SNOOP DOGG - MISSIONARY (Official Discussion)

[--Vance--]

Just finished listening to the whole album in the car... Next time I have to EQ the treble area, it's way too loud on the highs for me! Either my ears are fucked or Dre has changed his production style even more than on "Compton"... But it was also the case with "The Contract EP". When comparing to GNX by Kendrick, I have to admit that the mixing is smoother and better for my taste over there. What do you guys think about the overall sonics of the album?

The music on the album is not bad, he really tries to be musical but at the same time keeping it hip hop, that makes it interesting. There are some good tracks but I need to give it some more spins to see which tracks are gonna stand the test of time.

[doggfather]

[The Predator]

and now for a short commercial break, clincking glasses with the rat-pack -

https://www.instagram.com/complex/p/DDZ-R2KxrwM/?hl=en&img_index=2

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Meet Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in Jaw-Droppingly Realistic Still G.I.N. Ad (Exclusive)

Frank Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, called the ad "both thrilling and surreal"

Dr. Dre and Snoop meet Frank Sinatra and Sammie Davis Jr. in New Gin Ad

Courtesy of Still G.I.N.

The Rat Pack just got two unofficial new members.

A new Still G.I.N. By Dre and Snoop ad drops on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and it features rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg “meeting” music legends Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. The cinematic spot brings the iconic musical artists together through AI technology and premieres during NBC’s The Voice finale (which also marks the conclusion of Snoop’s first season as a coach on the show).

The spot begins with Dre, 59, and Snoop, 53, dressed in tuxes, sauntering through an elegant nightclub as chic guests glance their way. Sinatra and Davis notice the newcomers across the crowded club and approach.

“So what’s your pleasure? What are you guys drinking?” Davis asks, to which Snoop replies, “Gin,” with Dre adding, “Still G.I.N.”

“Okay. Still G.I.N. for everybody!” Sinatra says to a cheering crowd.

The ad — which also features a surprise cameo by actress and model Lori Harvey — ends with the four musicians sitting around a table while toasting their glasses.

According to an official release the gin brand — which launched in February and is co-owned by Dre and Snoop —  joined forces with their creative agency, Rosewood Creative, acclaimed director Dave Meyers, and the generative AI company Metaphysic to create the innovative ad.

“The result is a ‘what if?’ meeting that cinematically bridges past, present and future generations of superstars,” the release states.

The team also worked in close partnership with the Sinatra and Davis estates in order to ensure a faithful representation of the late stars.

Tina Sinatra, 76, said in an exclusive quote to PEOPLE that seeing an artificial intelligence replica of her father engage with the two rappers in the time-bending commercial was "thrilling and surreal."

"To see Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg alongside my dad and Sammy Davis Jr. in such a revolutionary way is both thrilling and surreal,” Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, 76, said in a quote “It's a celebration of timeless artistry, breaking barriers, and the enduring legacy of collaboration across generations."

Per the brand, Still G.I.N. By Dre and Snoop is “defiantly smooth” and stands out as a clean, light, highly mixable modern gin. It’s currently the second product from the company — the first being the award-winning, premium sparkling gin-based cocktail Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop.

Still G.I.N. By Dre and Snoop is 85 proof and is distilled and bottled in the U.S. It’s distributed nationally for $34.99 through Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits.

[romson19]

Can confirm CD doesn’t have Thank You. But noticed stores stocked only a few! They know it’s not the release they want & Thank You needs to be added!

so they fucked it up completely what an amateur job lol and two versions on digital platforms? what a mess

[The Predator]

Snoop Dogg And Dr. Dre Reunite For New Album ‘Missionary’


Grammy-winning producer Dr. Dre has been by Snoop Dogg’s side since the start of the rapper’s career more than three decades ago, with Snoop’s 1993 debut album Doggystyle instantly putting him on the map thanks to the smash single “Gin and Juice” and other Dr. Dre-produced hits. Now, fresh off the 30th anniversary of the album, the two Super Bowl halftime headliners have joined forces once again for the new album Missionary.

