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| Doggy Style Records | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | July 6, 1995 (as Dogghouse Records) |
| Founder | Snoop Dogg |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Empire Distribution |
| Genre | Hip hop, gangsta rap |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Diamond Bar, California |
Doggy Style Records (formerly known as Dogghouse Records) is an American record label founded by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1995. It is named after Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle.
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On July 6, 1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc. was registered with the California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139.[1] After Snoop Dogg was acquitted of murder charges on February 20, 1996, he and the mother of his son and their kennel of 20 pit bulls moved into a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) home in the hills of Chino, California and by August 1996 Doggy Style Records, a subsidiary of Death Row Records, signed The Gap Band's Charlie Wilson as one of the record label's first artists.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "California Secretary of State Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs". Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (August 12, 1996). "Trying to Get His Bite Back. Snoop Doggy Dogg has a new lease on life after his acquittal on murder charges. Still, some things will never change". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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