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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Meho on April 25, 2007, 05:04:16 AM
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Snoop Dogg means no disrespect to his bevy of MC and singer friends, but he says they shouldn't expect to be on his new album. He doesn't need anyone's help.
"Me and Pharrell [Williams] went into the studio last night, and we're gonna start on this album called Ego Trippin'," the Dogg revealed last week in New York. "I'mma do the whole record, me by myself. I don't want no guest rappers, no singer, nothing. Just Snoop Dogg. I want you to feel me. When I think of all the greats before me ... I bought Rakim's album the other day for the hundredth time, no guest rappers. I bought one of KRS-One's albums the other day for the hundredth time, no guest rappers.
"You lose focus after awhile when you're doing an album," Snoop added. " 'Snoop, you got a new album coming out. Who's on it?' I'll be like, 'I got him on it, him on it, them on it.' When it's time to do the video, they'll do the video with me, but when it's time to do a show with them, 'Oh, I got a show in Germany,' or, 'I got to be in Paris.' You're left one-legged. Now it's time to show artists. Can you handle the whole weight? Do you got enough to do it on your own? Did you put yourself in a position where people love you for you — or for being associated with people? This record, I'm seriously ego-tripping like, 'I don't want you on my album. Nah, I don't need you.' "
Snoop also said he was inspired in part to do a whole album on his own by listening to the new Amy Winehouse record Back to Black. She has no guests, and the D-O-Double-G said he had a better opportunity to get to know her through her music.
"[When I'm listening], I'm learning who she is," he said about the British import. "But when you listen to James Brown, he did it by himself. Curtis Mayfield, by himself. Of course they did collaborations, but the [songs] that matter they did by themselves. I don't think people have got all of me yet. Doggystyle was about 95 percent of me. But I wanted Tha Dogg Pound on my album. This record, even if this record don't sell, that might be a blessing. It needs to get back to [letting people know] who you are. I don't know whose record I'm buying right now because it's so many people on it. Is it a compilation? What is it?"
This week, Snoop released a compilation called The Big Squeeze (see "Snoop Says Rappers And Imus Are 'Two Separate Things'; Talks New Comp"). The comp features some veteran acts who haven't been in the national spotlight in a while, such as War Zone (a group he put together featuring MC Eiht, Goldie Loc and Kam) and a slew of new rappers. Down the road, Snoop also has another record up his sleeve. It will be the soundtrack to a film that will go into production soon called "A Woman's Touch."
"It's going to speak directly to some of these women who speak negatively of me and who don't understand me," he said. "It's going to be a movie and a record. This is something I was thinking about nine months to a year ago, but it just so happens all this hoopla is happening now (see "Hip-Hop Hits Back At Imus, Critics: T.I., Snoop, Fat Joe, Common Weigh In"). This is the perfect time to shoot it into delivery."
"A Woman's Touch" focuses on a man who was raised by his mother and his grandmother and grew up learning two very different philosophies on how to interact and treat females, which shaped him into the man he is. Snoop did not provide release dates for any of these upcoming projects.
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Pharrell...
I want Snoop and Dre. I thought that fool returned to his original formula, that old gangsta shiiit.
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no problem ..if he let dre, daz, warren, quik, battlecat(but please no leftovers), fred wreck, dj premier produce the whole thing 8)
edited(only dre production is boring but he should mix it all) 8)
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yeh get some dre on there, mainly the whole thing 8)
production should be top notch
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Dope !! Yes we need some Dre, Warren G, Battlecat, Daz productions !! And some production of him
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I agree completely with everything Snoop says but I don't believe for one minute it will happen. Guest appearances are too big a part of the marketing process for albums for Snoop to do this - sad as that may be.
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Sounds like a good idea. I've always respected Snoop for tryiing to make every album sound different. I think in the past, it has yielded mixed results. But even so, very few could say that they've had as many successes as Snoop. I think this idea has a lot of potential, and is actually pretty ballsy, considering how heavily commercial albums rely on guest appearances. Looking forward to hearing more on this.
