Stories differ, but Snoop and Kurupt maintain Biggie had something to do with it and that the kicking over of New York’s buildings in the clip were retaliation for that. If the postponement of the album release due to lawsuits and concerns regarding the lyrical content of Dogg Food wasn’t enough, the shooting (no injuries sustained) that occurred while filming ‘New York, New York’ just added fuel to the fire. Peep the video above for a dope trip down memory lane. ‘ New York, New York‘ was one of two lead singles from the album. Dogg Food would achieve 2 x platinum status selling 2.5mil copies.Įnough about the album itself though, it’s time to really deep dive and dust off this West Coast classic and reminisce about one of the more iconic hip hop albums of the past 25 years. It was a 17 track epic, clocking in at over 70 minutes (largely unheard of in these times) and features Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Tray Dee, Lady of Rage etc. This was the first step out of Dre’s shadow for Daz who has also been linked to (uncredited) work on The Chronic.
The album was largely produced by Daz himself, with some assistance from key West Coast peeps like Soopafly, DJ Pooh, DJ Quik while the uber-famous Dr Dre mixed the entire project. But, wait they would have to as the album suffered a few missteps along the way to finally being released on October 31, 1995. The early – mid 90’s was a monumental time in hip hop from both coasts, but riding the wave on the back of some BIG releases – Dogg Food was eagerly awaited by the hip hop faithful.
Twenty five years have flown by as we take a look back at one of the most epic and iconic albums from the West Coast during the golden era of hip hop.ĭogg Food was the debut album from Tha Dogg Pound – Daz Dillinger and Kurupt and it came at a time where Death Row Records were at the top of the game.