Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent have joined forces as a four-man unit for the first time on a new song called “Gunz N Smoke,” which pays homage to the late, great Notorious B.I.G.
Despite being longtime friends and collaborators who have worked together in different combinations over the last 25 years, the rap legends have never previously all featured on the same song.
The heavyweight track comes courtesy of Snoop and Dre’s new album Missionary and finds 50, Snoop and Em trading rejuvenated rhymes over groovy production from the Aftermath founder.
The G-Unit boss fires the starting pistol with a fleet-footed verse warning his opps about his firepower, before Tha Doggfather takes the baton and moves through the gears with various flows.
Biggie’s presence is felt throughout the first half as 50 adopts the Bad Boy MC’s cadence and spits: “Red dot ya, I got ya / B.I.G. time, who shot ya?” — just as Dre drops in a heavy-bottomed bassline that harks back to “Hypnotize.”
Snoop repurposes Big’s “you should too, if you knew” lyric from “Notorious Thugs” in his verse, while a sample of his “gunsmoke!” line from “Dead Wrong” rings throughout.
Carrying the collab across the finish line, Eminem delivers a typically intricate and technical verse that finds him reflecting on his chaotic upbringing, past propensity for violence and maturity into middle-aged mellowness.
Missionary was released on Friday (December 13) and serves as the long-awaited (and amusingly-titled) successor to Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut Doggystyle, which was also produced entirely by Dr. Dre.
The 16-track album boasts further appearances from the likes of Method Man, Jelly Roll, Jhené Aiko and BJ The Chicago Kid, as well as rock legends Sting and Tom Petty.
Missionary has been one of Hip Hop’s most eagerly awaited releases since it was first announced by Snoop in late 2022.
During an appearance on former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s All the Smoke podcast earlier this year, the Death Row Records boss explained how the idea for the album came about.
“[Dre] called me one day about two years ago. He was like, ‘N-gga, come over, let me do a couple of songs with you,'” Snoop said.
“I go over there and he like, ‘N-gga, let me do your album.’ And I’m like, ‘Alright, let’s go!’ We go in, knock out a couple of songs. He hit me back: ‘I need two more days.’ I got that call probably about 85 times [laughs]. This n-gga need two more days all the time.
“But when you hear what we have and how he got me rapping, it’s like a grown Snoop Dogg. There’s some growth to him. It’s the way he selects his bars, it’s the way he uses his voice. [Dr. Dre] uses me like a fucking robot and I love it because I love to be produced. I love to be challenged.”
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Trash album. Horrible production. This was one of the worst songs on it too. Sounds rushed even though it took them forever to release it. Dre has completely lost his touch. Snoop sounds stale and lazy as do all the features.
@Dumpster Fire I never said the album was good. I haven’t even listened to it yet. I said the song was fire because it is
In YOUR opinion. The album is FIRE to me. And Dre’s ear is intact and on full display. It gave me what I expect from a Dre-produced album. Different. 2001 sounded nothing like the Chronic. This is 2024. The album is admittedly pop. It’s like Gangsta Pop. I didn’t think I would like that. But they managed to make an album that fits 2024 Snoop Dogg. He might literally be the most famous person in the world at this point. He’s Top 5 at the least. And they created an album that can be played by the entire world who all knows Snoop from the projects to Elon Musk’s neighborhood to China and still made it sound fly. That’s my take.
Listener A i like your take even though I hate this kind of pop production with a passion your opinion is accurate
Snoop isn’t anywhere near the top five most famous people in the world
You’re out of your mind. Name 5 people more famous than him. A person who you can stand on the corner in any country in the world and they say “That’s Snoop Dogg.” You can’t. You can name the most famous white actor or singer in the world and if you go to the projects in a city like Baltimore or Memphis, some Black people won’t know him. Some people in Saudia Arabia or Ghana or China won’t know him. Every white person in America knows who Snoop is. There is not one white person in the world that every Black person knows by face. From 8 years old to 80 years old, people know Snoop. You don’t get chosen to carry the Olympic torch without that level of fame. Name 5 people more famous. I’ll wait.
guess You are age is between 16-25 years old..ayypp????
Theres only one person more famous than Snoop Dogg and thats DonLd Trump, lets just keep it real.
@Listener A Are you dumb? Blind? Or retarded? I said the song Gunz N Fire was lit, which it is. I said that I DIDNT LISTEN TO THE ALBUM YET. Now that I did, I’ll say the album sucks. But the song I praised is great… Open your eyes before replying
@EK You are so aggressively defensive your original stance has been totally obliterated. The song is garbage and the album is garbage; and it’s one of the worst songs on the album your opinion is garbage too, slowbus shorty.
you’re still saying that the album is garbagw ! If you don’t like it, listen to something else! and respect those who like Snoop and his new album which surpasses almost all his albums in his career.
