Doggumentary
As a veteran rapper of the hip-hop world, Snoop Dogg involves as many loyal subjects and cultural icons as he can sensibly fit on one album. P-Funk Legend Bootsy Collins throws his support behind “Toyz N da Hood” and “We Rest N Cali.” Uncle Chucc cruises with the ‘70s soul of “Wonder What It Do.” Young Jeezy and E-40 update the sound for “My F\*\*n House.” Traci Nelson joins in for “Peer Pressure.” Soul King R. Kelly puts his vocals on “Platinum.” T-Pain is featured on “Boom.” Marty James shares “El Lay.” Wiz Khalifa stars in “This W\*\*d Iz Mine.” Too $hort, Daz and Kokane are hilarious on “Take U Home.” Gorillaz mutates the reggae for “Sumthin Like This Night.” The Willie Nelson feature on “Superman” is so out of place it makes perfect sense. John Legend and Kanye West hold his own on “Eyez Closed.” And holding the entire party together is Snoop Dogg, who has learned to turn his albums into house parties where everyone gets a chance to have their audio snapshot with a living legend.
Now mostly famous for being famous, Snoop releases his latest reminder to the world that he's still an active musician.
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Snoop Dogg's still got a bark, but he needs a bit more bite, too. By <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>
Criticizing a Snoop Dogg album is something akin to reviewing a Kevin Bacon performance - essentially pointless. For more than a decade, they’ve been doing what they do, and at this point, who are we to say they can’t coast? Snoop Dogg hasn’t changed much of anything since Doggystyle, also never nearing those heights again.