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129-721: Plastic Beach is the third studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz . It was released on 3 March 2010 by Parlophone internationally and by Virgin Records in the United States. Conceived from an unfinished project called Carousel , the album was recorded from June 2008 to November 2009, and was produced primarily by group co-creator Damon Albarn . It features guest appearances by such artists as Snoop Dogg , Gruff Rhys , De La Soul , Bobby Womack , Mos Def , Lou Reed , Mark E. Smith , Bashy , Kano , and Little Dragon . Plastic Beach received mostly positive reviews on release and

258-534: A CGI idol in 1996. However, she failed to gain commercial success, largely due to technical limitations leading to issues such as unnatural movement (an issue known as the uncanny valley ). Despite her failure, she provided the template for later virtual idols who gained commercial success in the early 21st century, such as the Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku and the virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI . In 2007, Crypton Future Media and Yamaha launched Vocaloid 2 , with

387-527: A Primetime Emmy Award , and 17 Grammy Award nominations. Produced entirely by Dr. Dre, Broadus's debut studio album, Doggystyle (1993) was released by Death Row Records and debuted atop the Billboard 200 . Selling 800,000 copies in its first week, the album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year and spawned

516-406: A diabetic , started to pass out. He was sat down and given a banana, before waking up minutes later. "Sweepstakes", the first song Mos Def recorded with Gorillaz, was done in one take. Mos Def described the song as "one of the greatest things as an MC that I've ever done". Mick Jones and Paul Simonon completed their portion of the title track "Plastic Beach" in a day. "This record has only scratched

645-625: A one-hit wonder . Dethklok is a fictional melodic death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series Metalocalypse , known for its satirical or parodic lyrical themes. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled The Dethalbum . The album debuted at number 21 on Billboard magazine 's Top 200 list. K/DA is a virtual K-pop girl group consisting of four themed versions of League of Legends characters Ahri, Akali, Evelynn and Kai'Sa. (G)I-dle members Miyeon and Soyeon provide

774-523: A " pimp " image. In June 2004, Snoop signed to Geffen Records / Star Trak Entertainment , both distributed by Interscope Records ; Star Trak is headed by producer duo the Neptunes , which produced several tracks for Snoop's 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece . " Drop It Like It's Hot " (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became Snoop Dogg's first single to reach number one. His third release

903-496: A "full-blown trip hop /hip hop album", while HipHopDX observed elements of soft rock and surf rock . Kitty Empire described it as "rolling from space-age electro to mournful soul and back again." Jessicka Lee Loduca of Exclaim! saw it as a demonstration of the band's "picturesque mishmash of rhymes, pop, disco , orchestration , blues and dark electronic beats. Wired observed classical influences and world music overtones. Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote that

1032-481: A collaboration album with his sons as Tha Broadus Boyz titled Royal Fam . On October 28, 2013, Snoop Dogg released another mixtape entitled That's My Work 2 hosted by DJ Drama . Snoop formed a funk duo with musician Dâm-Funk called 7 Days of Funk and released their eponymous debut album on December 10, 2013. In August 2014, a clip surfaced online featuring a sneak preview of a song Snoop had recorded for Pharrell. Snoop's Pharrell Williams -produced album Bush

1161-542: A commercial success, spawning multiple CDs released in Japan. The Japanese talent agency Horipro created the first real-life AI virtual idol, Kyoko Date , in 1995. Her creation was inspired by the success of the Macross franchise and dating sim games such as Tokimeki Memorial (1994), along with advances in computer graphics . Her initial announcement drew headlines, both in Japan and internationally, before she debuted as

1290-399: A complete disaster". Bobby Womack knew nothing about Gorillaz and was initially unsure about the collaboration, however, his daughter liked Gorillaz and convinced him to do it. Womack was told to sing whatever was on his mind during the recording of "Stylo". "I was in there for an hour going crazy about love and politics, getting it off my chest", said Womack. After an hour of recording, Womack,

1419-465: A contract dispute, so Snoop Dogg co-produced Tha Doggfather with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh . This album featured a distinct change of style from Doggystyle, and the leadoff single, " Snoop's Upside Ya Head ", featured a collaboration with Charlie Wilson. The album sold reasonably well but was not as successful as its predecessor. Tha Doggfather had a somewhat softer approach to the G-funk style. Snoop

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1548-413: A detailed explanation. In some instances, most notably The Chipmunks , manipulation of voices may be employed, either to achieve a desired vocal effect, or to make it dissimilar to the voice of the actual singer. The manipulation is done by either modifying the playback speed of the vocal track or by putting it through a synthesizer ( Vocoding ). Writing and production credits may be assigned to either

1677-455: A documentary, Reincarnated , alongside his new upcoming studio album entitled Reincarnated . The film was released March 21, 2013, with the album slated for release April 23, 2013. On July 20, 2012, Snoop Dogg released a new reggae single, "La La La" under the pseudonym Snoop Lion. Three other songs were also announced to be on the album: "No Guns Allowed", "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks", and "Harder Times". On July 31, 2012, Snoop introduced

1806-576: A form of animation; this consideration means groups like Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem or 31 Minutes can be considered virtual bands. The recording of the music is done by the human musicians and artists, whom the virtual artists are depicted to emulate. In some cases, the singing is done by machines or synthesizer applications, like the Hatsune Miku vocaloid . This is done using the normal in-studio recording process; see Sound recording for

1935-427: A lot of music but we haven't figured out how they're going to fit together. I can't say much about it yet but it's sort of like a film, but not with one narrative story. There's many stories, told around a bigger story, set to music, and done in live action, animation, all different styles, well... originally it was a film but now we think it's a film and it's a stage thing as well and... look, it's basically us doing what

2064-587: A mess". Writing for MSN Music , Robert Christgau singled out "Some Kind of Nature" and "Superfast Jellyfish" as "choice cuts", indicating good songs on an album that he felt was otherwise unworthy of listeners' money or time. At the end of 2010, Plastic Beach appeared on several critics' top-ten lists of the year's best albums. The album was ranked tenth best by both Hot Press and Slant Magazine , ninth by Rockdelux , seventh by Q , sixth by Filter , fifth by State , fourth by Consequence of Sound , and third by both Beats Per Minute and The Age . It

