Doggystyle

I love Snoop Dogg's voice, the beats are epic and this could be a very good album, but it isn't. The lyrics are tedious and predictable, the over use of 'n***a', 'bitches' & 'muthafucker'; the stupid interludes referencing drug abuse, flash cars and the obsession with 'bitches on ma dick' that every Rap album of this era seems to include that make this crap unlistenable and peurile.

I’m in two minds about this one. On one hand it’s a great rap album. Really catchy productions and it put me in a good mood. On the other hand the lyrics are cringeworthy misogynistic. It’s both a 5 and a 1 at the same time so I’ll put a 3 and be done with it.

its stupid, lazy, its morally repugnant and ive listened to it more times than all of the grains of sand in all of the beaches from all of the oceans in the universe combined because its the shit

With so much drama in the LBC, it’s kinda hard to give this album less than hundi P 💯

This was definitely a sequel to The Chronic, and while I liked that one more, this was still very strong. Snoop and Dre have definitely fucked before.

He says a lot of bad words...

This has the makings of a 5 star hip hop album; great flow, fantastic production, very funky and great personality. However, similar to my feelings with The Chronic, the lyrics are just unapologetically disgusting, and can you really listen to rap without listening to the lyrics? They are, without a doubt, misogynistic and glorify the "gangsta" lifestyle. However, Dre and Snoop tried to spin it as a cautionary tale or whatever, which just laughable. There's no critique of that lifestyle or any sort of self consciousness whatsoever. I understand that gangsta rap was a necessary reaction to police brutality in LA, and that it was an important stepping stone for hip hop, etc. But that doesn't necessarily mean we have to endure it forever as a classic album.

FOR ALL MY ****** AND MY ******* AND MY ******* AND MY ******

Smooth as silk. Catchy as fuck. This is the sizzle.

wow, the first album i've listened to where the skits didn't make me want put knitting needles through my ear drums.

Rhythms are good but the lyrics are awful

Doggystyle is like a walk through the most beautiful, vibrant and serene forest you ever walked through, except there’s all of this male genitalia you have to dodge to get through it. By the time you get to a Sukiyaki reference, that all falls away to gorgeousness. Lyrics are still hard to identify with, but it’s beautiful regardless.

One of the all-time greatest ever rap albums

To an 80's kid growing up on The Fat Boys and Run DMC, this album was a revelation in so many ways. Super smooth beats, great flow, authenticity. This is one of my all time favorite albums for sure.

"Doogystyle" is the debut album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. The album was produced by Dr. Dre and was recorded and produced following Snoop's appearance on Dre's "The Chronic." It is one of the defining west coast hip hop albums being more melodious, synth driven and having funk-induced beats. It had mixed reviews upon its release but recognized for its lyrical realism and vocal flow and those lyrics deal with adolescent irges, casual sex, smoking pot and gunning down rival gang members. The album debut at #1 and was fastest selling hip hop album of all time. Splashing water and a girl in a bathtub open "Bathtub." People come in and the party starts. The heavy funk is prevalent in "G Funk Intro." It better be, sampling Funkadelic and Parliament. Featuring The Lady of Rage. We get the smooth Snoop vocal delivery in "Gin and Juice." Laid back. Chill. That weird eerie synth noise which pervades throughout the album. A party filled with sex, pot and alcohol. Hi! My name is Snoop Dogg. And speaking of who Snoop is..we get that in "Who Am I (What's My Name)." Female backing vocals. We continue to get the funk with more sampling of George Clinton, Parliament and Funkadelic. "Doggy Dogg World" is more soulful featuring Tha Dogg Pound and The Dramatics. A sampling highlight is the use of Isaac Hayes' "The Look of Love" in "Gz Up, Hoes Down." The album really introduces us to the laid back vibe of the Snoop persona. Very chill. Yes, it's gansta rap with the lyrics but the funk and Snoop make this more chill. A classic hip hop album and, yes, I was one of those people who helped it debut at #1.

The best G funk album ever made - perfect. Gz and Hustlas is in my top 5 favourite songs ever.

What a debut album this must have been when it came out! Hit song after hit song with one of the best Rap producers ever. Can't get any better than Snoop Dogg, a legend.