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LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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I really hope this comes out, 100% solo on snoop's part. Shit'll be dope as fuck. Though I hope he don't produce the thing. Cause fredwreck & battlecat etc shit all over snoop's production!
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I think the album could be a dope record if production is good. Definitely Dre, Daz, Warren, Battlecat... I hope if does this he wouldn't make it too long. About 13-14 tracks should be enough...
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It's a great idea, a real solo album, maybe not the usual 20 tracks, I'm tired of the fillers.
Oh I forgot.. no Niggaracci beats, please!
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LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
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LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
shit i better watch my mouth or i'll have all the motherfuckin crips from france on my ass :-X :-X :-X
:laugh:
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LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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You know sales wise you might be right.. it might flop but who cares... if Snoop actually does this it will be dope. We've all been saying that artists don't do "Solo" albums anymore. They always have way too many guest appearances etc... it's great that Snoop sees this and is willing to try it. I hope like others that he does the production right and the amount of songs right and comes correct with a dope record.
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does warren g produce?? id like to see dr dre and soopafly produce a snoop album
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--Well Thats a great Idea!!!
Lets see how he can make this work!!
Im sure along the lines, he gon have alot of folks talkin to him, to include at least three collabo tracks!!
but shuld be good!!!
lookin forward To it!!
Gotta hand it to snoop, he seems to be makin a mark each time, he rops an album!!
am sure, Pharrell, terreace Martin,SoopaFly, Battlecat, Am Not sure about Daz or Warren G, Perhaps Dre.would all lend a hand to Assist Snoop acomplish this!!
-As am writing, i'm actually waiting to see this materialize!
Blu 8)
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Really looking forward to this if it pans out like Snoop suggests it will. Going to catch a bit of flak for saying this, too, but I almost hope that Pharell is producing the entire album. I greatly respected Snoop on "R&G" for doing something that many artists fear: experimenting with their sound. I'd rather commend Snoop for trying something different (eg: working primarily with Pharell) then post on here come this new album's release date complaining about him doing the same ol' thing.
Besides, I've been listening to the latest Clipse album a lot recently and that to me is some of the most experimental production in Hip-Hop right now. That accordian on "Mama, I'm So Sorry" is like nothing I've heard from The Neptunes in the past. It's shameful how much that album was overlooked.
Bottom line: I want to see Snoop expand his horizons, and I think Pharell could be the collaborator to do that. Supposing the chemistry is right between them this time around, I think they can come with something special.
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Pharrell...
I want Snoop and Dre. I thought that fool returned to his original formula, that old gangsta shiiit.
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Haha, this will never happen. As soon as Snoop see's the opportunity of earning mo' money by featuring some "at this moment" hot artist, he will do it.
But i hope he proves me wrong.
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This COULD be good....but atleast he knows that he might not sell!! and fuck a Snoop & Dre collabo, Lock him in the studio with Primo and I'll be happy
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This COULD be good....but atleast he knows that he might not sell!! and fuck a Snoop & Dre collabo, Lock him in the studio with Primo and I'll be happy
Pharell and Primo...that's what's up! I wish both of those dudes would score an entire Snoop album, but I'll settle if they both supply some beats for this next one.
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Good idea. But he has to have Nate Dogg on at least one track. The whole album should be limited to two or three producers.
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Sounds too good to be true. ::)
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Am I the only one here that doesn't like the sound of this???Anyways this ain't gonna happen, Im 99% sure he's gonna get atleast 1 guest appearence there.
LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
Like it or not, this guy is telling the truth.
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i don't believe he'll follow through with it
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People are obsessed with sales like they were making paper of it.. :-X well I like the idea, all albums should have 2, 3 guests , not more.. Snoop and Dre should reunite and make the whole thing together.. I miss these days when artists had chemistry and make dope music and don't care about anything else..
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People are obsessed with sales like they were making paper of it.. :-X well I like the idea, all albums should have 2, 3 guests , not more.. Snoop and Dre should reunite and make the whole thing together.. I miss these days when artists had chemistry and make dope music and don't care about anything else..
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So true!!
i gues folks especailly some on here are so concerned with an Artis selling or atleats going Plat, if the artist does not go Plat, then they consider it a flop..i guess to each his/her own..
Blu!
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it is a great idea, snoop doing all the verses and hooks BUT even if snoop wanted to do this, i dont believe he would be allowed, he has too many connections, knows too many cats, people will be beggin him to jump on the album, marketing execs know that a big superstar feature will help sales, snoop doing an album all byhimself would be going so against the grain for a rapper like himself, it is too crazy to believe right now
about the snoop pharell....i have no problem with that, snoop never dissapoints on them and snoop needs people who are good at there job to bring the best out of him, the dre's/neptunes and shit....not a daz/warren g beat...face it those niggaz aint shit no mo
i would like to see dre and pharell do the whole album
pz
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People are obsessed with sales like they were making paper of it.. :-X well I like the idea, all albums should have 2, 3 guests , not more.. Snoop and Dre should reunite and make the whole thing together.. I miss these days when artists had chemistry and make dope music and don't care about anything else..
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So true!!
i gues folks especailly some on here are so concerned with an Artis selling or atleats going Plat, if the artist does not go Plat, then they consider it a flop..i guess to each his/her own..
Blu!
yeah.. the only situation I care about album sales is when a new talented artist drops an album.. I mean in order to keep making music with people he wants to and keep releasing albums, he has to be successfull.. but for a household name like Snoop, it makes no sense.. he would be able to release albums for decades regardless his sales
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As long as he gets top notch production on it ( be it one dude or many), this souns like a really good idea. The best case would be that he did the whole album with just one producer or production team too, in my humble opinion. (For example Fred Wreck or Battlecat or Dre or Warren G or so and so... but not Pharell. He came with it on Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, but I don't have faith in him to deliver a whole album for Snoop.)
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I think it's a great idea. As long as Warren G gets a couple of beats in, I'm buying this.
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I hope he does it, I also hope it's just one producer handling the work. Another thing is, it should be a short album, like 13 songs at the very most.
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i thought he wasn't doing break up to make up because he had his artists to feed?
what happened? we want you and dre not pharrell :camp:
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FLOP
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I hope he does it, I also hope it's just one producer handling the work. Another thing is, it should be a short album, like 13 songs at the very most.
Yup,but with the same collabos that he had on doggystyle.
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FLOP
Nah I think that a lot of people is getting tired of albums filled with tons of collabos.
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I hope he does it, I also hope it's just one producer handling the work. Another thing is, it should be a short album, like 13 songs at the very most.
Yup,but with the same collabos that he had on doggystyle.
lol nah leave the past behind, I actually think that Snoop Dogg got the potential to handle it own his own, he just need the right direction. and songs with good topics, and he'll be Good to go...another thing that should help him, is to get the fuck out of the spotlight for a year or two...
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solo songs like think about it and it will be dope
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Am I the only one here that doesn't like the sound of this???Anyways this ain't gonna happen, Im 99% sure he's gonna get atleast 1 guest appearence there.
LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
Like it or not, this guy is telling the truth.
I don't think Blue Carpet flop ! It on the plat way. So where is the flop?? If Snoop sing in solo it will be better !! So for me no it not will be flop
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I hope snoop works with meech on this one
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Am I the only one here that doesn't like the sound of this???Anyways this ain't gonna happen, Im 99% sure he's gonna get atleast 1 guest appearence there.
LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
8)
You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
Like it or not, this guy is telling the truth.
I don't think Blue Carpet flop ! It on the plat way. So where is the flop?? If Snoop sing in solo it will be better !! So for me no it not will be flop
Not hatin but is it me or u sound like a groupie?
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Am I the only one here that doesn't like the sound of this???Anyways this ain't gonna happen, Im 99% sure he's gonna get atleast 1 guest appearence there.
LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
8)
You are a bitch !!!
You are a big hater !!! the last 4post i read of u is hatin ! fucc u !!
Like it or not, this guy is telling the truth.
I don't think Blue Carpet flop ! It on the plat way. So where is the flop?? If Snoop sing in solo it will be better !! So for me no it not will be flop
Not hatin but is it me or u sound like a groupie?
I 'm not sound like a groupie man !!
But i don't think snoop flop !! He ddid so much 4 tha west & he still sound dope !!Many of them were on his dick when doggystyle came out & now many of em hatin on him !! When i compare him with other artist i always think he still here ! Man he reunited Daz & Kurupt, he made Warzone Western Union Eastsidaz !! And i can tell to ev'rybody i'll cop his new album when it hit the store !!
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Oh i forgot he made Welcome 2 tha chuuch vol.1 .... 9 !!
For me many of them are too dope !!
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people are hating because they know that he's capable of putting more effort into is work, thats a simple fact!
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fuck new lp
i want that Adventures of the bule carpet treatment DVD
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people are hating because they know that he's capable of putting more effort into is work, thats a simple fact!
Now he doing his thang ! When doggystyle came out it was Dre & Snoop thang. etc for every albums.
If u don't like it ok but stop hatin
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Damn, Snoop will produce his new album himself ?! Whole album ?! :o
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Blue Carpet was a big flop. The only song that blew up was AKONs
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this is a real good idea. i just hope pharell ent all over the production. why is snoop still with him anyways? snoop solo album entirely produced by dre would be the dopest.
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Blue Carpet was a big flop. The only song that blew up was AKONs
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Why Would You consider it a BIg Flop???
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Man Pharrell is getting the bidness in here today.
I think it is a cool idea but like other have said, I don't know if it will happen. Not with him still being on a major label.
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Blue Carpet was a big flop. The only song that blew up was AKONs
Like it or not,Tbct was one of 2006's top rap albums of the year saleswise.
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The only way I see this going down is if it was a "Black Album" type theme and it was his last LP. Or if Dre produced the whole thing.
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he gotto get some dre beats along with those neptunes beats
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Did Snoop said that about performing or performing and production?
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Did Snoop said that about performing or performing and production?
i think he means just performing. Why else would pharrell be in the studio with him, besides production :-\
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I think if he get the right producers and the right topics for the songs, this album could be cool, something "new". Like he was saying, it's nothing new to make a record all by himself, but nowadays it is something you can't find in hip hop anymore. But I also think, he should have one Nate Dogg featrue, just for the love of it.
Btw: I hope he will ever make a Nine Inch Dix album, with all singin and shit. With Lil 1/2 Dead, Soopafly, Uncle Charlie Wilson, J. Black, Uncle Chuck, Nate Dogg etc.
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snoop needs to stop makin records. he would be more efficaint in terms of bringing the west back if he helped up and coming artists.
he is only 3/4 of what he was. and it seems the more and more albums he puts out, the more of the same shit you hear. :-X
pharrel is way over fucken rated by the way. ;D
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I don't it will happen (there's gotta be some guest features)
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If it does happen, he needs to limit the content to just 12 tracks. The man cannot carry a 77+ minutes long album by himself, without guests.
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Snds like a good idea! Just hope that its not just pharrell tracks throughout, gotta get sum other producers in there!
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Snoops albums have been so goddamn wack, the last one worth listening to was "Last Meal". Any yeah, I like the idea of no features. But seriously, fuck Pharrell callin the shots on Snoops albums.
He basically said "fuck my fanbase" when he started featuring Justin Timberlake and gimmicky Neptunes beats all over his albums. His shit got mad corny. And it sounds like he's feelin the effects of those collabs because he can't hardly perform any of his hits over the last several years cuz they all contain pop features that doesn't translate to a live performance. Either the feature isn't at the show with him, or nobody paying to see his shows wants to hear him do "Signs".
And those features are apparently costing him album sales - I mean, I don't know about yall, but I have ZERO interest in buying a SNOOP album that sounds like every other goddamn mainstream album. And that's why I haven't bought one since last meal. I guarantee you there's thousands of other peeps in that same boat.
He needs to get away from Pharrell and quit trying to follow every musical fad that pops up. Snoop is one of the most charismatic entertainers ever, I have NO IDEA why he'd water his shit down.
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Snoops albums have been so goddamn wack, the last one worth listening to was "Last Meal". Any yeah, I like the idea of no features. But seriously, fuck Pharrell callin the shots on Snoops albums.
He basically said "fuck my fanbase" when he started featuring Justin Timberlake and gimmicky Neptunes beats all over his albums. His shit got mad corny. And it sounds like he's feelin the effects of those collabs because he can't hardly perform any of his hits over the last several years cuz they all contain pop features that doesn't translate to a live performance. Either the feature isn't at the show with him, or nobody paying to see his shows wants to hear him do "Signs".
And those features are apparently costing him album sales - I mean, I don't know about yall, but I have ZERO interest in buying a SNOOP album that sounds like every other goddamn mainstream album. And that's why I haven't bought one since last meal. I guarantee you there's thousands of other peeps in that same boat.
He needs to get away from Pharrell and quit trying to follow every musical fad that pops up. Snoop is one of the most charismatic entertainers ever, I have NO IDEA why he'd water his shit down.
you wasn't feelin tha blue carpet treatment?
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I "pray" that this becomes a trend in Hip Hop.
LIMITED GUEST APPEARANCES - Well people singing the hooks is fine, I don't mind that but guests RAPPERS should be limited.
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I "pray" that this becomes a trend in Hip Hop.
LIMITED GUEST APPEARANCES - Well people singing the hooks is fine, I don't mind that but guests RAPPERS should be limited.
lol sounds like you read my mind homie.
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Snoops albums have been so goddamn wack, the last one worth listening to was "Last Meal". Any yeah, I like the idea of no features. But seriously, fuck Pharrell callin the shots on Snoops albums.
He basically said "fuck my fanbase" when he started featuring Justin Timberlake and gimmicky Neptunes beats all over his albums. His shit got mad corny. And it sounds like he's feelin the effects of those collabs because he can't hardly perform any of his hits over the last several years cuz they all contain pop features that doesn't translate to a live performance. Either the feature isn't at the show with him, or nobody paying to see his shows wants to hear him do "Signs".
And those features are apparently costing him album sales - I mean, I don't know about yall, but I have ZERO interest in buying a SNOOP album that sounds like every other goddamn mainstream album. And that's why I haven't bought one since last meal. I guarantee you there's thousands of other peeps in that same boat.
He needs to get away from Pharrell and quit trying to follow every musical fad that pops up. Snoop is one of the most charismatic entertainers ever, I have NO IDEA why he'd water his shit down.
you wasn't feelin tha blue carpet treatment?
Didn't feel like a cohesive album at all. Too random, too many features, too many producers. It wasn't as bad as PTCTBTB though.
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Paid Tha Cost wasnt that bad, actually the problem with Snoops album is that it sounds like he put songs together without mixing. and without caring if it would fit the Theme of the album,alot of people are hating On "Paid Tha Cost" , but atleast there was some of the best songs of his career on this album, its probably the last Snoop album with songs with a serious topic, its always about cripping or getting a dick suck.it gets boring even the title of the songs doesnt make sense, like for example "fucking is good for you". Oh and another thing.. if u didnt notice yet , since a couple of years, people been feeling Snoops single, for the beat and the hook, not even for his verses
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can't wait for it
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no problem ..if he let dre, daz, warren, quik, battlecat(but please no leftovers), fred wreck, dj premier produce the whole thing 8)
edited(only dre production is boring but he should mix it all) 8)
snoop a whole cd .... dope.. but needs better producers not pharrel
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Paid Tha Cost wasnt that bad, actually the problem with Snoops album is that it sounds like he put songs together without mixing. and without caring if it would fit the Theme of the album,alot of people are hating On "Paid Tha Cost" , but atleast there was some of the best songs of his career on this album, its probably the last Snoop album with songs with a serious topic, its always about cripping or getting a dick suck.it gets boring even the title of the songs doesnt make sense, like for example "fucking is good for you". Oh and another thing.. if u didnt notice yet , since a couple of years, people been feeling Snoops single, for the beat and the hook, not even for his verses
That's what people are feeling on all artists.. I don't really know anyone that is like whoa did you just hear what "fill in artist" said? Nope.. their like this beat is dope and their singing the hook. No one pays attention to lyrics anymore.
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Paid Tha Cost wasnt that bad, actually the problem with Snoops album is that it sounds like he put songs together without mixing. and without caring if it would fit the Theme of the album,alot of people are hating On "Paid Tha Cost" , but atleast there was some of the best songs of his career on this album, its probably the last Snoop album with songs with a serious topic, its always about cripping or getting a dick suck.it gets boring even the title of the songs doesnt make sense, like for example "fucking is good for you". Oh and another thing.. if u didnt notice yet , since a couple of years, people been feeling Snoops single, for the beat and the hook, not even for his verses
PTCTBTB was not realy that bad if you look at the critics... on
http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/snoopdogg/paidthacosttobedaboss?q=snoop%20dogg you can see it have higher ratings than both tbct and tha last meal.. So he most do something right.
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imo ptctbtb was his most underrated album his made, the beats and his lyrics were on point in that most of the time, i got no problems with that.....BCT is the most overrated album he made, it sounds horrible to me, i was pumped after all the talk snoop put out, but the album was weak
pz
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Blue Carpet was a big flop. The only song that blew up was AKONs
Oh... :o :-[
i don't agree !! i can 't heard this guy named akon !! You think akon sound better than Nate Dogg on Boss Like??
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If Snoop could apply the same idea of no guests all over the album to NO-Fuckin producers all over the album then I'll get excited. Whenever Snoop announces a new album, everyone be like he needs to get Fredwreck, battlecat, Daz, Soopafly, Dre, warren G production. Fuck all that, I say 3-4 producers MAX spread across 12-13 tracks. Stay away from the hip-hop formula of "oh new album, 20 tracks: 13 producers, 3 scott storch, 2 dre, 2 timbo, 3 neptunes, 1 kanye, 2 just blaze etc.." And no phone in/email beats from the producers,they need to make snoop WORK on the tracks, give him uptempo, fast tracks like tha Shiznit, something thats guuna make sure he has to flow on point and think about what hes spittin. Even Bishop Lamont implied Snoop is just sleepwalking thru mostve the tracks he does. IMO the album should be Dre, Primo and Meech production ONLY.
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like tha Shiznit
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I hope if does this he wouldn't make it too long. About 13-14 tracks should be enough...
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i dont think its gonna end up just him....this was prolly a spur of the moment decision...but if it doesn happen it can only be a good thing
peace
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LOL he can't even go platinum with features from dr.dre,akon,r.kelly and 5 singles/videos
snoop's next album = flop
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Why would the most known rapper Snoop dogg flop ?? HAS HE EVER FLOPPED ??? NO !!!!!!!!!
Come on man you sound stupid and a real snoop hater damn , what Snoop do to you , THA BLUE CARPET was just relased like a few months ago and one of the biggest albums out , Candy blew up , and THATZ THAT blew up , how can that be a flop ??
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I guess the only guest apperances will be the ghost writers ;)
seriously though i cant see this happening, maybe there will be no rappers but you can guarentee there will be guests on the hooks.
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About fuckin time
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the outcome he's crowned the best (lyricsis?????)
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i hope this isnt ass like his last 3 albums.
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I "pray" that this becomes a trend in Hip Hop.
LIMITED GUEST APPEARANCES - Well people singing the hooks is fine, I don't mind that but guests RAPPERS should be limited.
Yes indeed, that's the way to go.
That way guest appearances would be more special, not the standard that they are now.
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Snoop can make 100% solo album, but he won't rap like in 1993... It won't be the same style...
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I am done with snoop...