Doggy Style - Snoop Dogg

Released in 1993, "Doggystyle" is the debut album from the West Coast rapper known then as Snoop Doggy Dogg. It alongside Dr. Dre's "The Chronic", managed to get then then-upcoming West Coast sub-genre of G-Funk into the public eye. This style, pioneered by Dr. Dre was a type of production which could only really adapt to the gangsta style of West Coast rappers as it used funky rhythm with hard beats. This was Snoop's most successful album, getting 4x Platinum sales, and regarded as one of the most influential rap albums in terrms of the development of Hip Hop. This is likely due to the fact that the rap game had recently settled out on the ...

Doggystyle is the debut album release in 1993 by west coast rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg on Death Row Records, produced all the way through by the legendary Dr Dre. Dre's production was praised by critics all round, marking (along with 'The Chronic') a shift in heavy gangster beats from the west coast to a much more funky and soulful sound, borrowing heavily from samples from old blues, jazz and soul songs, to create his own brand of music - G-Funk. Its a style of music that has been replicated by many artists since but no-one can do it like Dre and Snoop. Snoop had previously featured heavily on Dr Dre's own debut solo album (not to mention on the track 'Deep ...

A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. I decided recently that it's probably high time I wrote a negative review of something I hate. And here it is- my review on an album I bought three years ago which is hard to beat for poor purchasings. Disclaimer: this is the same review I wrote for the Epinipons website Here's a track by track rundown. Skit- "Bath tub intro" This is the first skit on the album- ...