy Dogg World"}}}}
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"Doggy Dogg World" is the third and final single from American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album, Doggystyle (1993). It features 1970s-era classic R&B and soul group The Dramatics, with guest rap verses from Kurupt and Dat Nigga Daz (Tha Dogg Pound).
The song samples Richard "Dimples" Fields' "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" from his 1982 album Mr. Look So Good, and its title is a reference to a common eggcorn 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.{{cite web |title=Unsung: The Dramatics (Season 11, Episode 5) |url=https://vimeopro.com/user15889254/unsung/video/227818466 |website=Vimeo |publisher=TV One|access-date=16 November 2023 |language=en |date=31 July 2017}}
Critical reception
Mark Frith from Smash Hits gave "Doggy Dogg World" four out of five, writing, "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 excellent soul backing band, and a couple of ace producers. Very impressive, though, and yet another big hit."{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Frith|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/53988645532/in/album-72177720320283974|title=New Singles|work=Smash Hits|date=August 3, 1994|page=53|access-date=October 8, 2024|author-link=Mark Frith}}
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Doggy Dogg World" pays homage to the 1970s funk era as well as taking place during that time period, with several film and TV stars reprising iconic roles in TV series, comedy acts or Blaxploitation films as guest appearances:
- Foxy Brown – Pam Grier and Antonio Fargas
- Dolemite – Rudy Ray Moore
- Super Fly – Ron O'Neal
- Hammer – Fred Williamson
- What's Happening!! – Fred Berry
The video also takes place at the now defunct Carolina West Nightclub in Los Angeles. The music video was released for the week ending on April 10, 1994.
Cast
- Snoop Doggy Dogg as "Silky Slim"
- The Dramatics as "The Fabulous Dramatics"
- Antonio Fargas as "Huggy Bear"
- Ricky Harris as "Taa Dow"
- Fred Berry as "Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs"
- Fred Williamson as "The Hammer (B.J. Hammer)"
- Kurupt as "Small Change Willy from Philly"
- Dr. Dre as "Fortieth St Black"
- Rudy Ray Moore as "Dolemite"
- Pam Grier as "Foxy Brown"
- Daz Dillinger as "Sugafoot"
- Ron O'Neal as "Supa Fly ('Youngblood' Priest)"
Track listing
- 12-inch single
- "Doggy Dogg World" (Perfecto mix) — 5:40
- "Doggy Dogg World" (LP version) — 5:04
- "Doggy Dogg World" (Dr. Dre radio edit) — 4:26
- "Doggy Dogg World" (Perfecto X-Rated mix) — 5:28
Note: Tracks 1 and 4 were remixed by Oakenfold.
Charts
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q3179389|title=Murder Was the Case}}
- [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Snoop&type=6 Rap Samples FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171129/http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Snoop&type=6 |date=2016-03-03 }}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Category:Songs written by Daz Dillinger
Category:Songs written by Kurupt
Category:Songs written by Snoop Dogg
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