Doggystyle Records

The Boss will see you now.

Founder(s):	Parent Label:	Year(s):
Calvin Broadus	Universal Music Group	[1995 -]

Doggystyle Records (originally Dogghouse Records) is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg at the end of his self-described “servitude” at Master P’s No Limit Records. The idea of an independent record label came up when Snoop left Death Row earlier than finishing his second album Tha Doggfather. Although completing it by himself and producing the tracks alone, the vision of his own label remained unrealised. Much advertising was done by Snoop in interviews, as well as wearing “Dogghouse-branded” leather jackets and jewellery made in the shape of the Doggystyle Records logo. Finally it was independently founded in late 1999/early 2000. It started as a place to house many artists that had ties with Snoop in the past but were not currently signed to a label, as well as some newcomers. However, Snoop only used the label for his own releases, and as a result many artists left. For a time, though, several former Death Row artists who collaborated with Snoop in the early ‘90s were signed to the label. Its main purpose is still to endorse all copyrights for the recorded song from then on.

Originally it was distributed through Universal Music Group, the main shareholder of Vivendi Universal SA that embraced MCA record label the one to release Doggystyle Records as its sub-agency with Snoop being the executive in August 2001. After this in October 2005 Snoop has formed a partnership with Koch Records in preparation for the release of Snoop Dogg Presents Welcome to tha Chuuch – Da Album, as well as other albums.

Current Roster:

Snoop Dogg			Tha Dogg Pound			213
Daz Dillinger			Kurupt			Nate Dogg
The Snoopadelics			Soopafly			Terrance Martin
Delano			Lil’ ½ Dead			LaToiya Williams
JT the Bigga Figga			Tru Life			Westurn Union
Nine Inch Dix			The Warzone			D.E.R.
J. Black			Shon Don			Azuré
Tiffany Foxx

Former Artists:

LBC Crew			Tha Eastsidaz			Doggy’s Angels
Butch Cassidy			Kokane			The Relativez
Mira Mira			Mykestro			E-White
CPO			Vinnie Bernard

Label Discography:

1995	LBC Crew	Beware of My Crew [EP]
2000	Snoop Dogg	Tha Last Meal
2001	Tha Eastsidaz	Tha Eastsidaz
2001	Doggy’s Angels	Pleezbaleevit!
2001	Tha Eastsidaz	Duces ‘N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way
2001	Bad Azz	Personal Business
2001	(Various Artists)	Bones soundtrack
2001	(Various Artists)	The Wash soundtrack
2002	(…Presents:)	Doggy Style Allstars
2002	Snoop Dogg	Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
2002	The Relativez	The Takeover
2003	IV Life Records	Mixtape [Vol. 1]
2003	Kokane	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Kane
2004	Snoop Dogg	R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece
2004	213	The Hard Way
2004	Official Mixtape	Welcome to tha Chuuch [Vol. 1-9]
2005	Tha Dogg Pound	Cali Iz Active
2005	Snoop Dogg	Welcome to tha Chuuch (mixtape)
2005	Tha Eastsidaz	Deuces, Tray’s and Fo’s
2006	West Coast G’s	Tha Dogg Pound mixtape
2006	Tha Dogg Pound	Cali Iz Active
2006	Snoop Dogg	The Blue Carpet Treatment
2006	Snoop Dogg	Tha Blue Carpet (mixtape)
2007	(…Presents:)	Unreleased Heatrocks
2007	(…Presents:)	The Big Squeeze