Like 'Malice n Wonderland', the harder tracks on this that start the album are quality but it is let down by the poppier songs. Of the eight tracks, two are remixes, one is the same track that was on 'Malice n Wonderland', which is 'Gangster Luv', and the remaining five are brand new. As with Malice, there is no classic Snoop Dogg track here, but if you got something out of the original release, you should enjoy some tracks on this. Just rating this based on the new songs, and not the recycled tracks from 'Malice n Wonderland' and remixes that don't do too much different compared to the originals, it's a mixed bag. 'So Gangsta' and 'House Shoes' are forgettable. 'You're Gonna Luv Me' and 'House Shoes' are good, and 'Protocol' is bangin' and one to save for later and could be said to be taking shots at Lil Wayne. "Gangsta don't kiss, we get old and die rich;you on some T-Pain shit." Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Protocol, Pronto (G-Mix) 1. I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix) Jay-Z adds a weak verse. The original is better. 2. Protocol Hard. The best from the album. This one doesn't need a hook. 3. So Gangsta Boring. There's a vibey g-funk beat with Butch crooning over the top, but this is a low effort track in all areas. 4. House Shoes Snoop just spits for three minutes over enjoyable fast strings and it creates a G mood, but it feels like it could've developed into something better with something extra in the production. 5. That Tree Man, Kid Cudi is wack. The worst song here. 6. You're Gonna Luv Me Samples 'I Gave to You' by The Delfonics and it has interesting production. 7. Pronto (G-Mix) A Bun-B verse is added to the original. 8. Gangsta Luv A decent pop-rap song. This is the same as the version on 'Malice n Wonderland'. 9. Gangsta Luv (Mayer Hawthorne G-Mix) Mayer Hawthorne is on the hook here replacing The-Dream. It's more mellow and soulful than the original. I prefer the original but I can see liking this more. 10. I Wanna Rock (Travis Barker G-Mix) As you can predict from the song tag, this provides more of a rock feel with Travis hitting the drums.

An improvement on 'Ego Trippin’' largely because Snoop doesn't try to experiment too much and actually creates a listenable hip hop album. Track for track I'd say it's pretty much half hip hop, half pop-rap, and you can tell which are which by looking at the featuring artists on the tracklist. While they aren't brilliant, I enjoy most of the harder hip hop tracks and it would be nice for Snoop to do a whole album without resorting to soft tracks. I'm not a hater of pop rap myself, but I just think Snoop sounds better on harder tracks like 'I Wanna Rock' as opposed to 'Gangsta Luv'. On most past albums from Snoop he has filled the CD to its maximum duration which has been an issue creating some filler. However, this album is only 54 minutes and I think his shortest to date. Compared to other Snoop albums in this rating range like 'Coolaid' or 'I Wanna Thank Me', the shorter runtime definitely works in its favour making for a tighter, more consistent listen. There aren’t any real low points those have, and a few tracks still hold up strong even years later. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: I Wanna Rock, Pronto, That’s tha Homie, Secrets, Pimpin Ain't EZ 1. Intro 2. I Wanna Rock Incredibly catchy with a multilayered hook and good bangin' production by Scoop DeVille. 3. 2 Minute Warning Just Snoop spitting for two minutes over a Terrace Martin beat. 4. 1800 Lil Jon handles both production and vocals here, but it's far from his best. His usually unmistakable style is toned down, making this track feel less distinctively his. It bangs but not to the usual level. 5. Different Languages Some interesting production touches for this pop rap song. I feel I need more from the verses here. The hook from Jazmine is well sung. 6. Gangsta Luv Another pop-rap tune. Another above decent hook. This time from The-Dream. 7. Pronto I played this a lot when this album dropped and always enjoyed it despite having something like an autotune hook that I have grown to hate. Nice contrast between the bare-bones hook and thumpin' verses. 8. That's Tha Homie Hard and catchy 9. Upside Down "I'm shittin', I'm shittin', what an a-hole'." "I'm shittin' on these records while you rappers constipated"... Lose the toilet bars, guys. A decent drum heavy song without being anything to write home about. 10. Secrets Samples 'Talking in Your Sleep' by The Romantics and with that it's hard not to enjoy the melody. I feel more could be done it to make it go to the next level though. There is lots more of Kokane than Snoop on this one. 11. Pimpin Ain't EZ Kells and Snoop reunite. This isn't as strong as some of their other collaborations like 'That’s That Shit', but it's a more than decent pop rap song. It toes the line nicely between a slick pop rap crossover with some street edge. 12. Luv Drunk Another The-Dream collab. 'Gangsta Luv' is better. This one has less energy 13. Special Produced by The Neptunes, 'Beautiful' this is not. A mid pop rap song. 14. Outro 15. Bootiez Automatic iTunes bonus track produced by Snoop himself. A high energy track track with some synth production touches.

