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Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$
''Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss'' (stylized as ''Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$'') is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 26, 2002, by his Doggystyle label, alongside Priority and Capitol Records. Following his departure from the No Limit Records, he later signed a recording contract to Capitol through Priority Records. The album was supported by two singles, both featuring Pharrell: "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and " Beautiful", the latter also featuring Charlie Wilson. The album debuted at number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week, and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). To date, it has sold over 1,500,000 copies worldwide. Music This album marked the beginning of Snoop's long-lasting association with Pharrell and The Neptunes. The album's lead single "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace", produced by The Neptunes and featuring an uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. Known for his signature Drawl, drawled lyrics—which often use melodic rhyming, Repetition (rhetorical device), repetition, word play, Laconic phrase, laconic phrases, syncopation and alliteration—his music often addresses the lifestyle and culture of the West Coast of the United States, West Coast and social issues such as gun violence and stability for the youth. His initial fame dates back to 1992 following his guest appearance on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover (song), Deep Cover", and later on Dre's debut album, ''The Chronic'' that same year. Snoop Dogg has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States, and 35 million albums worldwide. List of awards and nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Leimberg
Josef Leimberg (born November 29, 1972) is a producer, lyricist, and trumpet player from Los Angeles. He contributed to Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Award-winning album, '' To Pimp a Butterfly'' and Snoop Dogg's album '' R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece'', and is currently signed with World Galaxy, the jazz imprint of Alpha Pup Records. Career Leimberg initially got his start in 1993 as a member of the group Mad Kap. They released one album on Loud Records, ''Look Ma Duke, No Hands'', which featured the single "Proof Is In the Puddin'". For several years, he collaborated heavily with Myka 9 and Freestyle Fellowship, producing the bulk of their albums ''American Nightmare'', ''Work in Progress'', and ''Temptations''. He played trumpet on The Shape Shifters / Project Blowed posse cut elegy for DJ Rob One, "Rob One, Rock On." After being introduced to Snoop Dogg by producer Quazedelic, Leimberg produced numerous tracks on the rapper’s platinum albums '' R&G (Rhythm & G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wilson (singer)
Charles Kent Wilson (born January 29, 1953), also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer who served as lead vocalist for the Gap Band from its 1967 formation until its 2010 disbandment. As a solo act, Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards (including two wins), received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005. In 2009 and 2020, he was named ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Artist, and his song "There Goes My Baby (Charlie Wilson song), There Goes My Baby" was named the No. 1 Urban Adult Song for 2009 in ''Billboard''. On June 30, 2013, BET honored Wilson with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Wilson is the national spokesman of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, where there is a Creativity Award in his name. The organization donates hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to cancer research across the United States. Early life Charles Kent Wils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he formed with Chad Hugo in 1992. 15 of The Neptunes production discography, their productions have peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart. The two also formed the Rock music, rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley in 1999, for which Williams served as lead vocalist. He has been regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern popular music. He also contributed on all the ''Despicable Me (franchise), Despicable Me'' films as a musical contributor. Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams' 2003 debut single, "Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, Mac, C-Murder, Magic, Romeo Miller, Fiend, Kane & Abel, and Soulja Slim. Anthony Boswell, head of Bout It Bout It Management, served as the vice president of operations as well as head of management for the label. In the late nineties, No Limit Records enjoyed mainstream success with releases such as Master P's '' Ghetto D'', T.R.U.'s '' Tru 2 da Game'', and Snoop Dogg's '' Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told''. No Limit was known for quickly producing lengthy albums consisting of up to twenty tracks, numerous cameo appearances by the label's other artists, cheap packaging of its CDs in cardboard cases, and garish Pen & Pixel-designed album covers. History 1991–1995: Beginnings Percy "Master P" Miller began his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful (Snoop Dogg Song)
"Beautiful" is a hip hop song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring vocals from Pharrell Williams and Uncle Charlie Wilson. It was released on January 27, 2003, as the second single from Snoop Dogg's sixth studio album, ''Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss''. The song was written by Snoop Dogg alongside producers the Neptunes (Williams and Chad Hugo). "Beautiful" reached number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was also successful in other countries such as Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number four in both countries. The music video was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2024, the song appeared on Williams' soundtrack album '' Piece by Piece (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''. Music video The song "Beautiful"'s music video was directed by Chris Robinson of Partizan Entertainment, was produced by Karen Gainer and the production manager was Renata Chuquer. It reached the 6th spot on the LAUNCH Music Videos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Tha Chuuuch To Da Palace
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams from the former's sixth studio album '' Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$'' (2002). Produced by The Neptunes (Williams and Chad Hugo), it contains re-sung elements from " Contagious" performed by The Isley Brothers. The song lyrics reference their lead singer Ron Isley. The music video was directed by Diane Martel and includes cameo appearances by Tony Cox, Tommy Davidson, Lauren London and rappers Soopafly, Goldie Loc, Uncle Junebug, Daz Dillinger and Warren G. The video includes Pharrell wearing make up to look like Bill Gates. The song was featured in the films '' Malibu's Most Wanted'' (which features a cameo appearance by Snoop Dogg himself) & '' 50 First Dates'' and video game ''MTV Music Generator 3''. Music video Two music videos were produced for the song, with the second one being the most common. * In the first video, Snoop Dogg is seen performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Way (213 Album)
''The Hard Way'' is the only studio album from American Hip hop music, hip hop trio 213 (group), 213, which consisted of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg. It was released on August 17, 2004, on Doggystyle Records, G-Funk Entertainment, Dogg Foundation, and TVT Records. Reception ''The Hard Way'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic especially praised Warren G for "rapping tougher and more gangsta than usual." For ''HipHopDX'', K.B. Tindal described the album as containing "[c]risp beats, sharp hooks, and straight lyrics." Rating the album three out of four stars, Rob Sheffield of ''Rolling Stone'' called 213 an "excellent G-funk-era-revival supergroup." Grading the album with a C-plus, Michael Endelman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' compared the group to the 2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season, 2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers, because the album "boasts marquee talent but doesn’t quite deliver the championship trophy." Matt Barone o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snoop Doggy Dogg At His Best
Snoop is a noun referring to a busybody who pries into the business of others; it is also a verb referring to the act of snooping. Snoop may also refer to: People with the name * Snoop Conner (born 2000), American NFL player * Snoop Dogg (born 1971), American rapper, actor, and music producer * Snoop Minnis (born 1977), American former NFL player * Tyler Huntley (born 1996), American NFL player; nicknamed "Snoop" * Felicia Pearson (born 1980), American actress, rapper, author, and convicted murderer; nicknamed "Snoop", the actress who plays the eponymous character on ''The Wire'' Arts, entertainment, and media * Snoop (''The Wire''), a character in the television series ''The Wire'' Computing and technology * Snoop (software), a utility to capture and inspect network packets, included with the Solaris operating system * Bus snooping in a microprocessor's cache coherency mechanism Other uses *Eastern Ultralights Snoop, a family of ultralight aircraft See also *Snooping (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
