After buying Snoop's classic debut "Doggystyle" and waiting three long years for the follow-up, this is more like what I was expecting back in 96'. But instead I got the mediocrity of "Tha Doggfather" and then the abyssmal "Da Game is to be Sold" in 98'. At this point I know I was not alone in thinking it was over for an artist I originally thought would last forevor. This was a nice comeback, even reuiniting Snoop and Dr.Dre on three cuts, the slammin'"Buck em'", the classic "Bitch Please" and "Just Dippin'". Although the Dre produced songs are really good, they are not even the best cuts on here."Snoopafella" is one of Snoop's all time best, a Slick Rick style ghetto fairytale. "Ghetto Symphony" is another classic as is "Don't Tell" with Nate Dogg, Warren G.and Mauseberg. The legendary Dolemite even makes a few between-track appearances. This album was a real welcome return to form for Snoop.

This cd is great because Snoop went back to his old "Doggy" style! It's not as good as Doggystyle but it is still off the hook! The best songs are Buck 'Em, G Bedtime Stories, My Heat Goes Boom, Down 4 My N's, B Please, Gangsta Ride, Ghetto Symphony, Buss'n Rocks, and Just Dippin! If you miss Snoop's old style, pick this up today!

After a largely dissappointing and crappy effort from his first No Limit CD ("Da Game Is To be Sold Not To be told") Snoop returns with a banger (I'd give it 4.5 stars if they had it but they don't - but it definately deserves more than a 4). He returns to his west coast producers for a decent amount of the tracks and leans away from the No Limit tradition of having at least one of their artists on every single track (only 3 of the songs on the album feature No Limit Artists & he has quite a few of his old homies on here as well). It has 3 classics, 2 near classics, 5 ok songs, 3 I skip and the rest are good. Production is mostly non-No Limit, Meech Wells (6 songs), Dr. Dre & Dj Quik (3 songs each), KLC (2 songs), and 1 song each by Jelly Roll, Bud'da, Ant Banks, Raphael Saadiq, Goldie Loc. A definate cd to have for any Snoop fan or rap fan has a few classic songs on it.

#2 - 8.5 (f/ Sticky Fingaz)
#3 - 8.5 (f/ Suga Free & Sylk E. Fine - talkin bout the problem trustin hoez & niggaz)
#4 - 7.5
#6 - 9.5 (a Cinderella type gangsta story)
#7 - 9.5 (laid back track about thug love)
#8 - 8
#9 - 8 (f/ C-Murder & Magic - hard beat gangsta track)
#10 - 8
#11 - 6 (f/ Raphael Saadiq)
#12 - 10 (classic joint -- f/ Xzibit & Nate Dogg)
#13 - 6.5
#14 - 10 (classic bounce track f/ Silkk the Shocker)
#15 - 7.5 (f/ Mia X, Fiend, C-Murder, Silkk, Mystikal, & Goldie Loc)
#16 - 7.5
#17 - 6
#18 - 7 (f/ Dr. Dre & Jewell)
#19 - 10 ( classic f/ Warren G, Mausberg (R.I.P.), & Nate Dogg - talkin bout gettin pussy on the down low)
#20 - 7 (f/ Goldie Loc)
#21 - 8.5 (dedication to his moms)

b. Calvin Broadus - 10/20/72 - Long Beach, CA
"G'z Up Hoe'z Down"

LONG BEACH!!!! ---- 213
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B Please!

That's all I have to type to let you know how great and important this album in hip-hop was. I've since blasted Snoop for his waste of talent (and he is INCREDIBLY talented...let's not forget that!), but this CD is him and Master P actually working together to release a product that they were, no doubt, pleased with. It's good, but not the greatest thing since "Me Against the World." If you're looking for a solid Snoop album (pre his "Britney Spears years") this is one you need to add your repetoire!

Few people really blame Snoop Dogg for escaping from Death Row in 1996. Many do blame him for coming up with what is considered his downfall into wackness even by real fans of his, "Da Game Is To Be Sold..." after signing to Master P's notorious No Limit label that had (/has) a reputation for dropping 10 mediocre albums a week.

Hence, the majority of rap fans who remembered his glorious Death Row days, "The Chronic" and of course "Doggystyle" hoped for Snoop to recover. And indeed, this album is clearly the better of his two No Limit releases. Accompanied by Sticky Fingaz, Snoop kicks off with "Buck Em", an extremly cool opener with two extremly cool voices and an extremly cool Dr. Dre beat. At almost 80 minutes the album is far from free from filler material, but there are several highlights, including comical songs like "Snoopafella" and "G Bedtime Stories" as well as raw gangsta tracks like "Just Dippin'" and the album's best cut "B Please", another Dre production. "Don't Tell" with Warren G, Nate Dogg and Mausberg (R.I.P.), hence basically a 213 song, is actually G-Funk and DJ Quik's beat and the MC's knowing very well how to use it make it another favorite of mine.

But in my opinion this album IS too long. Some songs seem quite uninspired and suggest that there is some truth to the No Limit image I mentioned above. I doubt you will not find yourself skipping several tracks from about the third listen on. Overall this is a good album that could have been alot better just by leaving some stuff out.