Dogg Food [Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Tha Dogg Pound | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Death Row Koch
• ASIN: B00005AQG4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few I will still listen to..., July 30, 2006

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bushwik (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dogg Food (Audio CD)

Years ago I had been a huge fan of rap. We called it rap music. Gangsta Rap, G Funk, Bay Area, Dirty South, all that stuff...Kids these days don't have a clue. My musical tastes have progressed over the years and I am very intimate with electronic music now, but this is one album I can pull out of my archive and still listen to anyday. The beats here are by far some of the best around that era (the mid 90's). This album brings back so many memories its amazing. Its a shame what pop culture has done to 'hip-hop'. You won't find anything like this being made anymore.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the greatest products of the G-Funk era, July 13, 2006

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ctrx ('bout to show you how the EAST COAST rocks...) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dogg Food (Audio CD)

I believe Tha Dogg Pound's 1995 album "Dogg Food" is among West Coast G-Funk's greatest albums. The duo of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger perfected it on this album. The production features some of the best g-funk has to offer, with its whiny synths, deep and slow rolling bass, female vocal hooks, and layers of smooth instrumentals. Daz and Kurupt make for good lyricists as well. They explore such topics as drugs, the East Coast/West Coast beef, women, and the laidback lifestyle of Long Beach, California. They are often aided by Long Beach contemporaries such as Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Mr. Malik of Illegal, Nancy Fletcher, Tray Deee, and others. Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and Snoop Doggy Dogg's "Doggystyle" get all the glory, but "Dogg Food" is another of g-funk's gems.

The first full song is the clique's anthem "Dogg Pound Gangstaz", which has a great deep beat and lyrics representing their group. "Respect" has awesome production, and the lyrics drop law philosophy. "New York, New York" contributed to the West Coast/East Coast beef, and it's a great song nonetheless, with a New York style beat and lyrics about their perception of the city. "Smooth" is my favorite song on the disc, with amazing production, verses from Daz, Kurupt, and Snoop, and an excellent chorus. "Cyco-Lik-No (B*tch Azz N**gas)" is a hard track slamming softies, and "Ridin', Slipin', and Slidin'" is an awesome laidback cut. "Let's Play House" is truly legendary, with a great R&B styling from Nate Dogg and Nancy Fletcher, and the funny lyrics to go over the great production. "I Don't Like to Dream About Getting Paid" is one of my favorites, with a hook by Nate Dogg, it's a very upbeat and happy sounding tune dealing with the struggles of jobs and the temptations of the drug trade. "Do What I Feel" and "Some Bomb Azz" are both laidback, West Coast cuts that I love hearing. "Reality" and "One By One" feature good guest appearances and production. "Sooo Much Style" ends the album on an excellent note.

"Dogg Food" is among the best albums g-funk has to offer, a complete masterpiece that perfected it. I recommend it to anyone who loves hip hop, because it is just a fun, laidback album that's great to listen to at any time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saying This Is A Classic Is An Understatement!, May 6, 2006

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John Doe $$ "JJ" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dogg Food (Audio CD)

This is by far the best Dogg Pound Album. This is one of the best group albums ever. Not only for G Funk fans, but for anyone who is a fan of hip hop period. I actually wonder why music like this isn't being made anymore. I mean, sure, Dogg Pound is still doing it 'til this date, but everyone is kink of putting them on the side, like they don't have it anymore. They still have it, they had it when this came out, and they've never fell off. Tha Dogg Pound, they were the some of the many kings of the west coast when this came out. And when thier album drops this summer, I don't think they'll be not the least bit short of that...