Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson; February 29, 1968) is an American

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and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the

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Biography

Early years

In 1993 he was signed to

Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ('' ...

, releasing only one single, "

U Better Recognize "U Better Recognize" is Sam Sneed's first and only single while he was on Death Row Records. The B-side was "Come When I Call" by Danny Boy. Single information "U Better Recognize" featuring Dr. Dre was released by Sam Sneed in 1994. He beca ...

" featuring

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, in 1994. The single appeared on the '' Murder Was the Case'' soundtrack, and peaked at #16 on the ''

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'' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #18 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.. He became well known for a catchphrase, "My name is Sam Sneed, you better recognize!" which originally appeared on the Snoop Dogg debut album, Doggystyle. He also appeared in the Death Row movie, '' Murder Was the Case''. Sam Sneed also co-produced the hit songs " Keep Their Heads Ringin'" and " Natural Born Killaz" with Dr. Dre. "Natural Born Killaz" was originally supposed to be a Sam Sneed and J-Flexx song called "The Heist". The original alternate version of "Natural Born Killaz" with Sam Sneed rapping a verse was released on the Ultimate Death Row Collection on November 24, 2009. He recorded an album on Death Row Records with his group ''Street Scholars'' in 1996 which included J-Flexx, Sharief (now known as Killer Ben) & Drauma (now known as Stocks McGuire) which remains unreleased. Sneed was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1999, which put a temporary halt to his career; but has since recovered and is once again an active hip hop producer. He has since produced songs for the likes of

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, Scarface,

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and many others, Sam went to work with Dr. Dre in 2007 again, but nothing manifested. He has since started a new company with his business partner Craig "Stretch" Mason, Nustarz Entertainment. The label features new artists managed by Sam such as The Boy Goldy, Money Ink and British rapper, producer and songwriter

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.Destinations Magazine
December 2011 In 2010 Death Row/WIDEawake Entertainment announced the release date (January 25, 2011) for Sam Sneed's album ''Street Scholars'', which contained four unreleased songs from Sneed's time at Death Row, along with 10 newly recorded tracks.

Discography

* ''Street Scholars'' (2011)

References

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