Dr. Dre has reportedly gone back in time with his enthusiasm for Snoop Dogg’s new album, which mirrors that of his classic 1992 debut The Chronic.
In a recent interview with AllHipHop, Grammy Award-winning producer Smitty, who has worked with both of the West Coast legends, gave some insight into the studio sessions and overall energy surrounding Snoop’s forthcoming album Missionary, which is being produced by Dr. Dre.
“It’s gonna be great music,” Smitty said. “That’s not even the given. What people won’t expect is the level of execution that Snoop is committed to. Snoop’s in his bag.
“I was in Hawaii working with other projects last week. He called me — I’m three hours behind, it has to be 8 in the morning — he’s like ‘Man, this is Snoop. Little bro, I ain’t seen Dre this excited since The Chronic. He’s really excited about what we’re doing.’
“I said, ‘Nah, you think?’ He said, ‘Y’all ain’t got what we got. Y’all go on trips on yachts with him, record and all that shit,’ because that’s how we started.”
He continued: “He took us on a yacht trip to Croatia. We were recording every day, we had three records for Snoop. When we came back, Snoop said ‘Yo, this could be something!’ That’s what set the plug, that’s what started it. That’s the last thing Snoop said to me: ‘Man, he’s really excited.’ And Snoop’s commitment to execution makes us all humble.
“I’ve seen Snoop come in and not be in the mood to record, and he’ll still give it his all. Because a lot of people are intimidated to record with Dre. I’ve seen some of the biggest names not want to record with him because he’s that meticulous. He’ll make you do the line over and over a thousand times, then tomorrow say, ‘Yeah, I was wrong.’
“That’s him. It takes a certain level of commitment to even rock with him.”
Snoop Dogg first announced that he was dropping a new album with Dr. Dre during an appearance on Stephen A. Smith’s Know Mercy podcast last October.
“I’ma tell you this, you’re the first one to hear this: me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months,” Snoop said. “It’s produced by Dr. Dre, it’s our 30th anniversary to Doggystyle. And the name of the album is Missionary.”
When Smith asked: “Why that name?” Snoop replied: “The first album was Doggystyle,” prompting a roar of laughter from the sports personality. “That is beautiful. I love it, man,” Smith remarked.
In February, the Long Beach legend took to Instagram to share a throwback photo of himself and the Doctor while confirming that new material from them will be released in the coming months.
“Dynamic. Duo,” he wrote in the caption. “Music comin summer 23.”
Dr. Dre produced the entirety of Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut Doggystyle, which was home to hits such as “Gin and Juice” and “Who Am I (What’s My Name?).” The collaborative effort came on the heels of Snoop’s breakout appearances on Dre’s The Chronic, including the hit single “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang.”
The West Coast duo continued their collaborative success on hits such as “Still D.R.E.” and “The Next Episode” from Dre’s 1999 sophomore album, 2001.
I don’t even think calvin is that excited. Dude pen been lazy since his 1st album.
I get the excitement over those 2 working together but sometimes you can’t recapture a time or a feeling that was once the shit…things change,attitudes,styles,sounds,what accepted & what isn’t …..sometimes it’s best to create new classics instead of trying to re-live old ones 🤷🏼♂️🖤🥶
That makes a lot of sense and it could be true but we would never know what vibes they give in each other in that studio I know they can’t relive them old moments but they can relive new moments stick to the script and FUCK trying to keep up with this new wave trend they called drill music I don’t even put drill music in the same category of gangster music
It won’t ever drop just like the other 10 projects severely over-rated Dre has been “working on” the past 2 decades Smh
This had an initial release date of November 2022. Now it’s said to be “this summer” with zero word on an upcoming single.
It never had an official release date for last November. It never has had any official release date. Snoop said in an interview last fall that the album should be finished in November, but he never said when it’d be released
More Dr Dre propaganda. I bet Dre will only have 2-3 beats at most on this and the rest some other producers. C’mon y’all, don’t believe this bs. Snoop will come out with some excuse that he couldn’t deliver on the beats and needed outside assistance. I’m slowly being convinced that Dre has always had his name stamped on other artists beats for more value. He’s a prop at this point. He don’t got it anymore. He fears he’ll disappoint us. Hey Dre, how about dropping that Marsha Ambrosia album first? Remember, the one y’all were hyping us about? The “therapy album” y’all made together? Better yet, how about Detox? Nah? Okay then, once this Snoop slbum take the same route, let’s link you with another project and artist to keep up the trend. And then let the hype disappear and do it again. The only thing consistent with Dre is his terrible parenting skills, disowning his kids and abusing women. Real talk. You ain’t aftermath no more. You ashes with false pretenses of being a rising Phoenix. Call it quits officially and market your overpriced headphones.
Preach you talking that talk right now. Everything you said is right on the money those that don’t see it got blinders on. Detox and every other project we tirelessly heard about the past 2 decades are still coming 2096 Smh
Man shut the fucc up. Clowns don’t know what your talking about. Dre is a legend. And u ain’t gotta worry this shit gonna drop cuz it’s a snoop album. Say what u want but snoop has always dropped his albums when he says he will. Better wake the fucc up and stop hating on people. Living Legend and u pussies sit on here talking shit like some clowns (smh)
MANNNNNN TELL THEM BOZOS 2 stop being a CLOWN🃏and we don’t want to watch they performance at they circus🎪show.😄{LOL} THE funniest thing at they circus show is they don’t know WHAT THE FUCK THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
I doubt if that album is better than The Chronic. It’s hard competing against a classic even if they did write it. Unless they’re like Maze feat Frankie Beverly or Michael Jackson. Who’s music is timeless and never gets old! Frankie Beverly has been putting out music for 59 years and still living. And the crazy thing is. He doesn’t put out a lot of new songs. Because the world knows who he is. All of his songs are classics. Every generation listen to his music and are big fans of his. Can’t compete against that.
No way in hell it comes halfway close to the Chronic lol
wack
Im more excited for his next joint reverse cowgirl. Goofy ass.
Dr dre = woman beater = perform super bowls. Kanye = saying mean or crazy things = CANCELED. Make it make sense. Beating women VS saying crazy things.
album will be ass
It’s gonna bang. Shiiit I’m ready