New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song)

"New York, New York"
Single by Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album Dogg Food
Released	September 17, 1995
Format	12-inch single
Recorded	1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	4:50
Label	Death Row
Songwriter(s)	Ricardo Brown, Calvin Broadus
Producer(s)	Mark Jordan
Tha Dogg Pound singles chronology
"New York, New York" (1995) "Let's Play House" (1996)
"New York" (1995) "Let's Play House" (1996)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"What Would You Do?" (1995) What Would You Do?1995 "New York, New York" (1995) New York, New York1995 "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (1996) 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted1996

"New York, New York" is a single from West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound's first album, Dogg Food. It features Kurupt rapping the verses, with Daz Dillinger with a few quick verses in the video and Snoop Doggy Dogg in the chorus. The song is intended to slight the credibility of the East Coast hip hop scene during the rivalry between the East and West.

In the video Tha Dogg Pound members are rapping around the Skyscrapers in New York. DJ Pooh produced the song and it never charted. In response to this song East Coast duos Capone-N-Noreaga and Mobb Deep collaborated with Tragedy Khadafi to release a response song named "L.A., L.A." dissing Dogg Pound members. This song also uses a sample of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's song with the same title. It is also considered being a jab at the Notorious B.I.G. because of the use of a similar beat to Notorious B.I.G's St. Ides TV ad. However, Kurupt stated that DJ Pooh gave the Notorious B.I.G. the instrumental originally for the St. Ides commercial.

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