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Snoop Dogg is a pretty respected figure in the Hip-Hop community; some even consider him a "household name". He debuted in 1992 with an album called ''Doggystyle'' (back when he was Snoop Doggy Dogg), which some fans consider to be his best work. Not many people know that he released one album before ''Doggystyle''. The cassette-only album, known as '''''Over the Counter''''', appeared at swapmeets in 1991. It featured 16 tracks on it with one bonus track. Only 6 of the tracks off of this album have resurfaced on the Internet, and the other 11 are unlikely to resurface due to the tape's extreme rarity.
{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>Over the Counter (Snoop Dogg cassette tape)</center>
|image=Over the counter cover.jpg
|imagecaption=Cover of the album.
|status=<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
}}
Snoop Dogg is a pretty respected figure in the Hip-Hop community; some even consider him a "household name". He debuted in 1992 with an album called ''Doggystyle'' (back when he was Snoop Doggy Dogg), which some fans consider to be his best work. It is also rumored that he released one album before ''Doggystyle''.  
 
The cassette-only album, known as '''''Over the Counter''''', is said to have appeared at swapmeets in 1991. It featured 16 tracks on it, with one bonus track. 6 of the tracks off of this album have resurfaced on compilation albums, such as '''''Foesum – The Lost Tapez'''''<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/1936839-Foesum-The-Lost-Tapez</ref>, and the other 11 will most likely never resurface, if existent.
 
The existence of this tape is highly debatable, due to many inconsistencies in the story of this tape. There appears to be multiple different covers to this tape, with one crediting Death Row Records to this tape, and another crediting Future Shock. Another inconsistency that could be linked to the nonexistence of this album is a line from the track '''''Do You Remember.''''', with the line being heard as "That's how we do it in 9-8", which some believe to be proof of the tape being fake, but other's believe the line is actually "That's how we do it in 9 ace", which could be refrenceing the year 1991.


==Tracks==
==Tracks==
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| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A1
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A1
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Over The Counter
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" | Over The Counter
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A2
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A2
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Dogg's Life
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |Dogg's Life
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A3
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A3
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Jack Em'
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" | Jack Em'
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A4
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A4
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|213 - Dope Slang
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |213 - Dope Slang
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A5
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A5
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Knockin' Off Everything
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |Knockin' Off Everything
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A6
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A6
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Blast For Cash
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |Blast For Cash
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A7
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A7
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|'''Let Em' Understand'''
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |'''Let Em' Understand'''
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|A8
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | A8
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|'''The Message'''
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |'''The Message'''
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B1
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B1
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|211
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |211
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B2
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B2
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Signed And Detected
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |Signed And Detected
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B3
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B3
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Bank Roll
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" | Bank Roll
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B4
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B4
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|'''187'''
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |'''187'''
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B5
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B5
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|C.O.C. Kingpin
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |C.O.C. Kingpin
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B6
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B6
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|Welcome To Death Row
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |Welcome To Death Row
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B7
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B7
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|'''Do You Remember'''
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |'''Do You Remember'''
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|B8
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" | B8
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|'''True To The Game'''
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |'''True To The Game'''
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25"|
| class="tracklist_track_duration" style="padding:2px10px2px2px;text-align:right;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:0px;" width="25" |
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
|- class="tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(229,229,229);"
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;"|
| class="tracklist_track_pos" style="padding:2px14px2px2px;white-space:nowrap;" |
B9
B9
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;"|
| class="track tracklist_track_title " style="padding:2px;min-width:350px;" |
'''Country Blues'''
'''Country Blues'''
|}
|}
''Found tracks are in bold.''
''Found tracks are in bold.''
==References==
[[Category:Lost music]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]

Latest revision as of 03:11, 20 September 2022

Over the counter cover.jpg

Cover of the album.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Snoop Dogg is a pretty respected figure in the Hip-Hop community; some even consider him a "household name". He debuted in 1992 with an album called Doggystyle (back when he was Snoop Doggy Dogg), which some fans consider to be his best work. It is also rumored that he released one album before Doggystyle.

The cassette-only album, known as Over the Counter, is said to have appeared at swapmeets in 1991. It featured 16 tracks on it, with one bonus track. 6 of the tracks off of this album have resurfaced on compilation albums, such as Foesum – The Lost Tapez[1], and the other 11 will most likely never resurface, if existent.

The existence of this tape is highly debatable, due to many inconsistencies in the story of this tape. There appears to be multiple different covers to this tape, with one crediting Death Row Records to this tape, and another crediting Future Shock. Another inconsistency that could be linked to the nonexistence of this album is a line from the track Do You Remember., with the line being heard as "That's how we do it in 9-8", which some believe to be proof of the tape being fake, but other's believe the line is actually "That's how we do it in 9 ace", which could be refrenceing the year 1991.

Tracks

A1 Over The Counter
A2 Dogg's Life
A3 Jack Em'
A4 213 - Dope Slang
A5 Knockin' Off Everything
A6 Blast For Cash
A7 Let Em' Understand
A8 The Message
B1 211
B2 Signed And Detected
B3 Bank Roll
B4 187
B5 C.O.C. Kingpin
B6 Welcome To Death Row
B7 Do You Remember
B8 True To The Game

B9

Country Blues

Found tracks are in bold.

References