Thirty-one years after Doggystyle shook the music world, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are again with their new album, Missionary.
Launched through Dying Row, Aftermath Leisure, and Interscope, this Dre-produced masterpiece pays homage to Snoop’s roots whereas delivering fashionable twists, legendary collaborations, and nostalgic G-Funk vibes.
Missionary is filled with surprises, together with appearances by Sting, Eminem, 50 Cent, Methodology Man, Jelly Roll, and even a posthumous characteristic from Tom Petty. Snoop showcases his signature storytelling and lyrical prowess, mixing seamlessly with Dre’s iconic manufacturing.
Tracks like “One other A part of Me” characteristic Sting entering into uncharted territory with strains like, “From the soar on the run, man, I stroll away/ I’m the one, give a fuck what they obtained to say.” In the meantime, “Final Dance with Mary Jane” makes use of Tom Petty’s titular pattern as Snoop and Jelly Roll mirror on life’s trials. Lead single “Beautiful,” that includes Jhené Aiko, and “Outta da Blue,” sampling M.I.A., additional spotlight the album’s numerous sound.
The 15-track album, with highlights like “Gunz n Smoke” (that includes 50 Cent and Eminem) and “Skyscrapers” (that includes Methodology Man), has followers and critics alike buzzing over this contemporary chapter in Snoop and Dre’s storied careers. Alongside the album, Snoop and Dre launched a brief movie of the identical identify, including a visible narrative to the venture.
Exterior of music, Snoop is branching into Hollywood as soon as once more, co-producing and starring in The Final Man, a Luc Besson movie “within the vein” of Planet of the Apes. To shut out the yr, he’ll carry out in Lincoln, California, on December twenty seventh—marking the right wrap-up to a groundbreaking 2024.
December 13, 2024 2:22 pm