What's My Name? (Snoop Doggy Dogg song)

"What's My Name?"
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album Doggystyle
Released	November 30, 1993
Format	12-inch single, Cassette Single, EP
Recorded	1993
Genre	Gangsta rap, G-funk
Length	4:06
Label	Death Row
Writer(s)	Andre Young, George Clinton, Gary Shider, Snoop Dogg, David Spradley
Producer	Dr. Dre
Certification	Gold
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"What's My Name?", also known as "Who Am I? (What's My Name?), is the solo debut single from rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut album Doggystyle. The song was a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #8.

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The song, produced by Dr. Dre, features interpolations of Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep" as its bassline and George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" in its chorus. Additional vocals were contributed by Jewell and Tony Green. The follow up version of it titled "Snoop Dogg" was released on his album, Tha Last Meal. The cover artwork is by Joe Cool. The song features the line "Shit that I drop 'cuz ya know it don't stop / Mr. One Eight Seven on a motherfuckin' cop", a reference to the "Deep Cover" by Dr. Dre and Snoop.

Fab 5 Freddy directed a CGI-driven music video for the song.^[1] Snoop and others are able to morph into dogs (such as Doberman Pinschers and rottweilers) to evade angry fathers and run amok. One scene shows the animals wearing sunglasses, smoking cigars and gambling on dice games. Other members of Tha Dogg Pound make cameo appearances such as Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, and Warren G.