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"New York, New York" is a song from the American West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound. The song is the lead single from their debut album, Dogg Food.

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"New York, New York"
Single by Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album Dogg Food
Released	September 17, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap G-funk
Length	4:50
Label	Death Row Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Ricardo Brown Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)	DJ Pooh
Tha Dogg Pound singles chronology
"What Would You Do?" (1995) "New York, New York" (1995) "Let's Play House" (1995)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"What Would You Do?" (1995) "New York, New York" (1995) "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996)

Background

In the video Tha Dogg Pound members are rapping around the Skyscrapers in New York. The video, set in New York City, New York, was also heightened when the set was fired upon. After the shooting, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound filmed scenes kicking down a building in New York. DJ Pooh produced the song and it never charted. In response to this song East Coast duos Capone-N-Noreaga and Mobb Deep collaborated with Tragedy Khadafi to release a response song named "L.A., L.A." dissing Dogg Pound members. This song also uses a sample of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's song with the same title. It is also considered being a jab at The Notorious B.I.G. because of the use of a similar beat to Notorious B.I.G's St. Ides TV ad.[1] However, Kurupt stated that DJ Pooh gave the Notorious B.I.G. the instrumental originally for the St. Ides commercial.[2]

Music video

The music video was filmed on December 16, 1995 in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[3] It was released for the week ending on February 4, 1996.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[4]	51

References

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