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{{Short description|1993 single by Snoop Doggy Dogg}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = What's My Name?
| cover = What's My Name.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]]
| album = [[Doggystyle]]
| released = {{Start date|1993|11|11}}
| recorded = =
| studio =
| genre = [[G-funk]]<ref>{{Cite webmagazine|title=DMX vs. Snoop Dogg in 'Verzuz' Battle of the Dawgs: See Our Scorecard & Winner|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9422060/dmx-snoop-dogg-verzuz-scorecard/|access-date=July 7, 2021|websitemagazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>▼
| venue =
| length = 4:06▼
▲| genre = [[G-funk]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=DMX vs. Snoop Dogg in 'Verzuz' Battle of the Dawgs: See Our Scorecard & Winner|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9422060/dmx-snoop-dogg-verzuz-scorecard/|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>
| label = {{hlist|[[Death Row Records|Death Row]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
▲| length = 4:06
*| writer = [[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus]]▼
| label =
| producer = [[Dr. Dre]]▼
* [[Death Row Records|Death Row]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer =
▲* [[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus]]
* [[Dr. Dre|Andre Young]]
* [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
* [[Garry Shider]]
* David Spradley
▲| producer = [[Dr. Dre]]
| prev_title = [[Let Me Ride]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[Gin and Juice]]
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YoutubeYouTube|2soGJXQAQecDS5l3QNYPsE|"Snoop Dogg - Who Am I? (What's My Name?)?"}} }}
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"'''Who Am I? (What's My Name?)'''" (commonly titled "'''What's My Name?'''") is the debut solo single by American hip hop recording artistrapper [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]]. It was, released on November 11, 1993, as the firstdebut single from his debutfirst album, ''[[Doggystyle]]'' (1993), with the record labels [[Death Row Records|Death Row]] and [[Interscope Records]]. ItThe wassong, rankedproduced numberby 456[[Dr. onDre]], features samples and interpolations from [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s "[[Atomic Dog]]" in its chorus and throughout, the bass line from [[Funkadelic]]'s "[[NME(Not Just) Knee Deep]]," and an interpolation from [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]''{{'}}s "500[[Give GreatestUp Songsthe ofFunk All(Tear Timethe Roof off the Sucker)]]" in its bridge.<ref>{{cite webThe song contains additional vocals by [[Jewell (singer)|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/Jewell]] and [[Edward Tony Green]], and its intro contains a sample from [[the-500-greatest-songs- Counts]]' "Pack of-all-time-500-401/330541#/photo/22|title=The 500Lies." GreatestA Songsvocal Ofsample All("the Timebomb") -from 500-401Parliament's "[[P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)]]" can be heard throughout.{{citation needed|workdate=NMEMarch 2020}}</ref> The accompanying music video was directed by [[Fab Five Freddy]].
The song and music video were parodied in director [[Rusty Cundieff]]'s film, ''[[Fear of a Black Hat]]'' (1993).{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} In the UK in 2014, the song was used on an advert for [[Moneysupermarket.com|MoneySupermarket]], which featured Snoop Dogg.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/01/snoop-dogg-money-supermarket-advert|title=Snoop Dogg's Money Supermarket advert|first=David|last=Stubbs|work=the Guardian|date=March 2014 }}</ref> It was ranked number 456 on ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-500-401/330541#/photo/22|title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time - 500-401|work=NME}}</ref>▼
The song, produced by [[Dr. Dre]], features samples and interpolations from [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s "[[Atomic Dog]]" in its chorus and throughout, the bass line from [[Funkadelic]]'s [[(Not Just) Knee Deep]] and an interpolation from [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]'s "[[Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)]]" in its bridge. The song's intro contains a sample from [[The Counts]]' "Pack of Lies." A vocal sample ("the bomb") from Parliament's "[[P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)]]" can be heard throughout.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
▲The song and music video were parodied in director [[Rusty Cundieff]]'s film, ''[[Fear of a Black Hat]]'' (1993).{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} In the UK in 2014, the song was used on an advert for [[Moneysupermarket.com|MoneySupermarket]], which featured Snoop Dogg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/01/snoop-dogg-money-supermarket-advert|title=Snoop Dogg's Money Supermarket advert|first=David|last=Stubbs|work=the Guardian}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave itthe song four out of five. Heand named it Pick of the Week, wrotewriting, "Clearly influenced by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]] and the like, this laidback [[Rap music|rap]] cut has been widely praised with the industry has a gimmick warcry, some soulful femmes and stands every chance of being a hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles - Pick of the Week |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= November 27, 1993 |page= 18 |accessdate= April 5, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-27.pdf}}</ref> Ralph''[[New TeeMusical fromExpress|NME]]'' named it What's My Muthaf—in' Single of the Week, saying, "In time and tune with the magazine'70s revival, [[Dr. Dre|Dre]] has hit a seam of incendiary [[funk]] and it just don't stop — coupled with Snoop's irresistible style they've got a [[Jurassic Park|Jurassic]]-size monster of a hit on their hands." The reviewer also praised it as "a straight-up party record, fit for any and every occasion, with more [[Hooks (music)|hooks]] than 20 rounds of [[Chris Eubank|Eubank]] v [[Nigel Benn|Benn]]. This is gonna be HUGE."