Snoop Dogg announced his first project with Def Jam Recordings earlier this month. Officially titled Snoop Dogg Presents: The Algorithm, the compilation project serves as the West Coast rap legend’s 19th studio album and adds another chapter to a solo discography that began in 1993 with his multi-platinum debut Doggystyle.
On Sunday (November 14), the tracklist for the 25-track effort arrived with a few surprises.
Fans already knew E-40, Too $hort and Ice Cube, Benny The Butcher, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes were involved thanks to the project’s two lead singles — Mt. Westmore’s “Big Subwoofer” and “Murder Music” — but that was just a small sliver of guests involved. Turns out there are over two dozen additional contributors, including Ty Dolla $ign, Redman, Method Man, Usher, Fabolous, Dave East and Wiz Khalifa.
Longtime Snoop Dogg collaborator and feature king Kokane also makes an appearance on the track “No Smut On My Name” featuring Battle Loco.
“Working on the new Snoop album was super cool,” Kokane tells HipHopDX. “The chemistry is out of this world. And as always, Snoop is laid back in the studio. He’s the coolest MC in the game. If you know the history between Snoop and me, you know whenever we come together on a song , it’s a instant classic.”
Snoop Dogg and his Mt. Westmore brethren performed in Los Angeles on Saturday night (November 13), further building hype for the project. The Def Jam executive shared a photo of the group to his Instagram account with the simple caption, “About last night.”
Dropping an album isn’t Snoop Dogg’s only recent Def Jam responsibility. Last week, Snoop told The Joe Rogan Experience he signed Benny The Butcher to the iconic imprint.
“I’m on Def Jam Records right,” Snoop said. “I’m a creative consultant executive, and just to let you know that it don’t exist no more, I’m going to announce on your show that I just signed Benny The Butcher, and he is one of the hardest rappers up out of Buffalo, New York. So that’s showing that there are no more lines to be crossed. We are doing what we’re supposed to be doing. The butcher’s coming.”
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Benny was as equally anticipatory, writing on Instagram, “A Buffalo n-gga the new face of The Legendary @defjam,” he wrote in the caption. “signed my major deal finally this for DJ Shay. Griselda x B$F this is BIG…Huge Buffalo we did it again gotta thank @chace_infinite @1978hiphop @hank & Hov of course and the whole @rocnation my Family @westsidegunn @whoisconway @griseldarecords. my team the Sopranos my n-gga @bsf_cityboy @therealtonydeniro @jakeamankwaah yo @iamheem and @prettyrickyhyde y’all stock Jus went up with mine. this street shit back on top. big unc @defjamsnoop @snoopdogg I appreciate u OG u kno tht. THE BUTCHER COMIN.”
The Algorithm is expected to arrive on Friday (November 19). Until then, check out the tracklist below.
1. Snoop Dogg – Intro
2. Redman & Method Man – Alright f. Nefertitt Avani
3. Snoop Dogg – No Bammer Weed
4. Eric Bellinger, Snoop Dogg & Usher – New Oldie
5. Fabolous & Dave East – Make Some Money f. Snoop Dogg
6. Malaya – Anxiety
7. Jane Handcock – Like My Weed
8. YK Osiris – Applying Pressure f. Snoop Dogg
9. Blxst & Snoop Dogg – Go To War
10. October London – I Want You
11. August 08 – Gyu f. Ty Dolla $ign & Bino Rideaux
12. Malaya – Inspiration
13. Mount Westmore (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 & Too Short) – Big Subwoofer
14. Snoop Dogg, Benny The Butcher, Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes – Murder Music
15. Heydeon – Been Thru
16. Snoop Dogg – Qualified f. Larry June & October London
17. Choc – Everybody Dies
18. Jane Handcock – By & By
19. Snoop Dogg & DJ Cassidy – Diamond Life f. Mary J Blige
20.Jane Handcock – Whatever You On
21. Nefertitti Avani – Make It Last
22. Snoop Dogg – No Smut On My Name f. Battle Loco & Kokane
23. Snoop Dogg – Get My Money f. Prohoezak
24. Camino – Steady f. D Smoke & Wiz Khalifa
25. Snoop Dogg – Outro
I actually might get this album….features alone got me…
You are right! You gotta give him props for still having the star power to command the quality and amount of features after damn near 30 years. Great features has me more curious about a Snoop project in over a decade.
Seems like more of a compilation album than a Snoop album, noticing that he isn’t listed on some of the songs.
Dre been doing the same forever though and none of his albums feel like compilations. Im curious to see if Snoop can pull it off. Worst case it will have the same vibe as a dj khaled album which would be terrible.
It works that way with Dre because he produces the whole album, while Snoop isn’t a producer so he feels like a guest on his own album.
NO DAZ, KURUPT OR GAME 🙁
Yep good point, not sure what happened with that….At the end of the day, it’s probably business…but still a good line-up IMO, but again, I agree with you.
What happened to dat Em collab? These two behemoths never had a track just them.
Knowing how trash Em is now… i think i can live without his feature.
PD : Ive been a real Stan, i even got an original copy of The Slim Shady EP and INIFINITE
Always look forward to a big snoop dogg album
Ok so now we know that the Em joint will be with Mt Westmore, which would be cool to see them 5 legends all spitting fire… or it’s an Em/Snoop joint but for a new Em album?!?!
This list is giving me nausea
Snoop the King of Rap fuck what you heard.
snoop is generally good for 3 or 4 decent party tracks an album which is better than most
he’s only good for the money whatever they’re paying him , he has business side that most important affluence
All those features and still no Brotha Lynch Hung, easiest one of top hardest lyrical West Coast artists out. But you put all this filler in here…disappointment
It feels so gd too see all these great bro working together.From diffrent states this is wat Hip hop is about.And too see Pioneer in the game for yrs take leading role jus make more interesting.Snoop nows how too gather the troops.Bringing back old NYC is wats lost in today’s East Coast.Benny.Kiss.Rymes.we’re so dope on that track.Yall all hav to keep that strong bro hood and show Pac & Bigg wat they could of had if we all jus pay atttention to truth.God Rasheem BK finest Ebbets field in house.
this isnt even a real album…its a compilation.