Sick album and fantastic debut. I think his goofy, lighthearted take on gangsta rap really allowed for people who weren't a fan of the rap genre to get into it and enjoy it. There's humor and wit and lots of incredibly catchy rap schemes and hooks and Snoop not only was super unique and original but so widely respected by fans of all kinds of music. Even my grandma knows who Snoop is. Downsides are that this one doesn't have a ton of hits on it and there's moments where the lyrics make me cringe. That's something that affects me a lot with rap and unfortunately it's not even just the case where this is a dated concept. I've had times where I'm showing someone a more modern rapper known for intelligent lyricism but there's still these lingering cringey lyrics. Anyway- 4/5.

Really actually enjoyed this one. I have no idea what things make me like a rap album vs not liking one. 3.75/5

I kind of hated this album. It was vulgar, and gross, and rude which I can forgive and forget, but it was also boring, which I cannot oblige. I was so thankful when it ended.

This is a fucking gem. Such a great piece of work. Loved almost every song. Just kind of really doesn’t respect women lol

CLASSIC! It took me a few years to warm up to this (came out in grunge phase and I thought cocky rappers were total douche bags) but I eventually came to love this album.

Classical Hip hop

Like this, old school hip hop. Doesn't sound like modern snoop songs

Great album

Doggystyle And you even licked my balls I love the G-funk production on this, along with The Chronic, it's probably the apex of Dr Dre’s production style and sound. He’s almost like Nirvana. In they way they scythed down Hair Metal, there’s a clear delineation in Hip Hop before and after The Chronic, from a quite trebly drum machine sound to the slowed down, laid back, bass heavy sound of this. One of the podcasts I listen to did a breakdown of Nuthin’ But a G Thang from The Chronic and they talked about Dre developing his style so it would sound great in a drop top car while driving around LA, which is interesting - it definitely sounds like it’s made for warm weather, with a funky stickiness, rather than made for parties in basements in freezing cold New York Snoop is also, obviously, a very charismatic performer, with a great turn of phrase and a fantastic, laid back, laconic delivery. He really is one of the best. Gin and Juice and Who Am I (What’s My Name)? are rightly classics with great sounds and hooks, particularly Gin and Juice, with it’s languid beat and deep bottom end, but there are a lot of very good tracks on here: Tha Shiznit, Lodi Dodi (great lyrics), Murder Was the Case, Doggy Doggy World, and Gz and Hustlas (great sample/interpolation) Ain’t No Fun is pure Lonely Island. It is unintentionally funny (and not a little icky), so no wonder it gets parodied so easily and is hard to take seriously, even if it’s great musically. And the skits, while not as bad as some, aren’t great, although I quite like DJ Salty Nuts and W Balls. It’s an easy 4 - brilliant production, great rhymes and delivery and a landmark hip hop album 🐶🐶🐶🐶 Playlist submission: Gin’n’Juice.

Idk, good, 3 stars

ok

He’s Snoop Dogg so he’s got that recognizable smooth flow which is just so cool. What isn’t cool is the casual misogyny and exhaustive profanity, both of which make this album a difficult listen.

Sorry, a few groovy beats don't absolve this album be a quite a tortuous listen of misogyny and violence. Perhaps...have tuneage without this - how hard can it be? Made much better by imagining literal dogs bow-wowing.

Absolute classic. Can’t get over the electronic bass in g funk intro. Tracks 8-12 are probably my all time favorite snoop tracks ever.

Great beats.

"The Chronic" part II, and just as good. The production on these early Dr Dre records is incredible; "Lodi Dodi" is a masterpiece. It all sounds like so much *fun* - you can quibble with the lyrical content and attitude all you like, but you can't tell me you didn't enjoy "For All My Niggaz & Bitches" regardless. G-funk forever

It’s cool that the chronic came up a few weeks before this album. This serves as a pseudo sequel to that album that continues to build on its creativity but has much stronger rapping (sorry Dre). It’s so cool to listen to an album like this in a genre that’s so self referential because you can hear this album’s influence on so much of modern rap. This and the chronic truly set the stage for the next 20-30 years of rap music. I don’t think their singular influence can be understand, one of the true masterpieces of rap music for the 90s.

