Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told 1998 Album

Snoop Dogg

If Snoop didn't drop far enough from 'Doggystyle' to 'Tha Doggfather', he took another step down with this album. The move to the south with No Limit is of course very interesting and it makes for an album of west coast beats with some southern influence, and vice versa. At times Snoop sounds great on this, other times he sounds unpolished, overall though, it's fairly boring, and I probably wouldn't even rank the best songs here near Snoops top 20-25 tracks. And in saying that, most of the best feature Mystikal because he adds some more energy to the tracks, and the same thing applies to 'Ain't Nut'in Personal' as well with its features. The opener, 'Snoop World', feels like a track you'd put somewhere in the middle of the album, not as a song to kick an album off. The following 'Slow Down' isn't much better. He tried to build on a success with 'Gin & Juice II' , but it doesn't work too well. Charlie Wilson tried on the hook of 'Show Me Love', but it's another lackluster song with non-eventful production. Snoop sounds bored too. On the whole, there is nothing terrible but most tracks lack that something extra. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★☆ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Woof!, Tru Tank Dogs, Whatcha Gon Do?, Still a G Thang, Ain't Nut'in Personal, DP Gangsta, Doggz Gonna Get Ya