Tha Doggfather

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Tha Doggfather is Snoop Dogg's follow up to his debut Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1996, under the name "Snoop Doggy Dogg" (his alias at that time). The album features Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, Warren G, and more. The album made its debut at number one in the month of November 1996. The album failed to match the success of its predecessor Doggystyle. According to SoundScan, the album has sold over two million copies. It has sold 800,000 copies in the UK alone by the end of 1996.

The album was re-released in July 11, 2006.

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Doggfather" (featuring Charlie Wilson) (Produced by Dat Nigga Daz)
3. "Ride 4 Me"

   Contains a sample from "Ridin' High" by Faze-O

4. "Up Jump Tha Boogie" (featuring Kurupt, Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) (Produced by DJ Pooh)
5. "Freestyle Conversation" (Produced by Priest "Soopafly" Brooks)
6. "When I Grow Up" (Produced by Snoop Dogg)
7. "Snoop Bounce" (featuring Charlie Wilson) (Produced by DJ Pooh)

   Contains an interpolation of "More Bounce To The Ounce" by Zapp

8. "Gold Rush" (featuring Kurupt & LBC Crew) (Produced by Arkim & Flair)
9. "(Tear 'Em Off) Me & My Doggz" (Produced by LT)
10. "You Thought" (featuring Too $hort & Priest "Soopafly" Brooks) (Produced by Priest "Soopafly" Brooks)

    Radio intro plays "Smokin tha Bud" by Jewell

11. "Vapors" (featuring Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) (Produced by DJ Pooh)

    Contains an interpolation from "Vapors" by Biz Markie and "Blind Man Can See It" and "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown

12. "Groupie" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, Warren G & Charlie Wilson) (Produced by Dat Nigga Daz)
13. "2001" (Produced by DJ Pooh)
14. "Sixx Minutes" (Produced by Arkim & Flair)

    Contains an interpolation of "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick

15. "(O.J.) Wake Up" (featuring Tray Deee) (Produced by Snoop Dogg & LT)

    Contains a sample from "It's Like That" by Run-DMC

16. "Snoop's Upside Your Head" (featuring Charlie Wilson) (Produced by DJ Pooh)

    Contains a sample from "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Opps)" by Gap Band. (Sample)

17. "Blueberry" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound & LBC Crew and Prince Ital Joe) (Produced by Sam Sneed)
18. "Traffic Jam" (Produced by Ricky Harris)
19. "Doggyland" (Produced by DJ Pooh)

    Contains an interpolation of "The Love You Save" by The Jackson 5

20. "Downtown Assassins" (featuring Dat Nigga Daz & Tray Deee) (Produced by Dat Nigga Daz)
21. "Outro"

Chart performance

Singles

Title	Chart positions			Video Director
	Eurochart Hot 100	UK Top 75	Australia Top 100
"Tha Doggfather" (featuring Charlie Wilson)	-	#36	-	Joseph Kahn
"Vapors" (featuring Charlie Wilson and Teena Marie)	-	#18	-	Paul Hunter
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (featuring Charlie Wilson)	#47	#12	#44	Darius S. Henderson

Album

	Album Charts					Sales
	Billboard Hot 200	Billboard Year-end album chart 1997	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums cont.	UK Top 75 Album	UK Top Selling Artist Albums 1996	RIAA Certification
Position	#1	#43	#1	#8	#15	#148	Platinum
Date	30.11.1996	1997	1996	1997	23.11.1996	1996	04.02.1997

References

• Chart Data
• Music Video Database