Doggumentary

Snoop Dogg

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Doggumentary Review

by David Jeffries

When Snoop Dogg took the Doggystyle 2 title off his planned 2011 release, it was a heads-up to fans that this is not the worthy sequel to his landmark debut. Judging from the highlights, it could have been heading there at one time, but Doggystyle was filler-free and flowed while Doggumentary adheres to mixtape standards, dropping all its bangers into one big bowl along with the B-list material. No doubt, the Yazoo-sampling “Boom” with T-Pain sits on Snoop’s top shelf when it comes to pop, and if you crave that crooked West Coast style, "We Rest n Cali" rocks off-kilter, worships at the altar of Zapp, and sticks both regional hero Goldie Loc and P-Funk legend Bootsy on the track, just so all the elements are in place. The gimmicky “Wet” is a fine follow-up to “Sensual Seduction,” and the surprises are either extremely rewarding this time out (the Gorillaz collaboration “Sumthin’ Like This Night” is beautifully broken reggae that can lift the listener to a higher plane) or pleasantly amusing (the Willie Nelson team-up “Superman” is sloppy, front porch, and very cute). Navigating this 21-track session is the hard part, but once fans do the necessary trimming and pull out their favorite 14 or so, Doggumentary becomes a fine addition to Snoop’s catalog.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Toyz n da Hood Calvin Broadus / George Clinton	Snoop Dogg	02:40
2	The Way Life Used to Be Calvin Broadus / Sam Cooke / Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland / Luther Vandross	Snoop Dogg	03:43	Spotify Amazon
3	My Own Way Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:05
4	Wonder What It Do Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:43
5	My F**n House Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	05:07
6	Peer Pressure Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	04:07
7	I Don't Need No B**** Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:59
8	Platinum Calvin Broadus / R. Kelly	Snoop Dogg	04:29
9	Boom Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:50
10	We Rest n Cali Calvin Broadus / Roger / Larry Troutman	Snoop Dogg	04:10
11	El Lay Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	04:06
12	Gangbang Rookie Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:45
13	This Weed Iz Mine Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:43
14	Wet Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:44
15	Take U Home Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:55
16	Sumthin Like This Night Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:37
17	Superman Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	02:05
18	Eyez Closed Calvin Broadus / Kanye West	Snoop Dogg	05:02
19	Raised in da Hood Calvin Broadus / Roger	Snoop Dogg	03:39	Spotify Amazon
20	It's d Only Thang Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:16	Spotify Amazon
21	Cold Game Calvin Broadus	Snoop Dogg	03:49