SNOOP DOGG - MISSIONARY (Official Discussion)

[Duck Duck Doggy]

huh?

he’s literally vibin out to it in the whip

fuck u on??

He’s tweaking

[D-Nice]

Out Da Blue is a club banger. Gorgeous is getting alot of airplay in Vegas

[Suga Foot]

I'm not disappointed with anything I've heard off this album.  I'm excited to get a really good new snoop album.  I know the quality is there.  I've kept expectations pretty low.  I've been playing Gorgeous A LOT, my kids are even getting annoyed with me.  The album will be the best Snoop album in a loooooooong time.  What else can we ask for?

I was 10 or 11 when Doggystyle came out.  We all dubbed it off each other in elementary school.  Everyone at school knew the album.  I was 16 when 2001 came out.  You couldn't go to a house party without seeing a dozen of these cd's laying around the stereo.  These were big social albums that all our friends knew.  Even non-rap fans knew these albums.  It was a different time.  We all associate these albums with these fun times in our lives. Now I'm over 40.  I'm gonna stream Missionary on my way to work (I'm still gonna play it loud).  Most people I know listen to country music now.  I couldn't care less if this gets radio play.  I haven't listened to the radio in years.  I don't care if this gets played in the clubs.  I don't go to clubs anymore.  Dre and Snoop's fans aren't kids anymore.  This album can't be as big as the old ones were.  Young people don't care.  Old people are old.

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah but did he have to be a serial killer from Ireland or Scotland?

LOL... funny shit

but more disturbing was his appearance a few weeks ago at a Kamala Harris rally.  He should listen to his friend Kid Rock and support Trump.

[heyyou]

I'm not disappointed with anything I've heard off this album.  I'm excited to get a really good new snoop album.  I know the quality is there.  I've kept expectations pretty low.  I've been playing Gorgeous A LOT, my kids are even getting annoyed with me.  The album will be the best Snoop album in a loooooooong time.  What else can we ask for?

I was 10 or 11 when Doggystyle came out.  We all dubbed it off each other in elementary school.  Everyone at school knew the album.  I was 16 when 2001 came out.  You couldn't go to a house party without seeing a dozen of these cd's laying around the stereo.  These were big social albums that all our friends knew.  Even non-rap fans knew these albums.  It was a different time.  We all associate these albums with these fun times in our lives. Now I'm over 40.  I'm gonna stream Missionary on my way to work (I'm still gonna play it loud).  Most people I know listen to country music now.  I couldn't care less if this gets radio play.  I haven't listened to the radio in years.  I don't care if this gets played in the clubs.  I don't go to clubs anymore.  Dre and Snoop's fans aren't kids anymore.  This album can't be as big as the old ones were.  Young people don't care.  Old people are old.

I agree with this.
Music, films, tv programmes have a different impact on you when your 'coming of age' (ie teenage years) and that period is generally seen as the 'golden age'.
This isn't going to be anywhere near the level of The Chronic, Doggystyle, 2001 etc, but I can already tell Snoop sounds the best in a long time in terms of cadence and delivery.
I'm definitely feeling Gorgeous and Outta Da Blue (with the exception of the female vocal sample during Dre's bars), but I can't help feeling the lack of a bass line on these 2 songs is really missing a trick!

[TraceOneInfinite]

I'm not disappointed with anything I've heard off this album.  I'm excited to get a really good new snoop album.  I know the quality is there.  I've kept expectations pretty low.  I've been playing Gorgeous A LOT, my kids are even getting annoyed with me.  The album will be the best Snoop album in a loooooooong time.  What else can we ask for?

I was 10 or 11 when Doggystyle came out.  We all dubbed it off each other in elementary school.  Everyone at school knew the album.  I was 16 when 2001 came out.  You couldn't go to a house party without seeing a dozen of these cd's laying around the stereo.  These were big social albums that all our friends knew.  Even non-rap fans knew these albums.  It was a different time.  We all associate these albums with these fun times in our lives. Now I'm over 40.  I'm gonna stream Missionary on my way to work (I'm still gonna play it loud).  Most people I know listen to country music now.  I couldn't care less if this gets radio play.  I haven't listened to the radio in years.  I don't care if this gets played in the clubs.  I don't go to clubs anymore.  Dre and Snoop's fans aren't kids anymore.  This album can't be as big as the old ones were.  Young people don't care.  Old people are old.

I was also 11 when Doggystyle came out.  My brother got it for me for Christmas 1993 and it was actually my favorite Christmas present of all time.  I got my first CD Player and my very first CD was Doggystyle.  It felt like the first time I ever could control what I could listen to instead of waiting for a song on radio, hearing it, and then it disappears.  I was the only kid my age with parents who allowed the album, so all the kids in the neighborhood wanted to come to my house to hear it. 

I had 3 big revelations listening to the album...

