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Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (stylized as Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 26, 2002, by his Doggystyle label, alongside Priority and Capitol Records. Following his departure from the No Limit Records, he later signed a recording contract to Capitol through Priority Records. The album was supported by two singles, both featuring Pharrell: "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and "Beautiful", the latter also featuring Charlie Wilson.

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
Recorded200102
StudioDoggystyle Records Studio, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles, California
GenreHip hop
Length78:58
Label
  • Doggystyle
  • Priority
  • Capitol
Producer
Snoop Dogg chronology
Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best
(2001)
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
(2002)
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
(2004)
Singles from Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
  1. "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"
    Released: October 15, 2002
  2. "Beautiful"
    Released: January 21, 2003

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week. To date, the album became a certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.


Music


This album marked the beginning of Snoop's long-lasting association with Pharrell and The Neptunes.[1] The album's lead single "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace", produced by The Neptunes and featuring an uncredited guest appearance from Pharrell, was released on October 15, 2002. The song's music video was directed by Diane Martel, under the alias Bucky Chrome.

The album's second single, "Beautiful" featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson, also produced by The Neptunes, was released on January 28, 2003. The music video for "Beautiful", which featured Pharrell but omitted Charlie Wilson, was directed by Chris Robinson in Brazil, which helped the single to become a hit on the Billboard's charts. In a retrospective critique on the song, Pharrell would later admit he didn't think the song would be a hit. "[Snoop] really loved ‘Beautiful.’ I didn’t get ‘Beautiful,’ mainly because I was singing on there flat as fuck and I just didn’t hear it. I thought it was a fun record. And then we put Charlie Wilson on it and I was like man Charlie sounding amazing on this, and this feels good to me, but no one is ever going to go for this."[2]


Release


It was announced to be re-packaged for the album, with six of these pre-released versions of different album covers, but only several tracks were not to be included on each. Snoop's also contains two-disc's DVD, called Boss Playa: A Day in the Life of Bigg Snoop Dogg; including the first disc featuring three music videos for "Boss Playa", "Pimp Slapp'd" (where both of them, were directed by Pook Brown), and "That's the Shit"; the second disc is a DVD, named "Doggystyle Porn", which features the song, titled "You Like Doin It Too". However, these tracks were later featured in an unreleased project version of the album.


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(76/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10)[8]
Robert Christgau[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Stylus MagazineA−[11]
USA Today[citation needed]
Vibe[12]

Commercial performance


Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week.[15][16] In November 2004, the album sales, where it has sold 1,210,000 copies in the United States.[17]


Controversy


On March 24, 2003, a lawsuit was filed against Snoop Dogg by a man who claimed that his life was endangered after the rapper had included a 50-second phone message featuring the plaintiff's voice on the album's last track, "Pimp Slapp'd", a diss track directed at then-Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight. The man, identified only as John Doe for security reasons, had left the voice message for Snoop Dogg in October 2002, unaware of the intention of its inclusion on the album. John Doe, who was identified on the answering machine as "Jim Bob", insisted the album be recalled and cancelled for distribution in its current form, and stated in court papers that he had been threatened verbally several times and feared for his and his mother's life due to Knight's close proximity, as both he and Knight resided in Compton, California at the time.

On February 3, 2004, the lawsuit was dismissed for common law appropriation of voice and intentional infliction of emotional distress, under the ruling that privacy cannot be maintained while leaving a message on another's recording device.[18][19][20]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don Doggy"  0:42
2."Da Bo$$ Would Like to See You"
E-Swift1:59
3."Stoplight"
Jelly Roll4:26
4."From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (featuring Pharrell)The Neptunes4:40
5."I Believe in You" (featuring LaToiya Williams)
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Latoya "LaToiya" Williams
  • Tony Cottrell
Hi-Tek4:34
6."Lollipop" (featuring Jay-Z, Nate Dogg, and Soopafly)Just Blaze3:48
7."Ballin'" (featuring The Dramatics and Lil' ½ Dead)
Battlecat5:19
8."Beautiful" (featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson)
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Williams
  • Charlie Wilson
  • Hugo
The Neptunes4:58
9."Paper'd Up" (featuring Kokane and Traci Nelson)
Fredwreck3:49
10."Wasn't Your Fault"
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Lenton Hutton
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
L.T. Hutton4:30
11."Bo$$ Playa"
Fredwreck5:53
12."Hourglass" (featuring Kokane and Goldie Loc)
Jelly Roll4:20
13."The One and Only"
DJ Premier3:49
14."I Miss That Bitch" (featuring E-White)
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Eric White
  • Cottrell
  • Jerry Butler
  • Marvin Yancy
Hi-Tek3:12
15."From Long Beach 2 Brick City" (featuring Redman, Nate Dogg, and Warren G)
Fredwreck3:43
16."Suited n Booted"
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Keith Clizark
  • Cecil Womack, Jr.
  • Mallia Franklin
  • Clizark
  • Meech Wells (co.)
3:16
17."You Got What I Want" (featuring Goldie Loc, Ludacris, and Charlie Wilson)
Jelly Roll3:36
18."Batman & Robin" (featuring The Lady of Rage and RBX)
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Robin Allen
  • Eric Collins
  • Martin
  • Neal Hefti
DJ Premier5:02
19."A Message 2 Fat Cuzz"  1:40
20."Pimp Slapp'd"
  • Broadus, Jr.
  • Josef Leimberg
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Worrell, Jr.
  • Collins
  • Clinton, Jr.
  • David Blake
  • Norman Durham
Leimberg5:42
Total length:78:58
France edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."Mission Cleopatra" (featuring Jamel Debbouze)Daz Dillinger3:51

