The Next Episode

Infobox Single
Name = The Next Episode


Artist = Dr. Dre featuring Kurupt, Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg
from Album = 2001
B-side =
Released = 2000
Format = CD5, 12"
Recorded = 1999
Genre = West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Length = 2:41
Label = Aftermath/Interscope
Writer = Hittman
Ms. Roq
Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre
Producer = Dr. Dre, Mel-Man
Certification =
Chronology = Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
Last single = "Forgot About Dre"
(1999)
This single = "The Next Episode"
(2000)
Next single = "The Wash"
(2002)

"The Next Episode" is a single by Dr. Dre released in 2000 from his album "2001", which was released in 1999. It features Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, & Kurupt. It was the third single from "2001" and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold 146,570 copies between 2001 and 2002 in the UK according to "Chartfacts". This song is the second most downloaded song by Dr. Dre on iTunes.

This single's title harkens back to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's classic smash hit "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" from Dre's 1992 solo debut "The Chronic" in which Snoop Dogg instructs listeners at the end of the chorus to, "just chill, 'til the next episode," which in fact did not refer to this single but its predecessor, a leftover song from 1993 originally recorded for "Doggystyle", but unincluded in its final version. [ [http://www.dubcnn.com/reviews/doggystyle/ Doggystyle analysis DubCNN]
[http://www.westcoast2k.net/rare1.htm Download sample from Westcoast2K]
[http://www.discogs.com/release/226045 Cover scans from Discogs] ]

The song's main sample interpolates David McCallum's "The Edge," borrowing from a brief segment at the beginning of the song, repeated in the middle of the song and in the end sequence.

The song was sampled by R&B trio City High for their 2001 hit "What Would You Do."

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2001 for Dre and Snoop. The award, however, went to Dre and Eminem for "Forgot About Dre".

The edit released for radio and music channels was heavily edited and had many re-recorded lines.

Barry Bonds used the instrumental section before the first vocals as his plate appearance music for a period of time during the 2000s.

Charts

Credits

*Recorded at: Sierra Sonics, Encore Studios
*engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
*assistant engineer: Tom Gordon, Michelle Lynn Forbes, Dave Tenhouten
*Background Vocals - Kurupt
*Bass - Preston Crump
*Guitar - Sean Cruse
*Keyboards - Camara Kambon
*Rap [Featuring] - Snoop Dogg
*Vocals [Featuring] - Nate Dogg
*Director - Paul Hunter
*Video cameo appearance - Xzibit, Hittman, Warren G

Remixes

* A remix with the same name by Snoop Dogg and Lil' Mo is on the mixtape of "DJ Felli Fel Featuring Snoop Dogg - The Heavy Hitters", 2002.
* A remix with the music from "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses is available.
* Dubbed by The Game as a diss towards 50 Cent.
* A remix was released in 2006 on the radio called "The Next Episode 2006" featuring Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg.
* Joe Budden raps over the beat during an appearance on DJ Green Lantern Sirius Satellite Radio show with Charles Hamilton.

Notes

External links

*youtube|ZqkRJMqC5O0|Music video for "The Next Episode"