Tha Doggfather

album by Snoop Dogg

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Tha Doggfather is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg, released in 1996. The album followed a period of legal troubles for Snoop Dogg, including a murder charge from which he was acquitted. This delay, coupled with a general decline in the gangsta rap movement, meant that Tha Doggfather did not achieve the same level of commercial success as his debut album, Doggystyle.1

Despite this, the album is a significant part of Snoop Dogg's discography, released during his time with Death Row Records, a label co-founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight that was central to the 1990s hip-hop scene in Los Angeles.21

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Legal problems and public persona
…release of his next album, Tha Doggfather (1996). By that time the gangsta rap movement had begun to ebb. For a few years Snoop’s records failed to generate excitement comparable to that of his debut, but his carefully cultivated—and at times cartoonish—public persona made him a pop culture icon. His…
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…release of his next album, Tha Doggfather (1996). By that time the gangsta rap movement had begun to ebb. For a few years Snoop’s records failed to generate excitement comparable to that of his debut, but his carefully cultivated—and at times cartoonish—public persona made him a pop culture icon. His…
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