--The first came one lazy weekend day, I think it was raining outside but I had nothing to do.  So I was just looking through the liner notes and listening to the album and it was the first time in my life I became aware of "album cuts".  Like these tracks that were huge bangers but never made it to radio.  Because as a kid you only know what plays on the radio.  So my first time really getting into "The Shiznit" blew my mind it was like a real life superhero, I imagined Snoop really was an outlaw gangsta--hiding out in the hood and escaping the law. 

--Second big revelation came one morning getting ready for school.  I always skipped "Ain't No Fun" because it sounded strange to me like it was a skit or something.  I didn't realize they were being "ironic" by presenting a very simplistic sort of upbeat corny love song, but it was actually a gangsta track about bitches and hoes and shit like that.. It was almost like a big comedy record and became a neighborhood hit sort of like the Jerky Boys or other shit you used to listen to as kids just to hear cause words and sexual content for the first time.

--Third big revelation staying over at my best friends house, staging boxing matches all night we just let the album play front to back, front to back, front to back with no skips.  It was that night I lost to my friend Adam in a controversial split decision match, that I realized the cd could just play front to back any song, no need to skip.

Represents a lot of firsts for me.  Album also was instructions on how to mack a bitch, I was in 6th grade and had my first real kiss with a 7th grade jr high girl at the movie theatres.  She taught me everything, but I'm not sure I would have had the balls at 11-12 years of age had I not been hyped up on Snoop and even later that night Snoop was performing "Lodi Dodi" on Saturday Night Live

[Mr. Sunshine]

For the life of me I don't understand what's going on in his head...with a team of producers like that. Let's take the Marsha album as an example. Every song, I'm talking about the beats now, are remakes, reinterpreted pieces, whatever you want to call it, but you somehow knew every beat. It's clearly amazing what he did there, a huge orchestra that replayed everything, etc. and Marsha has an amazing voice, good project, no question at all. Nevertheless, somehow, I would have expected more, especially from the good Doctor. the first single (Gorgeous), just after the video with the snippet, I just thought OK, now it's going and the track isn't bad, but I would have liked a different hook, for example. Nate Dogg or Butch Cassidy! and what I really hate is the Snoops part, i.e. the lyrics transition into the hook. On the other hand, I think it's good that there's an instrumental part at the end after the last hook, bursting for remixes! Outta Da Blue (feat. Dr. Dre & Alus) is really a disappointment!!!! the hook with this M.I.A sample is terrible, the rap parts, no question, that's what you want, but honestly, what's the point of it? one on the waffle?
At first I thought, ah, typical Dre like with his singles back then, first test the water and I'll pass them on to a game, like in GTA, they're just demos, so no one can really say anything...they're just demos. ....but since they actually put the track on the album, I wouldn't have expected it.There are still 13 more tracks, so let's wait and see 3 solos! But generally it's a shame, especially with Dre, he doesn't want to know what's vegging around on his hard drives
And let's be honest, who doesn't want to reinterpret the good old sound? What's so difficult to understand about it?
Of course life isn't a dream concert, but we all want tracks like Boss' Life / Imagine / or the newer thing Gin & Juice (Another Shot From Dr. Dre) why don't you let Snopp rap on it? And what a big mistake that was to let all the guys go Mark Batson, Mike Elizondo, Che Vicious & Dawaun Parker. that was exactly the sound
Mobb Deep - Outta Control (Remix) (Feat. 50 Cent)
Dawaun Parker - Lost (Feat. Phil Beaudreau)
Stat Quo - Get Low

Stat Quo - G.R.I.T.S. Prod. By Dawaun Parker, Che Vicious & Mark Batson

and for me that was updated dre sound I call it

[Primo]

I'm not disappointed with anything I've heard off this album.  I'm excited to get a really good new snoop album.  I know the quality is there.  I've kept expectations pretty low.  I've been playing Gorgeous A LOT, my kids are even getting annoyed with me.  The album will be the best Snoop album in a loooooooong time.  What else can we ask for?

I was 10 or 11 when Doggystyle came out.  We all dubbed it off each other in elementary school.  Everyone at school knew the album.  I was 16 when 2001 came out.  You couldn't go to a house party without seeing a dozen of these cd's laying around the stereo.  These were big social albums that all our friends knew.  Even non-rap fans knew these albums.  It was a different time.  We all associate these albums with these fun times in our lives. Now I'm over 40.  I'm gonna stream Missionary on my way to work (I'm still gonna play it loud).  Most people I know listen to country music now.  I couldn't care less if this gets radio play.  I haven't listened to the radio in years.  I don't care if this gets played in the clubs.  I don't go to clubs anymore.  Dre and Snoop's fans aren't kids anymore.  This album can't be as big as the old ones were.  Young people don't care.  Old people are old.