It's surprising this ranks higher than several of Snoop's genuinely stronger albums. Standout moments are few and far between. 'Bacc in Da Dayz' is the best of the bunch, but it's not a Snoop classic. As with many of his weaker releases, the album starts off fine but quickly slips into a run of forgettable, mid-tier tracks. You could argue it avoids the lows or genre-hopping misfires of some of his other projects, but what’s missing are the highs-the moments that make you want to revisit an album. And there just aren’t enough here. Even the usual late-album lift that Snoop often delivers never really materialises. After 'Swivel', there’s little worth returning to. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★☆ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Bacc in da Dayz, Love Around the World 1. Neva Left 'As Long as I've Got You' by The Charmels has been sampled so many times, most notably on C.R.E.A.M. by Wu Tang, that it's hard to think too much of this. I don't get why people rate this so highly. The rapping isn't energetic either. 2. Moment I Feared This is better. The title borrows from Slick Rick's song with the same name. A decent funky song. 3. Bacc in Da Dayz Dope. Hard. Gangsta. Catchy hook. 4. Promise You This A similar description fits to what's above, but it's not quite as good. 5. Trash Bags Bass-heavy track where Snoop brags about money. One of those modern sounding songs that isn't good. The feature ain't my thing. 6. Swivel Rick Rock provides another inventive funky beat after 'Moment I Feared'. 7. Go On October London is featured so you can guess this has some Marvin Gaye vibes. Not bad but Snoop has a lot of these types of songs now. 8. Big Mouth Stop talkin' shi* without backing it up! Not a bad track with a hard-hitting beat. 9. Toss It This does nothing 100s of songs haven't already done and Nef The Pharaoh's feature is annoying AF. 10. 420 (Blaze Up) Another weed song... 11. Lavender (Nightfall Remix) A remixed version of the BadBadNotGood's song with lyrics about police brutality. The synth/psychedelic funk here makes it one of the most interesting pieces of production. 12. Let Us Begin KRS joins in for another filler track. 13. Mount Kushmore Again, the tired topic of weed is present, but the beat bangs enough and the rapping with Redman, Method Man, B-Real is enjoyable. 14. Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix) A remix of Snoop's song from '97 on Tha Doggfather. The original has more bounce to it and is better, but this ain't bad. 15. Still Here Snoop getting reflective. It has a slight reggae vibe. It's a skip from me. 16. Love Around the World Decent production with a catchy hook to finish off the album where Snoop talks of his worldwide appeal.