Why must this record be like that... why must it... chase the cat?

I'd somehow managed to dismiss Snoop as a features rapper and had never listened to a full album of his. Big big huge mistake. Hip hop at its finest.

Snoop's classical album is a must listen for every golden age rap fanboy. The beats are g-funk at its best and the lyrics - while extremely sexualized - always funny because of that. Don't take it too seriously but enjoy the relaxed wild ride.

What can I say about this album that has not already been said? It's a classic piece of hip-hop and it is in the annals of hip-hop history for a reason. Not the most perfect album, and there are certainly too many skits and interludes (certainly a mark of the time), but every song is absolutely fire. "Murder Was the Case" is probably Snoop's best track ever lyrically, and most of the other tracks on this album are not far behind.

i never heard this album before yesterday but i see now why snoop is revered in the rap industry. a perfect blend of funk and hip hop. murder was the case is a standout

An absolute classic that I haven’t listened to in a while. G Funk for days, Snoop at his best. 10/10

An absolute classic of the g-funk era. Snoop's debut sounded fresh and was full of creative lyrics and beats. It's held up well and is essential listening for rap fans and non-fans alike.

Love west coast, I was so happy when this album came to Spotify. Dre was on fire with production at this time. Snoop is someone I generally think of in terms of his features on the songs of other artists, but Doggystyle really shows that he absolutely can carry a project. Gin and Juice is obviously a classic, as is Who Am I, but Snoop is just generally funny through the whole album and his flow is fun to listen to.

Sal T Nutz

Amazing debut album.

There's so much drama in LBC. The album is 100% banger, that's what a rap album should be. It's nice to listen, it's nice to look at the cover.

I like Snoop's flow, the beats, Lady of Rage, the singles, Gz and Hustlas and so much more on this album. But I do not like the skits. Never did like the skits. Never will like the skits. There, I said it.

Sippin on gin & juice ✌🏽

snoopydoopy dowawag rizzle mys hizzne le snidzzle dizelezell shodoozey snoopy poopy dogy dogga douwg doaga up in da hous.. is in the bulding.. W BALLZ! hehheh ice t eilen moderaattorit trollailee. tätä on olla alkuperäinen jengiläinen heh. tihkuu epävarmuutta ja vähäoppisuutta. lähesty minua kuin sinä kovaa, ääliö, panostan sinut varpaani, vitun varpaallani, jos minulla on sitä Dr Dre ja Snoop Doggy Dogg ovat vitun näyttelijöitä, pilailijoita, studiogangstereita, rikollisia, mutta tällä kertaa olet tekemisissä oikeiden runkkareiden kanssa who am i

This was an enjoyable gem, an album I somehow missed from back in the day. Although there's a shortage of big hits, there's a high level of quality here for the entire album. I'm tempted to give this 5 stars, but I'll leave it as a strong 4-star album.

This was fun enough to cut through a rotten cold. Lyrics are funny and horrible; the music is exquisite, rolling dunes of funk, squeak and cute, near-subliminal fragments of melody and noise.

Kinda nasty, but has some excellent jams. Can't fade Gin and Juice, G.

better than the chronic bc it’s more fun. "ain't no fun" is funny. i still got bored around "doggy dogg world." "Gz and hustlas" perked me back up with some new sounds. but it's all still pretty dweeby. bye snoop, go play a trump crypto ball. take martha stewart with you.

It’s easy to forget that Martha Stewart cooking collaborator; T-Mobile spokesperson and football coach father/cultural icon started out as a hard hitting West Coast Gangster rap artist, produced by the guy who makes headphones and is Eminem’s bestie, and they worked for a convicted murderer/mob boss who may have ordered the execution of Biggie (if Diddy didn’t). When I first heard this at 16 it was giggle-and-hide rap that you never would play around your parents, but very much of the age and area we grew up. Now, as a suburbanite father of two daughters, it listens a little different. I forgot how George Clinton inspired it was, including numerous cameos of the Godfather of P-Funk himself. Key songs are predictable: Gin &Juice; Murder was the Case; and G Funk Intro. Overall, it’s still a classic album, but it’s now giggle-and-hide from your kids.

the puppy has messed on the carpet again

is it just me or is this album a little homoerotic?

