Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	November 26, 2002
Recorded	2001–02
Genre	Hip hop
Length	78:59
Label	Doggystyle Priority Capitol
Producer	Battlecat Daz Dillinger DJ Premier E-Swift Fredwreck Hi-Tek Keith Clizark Jelly Roll Josef Laimberg Just Blaze L.T. Hutton Meech Wells The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg chronology
Tha Last Meal (2000) Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002) R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004)
Singles from Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" Released: October 15, 2002 "Beautiful" Released: January 28, 2003

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (stylized as Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 26, 2002, by Doggystyle Records (which his record label), Priority Records and Capitol Records. This marks as his first album with Capitol Records, after his departure from the No Limit Records. The album was supported by two singles: "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" featuring Pharrell and the other-Pharrell track "Beautiful" also featuring Charlie Wilson. The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 1,500,000 copies worldwide.

Singles

The album's lead single, titled "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" featuring guest vocals from Pharrell, was released on October 15, 2002. The song was produced by The Neptunes. The music video for "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace", was directed by Diane Martel, under the alias Bucky Chrome.

The album's second single, "Beautiful" featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson, was released on January 28, 2003. The song also was produced by The Neptunes. The music video for "Beautiful" featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson (who he did not make it to the video), was directed by Chris Robinson and it was released in 2003. The video took place in Brazil. The video helped exceeded the song to become a hit on the Billboard's charts.

Release

It was announced to be re-packaged for the album, with six of these pre-released versions of different album covers, but only several tracks were not to be included on each. Snoop's also contains two-disc's DVD, called Boss Playa: A Day in the Life of Bigg Snoop Dogg; including the first disc featuring three music videos for "Boss Playa", "Pimp Slapp'd" (where both of them, were directed by Pook Brown), and "That's the Shit"; the second disc is a DVD, named "Doggystyle Porn", which features the song, titled "You Like Doin It Too". However, these tracks were later featured in an unreleased project version of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(76/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)[6]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Stylus Magazine	A−[9]
USA Today
Vibe	[10]

• Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 - "Snoop stretches his silky flow over tracks by underground ace Hi-Tek and the unstoppable Neptunes."^[8]
• Spin - 8 out of 10 - "The most spirited pop record of his career....Paid Tha Cost is Snoop unleashed."^[11]
• Entertainment Weekly - "Snoop is reborn, a gangsta rap granddaddy in recline." - Rating: A-^[4]
• Uncut - 3 stars out of 5 - "He treads a line between loving monogamy and club bangers, emphasizing accessibility throughout."^[12]
• Vibe - 3.5 out of 5 - "His wordplay is still as nimble and quick as ever, giving the beats a beat down with newfound urgency."^[10]

Controversy

On March 24, 2003, a lawsuit was filed against Snoop Dogg, in which a Californian man (who kept his anonymity for security reasons) claimed that his life was endangered, after the rapper had included without his permission, a 50-second phone message the plaintiff had left in the album's last track "Pimp Slapp'd". The message was about making fun of then-Death Row Records' CEO Suge Knight (who was an ex-producer for Snoop Dogg), while Snoop was in jail at the time for the MGM arena mayhem, was supporting Snoop Dogg in the rivalry between him and Knight. The man identified as John Doe, leaving a voice message for Snoop last October, and for months was unaware that it had to be included as part of a song on the album.

After hearing the track himself, the plaintiff called Snoop and inquired about the message's inclusion, to which he replied "because it was so real." John Doe, who was identified on the answering machine as Jim Bob, insisted the album be recalled and cancelled for distribution in its current form. The plaintiff lives in Compton as does Knight, who is known to still have affiliations with the Bloods gang. He stated in court papers that he had been threatened verbally several times and that he fears his and his mother's life due to Knight's close proximity. The judge dismissed a lawsuit for common law appropriation of voice and intentional infliction of emotional distress on February 3, 2004 because privacy can not be maintained while leaving a message on another's recording device.^[13][14][15]

