Snoop Dogg: A Brief Analysis

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The Groups’s second official album “Straight Outta Compton” (1988) sold even more than 2 million copies and it was marked the arrival of a new genre. He was breaking out his own and brand new record label. Andre hit the top of the hip-hop charts with The Chronic on Death Row Records in the year 1992.
The BIGGEST single from his album was featuring Snoop Dogg and it was called “Nutin but a’G’ Thang.” With Andre’s latest release Andre helped introduce G-Funk, which incorporated musical samples and melodies from funk with Gangsta rap. Andre always admired the work of such acts as Parliament and Funkadelic.
In 2001 Andre released his second official solo album. He sold millions of copies plus the recording proved to be a hit on both hip-hop and

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