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Name: Snoop Dogg
Album: "Dead Man Walkin"
Released: October 31rst, 2000
Category: West Coast, Gangsta
Rating: 2.75/5
Reviewed By: Incognito on 11/4/00
1. May I - "Nooow, who
got the beat that makes ya bump, and who got the the
thump that makes you thump, well I got the funk that
makes you thump, so we gonna funk this muthfucker right
on up". This track sure does thump, and the
lyrics are off the wall, Snoop flips the script perfectly.
This is an uncanny beat for Snoop to spit on, but I
like the beat Soopfly provided. All aspects of this
song are tight, the lyrics, beat and chorus, good way
to start off the record. 4 out of 5.
2. C-Walkin - This track
was remixed by Big Hutch and CO-produced by a new Death
Row producer Myrion. The beat is definitely dope, and
the chorus is bangin, " Shoot em up, shoot em up bang
bang, it's all part of the gangbang". Not a bad song.
3 out of 5.
3. Head Doctor - (featuring
Swoop G) - This was the first single off of the album
ever since it was supposed to drop in April. A cat named
Kurt Kobane redid the beat, it's pretty tight. But I
still like the original better, for the newer version
they just put Swoop G in the mix. The chorus is off
the hizzzoook, and the lyrics are impressive also, I
like Swoop G's verse. 4 out of 5
4. Hit Rocks - This is
one of the best tracks on the album, the beat may be
the tightest of them all. DJ Pooh laid down the instrumental
along with Snoop. " Cause were all a little strong in
the beach were the paper's long, but as for me my only
g's is when I'm bussin' rocks", I like the hook also,
I just like the mutherfuckin track! 4 out of 5.
5. Tommy Boy - (featuring
Daz) - Snoop and Daz teamed up for a track about some
guy that they use to know, Tommy boy. Daz laced the
beat here, it's pretty funky. Though this song aint
all that. 3 out of 5.
6. Change Gone Come -
"When doggy dogg comes, you better ansssswer", I like
this track, Snoop's rips the track up to pieces right
in the beginning Snoop, L.T. Hutton and Soopafly joined
forces to create a sick beat, with the violin played
in the background. Shit's tight as fuck. 4 out of 5.
7. Too Black - This is
a laid back song with Snoop just chillin. L.T. returns
to produce another track, it's another nice beat. Not
much to say really. 3 out of 5 dubs.
8. Gangsta Walk - (featuring
Daz and Kurupt) - It's nice to see a Dogg Pound track,
then again it would be nice to see a good one. Daz produced
this dpg melody, which should be called "Gangsta Talk",
instead of "Gangsta Walk". I have heard better Dogg
Pound songs, maybe that's why Snoop left this track
off of any albums. 2.5 out of 5.
9. County Blues - (featuring
KV) - This is the classic "blues" song if ya know what
I mean, with the harmonica in the background. Daz and
Hutch produced this song together, though it's hard
to believe they actually collaborated. Hutch just probably
added on to the track. A newcomer named KV sings at
the end of the song. Again Snoop's lyrics aren't that
tight. 3 out of 5.
10. I Will Survive -
(featuring Technique, Kurupt and KV) - Snoop's one time
Doggystyle Records protege' Technique starts thangs
off, his flow is pretty dope. Soopafly did the tight
beat, Kurupt has a short appearance rappin the chorus.
KV finishes off then track. 3.5 out of 5.
11. My Favorite Color
- (featuring Big Hutch) - This is by far the shittiest
track on the record as far as lyrics go. Hutch doesn't
know how to mix Snoop's voice here, it sounds like he
took a freestyle and pasted it on to a pretty tight
beat. The instrumental is really dope, it's too bad
the song was ruined because of the bad lyrics and mixing.
I like the hook done by Hutch, "We all people, tell
me when we gonna get treated the same". This song had
potential. 3 out of 5.
12. Me and My Doggs -
Coming to an end, Death Row reuses an old Snoop track
from The Doggfather. Thats pretty sad, but I like this
track and I'm still gonna rate it. The beat done by
L.T. is mad tight, and lyrics by Snoop are nice too.
4 out of 5.
It's almost funny how Death Row tries to degrade there
one time prodigy, Snoop Dogg. Simply by the cover title,
"Dead Man Walkin" you can tell that the Row is trying
to get into Snoop's head. In this record they do the
little things like miss credit him on his track "Head
Doctor" which it reads, Swoop G featuring Snoop dogg.
Also the little graphic that reads "MONEY OVER BITCH!".
Though to me it seems the other way around. This album
is 12 tracks of mostly bull shit, and if they really
meant anything to Snoop at all, you would have seen
them on one of his albums by now. A majority of the
songs came from the post Dr. Dre era, around late 1995
and into 1996 when Snoop recruited the likes of DJ Pooh,
Soopafly, and L.T. Hutton. Overall, the production which
came from Soopafly, DJ Pooh, L.T., Daz, Big Hutch, Myrion,
Kurt Kobane and Snoop turned out to be pretty good.
You can bump "May I", "Head Doctor", "Hit Rocks" and
"Change Gone Come" with ease. But the rest of the LP
is really quality bullshit. Ther isn't that one bangin
song, know what I mean? Though this is Snoop Dogg, and
it is a must have for any Snoop fan, but it is by far
the worst Snoop Dogg record put out yet. Death Row will
keep on insulting Snoop, but the truth is you just cant
bring down the Doggfather. - Incognito
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