Today in Hip Hop History: Snoop Dogg released the single Gin & Juice January 15, 1994
"Gin and Juice" is the second single by rapper Snoop Dogg from his debut album Doggystyle. It reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, peaking at number eight. It earned a gold certificationfrom the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies.[1][2] "Gin and Juice" was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. It was listed as number eight on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[3]
"Gin and Juice" was produced by Dr. Dre and contains an interpolation from Slave's "Watching You" in its chorus and a sample from George McCrae's "I Get Lifted" as its bassline; additional vocalists on the song includeDat Nigga Daz, Jewell, Heney Loc, and Sean "Barney" Thomas. "Gin and Juice" has been covered by other groups, including alternative country group The Gourds in 1996, lounge singer Richard Cheese in 2004, andcomedians Naked Trucker and T-Bones in 2007.
