Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is the third studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (his first without Doggy in the middle of his name). It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records and Priority Records. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records in January 1998. It is the first Snoop Dogg album to have notable affiliates such as Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Warren G and others absent. It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name "Snoop Dogg" for contractual reasons.
Da Game Is to Be Sold,
Not to Be Told
August 4, 1998
1997–1998
79:28
- Master P (exec.)
- Beats by the Pound
- DJ Pooh
- Meech Wells
- Keith Clizark
- Soopafly
Commercial performance[edit]
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 520,000 copies in its first week.[18] It is Snoop Dogg's third consecutive number-one album in the United States.[19] In its second week, the album remained at top on the Billboard 200, selling 246,000 copies.[20] The album spent five consecutive weeks on the top ten of the Billboard 200.[21] The album was certified 2× Platinum on October 22, 1998.[22] On November 18, 1998, the album had sold 2.5 million copies in the United States, ranking as the 39th best-selling album of the year.[23] As of March 2008, the album had sold over 4.4 million copies in the United States, making it the second best-selling album by Snoop Dogg in the country, behind only Doggystyle (1993).[24]