Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told

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Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is a 1998 album by Snoop Dogg, his first for No Limit Records. It debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 Album charts selling over 519,000 copies, and was quickly certified double platinum later that year. The album featured mostly No Limit artists and was a departure from Snoop Dogg's first two albums which were strictly West Coast.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer(s)	Composer(s)	Notes	Length
1	"Snoop World"	KLC	Snoop Dogg, Master P	Calvin Broadus, Percy Miller	-	5:20
2	"Slow Down"1	O'Dell	Snoop Dogg, Mia X, O'Dell, Anita Thomas	C. Broadus, Mia Young	Contains interpolation of "Slow Down" by Loose Ends.	4:10
3	"Woof!"	MP & Craig B	Snoop Dogg, Fiend, Mystikal	C. Broadus, Ricky Jones, Michael Tyler	Contains interpolation of "Atomic Dog" by G. Clinton	4:22
4	"Gin & Juice II"	Carlos Stephens	Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	Tends to be a sequel to Gin and Juice	3:36
5	"Show Me Love"	DJ Pooh	Charlie Wilson, Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	-	3:53
6	"Hustle & Ball"	O'Dell	Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	-	3:26
7	"Don't Let Go"	DJ Darryl	Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	-	3:47
8	"Tru Tank Dogs"	KLC	Snoop Dogg, Mystikal	C. Broadus, M. Tyler	-	3:55
9	"Whatcha Gon Do?"	MP	Snoop Dogg, Master P	C. Broadus, P. Miller	-	2:37
10	"Still a G Thang"	Meech Wells	Snoop Dogg		-	4:20
11	"20 Dollars to My Name"	MP	Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Fiend, and Soulja Slim	C. Broadus, R. Jones, Zyshonne King Miller, James Tapp	-	4:09
12	"D.O.G.'s Get Lonely 2"	MP	Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Master P, Big Pokey	C. Broadus, P. Miller, Z. K. Miller	Samples Jon B.'s "They Don't Know" and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" by The Time	3:15
13	"Ain't Nut'in Personal"	Craig B	Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Silkk The Shocker, Crooked I	C. Broadus, Corey Miller, Z. K. Miller,	-	3:37
14	"DP Gangsta"	Craig B	Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Eddie Griffin	C. Broadus, C. Miller	Reworks N.W.A.'s "Gangsta, Gangsta". Also appears on NWA's 10th anniversary edition as "Gangsta, Gangsta".	4:53
15	"Game of Life"	Carlos Stephens	Snoop Dogg, Steady Mobb'n	C. Broadus, Steady Mobb'n	Contains sample of Whodini's "Five Minutes Of Funk" also title track for the movie Game of Life.	5:52
16	"See Ya When I Get There"	Meech Wells	Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Mystikal	C. Broadus, M. Tyler, C. Miller	-	3:20
17	"Pay for P"	Snoop Dogg	Snoop Dogg, Big Pimp'n	C. Broadus, D. Williams	-	1:43
18	"Picture This"	Craig B	Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	-	2:31
19	"Doggz Gonna Get Ya"	KLC	Snoop Dogg, Mac	C. Broadus	Interpolates KRS-One's "Love's Gonna Get Ya"	4:59
20	"Hoes, Money & Clout"	Soopafly	Snoop Dogg	C. Broadus	Scratches by Daz Dillinger. Unofficial video is compiled in the Game of Life movie directed by Michael Martin.	3:21
21	"Get Bout It & Rowdy"	KLC	Snoop Dogg, Master P	C. Broadus, P. Miller	-	4:22

Chart performance

Singles

Cover	Title	Chart positions						Video Director
		US Hot 100	USA Singles Top 40	US R&B/Hip-Hop	US Rap	Radio & Records Airplay - Urban	Radio & Records Airplay - Rhythmic
File:I Can't Take The Heat.jpg	"Slow Down" (I Can't Take The Heat)[1]	41	-	32	4	-	-	Gerald K. Barclay
	"Still a G Thang"	19	35	16	3	15	29	Michael Martin
File:Snoop woof.gif	"Woof!"[2]	62	36	31	3	-	-	No Limit Films (Master P?)

• ^ =It was also released as a Mia X single "I Can't Take The Heat" on the B-side of her 12" EP Whatcha Wanna Do. Chart positions represent the EP's entries.
• ^ ="Woof" was also a part of the Who U Wit compilation by No Limit All Stars in 1999.

Album

	Album Charts
	Billboard Hot 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Billboard Year-end album chart 1998	UK Top 75 Album	Australia Top 100	Canada Top 100	RIAA Certification
Position	1	1	42	28	14	4	2X Platinum
Date	22.08.1998	1998	1998	15.08.1998	22.08.1998	15.08.1998	22.10.1998

See also

• Number-one albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

• Chart Data
• Music Video Database
• Top 40 Charts
• Clipland
• Weekly Wire review
• Launch review
• Slumz of Boxden