Doggystyle

Doggystyle is the debut album by American West Coast (G-funk) hip hop artist Snoop Doggy Dogg, released on November 23, 1993. The title of the album is in reference of a popular sex position. The album was a breakthrough success for Snoop Dogg, who had established a fanbase with his extensive contributions to Dr. Dre's landmark The Chronic; this fanbase made Doggystyle the first debut album in history to enter the Billboard Music Charts at #1. It has been certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA, and remains Snoop Dogg's highest-selling album to date. According to SoundScan, the album has sold over 6 million copies as of December 2006, including 802,858 copies in its first week. This made it the fastest-selling rap album prior to Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000, and the highest US debut album for any artist in history before 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2003. It still holds the 35th place on the biggest One-Week SoundScan Sales tally as of 2007.

The cover artwork uses several quotes from the 1982 George Clinton release "Atomic Dog". The quotes come from the dogs at the top of the brick wall in the picture: "Why must I feel like that?" "Why must I chase the cat?" "Nothin' but the dog in me".