Doggy Bag Explained

Doggy Bag
Type:Studio
Artist:Lil' Bow Wow
Cover:Bow Wow - Doggy Bag album cover.jpg
Released:December 18, 2001
Recorded:2000–01
Genre:Hip hop
Length:36:01
Producer:Jermaine Dupri (also executive), Bryan Michael Cox, The Neptunes
Prev Title:Beware of Dog
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Unleashed
Next Year:2003

Doggy Bag is the second studio album by American rapper Lil' Bow Wow. It was released on December 18, 2001 through So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2000 to 2001. The production on the album was primarily handled by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album also features guest appearances by Jagged Edge, Da Brat and Xscape among others. Doggy Bag was supported by two singles: the first single "Thank You", which samples The Cars' "I'm Not the One", and the second single "Take Ya Home", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Lil' Bow Wow's 2002 film, Like Mike. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 319,000 copies in its first week.[1]

Commercial performance

On January 23, 2002, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies.[2] As of December 2006, the album has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[3]

Track listing

(*) denotes co-producer.

Notes[4]
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits taken from Allmusic site.[7]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)!scope="col"
Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 127
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 65
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 77
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 38
US Billboard 200[12] 63
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harris . Chris . Got Charts? B2K Vs. Lil' Bow Wow, Destiny's Child Vs. J. Lo . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331001224/https://www.mtv.com/news/p03100/got-charts-b2k-vs-lil-bow-wow-destinys-child-vs-j-lo . dead . March 31, 2024 . MTV . 2002-03-22 . 2024-03-30.
  2. Web site: Recording Industry Association of America . RIAA . 2012-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH . 2007-06-26 .
  3. Mitchell. Gail. Growing with the Fans. Billboard. December 16, 2006. 118. 50. June 8, 2012. 40. Prometheus Global Media. 0006-2510.
  4. (2001) Album notes for Doggy Bag by Lil' Bow Wow. So So Def Recordings.
  5. Web site: Bow Wow's Sample-Based Music . WhoSampled . 2012-02-14.
  6. Web site: Candy Girl . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8hTOXJmpo7c . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 2008-07-17 . 2012-02-14.
  7. [Allmusic]
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020726120735/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b2.html. January 8, 2002. July 26, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000815/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_rap.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. January 26, 2023.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
  12. Web site: Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2002. Billboard. December 17, 2018.
  13. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. September 3, 2020.