Best song on the album. It sounded like it was recorded in the 2000’s when they were in their prime.
Not at all. Sounds like 2014 50, not even close to early 2000s. Em hasn’t sounded like early 2000s for 20 years and doesn’t here either. And snoop wasn’t a fast paced rapper until recent.
Eminem had the best verse on the song. But you’re entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it may be. Take some deep breaths and relax, it’s not that serious
“Nah bro, Eminem totally sounds like he did 20 years ago, if you disagree you’re just totally wrong bro!”.
@Jackasses “and your mother sucked dick everyday to support you. If you disagree you’re totally wrong bro”
@YMSKEDS Nah man, I had a present father. I know,hard to imagine, I’m sorry my friend. Life can be tough. I’m blessed, and lucky. Family is a blessing. I’m sorry that my critique of Eminem not sounding the same way he did as a hungry young man 20 years ago gave you the inclination to insult my mother, who is a saint. I would hope your mother would be ashamed of you if she knew you were saying such nasty things about random strangers mothers, but alas, the apple doesn’t fall from the tree =(. I’m praying for you my brother.
Album isn’t as good as id hoped for but they’re 60 idk what I expected
Album is a let down
only felt 3 tracks but snoop got like 1000 songs at this point & its not like people paying so will add those 3 to the microsd card & appreciate the aural blessings
I wonder if this was the 50 Cent song that got left off The Death Of Slim Shady. 50 sounds like he hasn’t rapped in a long time. Eminem’s flow is that constipated robot flow he gets stuck in sometimes. Snoop sounds fine. Beat is fine. Mixing is clean af like it is the whole album. Overall disappointing song. This album shouldn’t have been billed as a squeal to Doggystyle. That was a mistake like MMLP2. That album should’ve been called something else.
Dr dre still ain’t going no.1 after decades making albums. How is he GOAT when he has yet to have one no.1 album.
Dre peaked with Doggystyle. It’s been downhill ever since. He may be a Top 10 Hip Hop producer. But he’s number 10, at best.
you’re shooting shit that Dre no longer exists after doggystyle….I remind you that Dre produced the most famous piece of the rap game in the world STILL DRE in 1999! then he discovered artists like Eminem, The Game, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson Paak…plus he produced 10 of many of the best songs from the 2000s to today, not just rap! … your opinion that Dre is dead after doggystyle … it means that you only appreciate his gangsta side and that’s it … moreover Dre was already a producer in Straight Outta Compton and you don’t even mention this legendary album. It seems like you only know doggystyle.
in the last 5 years the billboard has been invaded by Drake, but here it’s all right to say that Kendrick is the best. If Dre or Snoop don’t go to #1 then it’s a problem right? , look up the charts from the 90s and 2000/2010s and see how the rap game really dominated the charts. this year in the charts there was that ridiculous album by metro boomin with future… when they deserved other rap albums. ah wait, listen to this, Nipsey should have won the grammy with Victory lap..but Cardi B won it. Is everything okay? you understand, it doesn’t mean that if you don’t get into the rankings you’re a failure. means that the commercial and trashy public. On the block everyone respected Nipsey like Dre, Snoop, Cube etc.
Song is a big letdown tbh. The one with Method Man is fire though. As far as Snoop goes I think he did a good job on this album.
Complete opposite. The album was dog sh t. The song was dope
Disappointed to find out its not a Dr. Dre and Snoop album. Its just a Snoop album produced by Dr. Dre. As someone who grew up with NWA and then The Chronic, Dr. Dre will always be a rapper. Not a fan of him just making beats and not rapping. Everytime he kicks a verse, he still got it. If all these other 50 year old rappers can still rap, why not Dre ? I need a Dre album with almost no features just Dre rapping, call it the Chronic 2025.
This is the worst song on the entire album. The beat sounds like something Eminem produced when he was on drugs in 2004.
@ Mortis Eminem has always made trash ass beats. And hooks.
Why wasn’t 2pac on the album snoop clams he has made love for pac where’s the love
album is a$$ cheeks
I would have listened to the album if they honored Eazy E for being the one who got Dre where he is today, why Honor biggie when he was never part of the crew. Dre always showed everybody more love to everyone but the man that got him to the main stream. A lot of big name rappers give props where props do but not Dre he give Jimmy Iovine the credit for his career. Taking pictures with DOC daughter and everybody else child but never took one with Lil’Eazy. Never offered to produce one of his songs on GP. The the Compton album was garbage. When he was a member of NWA he not only went down in History but Dre and Yella was the best Hiphop Producer Duo at that time.
I tried to listen to it. Couldn’t get past 50s trash verse. Beat was weak af too.
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