Decent rap album with some good songs

So as I’ve said before, I’m a big rock guy – and my exposure to rap and hip-hop has been extremely limited… I typically know the more popular tracks from a couple of artists, but that’s about it – so the 1,001 has forced me to listen to a number of rap and/or hip-hop albums so far, as I’m about 150 or so in right now… So far, I’ve had some NWA, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Outcast – and a few others – so I was looking forward to “Doggystyle” by Snoop Dogg… Just a few thoughts overall – - As compared to other rappers, Snoop is far more laid back (i.e. not angry, frustrated, etc.), and his style really worked for me… - “Gin & Juice” is by far the best track on the album – which was the good part, but was kinda bummed that there weren’t at least a few more that really moved me – though “Murder Was The Case” was pretty solid… - So as I said, I don’t listen much to rap – so adjusting to the language was a bit of a challenge… So between all of the “That Nigga”, “Those Nigga’s”, and “My Nigga’s” – I probably heard that word at least 700 times on this album… It is what it is, but as a “Cracka” it really gets a bit tedious after a while… - The final thought, is that I get that Snoop is rapping about what he knows – and everything definitely comes across as genuine – which is great… That said, the album glorifies a certain lifestyle, and the violence and degradation of women throughout, just didn’t sit well with me the longer it went on… - Tracks about rising up from nothing, making something of yourself after challenging beginnings is absolutely awesome, but bragging about all of the “bitches” and “hoes” you’re bangin’ and then tossing to the side of the road – well that’s just incredibly sad… Probably a 3, but for the overall negative messages that it promotes, knocks down to a 2… Love Snoop’s style though…

Fuck you Snoop!

Snoop doggy doo

Yeah it's basically more of Dr Dre's album, straps chronic bitches, terrible skits and the same lines over and over again. Terrible.

top mejores albumes de rap

Classic

My second favourite dog related album behind Houmous & Chutneys ‘Bitchez n’ Bones’ - an anti crufts protest album! 4.6 11/12 Gz and Hustlas

Smooth as peanut butter

“Hats off, gentle n*ggaz and b*tches — a rap genius! Fo shizzle.” Robert Schumann — critic for The Rap Times circa 1993.

This is a really great Hip-Hop album. I've probably heard a couple of these song 1000 times but others on this album I have never heard and they are all really good. 5 stars.

Strong album both musically and lyrically the whole way through. The number of dick jokes throughout the entire album did make me wonder if Blink182 were involved in the making of it though...

Happy Friday! Love getting hip hop mixed in here every once in a while. Classic g funk. I've never heard this album in full before today but recognize so many songs. The run from Gin and Juice through Who Am I? Is incredible. But honestly the whole album is bangers.

This is not really my style, but I recognize the brilliance. Just adore that moog bass line on What's My Name? So good.

Überraschend gut! Für viele wahrscheinlich kein neues Album, aber ich habe nie so viel Rap gehört! Besonders gut fand ich, das es Lieder waren die ich gar nicht von ihm kannte und das Cover ist ziemlich nice! 10/10 ⭐️

This record helped changed my view of rap and brought the gangsta rap style even more into to the mainstream. It felt so rebellious to listen to when I was young, and in registering to it, you can’t argue with Snoop’s rapping style, cool cadence, and just overall awesomeness. This is a great album that solidified my unchanged view that the early 90s was the best time for this genre in its history.

10/10

F**k yeah!

Álbum legendario del rap y el G-Funk, beats hermosos.

Classic. I wish Snoop kept caring instead phoning it in basically for the rest of his career after this one.

Great album! Gfunk at its finest

This album is the epitome of the 90’s rap and just general music feel. Every song got me bopping. Somehow every song is so cool but also so chill, no song is an outlier in terms of the style, it all feels cohesive. Definitely one I’ll be coming back to.

好听，听起来很适合跳舞

Classic. Consistent from song to song. Nostalgia plays a factor.

9/10

Great album to kick off the journey! Always been a Snoop fan, but I only heard a few tracks off this album. Also, this album is thirsty!

