For those individuals who still can’t fathom why Snoop Dogg would salute his own damn self for his 17th album I Wanna Thank Me, it’s key to not to focus on the bottomless list of accolades he’s amassed over his 25-year (and then some) illuminating career but to hone in on the glaring snubs.
No Grammy Awards.
No Billboard Music Awards.
No key to the city of Long Beach.
Yet, he’s still the rapper even your 80-year-old grandmother knows by facial recognition alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e9UjptZzuI
The musical emporium that flourishes on Snoop’s latest is a testament to his birthright to bar out on mics (indulge in the spacey “Focused” for reference), drop insightful gems (see the scared straight anthem “New Booty”) or flat-out entertain (much of the 22-track opus).
Having previously traveled to virtually every corner of the Hip Hop collaboration stratosphere bodes well for this Swiss Army knife of an album. Nipsey Hussle gets his true blue wings via the Battlecat-boosted “One Blood, One Cuzz,” which also carries the baton of love felt from recent gang unity movements.
“All it take is one, one, one brave Blood and one brave Crip/Standing up together like we did back on them slave ships/Out on high sea waves, fighting other whips/Steady hearing ‘Jesus saves’ out of devil’s lips,” the Boss Dogg laments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpgQD40SIwA
Other surefire material includes “Let Bygones Be Bygones,” a reflective soul probe that runs through Death Row glory days and officially makes peace with The Notorious S.U.G.E. (A polar opposite to 2002’s elegant diss “Pimp Slapp’d.”) On “Blue Faced Hunnids,” YG and Mustard show up to show out on a bass-n-bell TNT of a track while Wiz Khalifa and Russ appear on “Take Me Away” for a marijuana serenade that surprisingly doesn’t sound tired. And Jermaine Dupri’s Latin electrifying “Do It When I’m In It” (heightened by Slim Jxmmi and Ozuna no doubt) is simply fantastic.
Snoop has never been a concise album guy and even with the elevated record-making this time around, a handful of tracks still get lost in the shuffle. The late, great Nate Dogg reemerges for a stellar cameo on “Wintertime in June,” but the lovey-dovey emotions bleeding from the track probably weren’t best suited for this alpha male project.
Ditto for the rumor-bashing, long-awaited Snoop and Slick Rick reunion on “So Misinformed,” whose track No. 2 placement gets buried by the lengthy tracklist once the album picks up steam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvr9U-qrGNE
Despite the few lapses, I Wanna Thank Me is audio proof that writing Snoop off at this stage in the game only makes his detractors look foolish.
Give this man his flowers while he can still smoke ‘em.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBlpfSDmh0Y
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I agree this is his best album in many years. Love most of it. For sure. 4.3 for me as well.
Snoop on a but of a resurgence lately, it’s good to hear. His problem was always half-assing his albums, but Neva Left was pretty dope, and this is even better.
Best snoop album in years. Love the production and snoops flows are mostly inspired and always smooth. Never cringy. I’d throw it a 4.3 too. Wish it was shorter
His best album in years , he has so many classic albums but I think this one from front to back is in top #3 an that’s says alot dope classic Snoop ??
Classic album from Tha Doggfather once again droppin bangers?only one track I didn’t feel an that was Little Square U bitch U rest classic westcoast hip hop royalty
Another classic album from Tha Doggfather ??? Hip Hop!!!
I like the opening track. Still hoping for a Snoop – DJ Quik produced record.
Huge snoop fan but him dedicating an album to him thanking himself reeks of insecurity.
Only 4 5 good songs
Very short review 4.3 is high his doggy style LP must be 5 so this must be up there but some how I don’t think so without Kurupt or Dre production this ain’t the real dog shit!!
I kind of agree… It’s a good album. Sure, you could’ve cut six, seven songs.. but beat-wise, for the most part, I can fuck with most songs. And Snoop talks about stuff I haven’t heard him talk about before.. The singles are well chosen, Countdown is a banger… The Nip tribute is well done… and once he releases the song with Chris Brown, he’ll have another club hit as well. Snoop likes all styles, and he combines them on an album. In his case, it fits, imo. Have listened to the album a few times now..
Album was kinda ‘meh’ for me.. Imo his best album back to back is still tha last meal
It’s doggystyle dude
Do you know what “imo” means? Doggystyle is great, i just happen to enjoy tha last meal more
Your opinion SUCKS
I like Last Meal Doggfather Topp Dogg over Doggystyle ?
One Word…Trash!
Do you smell the dodo? Yes, homie the clown made another album. Man, Snoop is a joke. Tell him to stop already.
Trash
Zero ratings… no need to rate. Snoop’s albums are straight garbage!!!
That’s ironic, that’s the same thing I said about your mom
Haven’t listened to the last 4-5 Snoop albums, but this one was on point.
One of hip hop’s most overrated.
4.3 out of 5….. So, these guys are actually saying this is close to being as good as DOGGYSTYLE?
Production on this is immaculate! Every track is it’s own score. He even got me listening to Russ which I thought would never happen!!! 4/5
THIS ALBUM HAS SOME STRONG MATERIAL FROM SNOOP. HONESTLY SOME OF HIS BEST IN YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY THE ALBUM IS STILL BLOATED WITH FILLER.
