Why is Snoop's "Tha Doggfather" underrated?

[WestCoasta]

"Tha Doggfather" I think is the one of the best albums from the West ever. There is hardly a wack track on that CD. A lot of people hate on it but I think it might be right with "Doggystyle" and if not it's definitely his 2nd best album. The production is flawless and it's real laid back. DJ Pooh and Daz produced most of it and the guests include Kurupt, Daz, Too $hort, Soopafly, Bad Azz, Technique, Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Tray Deee. Legendary shit for real, 1996.

1. Doggfather                               (produced by Daz) *best Daz beat ever*
2. Up Jump tha Boogie  f/Kurupt     (produced by DJ Pooh)
3. Sixx Minutes                             (produced by DJ Pooh)
4. Snoop's Upside Ya Head            (produced by DJ Pooh)
5. Gold Rush  f/ LBC Crew              (produced by Arkim and Flair)

*6. 2001                                     (produced by DJ Pooh)

[nibs]

i never liked that "doggfather" track.  i thought the beat was wack and repetitive.

daz has dozens of beats way hotter than that. 

other than that, i agree with you.  that album had some heaters:
snoop bounce
up jump the boogie
tear em off (me & my doggz)
2001
groupie
blueberry
doggyland
snoop's upside your head
goldrush
sixx minutes

i think the biggest problem is that the album didn't have the consistency of doggystyle, plus people weren't ready for that sound.  there isn't really anything on doggystyle that's wack.  doggfather had a couple tracks that were wack, like "freestyle conversation"; (and amusingly doggfather imho).  but it also has heat, and people never seemed to appreciate the heat.

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

it was a cool album, i think it's underrated because most people including myself thought it was going to be as good as or even better than "doggystyle"

[R-Tistic]

it was a cool album, i think it's underrated because most people including myself thought it was going to be as good as or even better than "doggystyle"

Yeah basically..people didn't realize, or seem to care, that Dre wasn't doing anything related to the album. Doggystyle was one of the best albums in history, and the best ever to some, and it was his debut, so he set his standards up to a level that was basically unreachable.

[So Much Style]

this album is classic...if it was his first release eveyrone would praise it, they were just expecting another doggystyle.

[broken_sword]

i can't say i'm a big fan of the record, but it definitely has a few great songs.
in my opinion, tha last meal is a lot better than tha doggfather, though.

[Darksider]

dope album.but.people expected something( dre production) like cali love or natural born killer

[from the yay]

no one understands,but to me that album is great,very original...not the replayed george clinton riffs dre did on most of the first one...just like the skit said..."ever since dre shook the speezot,word on the street is that..." you know the rest.it just goes to show the narrow one track mindedness of most consumers,no dre,they not checkin for it lolololol....

[Sikotic™]

I thought it was his 3rd best album.

[wballz187]

second best snoop album IMO.  dj pooh did his thing on this.  the only reason it wasnt any better because dre wasnt around to coach snoops' flow. 

[King Tech Quadafi]

great album and snoops second best

[D1G1T4L]

i liked last meal better than tha doggfather

[Wild_Elmo]

second best snoop album IMO.  dj pooh did his thing on this.  the only reason it wasnt any better because dre wasnt around to coach snoops' flow. 

i think dre would be the last person snoop would listen to about his flow

[Wild_Elmo]

oh yeah, as the others said, people were expecting another doggystyle. i think its a great album. people will appreciate it more if they give it another listen, compare it to the shit he's dropping now.

[DAYUM]

because its too west coast