Doggy's Angels was an American
rap trio formed by
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 t ...
on the
Doggy Style subsidiary of
TVT. Members are Big Chan (Chan Gaines), Coniyac (Kim Proby-Davis) and Kola Loc (Kola Marion).
The group released one album and single in 2000. The album, ''
Pleezbaleevit!
''Pleezbaleevit!'' is the only studio album by American hip hop trio Doggy's Angels. It was released in 2000 through Doggy Style/ TVT Records. Recording sessions took place at Dogghouse Recording Studios. Production was handled by DJ Battleca ...
'' peaked at number 7 on
''Billboard'''s Top Independent Albums chart, number 8 on the Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
chart.
The single "
Baby If You're Ready" ascended to number 1 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
chart.
Legal issues
The release of their debut album led to a lawsuit by
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...
, who claimed infringement against the
Charlie's Angels franchise.
The band was renamed "Tha Angels", but in spite of the success of their initial release produced no other albums before disbanding in 2002.
In 2005, Chan Gaines sued the label for $100 million in royalties for her performances in the band; the suit was settled on March 24, 2006.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
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TVT Records artists
Hip-hop groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Gangsta rap groups
G-funk groups
American hip-hop trios
Women hip-hop groups