A few good songs, but overall it’s still wack. His next album should come out under the name Spoof Dogg. He’s been a washed up clown since The Blue Carpet.
People tend to forget most Gangbangers have murdered people and not just other gangbangers but innocent children and mothers imagine if there was a movement full of heartfelt songs and images to try and inspire school shooters to be better.
ive been critical of snoop since Doggystyle-this is his most solid album since that album, very enjoyable all through, he put alot of effort into this one-salute to snoop the legend
Truth but Tha Doggfather Topp Dogg Last Meal Paid cost be Boss RnG Blue Carpet treatment Ego Trippin Coolaid all classic albums imo
Hasn’t had a good album since doggystyle … granted it’s a top 5 album of all time …. but go to bed Snoop … just stop … Snoop is the broken down QB that just won’t retire … Snoop Favrey Favre
and ur the no life that sits home all day watching that broken qb play everytime he goes on tv….. lol idiot. Next.
I just wish Snoop would do another funk album with Dam Funk. Their first album was dope.
what are y’all smokin, Neva Left was/is his best album since doggystyle and SHITS on I Wanna Thank Me.
THANK YOU! Neva Left is so underrated…
Nah this album chitts on Neva Left thank you?
PROTEST AND BOYCOTT RACEIST BIGOT HYPACRIT LAZY BUM GREEDY GOLD DIGGER SLAVE TO SIN snoopy puppy LOWER THAN A dog SCUM TRASH BRAIN WASH PROPAGANDA. snoopy puppy dog SHOULD BE DEPORTED AND SENT DOWN TO HONDURAS TO LIVE AS A HOMELESS BUM TRAMP BIMBO RETCH SCOUNDRAL TROLL CRAPHEAD BUTTWIPE DOODYBALL DINGLEBERY SHIT FOR BRAINS TRASH NOBODY PICE OF SIT HE IS IN BEHAVIOR ALREADY WITH NO RUINING WATER AND NOT HEAT IN THE WINTER AND NO AC IN THE SUMMER. snoopy puppy dog is SPIRITUALY POOR AND BANKRUPT AND IS LOST AND DIENG AND ON HIS WAY TO A DEVIL BURNING HELL IF HE DOESNT REPENT AND SURRENDER HIS LIFE AND WILL TO JESUS AND ADMIT HE IS NOTHING BUT A POOR RETCH SINNER BEFORE HE DIES THAT NEEDS JESUS.
so many spelling errors I think someone needs to call the cops and let them know this man in unstable and might do something. What a narcissistic delusional clown this guy is above me. In ALL his posts I never make it more than 5 words in without 5 grade spelling errors…. Go back to Elementry school before you try to sound stupid in front of all of us.
snoop poop dog IS A WASHED UP NEVER WAS AND WOULD NOT BE SATISFIED IF A WHITE KNIGHT HUNG THIS DARKY RAEIST BIGOT HYPACRIT LAZY BUM SLAVE TO SIN NIGGRO A NEW ROPE. IF YOU GIVE snoopy poop dog and inch he takes a mile.snoopy poopy dog WOULD SOUND GOOD BLOWING BUBLES UNDER WATER OR FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP WHERE I CANT HEAR HIM. snoopy poop dog is A SISSY BUM TRAMP BIMBO RETCH SCOUNDRAL TROLL CRAPHEAD BUTTWIPE DOODYBALL DINGLEBERY SHIT FOR BRAINS AND SHOULD BE PUT OUT TO PASUTRE. TALKING to snoopy puppy dog is like TAKING TO A LOG snoopy puppy dog is the BIGEST BABBY PICE OF SHIT TRASH SCUM DARKY NIGGRO THUG BUM SLAVE TO SIN TRASH NOBODY BOY I KNOW.
snoop poop dog is a SISSY BITCH DARKY NIGGRO THUG BUM BOY that’s why he HIDES BEHIND SECURITY. I could WHIP snoopy puppy dog SISSY SLAVE DARKY NIGGRO THUG BOY BITCH IN A FIST FIGHT.
snoopy poop puppy dog IS A USER MANIPULATOR SOCIAL PATH CON TRASH LAZY BUM SLAVE TO SIN AND DOESNT CARE IF HIS FANS LIVE OR DIE OR GO HOMELESS OR GO TO THE HOSPOTOL. HE HAS HIS FANS SUCKERED AND DUPED HE JUST USES THEM FOR MONEY AND THEY ARE LIKE HIS PESENTS. SHAME AND SHIT ON THIS RETARDED SHIT FOR BRAINS SNOOP POOP DOG LOWER THAN A DOG SLAVE TO SIN PICE OF SHIT RACEIST PROPAGANDA SPEWING PICE OF SHIT TRASH NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY NOBODY!!
social path? you delusional degenerate …. trying to preach and you can’t even get one sentence out without sounding like a moron. Low iq simp
Bruh you just hating this joint is dope Af something here for everybody but you go with hatred SMH I think most of you so called critic’s are paid to down Snoop on Trump’s behalf Factz cuz if you hate on this you just a hater 5/5 classic Snoop?
Great album ?
classic album I Wanna Thank Me and Jstone Trials an Tribulations my AOTY
Classic record one best of 2019 Factz
Deserved a grammy nom for sure
Great album front to back ?
great album front to back
Banging Slappin album