Missionary marks the twentieth studio album of Snoop Dogg’s career, and the landmark album arrives as the SoCal-bred rapper basks in the glory of his wide-reaching empire from the kitchen with Martha Stewart to the Olympic torch relay. When speaking about teaming up with Dr. Dre once again for the album, the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” MC said Dre was able to bring out a new side of him as an artist at 53. “When you hear what we have and how he’s got me rapping, it's like a grown Snoop Dogg. There's some growth to him. It's the way he selects his bars, it's the way he uses his voice,” he said on the All the Smoke podcast back in January.

“[Dr. Dre] uses me like a f**king robot and I love it because I love to be produced. I love to be challenged,” he continued. “If I’m being produced, we’re creating this piece together, and this s**t is masterful because my voice is a part of your music. It is actually an instrument, as opposed to it just bouncing around the track. Use my voice like a f**king instrument. Let me be a part of the music.” He added that all of his collaborations with Dr. Dre have been like this. “Every song that you’ve ever heard from Dre and Snoop, my voice is never on top; it’s always in there because it’s an instrument. That’s what he’s doing. He’s using me as an instrument right now to create this masterful album.”

Throughout the album, the dynamic duo bring in a wide variety of guest stars from Eminem, Method Man, and 50 Cent to Sting, Jelly Roll, and Jhené Aiko. Snoop’s reunion with Dre came, he said, after the producer noticed that the rapper’s music today needed to match the same all-star level of name recognition with other pursuits and products. “[Dre] was watching me in the entertainment world and figuring that my music hand ain’t matching my entertainment hand,” Snoop told The Associated Press. “He wanted to put music back in the foreground with his production, leadership, and guidance on the project.”

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[heyyou]

I'm not listening to the album until I get the actual CD in the mail. Real fans buy the music. Having said that, is Thank You on this? Yes or no.

Also, how long is the full album? My big concern is that it's going to be short as fucc considering songs only have two verses now. 

Apparently Thank Yuo is not on the hard copy (so far).
Look's like they may possibly release it on a later release/special edition/new pressing, which is super annoying, as I wanted to get the CD today. I'm 50/50 whether to buy it, as i've downloaded the 16 track version (with Thank you) in the meantime

The fact that the tracks are too short was a concern of mine, but when you listen to the album, you'll understand it better, as it's not simply a collection of individual tracks. Each track links well to the next and doesn't feel like it dragged out.
You definitely need a decent system to appreciate the details of the production.
It doesn't give me the feeling when I first heard NLTD or Tha Last Meal, but imo it's a dope album, just don't expect the typical westcoast sound and enjoy it on it's own merit.
I personally recommend listening to it from beginning to the end on a decent set of ear/headphones while going for a walk.

[Jarkone]

This album suprises me. It sounds fresh, innovative. A no skip album for me, just like Chronic, Doggystyle and 2001.

[DJ-AGE™]

This album suprises me. It sounds fresh, innovative. A no skip album for me, just like Chronic, Doggystyle and 2001.

it’s a dope album but I find myself skipping the singles… also wish it was a little bit longer!

[Mr. Sunshine]

so they fucked it up completely what an amateur job lol and two versions on digital platforms? what a mess

I thought that too, especially with labels like Death Row / Aftermath & Interscope

[Lucifuge]

Mixing is crazy. Turn up to the max, no erorr in the sound.

[Jarkone]

it’s a dope album but I find myself skipping the singles… also wish it was a little bit longer!

Yeah. It ‘s a shame these days. Blame it on the streaming platforms. It’s all about songs being played in full, so it will ends on playlists which generates more streams.

Btw, this album is 46 minutes (16 tracks). Doggystyle is 52 minutes (13 tracks).

[shmosh]

Just played it through in full for the first time.

