Doggfather

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"Doggfather"
Charlie Wilson
from the album Tha Doggfather
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Recorded1996
StudioCan-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)Dat Nigga Daz
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Wanted Dead or Alive"
(1997)
"Doggfather"
(1997)
"We Just Wanna Party with You"
(1997)
Music video
"Doggfather" on
YouTube

"Doggfather" is a

Charlie Wilson. It was released on August 26, 1997 as the third and final single from Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather (1996). Daz Dillinger produced "Doggfather", and wrote it with Snoop Doggy Dogg and Charlie Wilson. The hip hop song samples "Humpin'" from Wilson's group The Gap Band
. "Doggfather" didn't chart in the US, but peaked at number 20 in both New Zealand and the UK.

The song's music video is shot in black-and white and features Snoop in a 1940s gangster club setting. The song was mixed by DJ Pooh and the keyboards were done by Priest "Soopafly" Brooks.

Background

"Doggfather" features

Charlie Wilson and it is produced by Snoop Doggy Dogg's Death Row label-mate Daz Dillinger and mixed by DJ Pooh. The song samples Humpin', a 1980 song by featured performer Charlie Wilson's longtime group, The Gap Band.[2]
Throughout the song, there are subtle references to Snoop's murder trial which took place prior to the album's release. At the end of the second verse, Snoop raps "Man, you know I ain't tryin' to floss; but ermm murder (murder) murder was the case that they lost".

There is a remix of the song produced by Timbaland that was found on the original single and most currently on The Death Row Singles Collection.

Music video

In the music video it shows Snoop and actor

black and white to give it a "classic gangster feeling". The music video features a cameo by Kurupt
. It was released in April 1997.

Live performances

Snoop performed the song live at the House of Blues on July 4, 1996 as a sneak peek before the album and song were officially released.

Track listing

Track Title Guest(s) Producer
1 Doggfather Charlie Wilson Daz Dillinger
2 Doggfather (remix) Timbaland
3 Midnite Love Daz Dillinger & Toni Tony Tone Daz Dillinger
4 Snoop Bounce (rock & roll remix) Tom Morello (guitars), Tim Commerford (bass), Brad Wilk (drums) (Rage Against the Machine)

Charts

Charts (1997) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 20
Scotland (OCC)[4] 53
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[5]
8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 20

References