Deep Cover (song)

"Deep Cover", also known as "187", is the debut single by Dr. Dre's and his first track released after the breakup of N.W.A. The track was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Deep Cover. The song features Snoop Doggy Dogg making his first appearance on record.

History

The album peaked on the Billboard 200 albums chart at #166 on July 25, 1992. Apart from the soundtrack compilation, it also appeared as a single and on Dr. Dre's First Round Knock Out, which spent two weeks on the Billboard 200 starting at #52 and later on several greatest hits albums, including: Doggy Stuff and Doggy Style Hits. Like the artist indication on the original 12" vinyl says, "Dr. Dre introducing Snoop Doggy Dogg", it is the first time Snoop Dogg was featured on a record. As a single it had no major breakthrough regarding sales, but it launched Snoop Dogg's career. It samples a number of 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s funk acts, such as Undisputed Truth's "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song", which provided the drumbeat. The single was set to be released on The Chronic, but fallout from Body Count's banned song, "Cop Killer", prevented it since this song is also about killing police officers. Despite being praised by critics, the film itself did not have much commercial success, and it only received two nominations on the Independent Spirits Awards in 1993; however, the song was well received. The song was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the radio station Radio Los Santos. During the 2007 VH1 Hip Hop Honors show, T.I. and B.G. performed this song during Snoop's honor ceremony. In April 2012 at the Coachella event in California, Snoop and Dre performed the song live.

Music video

The plot of the video resembles that of the same-titled movie starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. An undercover cop goes deep in the hierarchic pyramid of the underground mafia to get the bosses locked up, and "goes deep" also by getting addicted to drugs while trying to not reveal himself. The video begins in the first scene with Snoop, marking Snoop's first appearance in a music video, Dre and a black kingpin in a smoky office in the middle of an initiation where Snoop has to decide between the pipe and being caught up. After that introduction the music starts but the rest of the video is rather cut-to-cut and is a mixture of some five seconds long takes in black and white and some pictures from the motion picture. The scenes take place in a filthy concrete bungalow with several crack addicts and a projector flashing the movie itself on the wall, in addition to a rooftop of a building with the skyline of Downtown Los Angeles directly behind. The house is later raided by the drug squad. There's also a scene with Snoop and Dre wearing business suits in a car, but it has no additional meaning to the plot.

Remix

There is a remix of the song entitled One Eight Seven, later known as "Deep Cover - The Remix" on the Fuck Wit Dre Day 12" single and on the 1995 album One Million Strong, and the Death Row compilation, "Dr. Dre Chronicles: Deathrow Classics". The remix, a minute shorter than the original, has a slightly modified sample and alternate lyrics. The title, which is also a part of the chorus, refers to the paragraph of the California Penal Code that defines murder.

This version appears as track 9 on the 1995 hip-hop compilation One Million Strong, listed as "187um" by Snoop Doggy Dogg & Dr. Dre.

Samples and use in media

The song is featured in the video games True Crime: New York City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the rap radio station Radio Los Santos.

A song by Big Pun, featuring Fat Joe, called "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)", from his album Capital Punishment, featured the same beat and different lyrics, featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories . Snoop Dogg makes an appearance in the "Twinz" music video as acknowledgment for the remix. This mix is featured in the video game Saints Row 2. Ghostface Killah from the Wu-Tang Clan and DJ Green Lantern used the instrumental for their 'Internet Invasion' Mixtape's first song. 50 Cent used the beat along with G-Unit on their song "187 Yayo". The Game used the beat on his song "200 Bars & Running," which dissed Joe Budden, Memphis Bleek, Domination and Bang 'Em Smurf. He also had a similar-sounding beat on his song "911 Is A Motherfucking Joke (Cop Killa)". Most recently, Apathy used the Deep Cover beat on the "Deeper Cover Freestyle" track on his 2012 mixtape It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 3. Rapper Tyga also sampled the beat in his 2013 single, "Dope".

Track listing

CD single^[2]

"Deep Cover" (Radio Version) - 3:48
"Deep Cover" (U-N-C-E-N-S-O-R-E-D) - 4:27

12" vinyl^[3]

"Deep Cover" (Radio Version) - 3:48
"Deep Cover" (U-N-C-E-N-S-O-R-E-D) - 4:27
"Deep Cover" (Instrumental) - 3:54

12" vinyl - Soul 2 Soul^[4]

"Deep Cover" (Vocal Mix) - 4:27
"Deep Cover" (Instrumental Dub) - 3:54
"Party Groove" - 4:22
"Back To Life" - 3:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)^[5]	57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	46
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[7]	4

References

↑ Michael Dear; Greg Hise; H. Eric Schockman (1996). Rethinking Los Angeles. Sage Publications. p. 129. ISBN 9780803972865.
↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1361904
↑ http://www.discogs.com/Dr-Dre-Deep-Cover/release/1178661
↑ http://www.discogs.com/Dr-Dre-Soul-2-Soul-Deep-Cover-Party-Back-To-Life/release/2636247
↑ "Dr. Dre – Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
↑ "Dr. Dre – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Dr. Dre.
↑ "Dr. Dre – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Dr. Dre.

