Big Simon Presents Snoop Doggy Dogg Wanted Dead or Alive

Snoop Dogg came to attention of the music industry in 1992, through his vocal contributions on Dre's The Chronic. That album is considered to have transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap by its development of what later became known as the "G-funk" sound. The Chronic expanded gangsta rap with profanity, violent lyrics, basic beats, anti-authoritarian lyrics and multi-layered samples taken from 1970's P-Funk records. Snoop Dogg contributed vocals to Dre's solo single, Deep Cover, which lead to a high degree of anticipation amongst hip hop for the release of his own solo album. Snoop was also featured on the single Nuthin' but a "G" Thang, which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him mainstream recognition.

Doggystyle and The Chronic are associated with each other mainly because each prominently featured Snoop Dogg and because both contain G-funk style production from Dr. Dre. The two releases are linked by the high number of vocal contributions from Death Row Records artists, including Tha Dogg Pound, RBX, The Lady of Rage, while both contain a high density misogynistic lyrics and profanity in their lyrics. In addition, the two albums are each viewed by critics as early "G-funk classics", and have been described as joined at the hip.

Gangsta rap has been criticized for its extreme lyrics, which are often accused of glamorizing gang violence and black-on-black crime. The Gangsta rappers responded that they were simply describing the realities of life in places such as Compton, California, and Long Beach, California. Describing Doggystyle in 1993, Snoop Dogg likewise points to the album's realism, and the extent to which it is based on his personal experience. He said, "I can't rap about something I don't know. You'll never hear me rapping about no bachelor's degree. It's only what I know and that's that street life. It's all everyday life, reality." Explaining his intentions, Snoop Dogg claims he feels he is a role model to many young black men, and that his songs are designed to relate to their concerns. "For little kids growing up in the ghettos," he said, "it's easy to get into the wrong types of things, especially gangbanging and selling drugs. I've seen what that was like, and I don't glorify it, but I don't preach. I bring it to them rather than have them go find out about it for themselves." Big Simon presents to you some more G-Funk classics, ENJOY!

01. Intro
02. Wanted Dead Or Alive feat 2pac
03. Let Me Hit Something
04. Hit Rocks
05. Don't Do The Crime
06. Let Them Understand Perfection feat Foesum
07. Dogg Collar
08. G'z Up Hoez Down feat Robert 'Hug' Huggins
09. No More Games feat Nate Dogg & Prince Ital Joe
10. Eastside feat Tray Dee & Daz
11. Chronic Break
12. Too High feat Daz & Tha Twinz
13. Freaky Tales
14. Gangsta Shit feat Kurupt
15. Poor Young Dave
16. We Just Wanna Party Wit' U feat Jermaine Dupri

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