During the Death Row Era, West Coast music scene was unstoppable. The Chronic, Doggystyle, and more were released. The hits seemed infinite and showed no signs of slowing down. Dr. Dre was the hottest producer, Snoop Dogg was the dopest rapper and California was the undisputed champion of the rap world.

Warren G, RBX, Bad Azz, Soopafly, and Nate Dogg were all stars in their own right and in 1995 Tha Dogg Pound would release their debut album Dogg Food.

While many thought that Daz and Kurupt’s talents were limited to making appearances in Snoop Dogg’s videos, they would soon be proven wrong. The Dogg Pound were very instrumental in the West Coast movement, Daz as a successful producer and Kurupt considered the best lyricist outside of New York City. Dogg Food’s first single was a track aimed at the ladies with Nate Dogg on the hook called “Let’s Play House”.

“Let’s Play House”

Young Daz struck a match and the match went out
But it wasn't no more lights in the house, check it out
Speakin' of house let's play a game of it
Are ya wit it?  Hide and go get it, I betcha love it baby
I'll play the daddy and you can play the momma
So we can get down upon the living room floor
Are ya wit it?  I promise I won't kill it
Puddy-cat on a leash what should I do, should I kill it?
Yesss

I'm in the shack bout to blaze up a sack
Yeah we grown all alone posted up the back
There's no mistakin', I can have the whole house shakin'
Young Daz in that ass baby doll no fakin'
Don't get me wrong, tell me what's the flavor of the song
You know it's Daz in your drawers when ya momma ain't home
Ring the alarm, I got ya buzz, lovin' me
Phsyically and mentally I knew that it was never meant to be

I know you know this girl by the name of Danielle
Body of a Goddess face from hell
But oh shhh, this wasn't the average trick
(She got the bomb) and she like gobblin' and swallowin'
The whole nine and a half on dat black ass
Groupie now all the hoochies wanna do me from the past
To the present (say what?) let me rep and present
(Who dat?) The biggest nigga hittin all the hoes in your click
Fast as lightning runnin' through like the breeze
In the summertime out on the corners making G's
It's the thirst, but I can show somethin' much worse
Than the thirst, if worse came to worse, but first things first
Brenda, I can remember
How hot y'all be gettin', eighty-seven, eighty-six, and, yeah
The year a young man grows
Some women become ladies, some turn into hoes
Young hoes grown, find a way to stay wit me
In the cut wit Kurupt, come and play with me, yeah

Besides “Let’s Play House”, the album also featured the classic single “New York, New York” where Kurupt verbally slaughtered the track with the visuals of a larger than life Snoop Dogg stepping on and crushing the skyscrapers of New York City. Was I offended as a New Yorker? Of course, but it’s still a classic hip-hop moment. Overall, Daz’s production was a perfect fit for Kurupt’s vocals and when you pair those with guest appearances from Snoop and that Cali G-Funk sound, you truly have a classic album. So if you don’t have your copy yet, better go cop that.