2193-538: A music video in each episode. Virtual bands still appear in television: the Chipmunks appeared in their own television show for much of the 1990s, and the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse features the virtual melodic death metal band Dethklok . Virtual idols originate from Japan, with roots in anime and Japanese idol culture, and dating back to the 1980s, starting with the Macross mecha anime franchise (adapted into

2322-471: A negative review, Los Angeles Times writer Mikael Wood said that "too many of these 16 hazy, half-crazy tracks sound like undercooked studio goofs", panning its second half as "one long, jammy drone, with none of Albarn's melodic or lyrical gifts on display". Danny Eccleston from Mojo commented that "Albarn and co's eco-parable is loud but not clear." Entertainment Weekly ' s Leah Greenblatt viewed its "sonic drift" as "dull, and even dispiriting" in

2451-516: A new Gorillaz album around June 2008. He travelled to Beirut in March 2009 to record with the National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music. The following month, he recorded with Derby -based orchestra sinfonia Viva. Grime MCs Kano and Bashy, who feature on "White Flag", both had the flu during recording. Kano said, "We weren't feeling great, the music was out of our comfort zone, it could have been

2580-505: A new Gorillaz project in November 2007 called Carousel , which evolved into Plastic Beach , the group's third studio album. In the November 2007 issue of Q , when asked what his top priority for 2008 was, Damon Albarn replied "Well, I'm doing the next Gorillaz thing, but it won't be called Gorillaz." In the February 2008 Gorillaz-Unofficial interview, Hewlett elaborated on this, saying "I think

2709-469: A new album coming out called Missionary and it's entirely produced by Dr. Dre. The album will be released via Death Row/Aftermath, while the latter label serves as its new signee. On 11 August 2024, Snoop Dogg appeared during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Paris, France, performing a rendition of “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and then, along with Dr Dre, “The Next Episode”. He had been working at

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2838-493: A new stage name, Snoop Lion. He told reporters that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by a Rastafari priest in Jamaica . In response to Frank Ocean coming out, Snoop said hip hop was ready to accept a gay rapper. Snoop recorded an original song for the 2012 fighting game Tekken Tag Tournament 2 , titled "Knocc 'Em Down"; and makes a special appearance as a non-playable character in "The Snoop Dogg Stage" arena. In September of

2967-570: A proto- Matrix -like virtual reality . Megazone 23 was a success in Japan partly due to the appeal of EVE, and it was later adapted into Robotech: The Movie (1986) in North America. A similar concept later appeared in Macross Plus (1994) with the virtual idol Sharon Apple , a computer program who takes the form of an intergalactic pop star . The same year, the fictional Japanese rock band Fire Bomber from Macross 7 (1994) became

3096-479: A relatively soft vocal delivery compared to other rappers: "Snoop's vocal style is part of what distinguishes him: where many rappers scream, figuratively and literally, he speaks softly". Doggystyle, much like The Chronic, featured a host of rappers signed to or affiliated with the Death Row label including Daz Dillinger , Kurupt , Nate Dogg , and others. In 1993, Broadus was charged with first-degree murder for

3225-453: A row". while Q magazine's David Everley described it as "some of the most forward-thinking pop you'll hear this or any year", and Uncut ' s John Lewis said it was "a brilliant concept album, full of perfect pop singles." Michael Kabran of PopMatters wrote that "the band's trademark brand of electro- funk - hip-pop is more focused, with tighter production and more sure-fire hooks." Kitty Empire wrote for The Guardian that though

3354-516: A single, "It's the D.O.G". On July 7, 2007, Snoop Dogg performed at the Live Earth concert, Hamburg . Snoop Dogg ventured into singing for Bollywood with his first ever rap for an Indian movie , Singh Is Kinng ; the song title is also "Singh is Kinng". He appears in the movie as himself. The album featuring the song was released on June 8, 2008, on Junglee Music Records. He released his ninth studio album, Ego Trippin' (selling 400,000 copies in

3483-459: A track called: "Hollywood" with Jamie Principle . In November 2018, Snoop Dogg announced plans for his Puff Puff Pass tour, which features Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $ hort , Warren G , Kurupt , and others. The tour ran from November 24 to January 5. Snoop Dogg was featured on Lil Dicky 's April 2019 single " Earth ", where he played the role of a marijuana plant in both the song's lyrics and animated video. On July 3, 2019, Snoop Dogg released

3612-520: A very dramatic song, very moving. Arabic strings. It's imagining Earth losing its gravitational pull and starting to fall". As it turned out, Humperdinck's manager had listened to the proposed selection and declined the offer for him without his knowing. Humperdinck later stated in an interview that his manager declining the collaboration offer was "the most grievous sin ever committed", and that he would have gladly collaborated with Gorillaz if he had known they asked. With or without Humperdinck, Albarn insists

3741-521: Is a challenge, anyway. But important." Albarn said in September 2008 that he wanted "to work with an incredibly eclectic, surprising cast of people". As with previous Gorillaz albums, Plastic Beach features collaborations with several artists; it features Snoop Dogg , Hypnotic Brass Ensemble , Kano , Bashy , Bobby Womack , Mos Def , Gruff Rhys , De La Soul , Little Dragon , Mark E. Smith , Lou Reed , Mick Jones , Paul Simonon , sinfonia Viva and

3870-459: Is a group of people who gave you this, and now want to give you new stuff." In the Observer interview, Hewlett said that there is "a new project which Damon and I are working on now, called Carousel , which is even bigger and more difficult than Monkey , and it isn't going to fit anywhere and no one's going to like it, ha ha ha! We've started work – I've done a lot of visuals and Damon's done

3999-496: Is a party-going underachiever. Furthermore, Freen in Green's bassist Sparky is sluggish, Murdoc of Gorillaz is a middle-aged satanic bass player and Renard Queenston, also known simply as Renard, a fox psychopath dressed as a nurse. Another example is Hatsune Miku who does not have a definite personality; her personality changes in each song based on interactions from the users of Vocaloid . The style of animation used for depicting

