I'm not someone who finds Doggystyle to be an absolutely amazing record to be ranked with the absolute upper echelon hip hop albums, but this is still a huge step down. Soopafly and Daz, who I enjoy more often than not handle a handful of tracks, and DJ Pooh, who has created some hip hop classics like 'It Was a Good Day' handles half a dozen, but I can't find anything great on the boards here. And the production difference is as big as you are going to get from a debut to a second album in terms of quality and originality. And while I like Snoop, I think he is a rapper, due to his lazy type of flow at times, who needs a dope beat, or at least something as close as possible to one. In saying all this, there are still some good songs here, but overall it's fairly forgettable, and I don't know if many will have me going back to them. Best Tracks: Doggfather, Snoop's Upside Ya Head, 2001, Vapors