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53009117848/|title=Singles|work=[[New Musical Express|NME]]|date=October 30, 1993|page=20|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref> Ralph Tee from the 'RM'[[Record Mirror]]'' Dance Update complimented "its infectious "''Bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yeah''" [[Hooks (music)|hook]] and a production steeped in the tradition of Seventies George Clinton and Cameo". He stated that "it's Snoop's rhymes and the aforementioned hook that's making this a smash".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Ralph |last= Tee |title= Hot Vinyl |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= November 20, 1993 |page= 7 |accessdate= April 5, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-20.pdf}}</ref> [[Charles Aaron]] from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' commented, "There's a big diff between asking "Who Am I?" and being prepared for conflicting answers from your audience, and asking "What's My Name?" and having yet another fucking George Clinton sample reinforce your ego."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Charles|last=Aaron|title=Singles|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=March 1994|page=80|accessdate=January 27, 2023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-GJOt0bM2-YC|author-link=Charles Aaron}}</ref>
==Commercial performance ==
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" was the first top 10 hit of Snoop Dogg on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|'' Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]], the first as a lead rap artist. The song reached number eight on theboth chart.charts, Thewhile song toppedtopping the US''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Songs]] for three weeks. It was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in 1994.<ref name="riaa"/>
==Music video==
American visual artist, filmmaker, and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] pioneer [[Fab Five5 Freddy]] directs a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]-driven [[music video]] for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=25787 |title=Snoop Doggy Dogg - "What's my name?" |publisher=mvdbase.com |access-date=August 4, 2011}}</ref> Snoop and others ([[Kurupt]], [[Daz Dillinger]], and [[Warren G]]) are able to transform into dogs (such as [[DobermanDobermann|Dobermann Pinscher]]s, [[Rottweiler]]s, [[Pit bullsbull]]s, and the women [[Cocker Spaniel]]s and several other breeds) to evade upsetting fathers and run wild, while also evading a pair of clumsy [[animal control service|dog catchers]] while in these forms. One scene shows the dogs wearing sunglasses, smoking cigars and gambling on dice games (aan parodyhomage ofto the late 19th century/early 20th century series of paintings by [[Cassius Marcellus Coolidge]] titled ''[[Dogs Playing Poker]]''). Throughout the video Snoop can be seen standing on the roof of V.I.P. Records, a record store and studio where Snoop Dogg recorded some of his first material. Snoop'sOne of the video girlfriendvixens in the barbeque cookout scene in the video was played by now-clinical nurse liaison Athena Germany, who later appeared in ''[[Family Feud]]'' with rest of her family in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Rz03dKRM0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/t3Rz03dKRM0 |archive-date=2021-12-December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|title=OUCH! The board TROLLS Steve Harvey! - Family Feud|publisher=[[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]]|access-date=October 18, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Live performances==
Snoop performed the song live on ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' on December 17, 1993, and on [[Soul Train]] on December 18, 1993. He also performed the song live at the [[1994 Soul Train Music Awards]] on March 15, 1994.
==Track listing==
* '''CD single'''<ref>{{cite web |author=8 April 2011Comments (3) |url=http://www.snoopdogg.com/discography/detail.aspx?pid=1428 |title=Music : What's My Name |publisher=Snoop Dogg |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810060728/http://www.snoopdogg.com/discography/detail.aspx?pid=1428 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
# "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (clean radio mix) — 4:15
# "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (clean club mix) — 5:03
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-02-12.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=7|page=15|date=February 12, 1994|page=15|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]]Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-0418.pdf |title=The Dance SinglesAirplay Chart|workmagazine= [[Music Week]] |date= December 418, 1993 |page= 22 26|accessdateaccess-date=May April 92, 20212024}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-04.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= December 4, 1993 |page= 22 |accessdate= April 9, 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=December 4, 1993|page=4|accessdate=May 13, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-04.pdf}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-01-22.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|volume=LVII|issue=20|date=January 22, 1994|page=14|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf|title=1994 in Review Sales Charts – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=52|page=12|date=December 24, 1994|page=12|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsSingles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?page=4magazine|title=The BillboardYear in 1994: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs — Year End Charts 1994Singles|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publishervolume=[[Prometheus106|issue=52|page=YE-34|date=December Global Media]]24, 1994}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Hot Rap Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in 1994: Hot Rap Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-38|date=December 24, 1994}}</ref>
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