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4128-530: Is a virtual girl group formed in 2023 by Metaverse Entertainment. The group consists of Siu, Zena, Marty, and Tyra, who are hyper-realistic, AI-generated members that were created using machine learning , deep fake , and full 3D production technology . Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( / ˈ b r oʊ . d ɪ s / BROH -dis ; born October 20, 1971), also known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg ),

4257-434: Is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, media personality, and actor. His initial fame dates back to 1992 following his guest appearance on Dr. Dre 's debut solo single, " Deep Cover ", and later on Dre's debut album, The Chronic that same year. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States, and 35 million albums worldwide. His accolades include an American Music Award ,

4386-582: Is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. Gorillaz's music has featured collaborations with a wide range of featured artists, with Albarn as the only permanent musical contributor. One-T are a French virtual band created in 2000 by Eddy Gronfier and Thomas Pieds. Eddy Gronfier produces the music while Thomas Pieds creates the artwork and visuals. They were successful across Europe, especially France and Germany, with their 2003 hit single "The Magic Key" , but since then were not able to repeat that success and remained

4515-472: Is required to synchronize spoken lines and instrumentation with animated action. This can be eliminated by using pre-recorded music and speech; however, doing so also weakens the actual "live" experience. (Some non-virtual artists and groups have employed a similar technique on some concert tours and performances. DJ Shadow , for example, on his In Tune and On Time tour, had pre-animated sequences, which were played on giant screens behind him while he performed

4644-458: Is the lack of audience interaction, which can be vital during concerts. This is best suited to short performances, where audience response can be predicted. The second, and more complex, method differs from the first in that allowance is made for a variety of responses and interaction. This means having a wide range of animated sequences ready to play, with matching spoken lines, in response to different reactions. In both cases, extensive rehearsal

4773-419: The Billboard 200 at No.5 and sold over 850,000 copies. The album and the second single " That's That Shit " featuring R. Kelly were well received by critics. In the album, he collaborated in a video with E-40 and other West Coast rappers on the single " Candy (Drippin' Like Water) ". In July 2007, Snoop Dogg made history by becoming the first artist to release a track as a ringtone before its release as

4902-896: The Billboard Hot 100 -top ten singles " What's My Name? " and " Gin and Juice ". He was the lead performer on Death Row's soundtrack album for the 1994 short film Murder Was the Case , wherein Broadus made his acting debut. His second album, Tha Doggfather (1996), likewise debuted atop the chart and received double platinum certification. In 1998, he parted ways with Death Row in favor of Master P 's No Limit Records , through which he saw largely continued success with his albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). He then signed with Priority , Capitol , and EMI Records to release his sixth album Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), which

5031-491: The Chicago Tribune , Greg Kot was impressed by Albarn's ability to produce exceptional music using "seemingly mismatched elements from different cultures, genres and generations". Alexis Petridis also of The Guardian commended Albarn for his "kaleidoscopic musical ambition" and said despite some failed experiments, "there's something hugely impressive about Albarn's ability to coax artists out of their comfort zone." In

5160-560: The Robotech franchise in North America). The first virtual idol was Lynn Minmay , a fictional singer who is one of the main characters in the anime television series Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) and the animated film adaptation Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984). Voiced by Mari Iijima , Lynn Minmay became the first fictional idol singer to garner major real-world success. The theme song "Do You Remember Love?" (from

5289-525: The Billboard 200 and No.1 on the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums, it included the single "Groupie Luv". Snoop Dogg appeared in the music video for Korn 's " Twisted Transistor " along with fellow rappers Lil Jon , Xzibit , and David Banner . Snoop Dogg appeared on two tracks from Ice Cube's 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later , including " Go to Church ", and on several tracks on Tha Dogg Pound 's Cali Iz Active

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5418-510: The Eastside neighborhood of Long Beach; in 1993, however, he denied the frequent police and media reports by saying that he never joined a gang. Shortly after graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1989, he was arrested for possession of cocaine , and for the next three years was frequently incarcerated, including at Wayside Jail . With his two cousins, Nate Dogg and Lil' ½ Dead, and friend Warren G , he recorded homemade tapes;

5547-508: The Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music . In October 2020, Albarn stated that he had "loads and loads of songs" for a direct sequel to Plastic Beach , citing "the need to keep reminding people that we need to change our habits" as his main reason for revisiting the album's themes. He added, "I'd like to just have an album called Clean Beach , but at the moment it's still Plastic Beach ." Albarn began recording material for

5676-486: The virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI . The term is sometimes confused for music groups who collaborate using the Internet , who do not require members to be in the same physical place for their work. The members of virtual groups are depicted as animated characters, with their own personality, voice, history, and playing style. For example, Alvin, the leader of the Chipmunks, is mischievous, and Skeleton Staff's Guitarist Stanton

5805-404: The "chipmunk voice". There have since been numerous virtual bands that have recorded material. Computer animation , traditional animation , and vocal mixing and manipulation are common features. The term virtual idol originates from Japan, where it dates back to the 1980s and has roots in anime and Japanese idol culture. Popular virtual idols include the Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku and

5934-460: The 13 short clips, only two of the clips had audio that would eventually end up on the album. The tracks were "White Flag" and "Pirate's Progress" (an extended version of the Orchestral Intro found on the album). Also on the website was a countdown timer, which on 23 February 2010 counted down to zero. After a significant delay, a new full Kong studios-esque interactive Plastic Beach "Beachsite"

6063-441: The 1997 Lollapalooza concert tour, which featured mainly alternative rock music. Troy J. Augusto of Variety noted that Snoop's set at Lollapalooza attracted "much dancing, and, strangely, even a small mosh pit" in the audience. Snoop signed with Master P 's No Limit Records (distributed by Priority / EMI Records) in March 1998 and debuted on the label with Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told later that year. He said at

6192-511: The Australian radio station Triple J on 28 February 2010, in respective order, at one-hour intervals. On 1 March 2010, NPR debuted the entire album via streaming. Later that same day, the album also became available for streaming at Guardian.co.uk . The album spawned three singles. Originally, " Rhinestone Eyes " and "To Binge" were both slated to release as the 4th and 5th singles respectively. However, both releases were cancelled in favor of

