Snoop Dogg "Doggystyle"

Posted on 11.18.2002

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Snoop Dogg
Album : Doggystyle
Release : 1993
Label : Death Row

Review :
Produced by the infamous Dr. Dre with assistance from Mr. Suge Knight, Doggy Style was the first solo outing by Calvin Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dog. Incorporating a straight gangsta vibe into the deep funk grooves pioneered by George Clinton and his Parliament-Funkadelic ensemble, Snoop and Dre dogmatically invent the "G-Funk" aesthetic. Espousing an irreverent dope, bitches, and guns mentality, Doggy Style garnered the Parental Advisory for explicit lyrics it sorely deserved.

Still, Snoop’s lazy-yet-acrobatic rap/drawl is distinctive and undeniably entertaining. With additional vocals from Tha Dogg Pound (Nate Dogg, Warren G, Kurupt, and Dat Nigger Daz), this disc is deceptively professional and musically quite slick. "Murder Was The Case" is practically an inner-city classic, while "Ain’t No Fun" is another blunted, urban-rap anthem. Woof ! —Mitch Myers

Tracklisting :
1. Bathtub
2. G Funk Intro
3. Gin and Juice
4. That Shiznit
5. Lodi Dodi
6. Murder Was the Case
(Death After Visualizing Eternity)
7. Serial Killa
8. Who Am I ? (What’s My Name) ?
9. For All My Niggaz and Bitches
10. Ain’t No Fun (If My Homies Can’t Have None)
11. Doggy Dogg World
12. GZ and Hustlas
13. Pump Pump