Snoop’s 'Coolaid' follows the familiar formula of his later albums by offering a mix of styles to please everyone, but not enough lands. The standout tracks are easily ‘Super Crip’ and ‘Kush Ups’, which hit hard with a focused, banging energy. 'Revolution' and ‘What If’ come next, even if the latter has a cheesy intro. After the first six tracks, though, the album loses steam, with too much of the rest feeling disjointed and largely skippable. One of his weaker efforts. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Super Crip, Kush Ups, What If, Revolution 1. Legend Tries to be a hard banger to kick off the album but it doesn't work to a high level. Bongo's production isn't a complete winner. The background vocals and some additional production elements as the song progresses are important to make it decent. 2. Ten Toes Down Borrows from Juvenile's 'Ha', like so many other songs have. Not bad. Decent hook. 3. Don't Stop Samples the electro, 'Planet Rock' by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force. Head bopping stuff. 4. Super Crip Banger. I've loved this since I first heard it. It makes you wanna crip dance. This one went straight into the Best of Snoop playlist. 5. Coolaid Man "The reason that I say that I'm the Coolaid/Look at all the flavor that I gave to the gizzame/Just add water, it don't get no hotter/You got your whole get-down from the Doggy Dogg father." Backed by a decent laid back kind of beat, Snoop brags about his legacy and helps to explain the album title. 6. Let Me See Em Up I'm not a Swizz fan, but his beat here is decently bangin'. However, he has provided some weak hooks in his time where he just puts himself on it, and here is another example of that. The verses aren't bad though. Snoop spits with lots of energy. Unfortunately the song does peter out. 7. Point Seen Money Gone Ehh. There isn't much likeable here. Snoop rapping with autotune and a weak mumbly hook from Jeremih too. 8. Oh Na Na Has lush vibes. Given it's the only Daz contribution, it's a bit disappointing. Comes and goes but not bad. 9. My Carz This is basically Snoop over Gary Numan's 'Cars' instrumentation and you can guess what it's about from the title. It doesn't work. 10. Two or More Borrows heavily from 'Try It Out' by Gino Soccio. The song sounds like it would've fitted on 'Bush' and could've been a Neptunes produced song. 11. Affiliated A return to some more gangster shi*. 12. Feel About Snoop Boring hook. A very forgettable song with Snoop bigging himself up for what he's done. It has weird production that some may dig. 13. Light It Up Another Swizz produced song and another hook with him. There is slightly more effort, but it's still not great. It sounds poorly mixed too. This is a positive song thematically, but again, it doesn't go beyond being just okay. 14. Side Piece The third of four Swizz beats and the only one without him is the best complete song of the four. The instrumentation is fairly simple but the rich deep keys sound great, and with a female vocalist on the hook instead of Swizz, it makes it better. 15. Kush Ups As mentioned in the introductory write-up, this is a high energy banger. The second best song here. 16. Double Tap "Slide off in your DM"... no thanks. The usual Jazze Pha funk and soul but the lyrics of the hook are unlikeable. 17. Got Those Timbaland provides a fun beat. Average hook where there isn't enough contrast instrumentally between the verses and chorus. 18. Let the Beat Drop (Celebrate) Snoop let Swizz rides his hooks like he has R. Kelly producing for him. Four Swizz Beatz songs and all three with him on the hook are hurt by it. This one lasts longer than the verses. It feels like a 'Light It Up' part II. Yawn. 19. What If Suga Free should feature more often. He is a highlight. After the last song, this feels like the most bangin' song you'll ever here. 20. Revolution Snoop gets conscious/political here calling for social change without a lot of depth. There isn't a lot new here by way of sound either, but it sounds good. It samples Bar-Kays' 'I've Been Trying' that I feel has been sampled a lot more than whosampled.com indicates.

Halfway through the first track, there's a brief breakdown that teases a shift, but instead of evolving, it just circles back to the same glossy production. It’s anticlimactic, and honestly, that moment sets the tone for the rest of the project. The album leans hard into a laid-back, funk-inspired vibe, filled with shimmering synths, mellow grooves, and heavy nods to disco and late '70s and early '80s R&B, but too often it feels one-note, especially Snoop. I found myself bored before many tracks were even halfway through. It rarely grabs your attention or leaves any lasting impression. Snoop trying something different is commendable, but here he spends most of the album singing, and the truth is, as alluded to earlier, he just doesn't have the vocal range or presence to carry it. Even Pharrell’s production, while polished, feels flat at times, and too similar from track to track. However, if someone with more singing talent like Charlie Wilson had taken the lead over these same instrumentals, it would’ve made for a much stronger album. As it stands, Bush is more style than substance. It’s a smooth listen, but not a memorable one. Nothing here really sticks for me. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Vocals/Bars: ★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: So Many Pros, Run Away