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Afro Puffs

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"Afro Puffs"
Single by The Lady of Rage
from the album Above the Rim (soundtrack)
ReleasedJuly 2, 1994
Genre
Length
  • 4:50
  • 8:05 extended mix
  • 5:43 G-Funk Mix
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
"Doggy Dogg World"
(1994)
"Afro Puffs"
(1994)
"What Would You Do?"
(1995)
Music video
"Afro Puffs" on YouTube

"Afro Puffs" is the first single released by the Lady of Rage in 1994 from the Death Row labeled Above the Rim: The Soundtrack and features uncredited vocals from Snoop Dogg. The extended, video, and instrumental version on the single samples "Superman Lover" (Intro) by Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The original song samples "Love That Will Not Die", also by Watson. The term that the title refers to is a hairstyle in which the hair is tied into ball-shaped masses at the top or sides of the head. The song was performed live at the 1995 Source Awards, as well as at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Track listing

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  • Radio version
  • Extended version (featuring Dr. Dre)
  • G-Funk mix
  • LP version
  • Instrumental

Charts

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Chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 31
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 33

References

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  1. ^ "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  2. ^ "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "The Lady Of Rage Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "The Lady Of Rage Album & Song Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for The Lady of Rage. Billboard.
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