Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$
Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$ | |||||
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Studio album by Snoop Dogg | |||||
Publication |
November 26, 2002 |
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Label (s) | Doggystyle, Priority, Capitol | ||||
Format (s) |
CD, DVD, download |
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Title (number) |
21st |
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running time |
78:59 |
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Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$ is the sixth studio album by US rapper Snoop Dogg . It was released on November 26, 2002 on Priority and Capitol Records as well as on his label Doggystyle Records. The album was sold over 1.3 million times worldwide.
Track list
No. | title | Producers | length |
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1. | Don Doggy | 0:42 | |
2. | Da Bo $$ Would Like to See You | E-Swift | 1:59 |
3. | Stoplight | JellyRoll | 4:26 |
4th | From tha Chuuuch to da Palace ( feat.Pharrell Williams ) | The Neptunes | 4:40 |
5. | I Believe in You (feat.Latoiya Williams) | Hi-Tek | 4:34 |
6th | Lollipop (feat.Jay -Z , Soopafly & Nate Dogg ) | Just Blaze | 3:48 |
7th | Ballin ' (feat. The Dramatics & Lil' ½ Dead) | Battlecat | 5:19 |
8th. | Beautiful (feat. Pharrell Williams & Charlie Wilson ) | The Neptunes | 4:58 |
9. | Paper'd Up (feat. Kokane & Traci Nelson) | Fredwreck | 3:50 |
10. | Wasn't Your Fault (feat. Ginuwine ) | LT Hutton | 4:30 |
11. | Bo $$ Playa | Fredwreck | 5:53 |
12. | Hourglass (feat. Kokane & Goldie Loc ) | Jelly roll | 4:20 |
13. | The One and Only | DJ premier | 3:49 |
14th | I Miss That Bitch (feat. E-White) | Hi-Tek | 3:12 |
15th | From Long Beach 2 Brick City (feat.Redman & Nate Dogg) | Fredwreck | 3:43 |
16. | Suited N Booted | Meech Wells, Keith Clizark | 3:16 |
17th | You Got What I Want (feat.Charlie Wilson, Goldie Loc & Ludacris ) | Jelly roll | 3:36 |
18th | Batman & Robin (feat. The Lady of Rage & RBX ) | DJ premier | 5:03 |
19th | A Message 2 Fat Cuzz | 1:40 | |
20th | Pimp Slapp'd | Josef Laimberg | 5:42 |
21st | Mission Cleopatra (feat. Jamel Debbouze ) | Daz Dillinger | 3:51 |
reception
Overall, the album received generally positive reviews. In the overall rating of Metacritic , the album received 76 out of 100 points. John Bush, from Allmusic , awarded the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, whereas the album by Anthony Bozza, from Rolling Stone , only got three out of five stars. Entertainment Weekly's Jon Caramanica gave the album an A- and wrote: "Snoop is born again, a grandfather in recession".
Professional reviews | |
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Average rating | |
source | rating |
Metacritic | 76 out of 100 |
reviews | |
source | rating |
Allmusic | |
Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
Los Angeles Times | |
RapReviews | |
Rolling Stone | |
Stylus | A− |
Vibe |
Commercial win
In the US Billboard 200 , the album reached number 12 in the US charts. With over a million copies sold, the album also went platinum in the United States . The album reached position 64 in the British album charts. In Germany and Switzerland, the album reached positions 46 and 48 on the album charts, respectively. The album reached number 27 in the Danish and New Zealand charts. In France, the album debuted at number 17 on the album charts and stayed there for another 23 weeks.
Chart placements
Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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Chart placements | ||
Germany (GfK) | 46 (12 weeks) | 12 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 48 (15 weeks) | 15th |
United Kingdom (OCC) | 64 (16 weeks) | 16 |
United States (Billboard) | 12 (36 weeks) | 36 |
Awards for music sales
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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France (SNEP) | gold | 100,000 |
Canada (MC) | gold | 50,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,000,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold | 100,000 |
All in all |
3 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,250,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paid tha Cost to Be Da Bo $$ - Review ( English ) Allmusic . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ a b Snoop Dogg - Album Reviews ( English ) Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ a b Music Review - Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$ (2002) ( English ) Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss - Snoop Dogg ( English ) Metacritic . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Blender Review ( English ) Blender. Accessed on October 26, 2012. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Snoop Dogg has his day once again ( English ) Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Snoop Dogg :: Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo $$ :: Priority Records ( English ) RapReviews. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Snoop Dogg - Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$ ( English ) Stylus. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Vibe review ( English ) Vibe. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ^ Les Disques D'or ( French ) snepmusique.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum ( English ) cria.ca. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum Database ( English ) RIAA . Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ↑ Certified Awards Search ( English ) bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2012.