Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
Recorded	2001–02
Studio	Doggystyle Records Studio, Diamond Bar, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Hip hop
Length	78:58
Label	Doggystyle Priority Capitol
Producer	DJ Battlecat Daz Dillinger DJ Premier E-Swift Fredwreck Hi-Tek Keith Clizark Jelly Roll Josef Leimberg Just Blaze L.T. Hutton Meech Wells The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg chronology
Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best (2001) Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002) Tha Dogg: Best of the Works (2003)
Singles from Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" Released: October 15, 2002 "Beautiful" Released: January 21, 2003

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (stylized as Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 26, 2002, by his Doggystyle label, alongside Priority and Capitol Records. Following his departure from the No Limit Records, he later signed a recording contract to Capitol through Priority Records. The album was supported by two singles, both featuring Pharrell: "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and "Beautiful", the latter also featuring Charlie Wilson.

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 174,000 copies in its first week. To date, the album became a certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 1,500,000 copies worldwide.