Sam Sneed

Sam Sneed
Sneed (right) with Danny Boy and Nat Powers
Background information
Birth name	Sam Anderson
Also known as	Samuel Sneed
Born	(1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 (age 48)
Origin	McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Producer
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Death Row Records (1994–1997) Roc-A-Fella Records (2000–2003) Street Scholar Ent. (2003–present)
Associated acts	J-Flexx, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Nat Powers

Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson; February 29, 1968, McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is an American producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.

In 1993 he was signed to Death Row Records, releasing only one single, "U Better Recognize" featuring Dr. Dre, in 1994. The single appeared on the Murder Was the Case soundtrack, and peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #18 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.. He became well known for a catchphrase, "My name is Sam Sneed, you better recognize!" which originally appeared on the Snoop Dogg debut album, Doggystyle. He also appeared in the Death Row movie, Murder Was the Case.

Sam Sneed also co-produced the hit songs "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" and "Natural Born Killaz" with Dr. Dre. "Natural Born Killaz" was originally supposed to be a Sam Sneed and J-Flexx song called "The Heist". The original alternate version of "Natural Born Killaz" with Sam Sneed rapping a verse was released on the Ultimate Death Row Collection on November 24, 2009. He recorded an album on Death Row Records with his group Street Scholars in 1996 which included J-Flexx, Sharief (now known as Killer Ben) & Drauma (now known as Stocks McGuire) which remains unreleased.