Gin and Juice

This article is about the Snoop Dogg song. For the cocktail, see Gin and juice (cocktail). For the DeVante Swing song, see Gin & Juice (DeVante Swing song).

"Gin and Juice"
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg
from the album Doggystyle
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
Recorded1993
Genre
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dr. Dre
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)"
(1993) 		"Gin and Juice"
(1994) 		"Doggy Dogg World"
(1994)
Music video
"Gin and Juice" on YouTube

"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18, 1994, as the second single from his debut album, Doggystyle (1993). The song was produced by Dr. Dre and contains an interpolation from Slave's "Watching You" in its chorus and a sample from "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae. Tony Green created its bassline; additional vocalists on the song include Dat Nigga Daz, Jewell, Heney Loc, and Sean "Barney" Thomas. "Gin and Juice" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It earned a gold certification from the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies.[6][7]

"Gin and Juice" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. It was listed as number eight on VH1's "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs".[8]

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