In February 1996, he was cleared of all charges and began working on his second album, without Dr. Dre as producer.
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In contrast, on Doggystyle, he had displayed himself as a Crip (a street gang).
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Although the album debuted at number one in the week of November 12, 1996 with over 478,971 copies sold, it failed to match the commercial success of Doggystyle.
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Snoop spent much of 1995 preparing for the case, which went to trial late that year.
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2Pac, who had become a friend of Snoop during 1996, died weeks before the release of Tha Doggfather, and Dr. Dre had left Death Row to his partner Suge Knight, who was indicted on racketeering charges by the end of 1996.
Tha Dogg Pound | Tha Uthen District | Mount Coot-tha, Queensland | Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha | Tha Feelstyle | Tha Alkaholiks | Syd tha Kyd | Mount Coot-tha | Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood | Ek Tha Tiger | Woh Tera Naam Tha | What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song) | Tonite's tha Night | Tha Tan | Tha Pha, Lampang | Tha Pha | Tha Doggfather | Tha Crossroads | Syd Tha Kyd | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | Socha Na Tha | Runnin' (From tha Police) | Guerillas in tha Mist | Fuck tha Police | From tha Chuuuch to da Palace | Disturb N Tha Peace |
This song featured the Gap Band's lead singer, Charlie Wilson, who worked extensively with Snoop on the whole Tha Doggfather album.