| Artist | Lil' Bow Wow |
|---|---|
| Cover | Bow Wow - Doggy Bag album cover.jpg |
| Released | December 18, 2001 |
| Recorded | 2000–01 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 36:01 |
| Label | So So Def · Columbia |
| Producer | Jermaine Dupri (also executive), Bryan Michael Cox, The Neptunes |
| Prev year | 2000 |
| Next year | 2003 |
Doggy Bag is the second studio album by American rapper Lil' Bow Wow. It was released on December 18, 2001 through So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2000 to 2001. The production on the album was primarily handled by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. The album also features guest appearances by Jagged Edge, Da Brat and Xscape among others.
Doggy Bag was supported by two singles: the first single "Thank You", which samples The Cars' "I'm Not the One", and the second single "Take Ya Home", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Lil' Bow Wow's 2002 film, Like Mike. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 319,000 copies in its first week.[1]
Commercial performance
On January 23, 2002, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies. This was Lil Bow Wow's fastest selling album going Platinum in just three weeks of release.[2] As of December 2006, the album has sold 2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[3]
Track listing
(*) denotes co-producer.
- Notes[4]
- Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" features uncredited vocals by Jermaine Dupri.
- Track 2, "Take Ya Home" features uncredited vocals by Aaliyah Minter and Khim Davis.
- Track 9, "Crazy" features uncredited vocals by Sleepy Brown.
- Sample credits
- Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" samples "We Want Eazy" as performed by Eazy-E, and written by Eric Wright, George Clinton and Maceo Parker. And "Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" written by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, and Maceo Parker.
- Track 2, "Thank You" samples "I'm Not the One" as performed by The Cars, and written by Ric Ocasek.
- Track 3, "Take Ya Home" samples "Have a Nice Day" as performed by Roxanne Shanté.[5]
- Track 6, "All I Know" samples "Candy Girl" as performed by New Edition, and written by Larry Johnson, Michael Edwin Johnson, Dennis Lambert, August Moon, Brian Potter and Tyrone Thomas.[6]
Personnel
Credits taken from Allmusic site.[7]
- Sleepy Brown - vocals
- Teresa Caldwell - stylist
- Andrew Coleman - recording
- Bryan-Michael Cox - production
- Jermaine Dupri - executive producer, production, vocal production
- Kris Feldman - art director, design
- Brian Frye - recording
- Bernie Grundman - mastering
- John Horesco IV - engineering assistant
- LaMarquis Jefferson - bass guitar
- Brian "Bonehead" Kinkead - vocal engineering
- Diane McDonald - A&R
- Tadd Mingo - assistant
- Jonathan Mannion - photography
- The Neptunes - mixing
- Billy Odum - guitar
- Phil Tan - mixing
- Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers - A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] | 127 |
| Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] | 65 |
| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] | 77 |
| Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] | 38 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 63 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 16 |
References
- ^ Harris, Chris (2002-03-22). "Got Charts? B2K Vs. Lil' Bow Wow, Destiny's Child Vs. J. Lo". MTV. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (December 16, 2006). "Growing with the Fans". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 50. Prometheus Global Media. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ (2001) Album notes for Doggy Bag by Lil' Bow Wow. So So Def Recordings.
- ^ "Bow Wow's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Candy Girl". YouTube. 2008-07-17. Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Allmusic credits.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived November 22, 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived October 12, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2002". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.