Commercial performance

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week.^[16][17] In November 2004, the album sales, where it has sold 1,210,000 copies in the United States.^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don Doggy"			0:42
2.	"Da Bo$$ Would Like to See You"	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Calvin Broadus, Jr. Eric Brooks	E-Swift	1:59
3.	"Stoplight"	Broadus, Jr. George Worrell, Jr. William "Bootsy" Collins David "Jelly Roll" Drew George Clinton, Jr. Priest "Soopafly" Brooks	Jelly Roll	4:26
4.	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (featuring Pharrell)	Broadus, Jr. Pharrell Williams Robert Kelly	The Neptunes	4:40
5.	"I Believe in You" (featuring Latoya Williams)	Broadus, Jr. P. Brooks Tony Cottrell Latoya Williams	Hi-Tek	4:34
6.	"Lollipop" (featuring Jay-Z, Nate Dogg & Soopafly)	Broadus, Jr. Shawn Carter Nathaniel Hale P. Brooks Justin Smith	Just Blaze	3:48
7.	"Ballin'" (featuring The Dramatics & Lil' Half Dead)	Broadus, Jr. Donald Smith Kevin Gilliam Larry Reynolds Ron Banks Tony Hester	Battlecat	5:19
8.	"Beautiful" (featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson)	Broadus, Jr. Williams Chad Hugo Charlie Wilson	The Neptunes	4:58
9.	"Paper'd Up" (featuring Kokane & Traci Nelson)	Broadus, Jr. Dennis Lambert Duane Hitchings Eric Barrier Franne Golde Farid Nassar William Griffin, Jr. Jerry Long, Jr. Traci Nelson	Fredwreck	3:50
10.	"Wasn't Your Fault"	Broadus, Jr. James Harris III Terry Lewis Lenton Hutton	L.T. Hutton	4:30
11.	"Bo$$ Playa"	Broadus, Jr. Nassar Clarence Satche Donald Campbell Tyrone Crum Keith Harrison Ralph Aikens Robert Neal, Jr. Roger Parker Shy Felder	Fredwreck	5:53
12.	"Hourglass" (featuring Kokane & Goldie Loc)	Broadus, Jr. Drew Long, Jr. Gregory Johnson Keiwan Spillman Larry Blackmon	Jelly Roll	4:20
13.	"The One and Only"	Broadus, Jr. Clinton, Jr. Christopher Martin Alvin Joiner Andre Young Brian Bailey Charles Glenn David Axelrod David Spradley Eric Sadler François de Roubaix Garry Shider Keith Shocklee Leo Graham Lorenzo Patterson Melvin Bradford O'Shea Jackson Tracy Marrow	DJ Premier	3:49
14.	"I Miss That Bitch" (featuring E-White)	Broadus, Jr. Eric White Jerry Butler Marvin Yancy Cottrell	Hi-Tek	3:12
15.	"From Long Beach 2 Brick City" (featuring Redman, Nate Dogg & Warren G)	Broadus, Jr. Nassar Hale Reggie Noble Harry Casey Tom Browne Adrian Sear Warren Griffin III	Fredwreck	3:43
16.	"Suited n Booted"	Broadus, Jr. Mallia Franklin Keith Clizark Cecil Womack, Jr.	Clizark Meech Wells (co.)	3:16
17.	"You Got What I Want" (featuring Goldie Loc, Ludacris & Uncle Charlie Wilson)	Broadus, Jr. Spillman Christopher Bridges Wilson Drew	Jelly Roll	3:36
18.	"Batman & Robin" (featuring The Lady of Rage & RBX)	Broadus, Jr. Martin Eric Collins Neal Hefti Robin Allen	DJ Premier	5:03
19.	"A Message 2 Fat Cuzz"			1:40
20.	"Pimp Slapp'd"	Broadus, Jr. Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Worrell, Jr. Collins Clinton, Jr. David Blake Josef Laimberg Norman Durham	Laimberg	5:42

France edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
21.	"Mission Cleopatra" (featuring Jamel Debbouze)	Broadus, Jr. Jamel Debbouze Delmar Arnaud	Daz Dillinger	3:51

Sample credits

• "Da Bo$$ Would Like to See You" contains a sample of "It's My House" performed by Diana Ross.
• "Stoplight" contains a sample of "Flash Light" performed by Parliament.
• "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" contains a sample of "Buffalo Gals" performed by Malcolm McLaren.
• "Ballin'" contains a sample of "Fell for You" performed by The Dramatics.
• "Paper'd Up" contains a sample of "Paid in Full" performed by Eric B. & Rakim and "Don't Look Any Further" performed by Dennis Edwards.
• "Wasn't Your Fault" contains a sample of "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" performed by Cherrelle.
• "Bo$$ Playa" contains a sample of "Riding High" performed by Faze-O.
• "Hourglass" contains a sample of "I Just Want to Be" performed by Cameo.
• "The One and Only" contains a sample of "It's You, It's You" performed by Tyrone Davis.
• "I Miss That Bitch" contains a sample of "I'm Your Mechanical" Man performed by Jerry Butler.
• "From Long Beach 2 Brick City" contains a sample of "Wikka Wrap" performed by The Evasions.
• "Batman & Robin" contains a sample of "Batman" performed by TeeVee Toons, Inc.
• "Pimp Slapp'd" contains a sample of "Rapper's Delight" performed by Sugarhill Gang, "Tonite" performed by DJ Quik and "Streets is Watching" performed by Jay-Z.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[19]

Dave Aron - engineer, mixing B-Real - congas Battlecat - producer Daniel Betancourt - assistant Joe Ceballos - coloring Keith Clark - producer Andrew Coleman - engineer Snoopy Collins - background vocals DJ Hi-Tek - producer DJ Premier - producer Nate Dogg - vocals The Dramatics - vocals E-Swift - producer Shy Felder - background vocals, vocals Warren G - vocals Brian Gardner - mastering Goldie Loc - vocals Mamie Gunn - background vocals Robin Hill - sample clearance Brian Horton - flute Chad Hugo - instrumentation Richard Huredia - mixing L.T. Hutton - producer Jay-Z - vocals Jelly Roll - background vocals, mixing, producer Eric Johnson - bass Just Blaze - producer Ronnie King - hammond organ

Lady of Rage - vocals Josef Leimberg - producer Ken Lewis - mixing Lil' ½ Dead - vocals Ludacris - vocals Anthony Mandler - photography Kokane - vocals Fredwreck - fender rhodes, flute, mixing, moog synthesizer, producer, sequencing Traci Nelson - background vocals, vocals The Neptunes - producer James Rainey - sample clearance RBX - vocals Redman - vocals Eric Roinestad - art direction Eddie Sancho - mixing Chris Sholar - guitar Snoop Dogg - primary artist, sequencing Soopafly - vocals Nancie Stern - sample clearance Dexter Thibou - assistant engineer Patrick Viala - mixing Meech Wells - producer LaToiya Williams - vocals Marlon Williams - guitar Pharrell Williams - instrumentation, vocals Charlie Wilson - vocals Christian Olde Wolbers - bass

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 48 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 27 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 50 French Albums (SNEP)[23] 17 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 46 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 48 UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[27] 64 UK R&B Albums (Official Charts Company)[28] 14 US Billboard 200[29] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Billboard 200[31] 60 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[32] 20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	Gold	50,000
France (SNEP)[34]	Gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[36]	Platinum	1,210,000[37]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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External links

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• Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss at Metacritic