6321-515: The Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at No.23 on the Billboard 200, selling 61,000 copies its first week, making it his lowest charting album. His third single, " I Wanna Rock ", peaked at No.41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single from Malice n Wonderland, titled "Pronto", featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , was released on iTunes on December 1, 2009. Snoop re-released the album under

6450-461: The Boogeyman (with a snippet of the instrumental version of "Rhinestone Eyes"). The track can be found as a bonus track along with "Pirate's Progress" on the iTunes Deluxe edition. Russel's ident has him stomping off of the edge of a pier and diving into the ocean, presumably headed to Plastic Beach for reasons unknown. The fourth features a zoom in on Cyborg Noodle with its face plate open. A fifth ident

6579-463: The Case , was released in 1994, along with an accompanying soundtrack . On July 6, 1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc. , a record label founded by Snoop Dogg, was registered with the California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139. After his acquittal, Snoop and the mother of his son, along with their kennel of 20 pit bulls, moved into a 5,000-square-foot (460 m ) home in

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6708-522: The Hill , Las Vegas , and Monk , one episode of Robot Chicken , as well as three episodes of One Life to Live . He has participated in three Comedy Central Roasts , for Flavor Flav , Donald Trump , and Justin Bieber . Cameo television appearances include episodes of The L Word , Weeds , Entourage , I Get That a Lot , Monk , and The Price Is Right . He has also appeared in an episode of

6837-566: The Hook , a duo similar to the Squid Sisters. The two duos have performed together as holograms, and has had a special guest, K.K. Slider from the Animal Crossing series, to celebrate the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons. Prior to it, Nintendo had already made a virtual band composed of characters from Pikmin called Strawberry Flower , to promote the games. Their first single, Ai no Uta ,

6966-622: The King". It was also announced that Snoop worked a deal with RCA Records to release Reincarnated in early 2013. Also in December 2012, Snoop Dogg released a That's My Work a collaboration rap mixtape with Tha Dogg Pound. In an interview with Hip Hop Weekly on June 17, producer Symbolyc One (S1) announced that Snoop was working on his final album under his rap moniker Snoop Dogg; "I've been working with Snoop, he's actually working on his last solo album as Snoop Dogg". In September 2013, Snoop released

7095-453: The September 27 airing of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Snoop Dogg announced Algorithm . The album was released on November 19, 2021. Snoop Dogg performed at the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI alongside Dr. Dre , Eminem , Mary J. Blige , and Kendrick Lamar . In January 2022, Snoop Dogg announced that he would release his 19th studio album, BODR , on the same day as his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. However,

7224-447: The U.S.), along with the first single, " Sexual Eruption ". The single peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 100 , featuring Snoop using autotune . The album featured production from QDT (Quik-Dogg-Teddy). Snoop was appointed an executive position at Priority Records. His tenth studio album, Malice n Wonderland , was released on December 8, 2009. The first single from the album, " Gangsta Luv ", featuring The-Dream , peaked at No.35 on

7353-746: The US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 112,000 copies, of which 62,000 were digital copies. As of 25 March 2010, Plastic Beach sold 8,136 copies in Japan and debuted at number 17 on the Oricon Albums Chart . Selling 13,822 copies in France, Plastic Beach debuted at number two on the SNEP albums chart. Plastic Beach received generally positive reviews from critics; it holds an aggregate score of 77 out of 100 at Metacritic . In Rolling Stone , Rob Sheffield called it "Gorillaz's third excellent album in

7482-510: The YouTube video series, Epic Rap Battles of History as Moses . In 2000, Snoop (as "Michael J. Corleone") directed Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle , a pornographic film produced by Hustler . The film, combining hip hop with x-rated material, was a huge success and won "Top Selling Release of the Year" at the 2002 AVN Awards . Snoop then directed Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp in 2002 (using

7611-475: The album did not end up having all or any of their songs appear on the final album; some guests announced to have collaborated with the band do not feature on the album. British garage rock band The Horrors were invited to play on the album after Albarn heard their 2009 album Primary Colours . They recorded a track with Albarn, but no songs with the band appear on the final album. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Posdnuos of De La Soul said that

7740-520: The album posits hip hop with Britpop and "accentuates moody texture over pop hooks ". Pitchfork ' s Sean Fennessey wrote that "ornate Village Green Preservation Society -style pop" is the dominant style on Plastic Beach , but that Albarn also "dips into Krautrock , funk , and dubstep , as well as the weary, more melodic music he's been perfecting for much of last decade" on an album that serves as "sort of an electronic take on baroque pop ." According to Mojo magazine's Danny Eccleston,

7869-429: The album reprises the "combination of stupid-fresh pop melody, 21st-century hip hop substructure and catholic cast of collaborators" featured on Demon Days , while Miles Marshall Lewis of The Village Voice observed "funky electroclash " and hip hop elements in the music. Lawrence Vaughan of DIY saw it as combining " world music and a more subdued lo-fi electronic sound. AbsolutePunk called Plastic Beach as

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7998-480: The album stayed on the Billboard charts for several months. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments about censorship and labeling, with Snoop Dogg often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. Unlike many of the harder-edged gangsta rap artists, Snoop Dogg seemed to show his softer side, according to music journalist Chuck Philips . Rolling Stone music critic Touré asserted that Snoop had

8127-547: The album's " electronic pop songs are more sneaky than sure-fire ... it is probably Gorillaz's most engrossing project so far." AllMusic 's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album's success depends on Albarn's growth as a composer: "he's a master of subtly shifting moods and intricately threaded allusions, often creating richly detailed collages that are miniature marvels." Pete Paphides wrote in The Times , "this concept group has delivered its most fully realised concept album". In

8256-462: The album's release was pushed forward two days and was released on February 11, 2022. On February 10, 2022, Snoop Dogg announced that he has acquired Death Row Records and intends to revive the label. On June 24, 2022, Snoop Dogg collaborated with Eminem on the track " From the D 2 the LBC ", with a live-action/animated music video released the same day. Later that year, Snoop Dogg has revealed he has

