In May, members of Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip Hop will receive an exclusive 25th anniversary pressing of Snoop Doggy Dogg's landmark debut, Doggystyle. A classic in G-funk, it's a timeless album that features hits that can still rock a party in 2018 ("Gin and Juice" and "Who Am I (What's My Name)" chief among them). The first vinyl reissue in the states since the early '00s, this 25th anniversary edition comes on brown and mint splattered vinyl, a heavyweight tip-on jacket, and newly mastered for vinyl from the original analog reels by Chris Doremus at Penguin Recording. This is a must-own for rap fans. For the first time, you can sign up for just Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip-Hop which you can do right here.
Here, we give you a primer for going deeper into Snoop’s catalog, from the Death Row albums, to the No Limit albums, to his commercial comeback thanks to Pharrell, we break down his essential releases. Snoop's got a deep catalog full of albums stretching the limit of a CD's length, so we make it easy for where to go next.
这张专辑往往被忽视,因为它是在Doggystyle两年后发布的,而当时对Snoop首张专辑的需求达到了顶峰。外部世界的影响更加明显:Snoop打赢了他的谋杀案,Death Row处于崩溃边缘,Snoop的名声也让他思考自己所拥有的权力。在Tha Doggfather上有很多值得批评的地方:由于Dre暂时不在,制作上时好时坏,展现出90年代末期节拍中较差的一面,显得有些荒唐。正如所有Snoop的专辑一样——但90年代的大多数专辑也是如此——这种臃肿感让人感到压抑。但是在最佳状态下,Snoop提升了他的执行力,同时进一步展现了年轻OG的老道。这一次,Tha Dogg Pound仅在必要时出现,不再遮掩Snoop的表现。简单的删减曲目列表可能会让这张专辑更有说服力;对于两年的努力,这是一项值得再度审视的可敬之作。