9/10 Wow, this held up way better than I expected. Brilliant. A lot of credit goes to outstanding production, pure west coast. Best: Gz and Hustlas

Will be in my rotation

I was such a snooty little NME-reading alt rock/indie kid that I actually disliked this stone cold classic at the time, to my eternal shame. Listening to this and The Chronic back-to-back does make me wonder just how much George Clinton made off of Dr. Dre's producing over the years, though.

Great album! Classic

I ‘be always felt conflicted by this album. I’ll say from the start that I LOVE IT and always have. But there was a time when I felt like had to listen to it in secret, especially when I had eschewed all music that used samples in my purist period in the 90s. But this album was always there in the background with its lush production and funk. I can’t help but sing along to every song when I’m rolling down the street (but not smoking indo or sipping anything). So so great and my favourite west coast hip hop album of all time.

5/5

'That's the American dream nigga / Well ain't it?' It's no small thing that on this naught-to-the-hoes record the first verse we hear is from The Lady of Rage, but you'd have to be ear-plugged not to be disturbed by the sexism flaunted here. Thang is, that's the point. Commended for its depiction of 'reality,' Doggystyle is real to the extent that it's fantasy, a paradoxically sobering dosage of a gin-soaked, chronic-fogged gangsta party: 'Stay full of that gin and juice and have a ball'; 'Some of you don't know about the G thang baby / It's the smooth gangsta shit that be drivin' ya crazy.' Leave the horrors of the dark side to Ice-T and KRS-One. This is the horror of the American Dream manifest. And it happens to be fearfully well-produced.

A seminal hip hop album, and in my opinion, Snoop’s best work. This album was a statement, Snoop came out swinging and proved that he was more than just Dr. Dre’s protege, he was one of the best to do it. His rhyme schemes on this album are intricate, and he does it in such a laid back way you don’t even realize it. Snoop proved he was a one of a kind rapper on this album that still sounds great over 30 years later.

I know it's nostalgia, but I just enjoy Snoop's skills. Great album.

Very groovy album, there is a reason why this is an all time classic

I didn't realize how influential this album was to Rap production like everywhere. This shit rocks. Fav Track: Pump Pump

It is a pretty good one.

really great rap album. snoop's flow is iconic and here there are no misses. just great track after great track. the production on here is pretty great too, employing that classic g-funk sound. i really thoroughly enjoyed my time with this one!

I love this album. I’ve heard it many times before. Snoop is one of my favourite rap artists.

Classic album with multiple bangers.

An og classic in every way.

#Rally Review - Day 1## Currently on my way to Perth, so listening to these with my co-driver Jamie. He will be also writing detailed and vivid reviews. I genuinely listen to this album at least once a month. This is a top 3 hip hop album of all time and there's no arguments you could ever put forward that I would ever accept. This record would be nothing without the sheer talent onboard this record. Dre's production really was such a game changer to music production as a whole. Every guest rapper was perfect, and G Funk intro really classifies that. Maybe one of the best rap intros ever - which leads right into Gin & Juice, a household name. One of my favourite albums of all time, and one of the most important records for the hip-hop/rap genre. Highlight favourite has gotta be Ain't No Fun - I can recite every word to that song off the top of my head. One of my favourite songs ever due to the fact I am a fragrant misogynist. Jamie: "Yea mate she was pretty gud blast from the past makes me want some kush ay" 5000000/5

Spawned a music style and a drink — maybe even a lifestyle.

Before Snoop Dogg was the acceptable, affable, all too accessible face of easy shills and unexpected collaborations/friendships, Snoop Doggy Dogg was a menace to society; a gangsta with a rap sheet so voluminous that it was a wonder why and how he wasn't locked away sooner. Well, with Doggystyle, it is not hard to hear and see why. His effortless charm and swagger and chill approach to the Dr. Dre beats help anchor an album that would have been rendered unwieldy in other hands. Dr. Dre's contributions to Doggystyle lends to the credence that this album is the continuation of The Chronic and that perception does not hurt the album at all. That kind of one-two punch is the kind that produces a long shadow over the West Coast and the whole of the hip-hop genre. Snoop has had a lengthy career, but Doggystyle will always be his defining work.