8385-407: The album's second half, stating "In the end, Beach offers a vision of the future as digitised kitsch: groovy, yes, but lonely too". Jon Caramanica of The New York Times viewed its music as "thin and inconsequential, car-commercial electronic funk and tension-free hip-hop", while writing "It's an appealing mess, moving at a fever pitch until swelling to something like an enthused climax. But still,

8514-510: The album, though samples of the song were used in "Rhinestone Eyes", as well as the intro orchestral separated into bonus track "Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons". On 20 January 2010, the official Gorillaz website was heavily revamped to fit the Plastic Beach theme. Over a period of time, numerous short clips were posted on the site, mainly showing various shots of a large Plastic Beach model backed by segments of new Gorillaz music. Out of

8643-484: The album. Mos Def said that he collaborated with Albarn on three songs; however, Def only appears on two songs on the album. Albarn had previously announced that musician Barry Gibb would feature on the album but Gibb did not turn up to any recording sessions. According to The Times journalist Peter Paphides , Plastic Beach is a pop and concept album , while AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that "Damon's painstaking pancultural pop junk-mining" on

8772-462: The album. "Loads of orchestral stuff" was recorded but only a fraction made it onto the final album. On 14 January 2009, Damon Albarn appeared on BBC Radio 1 with animated bass player Murdoc Niccals , and played a selection of songs including four demos for Plastic Beach : "Electric Shock", which features Derby-based Orchestra sinfonia ViVA (a song which does not appear on the album, although certain elements of it were used in " Rhinestone Eyes "),

8901-680: The alias Snoop Lion , under which he released a reggae album, Reincarnated (2013), and a namesake documentary film about his Jamaican experience. His thirteenth studio album, Bush (2015), was produced entirely by frequent collaborator Pharrell, while his fourteenth studio album, Coolaid (2016), was released the same year as his induction into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame . In 2018, Broadus became "a born-again Christian " and released his first gospel album, Bible of Love in March of that year. In November of that year, Broadus

9030-406: The band members again: "I'm so f---ing [ sic ] bored of drawing those characters. But then we had a moment where we had a new angle on it... I'm gonna adapt them". In a later interview Hewlett said: "they'll be the same characters, but a little bit older and told in a different way". The first time Albarn went to Mali, he was taken to a landfill where he observed how differently rubbish

9159-616: The characters varies. Some groups and idols, like The Archies , Gorillaz , Dethklok , The Banana Splits , Prozzäk , One-T , Dvar , Renard Queenston, Quasimoto , MC Skat Kat , VBirds , One eskimO and Alvin and the Chipmunks are hand-drawn characters, and much of their media uses traditional animation and cartooning techniques. Others, such as Hatsune Miku , Kizuna Ai , Crazy Frog , Genki Rockets , Gummibär , Pinocchio , The Bots, Studio Killers , Beatcats , K/DA , Your Favorite Martian , Hololive , Eternity and Mave: are computer-generated . Some people consider puppetry as

9288-541: The demo for " Stylo " (which was named "Binge" at that point) and the demo for "Broken". A new picture of the band was published on 9 December 2009 on the cover of the UK edition of Wired magazine . On 14 January 2010, Albarn made an appearance as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 1 , premiering demos of three new Gorillaz songs – "Electric Shock", "Broken" and "Stylo". "Stylo" was heavily edited for its final version, while "Broken" remained mostly unchanged. "Electric Shock" did not make

9417-550: The end of the show's run. After The Archies , produced by Filmation , became a huge pop hit, Hanna-Barbera started releasing several cartoon TV shows with the adventures of rock bands, such as Josie and the Pussycats , The Cattanooga Cats , The Impossibles , Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids , Jabberjaw , and others. During the 1980s, Hasbro released Jem , an animated TV series featuring two enemy bands with

9546-419: The essential melancholy of buying a ready made meal in loads of plastic packaging. People who watch X Factor might have some emotional connection to these things, this detritus that accompanies what seems to be the most important thing in people's eyes, the celebrity voyeurism ." Albarn says the album maintains a lot of the melancholy from Carousel . He worked hard on making his lyrics and melodies clear on

9675-812: The event as a correspondent for NBC and Peacock. Snoop has appeared in numerous films and television episodes throughout his career. His starring roles in film includes The Wash (with Dr. Dre) and the horror film Bones . He also co-starred with rapper Wiz Khalifa in the 2012 movie Mac & Devin Go to High School which a sequel has been announced. He has had various supporting and cameo roles in film, including Half Baked , Training Day , Starsky & Hutch , and Brüno . He has starred in three television programs: sketch-comedy show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle , variety show Dogg After Dark , and reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood (also starring Snoop's wife and children). He has starred in episodes of King of

9804-450: The film Macross: Do You Remember Love? ) reached number seven on the Oricon music charts in Japan, and the song has since been covered numerous times over the next several decades. The Japanese cyberpunk anime Megazone 23 (1985) took the virtual idol concept further with EVE, who is depicted as a computer -based artificial intelligence (AI) who takes the form of a virtual idol within

9933-678: The final title Doggumentary on March 29, 2011. Snoop was featured on Gorillaz ' album Plastic Beach on the track "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble . He also completed another track with them entitled "Sumthing Like This Night" which was later released on Doggumentary . He also appears on the 2011 Tech N9ne album All 6's and 7's on the track "Pornographic", which also features E-40 and Krizz Kaliko . On February 4, 2012, Snoop Dogg announced

10062-436: The former label—to release his tenth and eleventh albums, Malice 'n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011), both of which saw mild critical and commercial response. During this time, Broadus starred in films and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle , Snoop Dogg's Father Hood , and Dogg After Dark . In 2012, following a trip to Jamaica , Snoop converted to Rastafari and adopted

10191-527: The four called their group 213 after the area code of their native Long Beach at that time. One of Snoop's early solo freestyles over " Hold On " by En Vogue was on a mixtape that fortuitously wound up with Dr. Dre ; the influential producer was so impressed by the sample that he called Snoop to audition in 1991 for his label Death Row Records (then known as Future Shock). Former N.W.A affiliate, American rapper Tracy Lynn Curry, better known as The D.O.C. , taught him to structure his lyrics and separate