I agree with most of this. People always resonate to their "Coming of Age" music years. All of us do it. I still get chills listening to 2001 like I did back when I was 14 when it came out. It brings me back to those years.  As I have gotten older I have viewed music as a situational thing and my horizons have broadened. When I was younger I used to exclusively to listen to rap. Now I enjoy good music in general from all genres. That also includes some country music as well. Chris Stapleton slaps. lol.

[PLANT]

I agree with most of this. People always resonate to their "Coming of Age" music years. All of us do it. I still get chills listening to 2001 like I did back when I was 14 when it came out. It brings me back to those years.  As I have gotten older I have viewed music as a situational thing and my horizons have broadened. When I was younger I used to exclusively to listen to rap. Now I enjoy good music in general from all genres. That also includes some country music as well. Chris Stapleton slaps. lol.

I agree with all of this and couldn’t have said it any better.  I’ve got a playlist for every genre on my phone, even a playlist for my 3 year old.  I’ve probably listened to as much Sharon Louis and Braham and Raffi as I have Snoop and Dre in the past year or so.  You better believe I’m looking forward to this Snoop album LOL!!

[HighEyeCue]

I was also 11 when Doggystyle came out.  My brother got it for me for Christmas 1993 and it was actually my favorite Christmas present of all time.  I got my first CD Player and my very first CD was Doggystyle.  It felt like the first time I ever could control what I could listen to instead of waiting for a song on radio, hearing it, and then it disappears.  I was the only kid my age with parents who allowed the album, so all the kids in the neighborhood wanted to come to my house to hear it. 

I had 3 big revelations listening to the album...

--The first came one lazy weekend day, I think it was raining outside but I had nothing to do.  So I was just looking through the liner notes and listening to the album and it was the first time in my life I became aware of "album cuts".  Like these tracks that were huge bangers but never made it to radio.  Because as a kid you only know what plays on the radio.  So my first time really getting into "The Shiznit" blew my mind it was like a real life superhero, I imagined Snoop really was an outlaw gangsta--hiding out in the hood and escaping the law. 

--Second big revelation came one morning getting ready for school.  I always skipped "Ain't No Fun" because it sounded strange to me like it was a skit or something.  I didn't realize they were being "ironic" by presenting a very simplistic sort of upbeat corny love song, but it was actually a gangsta track about bitches and hoes and shit like that.. It was almost like a big comedy record and became a neighborhood hit sort of like the Jerky Boys or other shit you used to listen to as kids just to hear cause words and sexual content for the first time.

--Third big revelation staying over at my best friends house, staging boxing matches all night we just let the album play front to back, front to back, front to back with no skips.  It was that night I lost to my friend Adam in a controversial split decision match, that I realized the cd could just play front to back any song, no need to skip.

Represents a lot of firsts for me.  Album also was instructions on how to mack a bitch, I was in 6th grade and had my first real kiss with a 7th grade jr high girl at the movie theatres.  She taught me everything, but I'm not sure I would have had the balls at 11-12 years of age had I not been hyped up on Snoop and even later that night Snoop was performing "Lodi Dodi" on Saturday Night Live

I was 12 going on 13 that December...I too heard the album around Christmas that year when my older sister got it as a gift from her friend...so my sister actually put me up on Snoop lol

I also remember Snoop performing "Tha Shiznit" on Arsenio Hall and thought to myself this is the greatest thing I had ever seen

[Lucifuge]

After couple of spins, i dont like this outta of blue. Too busy. Sounds like swizz beats and kendrick beat. Too much stuff on it, and too much compresion. Kik dont hit that dres hard, no diddy.

[haliaeetus albicilla]

Check the sample - Watermelon Fantasy - Daylight Studio.

[Hittman2001]

The more and more I struggle with this new sound, the more I start to understand I was the same way when 2001 came out.  It was an adjustment from Dre's earlier work and being overseas at the time with my parents i was not exposed to a lot of music "in between" the big album releases.  So it was more of a shock to me how different 2001 was to his earlier work.  Only time will tell if this new sound will grow on me.  But it goes to show how bad rap music must be right now if there is mostly a positive response to this song outside of this forum.

[Sccit]

The more and more I struggle with this new sound, the more I start to understand I was the same way when 2001 came out.  It was an adjustment from Dre's earlier work and being overseas at the time with my parents i was not exposed to a lot of music "in between" the big album releases.  So it was more of a shock to me how different 2001 was to his earlier work.  Only time will tell if this new sound will grow on me.  But it goes to show how bad rap music must be right now if there is mostly a positive response to this song outside of this forum.

you’re an outlier because most people loved 2001 immediately

[Jay_J]

you’re an outlier because most people loved 2001 immediately

Yeah it was not different than his previous productions he did with Eminem, The Firm, Snoop, LL Cool J, etc... 2001 was polished ones of these.