Doggy Style Records Explained

Founded:	(as Dogghouse Records)
Founder:	Snoop Dogg
Status:	Active
Distributor:	Empire Distribution
Country:	United States
Location:	Diamond Bar, California

Doggy Style Records (formerly known as Dogghouse Records) is an American record label founded by the rapper Snoop Dogg in 1995. It is named after Snoop Dogg's debut album, Doggystyle (1993).

The record label started out as a subsidiary of Death Row Records.

History

On July 6, 1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc. was registered with the California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139.^[1] After Snoop Dogg was acquitted of murder charges on February 20, 1996, he, his wife, their son and their kennel of 20 pit bulls moved into a 5000square feet home in the hills of Claremont, California and by August 1996, Doggy Style Records, a subsidiary of Death Row Records, signed The Gap Band's Charlie Wilson as one of the record label's first artists.^[2]

Roster

Current artists

Act	Years on the label	Releases under the label
Snoop Dogg	Owner 1995–present	16
Tha Eastsidaz	1999-2005 2014–present	3

Former artists

Act	Years on the label	Releases under the label
LBC Crew	1995–1997	–
Swoop G^[3]	1995	–
Charlie Wilson	1996	–
Doggy's Angels	2000–2002	1
Bad Azz	2000–2002	1
213	2002–2011	1
Tha Dogg Pound	2005–2007	1
Dubb Union	2006–2008	1

Discography

Studio albums

See main article: Doggy Style Records discography.

Artist	Album	Details
Tha Eastsidaz		Released: February 1, 2000 Chart positions: #8 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Snoop Dogg	Tha Last Meal	Released: December 19, 2000 Chart positions: #4 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Doggy's Angels	Pleezbaleevit!	Released: November 21, 2000 Chart positions: – RIAA certification: –
Tha Eastsidaz		Released: July 31, 2001 Chart positions: #4 U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Bad Azz	Personal Business	Released: July 17, 2001 Chart positions: #59 U.S. RIAA certification: –
Snoop Dogg	Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	Released: November 26, 2002 Chart positions: #12 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
213	The Hard Way	Released: August 17, 2004 Chart positions: #4 U.S.
Snoop Dogg		Released: November 16, 2004 Chart positions: #6 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Tha Dogg Pound	Cali Iz Active	Released: June 27, 2006 Chart positions: #28 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	Released: November 21, 2006 Chart positions: #5 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Snoop Dogg	Ego Trippin'	Released: March 11, 2008 Chart positions: #3 U.S. RIAA certifications: –
Snoop Dogg	Malice n Wonderland	Released: December 8, 2009 Chart positions: #23 U.S. RIAA certification: –
Snoop Dogg	Doggumentary	Released: March 29, 2011 Chart positions: #8 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	Bush	Released: May 12, 2015 Chart positions: #14 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	Coolaid	Released: July 1, 2016 Chart positions: #40 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	Neva Left	Released: May 19, 2017 Chart positions: #54 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	I Wanna Thank Me	Released: August 16, 2019 Chart positions: #76 U.S.
Snoop Dogg	From tha Streets 2 tha Suites	Released: April 20, 2021 Chart positions:
Snoop Dogg	Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm	Released: November 19, 2021 Chart positions: #166 U.S.

Compilation albums

Artist	Album	Details
Various Artists	Bones	Released: October 9, 2001 Chart positions: #39 U.S. RIAA certification: –
Various Artists	The Wash	Released: November 6, 2001 Chart positions: #19 U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Various Artists	Snoop Dogg Presents... Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1	Released: August 13, 2002 Chart positions: #19 U.S. RIAA certification: –
Various Artists		Released: December 13, 2005 Chart positions: #184 U.S.

Notes and References

1. Web site: California Secretary of State Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs. November 7, 2010.
2. News: Trying to Get His Bite Back. Snoop Doggy Dogg has a new lease on life after his acquittal on murder charges. Still, some things will never change. . Cheo Hodari . Coker . . Calendar . August 12, 1996 . 1 . November 7, 2010.
3. Web site: Swoop G Full-Length Interview - Snoop Dogg Beef, Suge Knight Scuffle, Death Row Records and More!. bomb1st. October 7, 2022. April 8, 2024.