Latest Release
- NOV 17, 2023
- 1 Song
- 2001 · 1999
- Mac and Devin Go to High School (Music from and Inspired By the Movie) [Deluxe Version] · 2011
- 2001 · 1999
- The Chronic · 1992
- Doggystyle · 1993
- Teenage Dream · 2010
- All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross) - Single · 2010
- R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) - The Masterpiece · 2004
- Top · 2020
Essential Albums
- Snoop Dogg is indisputably one of hip-hop’s greatest talents. Unfortunately it’s been more than a decade since the heady days when Death Row ruled the West Coast, and in that time Snoop has also proved himself to be one of hip-hop’s most notorious underachievers. The dazzling improvisational brilliance that Snoop displayed on his Death Row releases has never disappeared entirely, but it's appeared only in brief flashes on a string of albums undone by lazy production and bloated run times. But on The Blue Carpet Treatment Snoop seems reinvigorated in the wake of the massively successful Rhythm & Gangsta. If Rhythm & Gangsta bought crossover success with its laidback sound and commercial sheen, then The Blue Carpet Treatment is Snoop’s chance to show fans that he is still capable of crafting a West Coast classic without making embarrassing concessions to the pop market. The opening swagger of “Think About It” sees Snoop spitting tongue-twisting non sequiturs with a verve and charisma that he hasn’t displayed since Doggystyle. The production here is almost universally strong, with producers like West Coast veteran DJ Pooh and relative newcomer Frequency crafting beats that nod towards Snoop’s G-Funk steeped heyday without sounding antiquated or derivative. The Blue Carpet Treatment is the Snoop Dogg album that West Coast heads have been anticipating for years. It’s been a long wait, but well worth it.
- 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.
Artist Playlists
- One of hip-hop's most popular stars.
- Luxe outfits and laidback vibes from Long Beach’s titan of cool.
Live Albums
- 2007
Compilations
- King Kaution
- ooberfuse
Radio Shows
- Snoop Dogg serves up the best of hip-hop's golden era.
- Eddie Francis on 30 years of Snoop Dogg’s debut LP.
- “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.
- Snoop serves up a five on five with Redman vs. Ludacris.
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.