Dogg Food

Dogg Food
Studio album by Tha Dogg Pound
Released	October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)
Recorded	December 1994 – April 1995
Studio	Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles) Dre's Crib (Los Angeles)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	71:19
Label	Death Row Interscope Priority[1]
Producer	Dat Nigga Daz DJ Pooh Kurupt
Tha Dogg Pound chronology
Dogg Food (1995) Dillinger & Young Gotti (2001)
Singles from Dogg Food
"New York, New York" Released: September 17, 1995 "Let's Play House" Released: November 15, 1995

Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound, released on October 31, 1995, by Death Row Records, Interscope Records and Priority Records.^[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Michel'le, The Lady of Rage, Tray Deee, and Mr. Malik. Two singles were released from the album: "Let's Play House" (featuring Michel'le and Nate Dogg) and "New York, New York" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg).

It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on November 18, 1995.^[4] The album sold 278,000 copies in its first week.^[5] It is one of the last high-selling and critically acclaimed releases from the label, preceding only Tha Doggfather and Tupac's releases as an anticipated album, and is the last to be "officially" produced under the G-funk era of hip-hop, with Death Row Records' future releases diverging from the style. Though Dr. Dre was Death Row's top producer, the album was mostly produced by Daz Dillinger, while Dre mixed the album. Dogg Food led the way for Daz to become the top in-house producer for Death Row until his departure in the late 1990s.

The video for the first single, "New York, New York", caused some controversy when Snoop appeared in it kicking down buildings throughout New York. The trailer of Tha Dogg Pound was shot at during the process of making the "New York, New York" video although no one was injured. The song is one of three tracks on the album not produced by Daz, as DJ Pooh provided the beat.^[6]