"New York, New York" by Tha Dogg Pound

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"New York, New York" by Tha Dogg Pound is a mid-1990s West Coast hip hop track widely recognized for its provocative portrayal of New York City and its role in intensifying tensions between East and West Coast rap scenes.

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"New York, New York" by Tha Dogg Pound canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Tha Dogg Pound
associatedWithEvent East Coast–West Coast rap tensions in the mid-1990s
associatedWithLabelCollective Death Row Records roster
associatedWithRegion West Coast United States
associatedWithScene West Coast hip hop scene
chronologyInArtistDiscography follows early Tha Dogg Pound singles from Doggystyle era
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1990s
featuresArtist Snoop Dogg
genre West Coast hip hop
gangsta rap
hasBPM mid-tempo
hasCulturalImpact cited as a key record in the escalation of East–West Coast rap conflicts
hasFormat 12-inch single
CD single
hasLyricalStyle battle-oriented lyrics
hasLyricalTone confrontational
hasMusicVideo true
hasRemixOrAnswerSong "L.A., L.A." by Capone-N-Noreaga
hasStyleCharacteristic G-funk–influenced production
hasTheme regional rivalry in hip hop
urban street life
hasTitle New York, New York
influencedBy 1990s coastal rivalries in U.S. hip hop
language English
mediaType audio recording
musicVideoDirector Dr. Dre
Hype Williams
musicVideoSetting New York City
notableFor association with East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
provocative portrayal of New York City
partOfAlbum Dogg Food
performer Tha Dogg Pound
producer DJ Pooh
Daz Dillinger
recordLabel Death Row Records
Interscope Records
releaseYear 1995
subjectOf critical discussion about regionalism in hip hop
usesCityAsSubject New York City
vocalPerformanceBy Daz Dillinger
Kurupt
writer DJ Pooh
Daz Dillinger
Kurupt
Snoop Dogg

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East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry notableSong "New York, New York" by Tha Dogg Pound