Initial thoughts are it's a pretty decent album, the production really is impressive but not that catchy. Couple of tunes jumped out to me as really noticeable but overall it's more a relaxing listen to let it play through, rather than back to back bangers like Doggystyle.

Will listen to it a few times and see what grows on me.

Thank God Thank You made the tracklist though, dare I say it, one of the strongest tracks on the album

[David Gutterman]

Snoop Dogg has a spring in his step on his relentlessly interesting Dr Dre collaboration Missionary

Rapper and producer team up for the first time since their 1993 album ‘Doggystyle’

*****

“If you’re an easily offended p****, don’t worry, nobody wants to f*** you up,” runs the flight attendant-style announcement at the beginning of Missionary, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg’s first full-length album in just over 30 years. The announcement goes on to suggest that those likely to be upset by Snoop’s unrepentant “gangsta s***” should exit the album. Everybody else should recline their seats and be prepared to soak up 15 tracks of the OG, G-Funk duo on their finest form, as Dre shuffles one cool groove after another and Snoop’s smooth flow glides and curls over the deck like smoke.

The last time the pair worked together on an album was on their era-defining Doggystyle (1993). It was a record that defined the West Coast rap sound, with Dre mixing the soul of live musicians with classic samples, while piling on the tension with slick hooks. Lyrically, the album was dominated by sexist gangsta braggadocio, with Snoop spitting playfully delivered but unabashed bars about guns, cars, drugs and pimping hoes.

When he was interviewed by The Guardian in 2011, Snoop said he didn’t regret the misogyny of his lyrics, even when challenged with the 2004 line, “You got to put that bitch in her place / Even if it’s slapping her in the face.” Married to his childhood sweetheart for decades, he did admit that having a daughter had altered his attitude to women, who he conceded were becoming more “empowered”.

Missionary still finds Snoop (now 53) referring to women (but probably also men) as “b****es” and rapping about murders and marijuana. He sounds more energised than he has in years, and there’s a compelling spring in the vocal step with which he prowls through Dre’s delectably crafted sonic cityscapes, giving props to the producer who’s “got the melodies for the felonies”.

Snoop has said that while other producers (including Pharrell) tend to bow to his star power, Dre pushes him for perfection – Dre keeps the textures shifting with a casino dealer’s dexterity. The guest list is fun too, with everyone from Jelly Roll to Sting, Eminem and 50 Cent popping in for some mic-time. “Outta Da Blue” is driven by a raw piano hook and a cowbell (look out for samples of Lisa Stansfield and The Clash). “Hard Knocks” is pure Dre drama, building from an organ riff and low-rise beat to tell a murky tale of a cold case with rhyming clues: “Alleyway/ Saturday/ DA / Matinee/ Watch me smoke a bag a day.”


“Another Part of Me” bounces from the sloshing hook of The Police’s “Message in a Bottle” with the additional falsetto scratch of Sting’s backing vocal. “Sticcy Situation” finds Cocoa Sarai sing-rapping to the tune of Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner”. There’s a wicked harmonica breezing over an acoustic guitar on “Last Dance with Mary Jane” (on which Snoop assures us he’s never giving up his weed); tangy Middle Eastern strings on “Pressure”; parping brass and swooping soul strings on “The Negotiator”. It’s relentlessly interesting – a cleverly crafted new noise around every corner.


Outta Da Blue” is driven by a raw piano hook and a cowbell (look out for samples of Lisa Stansfield and The Clash ?

There is no sample in that song from the clash. its a MIA song where they took that cash register sound from. The origanal MIA Paper planes has a guitar sample by the Clash, but that sample is not in Outta Da Blue. just saying

[geezy]

Movie coming out today.

On queue for it, drops 5pm UK time

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ho5iOnGcWas?si=1ON_pwjIvvaeqsEf



Now that have listened to the album and love it, the visuals going to make it more fun

[Detoxer]

Meth killing it on his verse. Best feature on the album, in my opinion.