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

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Snoop is a charismatic rapper with an engaging a laid-back style. The beats are funky (although essentially a tribute to George Clinton). But this leaves a terrible taste in my mouth. The ugly and distasteful cover art is a warning of what is within. The writers of Enculturation, Steven Best and Douglas Kellner, have noted that Snoop Doggy Dogg and other rappers only condemn violence when it is directed against them, otherwise "they celebrate it, internalize it, and embrace it as an ethos and means of self expression." Glorification of rape and murder as self-expression is repugnant. I feel sick listening to this.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Idk, good, 3 stars

ok

The world got to know Snoop Dogg on Dr Dre’s “The Chronic” so the anticipation for his debut album was sky high. Maybe even higher than Snoop himself. But with “it was everywhere” hits like “What’s My Name”, “Gin and Juice” and “Doggy Dogg World” this album exceeded expectations ten fold. Tracks not to be slept on are “The Shiznit”, an amazing cover of “Lodi Dodi” and “Gz and Hustlas”.

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

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.

7/10

This is the record that enabled Snoop to live a life of smokin' pot and hanging around everyone that's popular. A great record.

Funky rap album

love snoop

I just listened to this the other day as it was the album's release anniversary a couple weeks back. This is up their with the Chronic as an instant classic

Nine trizzay’s the yizzear for me to fuck up shiiit. An absolute classic. If it’s not the #1 most listened hip hop album in my history then it’s #2. Timeless? No, not really. But it was massive at exactly the right time. Shoutout to Mr. Buttworth the substitute teacher encouraging children’s dreams

Classic. Lots of reviews complaining about the language, but they just don’t understand the life of a g.

No. 45 i never heard this album before yesterday but i see now why snoop is revered in the rap industry.

"He said bitches and talked about his wiener :( I am a real music fan and should be taken seriously. I'm going to google "thesaurus words for childish" just to show you how serious I am." For real, some of ya'll need to grow the fuck up lmao This album has incredible flow. The use of synth was innovative and gives the sound a ton of character. Snoop is a dipshit, but this album has a place in music history.

As a white 18-year old in rural Ohio, this was a foundational text for my early adulthood years. Profane, funny, and funkier than I remembered. Doggystyle holds up quite well.

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.

Gin and Juice, What’s my name were already mainstays but the album has a fun sound throughout. Snoops sound here is very smooth.

Transition between 1 and 2 is great

Its influence can't be denied. More of a Death Row collaborative effort though. Still, it wasn't about Snoop's skill, it was about his aesthetic. I wish Dre had reinforced the beats with better kick drum, this album could have hit so much harder.

Of it's time. I don't think this can be taken seriously in any sense and the skits did have me laughing. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

I don't know if Snoop is giving us many insights into the human condition but holy moly will this make you chuckle and tap a toe.

Snoop's style and the whole gangsta thing is quite ridiculous, but most of the record grooves like a MF'r. It has the laid back feel we all expect from a Snoop record, the lazy flow he has is always nice to hear. Some of the rhymes a quite dubious, it truly was the time of misogyny and homophobia. Male bravado is funny.

This album reminds me of my brother, Jonathan. I remember this cassette and the cherry smell of his car driving around in the summer listening to this. I remember liking Lodi Dodi when I was 8 lol

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.

the puppy has messed on the carpet again

Decent rap album with some good songs

I mean,, the casual misogyny is questionable but it was the 90s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Best = Lodi dodi Skip = Bathtub

Hip hop has long been one of my favorite genres of music, and I can remember the first time I heard Snoop Dogg so clearly when The Chronic first came out. He was a revelation, and he has had an indelible impact on hip hop for sure. I've always struggled with his solo stuff, however. It doesnt come close to having the weight of the work he did on Dre's albums. The non-stop "b$tches and hoes" and violence and drug use actually gets cartoonish and corny (and it's so lazy and so offensive...surely he and those around him could have done better). So while I respect the impact he had at hip hop and respect his otherworldly flow, a full album was a lot and left me feeling pretty ho-hum at best. Too bad he sold out, too - that was a real bummer as well.

Some fun beats but the lyrics are soooo cringe 🙈

Meh. Tedious. The misogynistic lyrics are not it.

This is a classic album of an entire subgenre that I truly detest, so I don't know how to rate it. Gin and Juice is genuine fun, but at the same time the whole thing is _so_ male gaze-y that I get a bit grossed out throughout the album. So I'm going to give it a 2, noting that my own review in this area is probably broadly irrelevant

Hmm, it was fun for the first half because it made me feel like a cutie gangster girl, but at the end of the day it’s actually not my typa music- which is surprising, because I am someone who listens to Deftones simultaneously with Taylor Swift, and I will never turn down an Eminem moment! But this wasn’t for me, even if it felt fun at first. DNF

Snoop is cool as hell but undermines it at every turn with the stupidest childish jokes that ruin the songs. Would love it a lot more if Dre had realized the skits and jokes just weren’t funny. Also, Snoop, why do you think about balls so much???

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…

Not my music taste

I am sure I have heard this before, but I really don't know why I would have willingly listened to it

not for me

And this from the dude bitching about having to explain same sex relationships to his grandchildren?

No

If this was a white artist singing about whores, would it be alright? No, of course not! I don't care who recorded this misogynistic shit, it's NEVER alright in any context. I'm old enough to remember this coming out, and it wasn't acceptable then, so you can't say we didn't know any better at the time. No excuses. The actual music is/was cool. The lyrics are not. I don't care if they were meant to be ironic or funny or whatever. They really do encourage braincell-deficient men to treat women badly. NO EXCUSES!

OK this may have a bit more substance than other hip-hop stuff but it's still basically just a constant stream of invective. So I don't regard myself as a prude, but I didn't enjoy my trip to Doggy Dogg World 😐

I can’t do this.

Decent production doesn't make up for how terrible this music actually is. Snoop seems like he's a super cool guy in real life. His music is the same as the rest of this kind of hip hop - misogynistic, needlessly violent, juvenile. Again, another example of an album that people call genius that is objectively bad music. Not for me. 1/5

This is so far from my personal taste I almost struggle to believe some people actually enjoy it. It's groovy but in terms of lyrics I'd say it perfectly matches the tacky, tasteless cover.

I didn't like the misogyny of gangster rap then and definitely not now.

Refuse to listen to this type of trash. I know enough to know I will hate it. I have a visceral reaction to this type of music and it ain’t good.

The excessive use of profanity makes this a poor choice for me. I don’t have a problem with the use of cursing in music. But this goes for shock value and fails. Almost unlistenable.

p720. 1993. 1 star. (C)rap. Dated, puerile, misogynistic, offensive rubbish straight from the gutter. People will listen to this in 20 years time and wonder how on earth it was ever allowed to be released. Sample lyrics: muthafucker/bitch/nigga/hoe/muthafucker/dick/nigga/fuck/muthafucker/nigga. Repeat ad infinitum and you too can be a best selling rapper.

I really dig the beats and overall production on this album, but once again, I just can’t stand the rapping or the lyrics. It’s just standard gangsta rap cliches; drugs, bitches, mfers, n***as, and blatant misogyny. Maybe I’m just grumpy because I’m on a string of bad albums and this is the third hip-hop album I’ve had in a row.

Fuck you Snoop!

Snoop doggy doo