Sample credits


Personnel


Credits adapted from Allmusic.[21]

Engineer- Reddbrothers (Dwayne & Daniel)


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[39] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[41] Platinum 1,210,000[42]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Julian Kimble (November 20, 2014). "10 Years Later: How Pharrell Revived Snoop Dogg's Career With 'R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece'". Vibe. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. Revolt (December 23, 2020). "Pharrell Admits He Didn't Get Snoop Dogg's "Beautiful" & Thought His Singing Was "Flat As F-ck"". Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. "Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. Bush, John. "Snoop Dogg: Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$ > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. Blender review [dead link]
  6. Caramanica, Jon (December 13, 2002). "Paid tha Cost to be Da Bo$$". Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  7. Baker, Soren (November 24, 2002). "Snoop Dogg has his day once again". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  8. Juon, Steve (November 26, 2002). "Snoop Dogg :: Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  9. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Snoop Dogg". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. Bozza, Anthony (January 3, 2003). "Snoop Dogg: Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss". Rolling Stone. No. RS 914. Straight Arrow. p. 67. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
  11. Berliner, Brett (September 1, 2003). "Snoop Dogg: Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  12. "Vibe review". Vibe. New York City: InterMedia Partners: 125–6. January 2003. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  13. "Spin review". Spin: 100. February 2003. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  14. "Uncut review". Uncut: 128. January 2003. ISSN 1368-0722. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  15. Whitmire, Margo (December 4, 2002). "Twain Holds Off McGraw". Rollingstone.com.
  16. Martens, Todd (December 4, 2002). "Twain Remains 'Up' Top On Billboard Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  17. Whitmire, Margo (November 24, 2004). "Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1". Billboard.com.
  18. "Snoop Dogg". Trivia. CelebrityWonder.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  19. "Snoop Dogg Slapp'd With Lawsuit". TheSmokingGun.com. March 26, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  20. "Rapper sued over phone message". BBC News. March 27, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  21. "Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss – Snoop Dogg : Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  22. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 258.
  23. "Ultratop.be – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  24. "Danishcharts.dk – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$". Hung Medien.
  25. "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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  27. "Officialcharts.de – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  28. "Charts.nz – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$". Hung Medien.
  29. "Swisscharts.com – Snoop Dogg – Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$". Hung Medien.
  30. "Snoop Dogg - Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss". June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  31. "Snoop Dogg - Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss UK R&B Albums".
  32. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  33. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  34. "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  35. "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  36. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  37. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  38. "Canadian album certifications – Snoop Dogg – PAID THA COST TO BE THA BOSS". Music Canada.
  39. "French album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  40. "British album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. "American album certifications – Snoop Dogg – PAID THA COST TO BE DA BO$$". Recording Industry Association of America.
  42. Mitchell, Gail (March 1, 2008). "The Sensible Seducer". Billboard. p. 25. Retrieved July 28, 2015.



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[de] Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$

Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ ist das sechste Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Rappers Snoop Dogg. Es erschien am 26. November 2002 bei Priority und Capitol Records sowie bei seinem Label Doggystyle Records. Weltweit wurde das Album über 1,3 Millionen Mal verkauft.
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Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss[1] — шестой студийный альбом Snoop Dogg, вышедший 26 ноября, 2002 года. Альбом был удостоен Platinum и продался более чем 1300000 копий во всем мире.



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