10320-399: The fuck we want without worrying about whether it's for a record company or a film company or whatever. So I'm not sure how it'll pan out, or even if it will happen. But Damon's written around 70 songs for it, and I've got great plans for the visuals, but right now, at this moment, it's still just a really good idea." Carousel was to be about the mystical aspects of Britain. Damon Albarn got

10449-439: The group had provided vocals on two songs for the album, "Electric Shock" and "Sloped Tropics". De La Soul only features on one song on the album, titled " Superfast Jellyfish ". Gruff Rhys recorded two songs – "Superfast Jellyfish" and "Leviathan". The latter, described by Rhys as "more of a night-time song, a three o'clock in the morning, speeding down the autobahn evading West German police-type track", does not feature on

10578-473: The hallways at school I would draw such a big crowd that the principal would think there was a fight going on. It made me begin to realize that I had a gift. I could tell that my raps interested people and that made me interested in myself". In his teenage years, Broadus began engaging in unlawful activities and joining gangs, despite his mother's preventive efforts. He was a member of the Rollin' 20s Crips gang in

10707-542: The hills of Claremont, California and by August 1996 Doggy Style Records , a subsidiary of Death Row Records , signed the Gap Band Charlie Wilson as one of its first artists. He collaborated with fellow rap artist Tupac Shakur on the 1996 single " 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted ". This was one of Shakur's last songs released while alive; he was shot on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas , dying six days later. By

10836-572: The idea behind it is that it's like how the Who presented their movies – Tommy and Quadrophenia and so on. Those were presented as by 'the Who' even though none of the members of the band were in the movies. ... But it's the same people working on it, that's the principle." In a July 2008 interview with The Observer he also said, "Gorillaz now to us is not like four animated characters any more – it's more like an organisation of people doing new projects ... That's my ideal model – Gorillaz

10965-551: The idea for Plastic Beach while on a beach next to his house: "I was just looking for all the plastic within the sand", he said. On 17 September 2008, Albarn and Jamie Hewlett announced that they would be doing another Gorillaz album in an interview with CBC News . Hewlett said that from their work on Monkey , "we just learned more about what we do, musically and artistically. That's a great place to come at when we come to another Gorillaz album. It doesn't have to be animation and music". Hewlett also expressed annoyance at having to draw

11094-423: The insulting "Fuck Death Row" until his contract expired. In an interview with Neil Strauss in 1998, Snoop Dogg said that though he had been given lavish gifts by his former label, they had withheld his royalty payments. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that after Tha Doggfather, Snoop Dogg began "moving away from his gangsta roots toward a calmer lyrical aesthetic": for instance, Snoop participated in

11223-427: The name More Malice . Snoop collaborated with Katy Perry on " California Gurls ", the first single from her album Teenage Dream , which was released on May 7, 2010. Snoop can also be heard on the track "Flashing" by Dr. Dre and on Curren$ y 's song " Seat Change ". He was also featured on a new single from Australian singer Jessica Mauboy , titled " Get 'em Girls " (released September 2010). Snoop's latest effort

11352-466: The nickname "Snoop Scorsese"). Snoop founded his own production company, Snoopadelic Films , in 2005. Their debut film was Boss'n Up , a film inspired by Snoop Dogg's album R&G, starring Lil Jon and Trina . In December 2013, Snoop performed at the annual Kennedy Center Honors concert, honoring jazz pianist Herbie Hancock . After his performance, Snoop credited Hancock with "inventing hip-hop". On several occasions, Snoop has appeared at

11481-567: The non-album single " Doncamatic ". A storyboard version of a possible music video for "Rhinestone Eyes" was released on 4 October 2010 to the band's official YouTube channel. Although it wasn't released as a single, the song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Plastic Beach debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart , selling 74,432 copies in its first week. The album also debuted at number two on

11610-545: The opening ceremony of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, alongside holographic versions of their characters. Dvar is an anonymous virtual band from Russia that plays darkwave and electronic music . Eternity is a virtual idol group formed by Pulse9. The group debuted on March 22, 2021, with the single "I'm Real". The group consists of 11 members: Seoa, Sujin, Minji, Zae-in, Hyejin, Dain, Chorong, Jiwoo, Yeoreum, Sarang and Yejin. They are created with artificial intelligence technology, Deep Real. Mave:

11739-404: The other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound . This intense exposure played a considerable part in making Snoop Dogg's debut album, Doggystyle , the critical and commercial success that it was. Fueling the ascendance of West Coast G-funk hip hop, the singles " Who Am I (What's My Name)? " and " Gin and Juice " reached the top ten most-played songs in the United States, and

11868-450: The pirates. Noodle's ident acts as a trailer to the "On Melancholy Hill" music video, which was released on 15 June. On 26 February 2010, a "minimix" of the album was made available on the official website to download for free. The minimix is an eight-minute composition of songs from the album, a number of which had not been previously released. "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach", "Rhinestone Eyes" and "White Flag" were premiered on

11997-451: The previous album, short animated "idents" have been released for fictional band members Murdoc, 2-D, Russel, and the Noodle cyborg. The first depicts Murdoc fleeing from an unknown, rifle-wielding assailant (featuring a clip of "Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons" in the background), and the second depicts 2-D's abduction and transportation to Plastic Beach by a masked figure, who according to

12126-421: The record “chops up Bollywood, space-age lounge , stoner funk, and wistful music-hall.” Albarn said in an interview, "I'm making this one the most pop record I've ever made in many ways, but with all my experience to try and at least present something that has got depth." He added, "I suppose what I've done with this Gorillaz record is I've tried to connect pop sensibility with ... trying to make people understand

12255-544: The recording of his voice to create the distinctive sound; the process earned him two Grammys in 1959 for engineering. The success of the Chipmunks spurred on another group, the Nutty Squirrels , to join the ranks. A scat-singing version of Bagdasarian's creation, they made the American Top 40 with their song "Uh-Oh". Their success, however, was short-lived. In 1968, The Banana Splits premiered on NBC but failed to chart

12384-498: The release of his upcoming Coolaid film based on the album of the same name. Snoop Dogg released his fifteenth studio album Neva Left in May 2017. He released a gospel album titled Bible of Love on March 16, 2018. In April 2018, Snoop performed at Coachella with acid-jazz and funk band Jamiroquai . Snoop was featured on Gorillaz ' album The Now Now , released in June 2018, on

