100 Best Albums
- 23 NOV 1993
- 13 Songs
- Teenage Dream · 2010
- 2001 · 1999
- 2001 · 1999
- The Chronic · 1992
- Mac and Devin Go to High School (Music from and Inspired By the Movie) [Deluxe Version] · 2011
- R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) - The Masterpiece · 2004
- All Eyez On Me · 1996
- The Best of Snoop Dogg · 2002
- Doggystyle · 1993
- All Eyez On Me · 1996
Essential Albums
- Coming fast on the heels of Dr. Dre’s seminal solo debut, Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggystyle plays like the sonic equivalent of the night of partying that must inevitably follow The Chronic’s long lazy afternoon of Crenshaw cruising. The Chronic ended on a slightly dark note, with the low-rolling menace and unbelievably casual misogyny of “Bitches Ain’t Shit”, and Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut is shot through with that track’s debauched undercurrent. Though tracks like the unforgettable “Gin and Juice” and “Doggy Dogg World” provide moments of gleeful levity to rival the sun-saturated joy of “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”, Doggystyle often sounds weary and dopesick where The Chronic was celebratory. Case in point is the epic “Murder Was the Case”, which features uncharacteristically baroque production from Dr. Dre and a relentlessly ferocious rap from Snoop that finds the normally laidback MC—who was facing murder charges by the time the album dropped—mimicking Scarface’s cold-blooded delivery. Doggystyle’s occasionally gloom-laden atmosphere makes it at least as compelling as The Chronic, and helps to distinguish it from the glut of malt-liquor-soaked West Coast party rap that began to appear on the charts in the wake of Death Row’s unexpected commercial ascendance.
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Artist Playlists
- Behind that smooth-talking front lies an unmatched run of era-defining cuts.
- Luxe outfits and laidback vibes from Long Beach’s titan of cool.
Live Albums
Radio Shows
- Snoop Dogg serves up the best of hip-hop's golden era.
- The album that cemented Cali’s rap legacy.
- Eddie celebrates 30 years of Snoop Dogg's debut album.
- “We Don’t Gotta Worry No More” because Snoop Dogg got his star.
- VinRican breaks down the iconic samples used on 'Doggystyle.'
- DJ Battlecat in the mix with Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg.
- Uncle Snoop features a five on five with Wu-Tang Clan vs. Fat Boys.
- Uncle Snoop features a five on five with two hip-hop icons.
About Snoop Dogg
With a hypnotic, laidback voice and charisma to match, Snoop Dogg emerged as one of gangsta rap’s most compelling characters, evolved into one of music’s most versatile artists, and wound up a pop culture icon. Born Calvin Broadus (1971) in Long Beach, CA, the rapper known as Snoop Doggy Dogg was discovered by freshly solo N.W.A. star Dr. Dre. An iconic partnership was born when the MC featured on the G-funk pioneer’s “Deep Cover” single, and it bloomed quickly: Snoop costarred on Dre’s genre-shifting 1992 debut, The Chronic, riding over the deep grooves and high synths of classics like “Nuthin’ but a G thang”. His silky flow conveyed gun-toting menace and weed-smoking euphoria with equal candor, and demanded its own platform. Snoop’s Doggystyle (1993) was yet another timeless album pairing gleefully narcissistic and lewd lyricism with Dre’s dense soundbeds—“Gin & Juice” and “Who Am I? (What’s My Name)” broke sales records and permeated barbecues and family reunions for decades. After leaving Death Row Records and signing with No Limit for three albums, Snoop C-walked into the mainstream with the Pharrell-featuring “Beautiful” (2002) and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (2004), swapping in an easygoing, pimpish persona for the violent, charge-dodging image that frightened and fascinated suburban listeners a decade earlier. As he transitioned into reality TV as a family man, pee wee football coach and Martha Stewart cohost, he experimented with other genres. In 2013 he released reggae album Reincarnated, and the 7 Days of Funk EP with keytar hero Dâm-Funk; then came 2018’s gospel double-LP Bible of Love. Snoop celebrated his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his 17th album, I Wanna Thank Me, in 2019. The following year he began hosting Uncle Snoop's Army Radio on Apple Music Hits.
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap