"Grapes make wine, but it takes time," Snoop raps, with a dual meaning. Blige's feature isn't the broken-hearted ballad or soaring vocals fans are used to – she's talking that talk and living her best life.
"Diamond Life" is a joint to step to at the family cookout. Blxstīack to the West with L.A.'s newest talent Blxst, whose music has gone viral on social media all year. Blxst sing-raps about a love he's willing to "Go to War" for, and the accompanying video mixes in some retro blaxploitation-era scenes including Snoop Dogg with a sky-high Afro. There's an immediate switch-up from West to East on the next track, another one of the album's single. New York's hip-hop elite get grimy with a horror-tinged beat, as Snoop effortlessly raps the "Murder Music" chorus between Benny's punctuated prose, Jadakiss' raspy bars and Busta Rhymes' guttural growl. Jadakiss, Benny the Butcher and Busta Rhymes Blige and Kendrick Lamar to headline 'Murder Music,' feat. trailblazer Ice Cube and Bay Area legends E-40 and Too $hort returns for a track that deserves to be played through an actual big subwoofer. As Snoop says, "everybody eatin'" on the song (one of the project's singles), its bumping bass the perfect backdrop for each of their signature flows.Ģ022 Super Bowl halftime show: Dr. The hip-hop supergroup comprised of Snoop, L.A. Ice Cube, E-40, Too $hort (Mount Westmore) Snoop Dogg has often shared his love of nostalgic records, and he raps poetic about his dreams of "bein' on records that they played at the barbecue." Snoop Dogg taps Usher and Eric Bellinger for a smooth R&B-infused song that positions itself as an "oldie" for the new generation. "This is a new oldie // Latеr, I'ma look back and say 'This used to be my jam,' " Usher and Bellinger croon on the track. We rounded up the best features on the album: 'New Oldie,' feat. Blige and Ice Cube to newcomer Blxst, connecting generations of hip-hop. Snoop showcases the best of the east and west coasts, from Mary J. The "Gin and Juice" rapper only has one solo track, "No Bammer Weed," on the album, which mostly features collaborations with other artists and songs by other performers. He's going beyond hacking it to presenting it with his new album "Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm" (now streaming), a 25-song compilation project. In the past few years, he's received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, become a strategic consultant for Def Jam, broken a Guinness World Record, been tapped as a 2022 Super Bowl halftime show headliner, and co-hosted the 2021 Puppy Bowl with frequent (and unlikely) collaborator Martha Stewart.
The veteran hip-hop multihyphenate is constantly reinventing the formula for what it means to be a star, a rapper and a mogul.