12513-570: The same name. The tour has been rescheduled to commence in February 2021. In May 2020, Snoop released the song "Que Maldicion", a collaboration with Banda Sinaloense de Sergio Lizarraga , peaking at number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 . On April 20, 2021, Snoop Dogg released his eighteenth studio album From tha Streets 2 tha Suites . It was announced on April 7, 2021, via Instagram . The album received generally positive reviews from critics. During an interview on

12642-428: The same year, Snoop released a compilation of electronic music entitled Loose Joints under the moniker DJ Snoopadelic, stating the influence of George Clinton 's Funkadelic . In an interview with The Fader magazine, Snoop stated "Snoop Lion, Snoop Dogg, DJ Snoopadelic—they only know one thing: make music that's timeless and bangs". In December 2012, Snoop released his second single from Reincarnated, "Here Comes

12771-573: The same year. His song "Real Talk" was leaked on the Internet in the summer of 2006 and a video was later released on the Internet. "Real Talk" was dedicated to former Crips leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams and a diss to Arnold Schwarzenegger , the governor of California. Two other singles on which Snoop made a guest performance were "Keep Bouncing" by Too $ hort (also with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas ) and " Gangsta Walk " by Coolio . Snoop's 2006 album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment debuted on

12900-405: The set. Again, a large amount of pre-tour planning and synchronization rehearsal was required beforehand. ) While the term had not been coined at the time, Alvin and the Chipmunks were the first virtual band to receive widespread fame. Centered on Alvin, his two brothers Simon and Theodore, and their manager/father Dave Seville, their voices were created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. , who accelerated

13029-437: The shooting of a member of a rival gang, who was actually killed by Broadus’s bodyguard. Broadus was acquitted on February 20, 1996 and the case was finally closed in 2024. According to Broadus, after he was acquitted he did not want to continue living the "gangsta" lifestyle, because he felt that continuing his behavior would result in his assassination or a prison term. A short film about Snoop Dogg's murder trial, Murder Was

13158-417: The song uploaded to YouTube subsequently went viral, surpassing 100 million views in one month, reaching 550 million views as of May 2023, and topping Billboard ' s World Digital Song Sales chart. In 2019, Riot created a virtual hip hop group called True Damage , featuring the champions Ekko, Akali, Qiyana, Senna, and Yasuo. The vocalists performed a live version of their debut song, "Giants", during

13287-401: The surface of [that] period of work and the sort of adventures we went on," he said. The unreleased material is "some really out-there stuff, which hopefully will see the light of day at some point". Among these is a song Gorillaz wanted to record with Engelbert Humperdinck . "He was supposed to do it, but then he declined, which was a real shame", Albarn explained to New York magazine. "It's

13416-469: The themes into verses, hooks, and choruses. When he began recording, Broadus took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. He was introduced to Dr. Dre by Warren G , who gave him Broadus's cassette tape. Broadus then signed with Dre's label, Future Shock Records (which later became known as Death Row Records). Dr. Dre began working with him, first on the theme song of the 1992 film Deep Cover , and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic , along with

13545-442: The time Snoop Dogg's second album, Tha Doggfather , was released in November 1996, the price of appearing to be a gang member " living the gangsta life " had become very evident. Among the many notable hip hop industry deaths and convictions were the death of Snoop Dogg's friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight . Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier in 1996 because of

13674-510: The time that "Snoop Dogg is universal so he can fit into any camp-especially a camp that knows how to handmake shit[;] [a]nd, No Limit hand makes material. They make material fittin' to the artist and they know what type of shit Snoop Dogg is supposed to be on. That's why it's so tight". [ sic ] His other albums on No Limit were No Limit Top Dogg in 1999 (selling over 1,510,000 copies) and Tha Last Meal in 2000 (selling over 2,100,000). In 1999, his autobiography, Tha Doggfather,

13803-496: The title track from his upcoming 17th studio album, I Wanna Thank Me . The album was released on August 16, 2019. Snoop Dogg collaborated with Vietnamese singer Son Tung M-TP in "Hãy trao cho anh" ("Give it to Me"), which was officially released on July 1, 2019. As of October 3, 2019, the music video has amassed over 158 million views on YouTube. Early in 2020, it was announced that Snoop had rescheduled his tour in support of his I Wanna Thank You album and documentary of

13932-489: The top 40. A year later in 1969, from rival CBS, The Archies were the first virtual band to appear in worldwide pop charts. During this time, other television programs, such as Josie and the Pussycats and The Muppet Show , began to include bands as part of the format (in the case of Josie and the Pussycats , the eponymous band was the show's focus). Some of the groups that appeared on these shows released mainstream recordings. Some bands, however, would "break up" after

14061-408: The tune will eventually be released. "I'm going to finish that off", he said. "It just needs the vocal. We've made contact with Indian singer Asha Bhosle and I think it's definitely going to happen. I'll maybe duet with her; the song has these answering phrases". The band were also rebuffed by former Sex Pistols ' frontman John Lydon and Tom Waits . Several musicians who collaborated on songs for

14190-408: The virtual band characters, or the human writers and artists involved. Virtual bands often perform through virtual concerts , where their likenesses are represented digitally on stage. One of two methods can be employed for live performances. The first involves animating the entire set, with little or no allowance for audience interaction, then "performing" it as is. The major pitfall with this method

14319-612: The voice bank of Hatsune Miku . In 2009, Hatsune Miku had her first concert. Other Vocaloids include Meiko , Kaito , Kagamine Rin and Len , and Megurine Luka . Virtual bands can also originate from video games , as proven by the 2015 Wii U game Splatoon , which features songs credited to various virtual bands, the most notable being a pop duo called the Squid Sisters , who have performed several real world concerts as holograms. The game's 2017 Nintendo Switch sequel, Splatoon 2 , introduces more virtual bands, most notably Off

