Snoop Dogg

On album number six, big Snoop Dogg continues his reign as one of hip-hop's most likeable emcees. Smooth rhymes, flamboyant lyricism, and club-ready beats dominate, peppered with pimp knowledge a-plenty. Features production from The Neptunes and DJ Premier, plus cameos by Jay-Z, Nate Dogg, Redman, Ludacris, and Warren G.

Calvin Broadus is a proud child of the Seventies, born and bred on P-Funk before he filled
his trunk with G-Funk. Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Bo$$ pays plenty of tribute to his roots: The
pimp-chateau jam "Ballin' " features the Seventies soul group the Dramatics, and the disco
blitz of "Stoplight" is another reinterpolation of Parliament's "Flashlight." Back in this
decade, Snoop stretches his silky flow over tracks by underground ace Hi-Tek... More >