Doggy's Angels

Doggy's Angels
Doggy's Angels
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Years active	2000–2002
Labels	TVT; Doggy Style;
Members	Big Chan; Coniyac; Kola

Doggy's Angels was an American rap trio formed by Snoop Dogg on the Doggy Style subsidiary of TVT. Members are Big Chan (Chan Gaines), Coniyac (Kim Proby-Davis) and Kola Loc (Kola Marion).^[1]

The group released one album and single in 2000. The album, Pleezbaleevit! peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, number 8 on the Heatseekers chart and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2] The single "Baby If You're Ready" ascended to number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[3]

Legal issues

The release of their debut album led to a lawsuit by Columbia Pictures, who claimed infringement against the Charlie's Angels franchise.^[4] The band was renamed "Tha Angels", but in spite of the success of their initial release produced no other albums before disbanding in 2002.^[1] In 2005, Chan Gaines sued the label for $100 million in royalties for her performances in the band; the suit was settled on March 24, 2006.^[1]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions^[2]
Year	Title	US R&B	US Heat.	US Ind.
2000	Pleezbaleevit!	35	8	7

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions			Album
Year	Song	US R&B^[3]^[5]	US Rap^[3]	AUS^[6]	Album
2000	"Baby If You're Ready"	28	1	26	Pleezbaleevit!

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sweetingham, Lisa (April 13, 2006). "Snoop Dogg's label settles royalties suit with former "Doggy's Angel" rapper". Court TV. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Album Billboard charts". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jeckell, Barry A. (January 4, 2001). ""Independent" stays on top". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
^ Dansby, Andrew. "Label responds to Doggy's Angels suit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
^ "Single charts". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 85.

External links

[court-1] Sweetingham, Lisa (April 13, 2006). "Snoop Dogg's label settles royalties suit with former "Doggy's Angel" rapper". Court TV. Retrieved October 29, 2007.

[Album_charts-2] "Album Billboard charts". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2007.

[Independent-3] Jeckell, Barry A. (January 4, 2001). ""Independent" stays on top". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2007.

[4] Dansby, Andrew. "Label responds to Doggy's Angels suit". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2007.

[5] "Single charts". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2007.

[ARIA-6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 85.

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