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Rap
Release Date: 05/22/2001
Before the release of
tha Dogg Pound's debut album,
Dogg Food, various conservative organizations attacked the record for being exceedingly violent and vulgar, pressuring
Warner Bros. not to release the album. Not only did the company agree, it also sold off all of its interests in
Interscope Records. Of course, that didn't stop the album from being released --
Interscope signed a distribution deal with
Priority Records. It's ironic that
Dogg Food caused so much controversy, because, musically, the album is a very conservative piece of
gangsta rap. Essentially,
Dogg Food is the third rewrite of
Dr. Dre's
The Chronic, following
Snoop Doggy Dogg's
Doggystyle and the
Murder Was the Case soundtrack. Even though
Dr. Dre is only listed as an executive producer, his influence is all over the album, as
Dat Nigga Daz faithfully reproduces all of the elements of
Dre's trademark
G-funk style -- slow, loping beats, deep, elastic rhythms, the occasional wail from a female singer, and layers of cheap, whiny synthesizers.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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