14448-433: The voices of Ahri and Akali, respectively, Madison Beer voices Evelynn, and Jaira Burns provided the voice for Kai'Sa. However, the characters have also been voiced by other artists. K/DA was developed by Riot Games , the company behind League of Legends , and was unveiled at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship with an augmented reality live performance of their debut single, " Pop/Stars ". A music video of

14577-405: The world in a new way. I've always felt, I'm trying to get across on this new record, the idea that plastic, we see it as being against nature but it's come out of nature. We didn't create plastic, nature created plastic. And just seeing the snakes like living in the warmth of decomposing plastic bags. They like it. It was a strange kind of optimism that I felt... but trying to get that into pop music

14706-453: Was " Signs ", featuring Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson , which entered the UK chart at No. 2. This was his highest entry ever in the UK chart. The album sold 1,730,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and most of its singles were heavily played on radio and television. Snoop Dogg joined Warren G and Nate Dogg to form the group 213 and released The Hard Way in 2004. Debuting at No.4 on

14835-544: Was a Vietnam War veteran, singer, and mail carrier, left the family only three months after Broadus' birth, and thus he was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. (1948–1984). His biological father remained largely absent from his life. As a boy, his mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " due to his love for and likeness to the cartoon character from Peanuts . He was the second of his mother's three sons. His mother and stepfather divorced in 1975. Broadus

14964-555: Was a massive success in Japan, reaching #2 on the Weekly Oricon Top 200 Singles chart. In 2020, Sega and Sanrio teamed up to make their first collaboration virtual band, Beatcats . Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett , from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe

15093-443: Was also released, showing a luxury cruise sail being bombarded by torpedoes coming from planes flying above it. A crew member rushes over to cabin 13 to warn a passenger, who is revealed to be Noodle (wearing the oni mask), that the cruise is under attack by pirates and he was told to escort her to the lifeboats. Noodle then grabs her briefcase and opens it, revealing a gun, and passes the crew member while heading out, presumably to face

15222-602: Was also voted the 30th best record of 2010 in the Pazz & Jop , an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice . In 2020, the album was ranked at 66 on the 100 Best Albums of the Century list by Stacker . Credits adapted from the liner notes of the Experience Edition of Plastic Beach . Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Plastic Beach

15351-569: Was backing American recording artist, Emii , on her second single entitled "Mr. Romeo" (released October 26, 2010, as a follow-up to "Magic"). Snoop also collaborated with American comedy troupe the Lonely Island in their song "Turtleneck & Chain", in their 2011 album Turtleneck & Chain . Snoop Dogg's eleventh studio album was Doggumentary . The album went through several tentative titles including Doggystyle 2: Tha Doggumentary and Doggumentary Music: 0020 before being released under

15480-413: Was dealt with compared to England; he had previously visited a landfill outside London to record the sound of seagulls for the album. In Mali, the landfill had "more snakes... like adders, grass snakes, slow worms, toads, frogs, newts, all kinds of rodents, all kinds of squirrels, a massive number of squirrels, foxes, and obviously, seagulls. [...] This is part of the new ecology. And for the first time I saw

15609-474: Was further commercially oriented. This effectively continued upon him signing with Geffen Records to release his next three albums: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004), Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006), and Ego Trippin' (2008); the former spawned the single " Drop It Like It's Hot " (featuring Pharrell ), which became his first to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100. He then returned to Priority and Capitol—upon his hiring as chairman of

15738-583: Was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2022, Broadus acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group (formerly known as eOne Music), and released his nineteenth studio album, BODR (2022)—preceded by the independently-released I Wanna Thank Me (2019) and From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021). Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California , to Beverly Tate (1951-2021) and Vernell Varnado. Varnado, who

15867-528: Was later named by several critics as one of the decade's best albums. In 2020, the album was ranked at 66 on the 100 Best Albums of the Century list by Stacker . The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart , selling approximately 74,432 copies in its first week. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 112,000 copies sold in its first week; overall it reached the top 10 in 22 countries in total. The creators of Gorillaz , musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett , began working on

15996-448: Was published. In 2002, he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$ $ , on Priority/ Capitol / EMI , selling over 1,310,000 copies. The album featured the hit singles " From tha Chuuuch to da Palace " and " Beautiful ", featuring guest vocals by Pharrell . In the same year, he featured in the remix of " Welcome to Atlanta " by Jermaine Dupri . By this stage in his career, Snoop Dogg had left behind his " gangster " image and embraced

16125-568: Was raised Baptist and began singing and playing piano at Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church when he was very young. His mother, a member of the church choir, was one of his "prime musical influences" growing up and introduced him to old-school R&B music. In his youth, Broadus sold candy, delivered newspapers, and bagged groceries. Broadus was described as having been a dedicated student and enthusiastic churchgoer, active in choir and football. In sixth grade, Broadus began rapping. He would frequently rap in school, as he recalled: "When I rapped in

16254-405: Was released in a total of six editions, many of which contain a multitude of exclusive features. These are shown below: Virtual band The term virtual band was popularized with Gorillaz in 2000 . However, the concept of the virtual band was first demonstrated by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1958, when their creator, Ross Bagdasarian , accelerated recordings of his own voice to achieve

16383-537: Was released on May 12, 2015, with the first single " Peaches N Cream " having been released on March 10, 2015. On June 13, 2016, Snoop Dogg announced the release date for his album Coolaid , which was released on July 1, 2016. He headlined a "unity party" for donors at Philly's Electric Factory on July 28, 2016, the last day of the Democratic National Convention . Released March 1, 2017, through his own Doggy Style Records, "Promise You This" precedes

16512-418: Was scheduled to release an EP titled Doggumentary on July 8, 1997, but the album had been cancelled. Despite this, a music video was released for its projected first single, Midnight Love . Snoop realized that he was subject to an ironclad time-based contract (i.e., that Death Row practically owned anything he produced for a number of years), and refused to produce any more tracks for Suge Knight other than

16641-431: Was uploaded onto the website, opening certain sections of Plastic Beach to be visited by guests. On 21 January 2010, Gorillaz member Murdoc "took over" NME Radio and Yahoo! Radio. He played a 45-minute set of songs while providing exposition on the story of Gorillaz. A total of four broadcasts were uploaded online, leading to the release of the album. All four were available on the official Gorillaz website. Similar to

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