Claim: Snoop Dog's Doggystyle sold nearly a million copies in the first week of its release.

Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg . It was released on November 23 , 1993 , by Death Row Records and Interscope Records . The album was recorded and produced following Snoop 's appearances on Dr. Dre 's debut solo album The Chronic -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , to which Snoop contributed significantly . The West Coast style in hip hop that he developed from Dre 's first album continued on Doggystyle . Critics have praised Snoop Doggy Dogg for the lyrical `` realism '' that he delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow . Despite some mixed criticism of the album initially upon its release , Doggystyle earned recognition from many music critics as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s , as well as one of the most important hip hop albums ever released . Much like The Chronic , the distinctive sounds of Doggystyle helped introduce the hip hop style of G-funk to a mainstream audience , bringing forward West Coast hip hop as a dominant force in the early 1990s .   Doggystyle debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling 806,858 copies in its first week alone in the United States , which was the record for a debuting artist and the fastest-selling hip hop album ever until Eminem 's album The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000 . Doggystyle was included on The Source magazine 's list of the 100 Best Rap Albums ; as well as Rolling Stone magazine 's list of Essential Recordings of the '90s . About.com placed the album in number 17 of the greatest hip hop/rap albums of all time . The album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . In November 2015 , the album sold 7 million copies in the United States , and over 11 million copies worldwide .