External links

Music video on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Dr. Dre songs

Discography Production discography

The Chronic	"Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Bitches Ain't Shit"

2001	"The Watcher" "Still D.R.E." "Xxplosive" "Forgot About Dre" "The Next Episode"

Compton	"Talk About It" "Medicine Man" "Talking to My Diary"

Collaborations	"We Want Eazy" "U Better Recognize" "California Love" "No Diggity" "Ghetto Fabulous" "Guilty Conscience" "Hello" "Just Be a Man About It" "The Knoc" "Symphony in X Major" "Encore" "Crack a Bottle" "Old Time's Sake" "Hell Breaks Loose" "The Recipe" "New Day" "Stronger"

Other singles	"We're All in the Same Gang" "Deep Cover" "Natural Born Killaz" "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" "Been There, Done That" "Zoom" "Bad Intentions" "The Wash" "Kush" "I Need a Doctor"

Other songs	"Put It on Me" "Just Dippin'" "Imagine" "Under Pressure" "3 Kings"

Snoop Dogg songs

Discography Awards and nominations Tha Dogg Pound singles discography 213 singles discography Tha Eastsidaz singles discography 7 Days of Funk singles discography

Doggystyle	"Gin and Juice" "Lodi Dodi" "Murder Was the Case" "What's My Name?" "Doggy Dogg World"

Tha Doggfather	"Doggfather" "Vapors" "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	"Woof" "Still a G Thang"

No Limit Top Dogg	"Snoopafella" "G Bedtime Stories" "Down for My N's" "Bitch Please" "Just Dippin'"

Tha Last Meal	"Hennesey n Buddah" "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" "Wrong Idea" "Lay Low" "Loosen' Control"

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" "Beautiful" "Paper'd Up" "Pimp Slapp'd" "Mission Cleopatra"

R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece	"Drop It Like It's Hot" "Ups & Downs" "Let's Get Blown" "Signs" "Girl Like U"

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	"Vato" "That's That" "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" "Boss' Life" "I Wanna Fuck You" "Imagine"

Ego Trippin'	"Neva Have 2 Worry" "Sexual Eruption" "Life of da Party" "My Medicine" "Those Gurlz"

Malice n Wonderland	"I Wanna Rock" "Gangsta Luv"

More Malice: Deluxe Album & Movie	"I Wanna Rock (G-Mix)" "That Tree"

Doggumentary	"Platinum" "Boom" "Wet"

Mac & Devin Go to High School	"Smokin' On" "Young, Wild & Free"

Reincarnated	"Rebel Way" "Here Comes the King" "Lighters Up" "No Guns Allowed" "Smoke the Weed" "The Good Good" "Torn Apart" "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" "La La La"

7 Days of Funk	"Hit Da Pavement" "Faden Away"

Bush	"California Roll" "Awake" "So Many Pros" "Peaches N Cream"

Coolaid	"Point Seen Money Gone" "Kush Ups"

As featured artist	"Deep Cover" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Afro Puffs" "What Would You Do" "New York, New York" "All bout U" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "Come and Get with Me" "Cali Chronic" "Fuck You" "Still D.R.E." "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" "Crybaby" "The Next Episode" "Bitch Please II" "Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)" "Holidae In" "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" "I Wanna Thank Ya" "The Wash" "Gangsta Zone" "Say Somethin'" "Keep Bouncin'" "Buttons" "Cali Iz Active" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Walk" "Hollywood Divorce" "My 64" "9mm" "What a Job" "Ghetto" "Bottle Pop" "Day Dreaming" "Hot Girl" "Dime Piece" "I Do" "All I Do Is Win" "California Gurls" "Get 'Em Girls" "Kush" "Boyfriend" "Mr Endowed (Remix)" "Last Night" "If I Was You (OMG)" "The Mack" "I Drink I Smoke" "Slow Motion" "Major Distribution" "Dynamite" "Wiggle" "Hangover" "You and Your Friends" "Stuck on a Feeling" "Dumb Shit" "My Cutie Pie" "Professional Rapper" "No Social Media" "Westside"

Other singles	"We Just Wanna Party with You" "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" "Do U Wanna Roll (Dolittle Theme)" "Just a Baby Boy" "Real Soon" "Back Up" "I'm from Long Beach" "Late Nights"

Other songs	"Bitches Ain't Shit" "New Year's Eve" "Gangstas Don't Live That Long" "Institutionalized" "Fireworks"

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