Yoink: Snoop Dogg is making a reggae album. The 'Drop it Like it's Hot' rapper has been working with producer Diplo - who has previously produced tracks for Beyonce, M.I.A and Usher - and exploring a new musical direction.
Diplo told MTV: "Snoop Dogg is an icon, man; he's bigger than the music. What we're doing is a reggae record.
"It's all reggae and he's singing and he's doing a f***ing awesome job and I never knew it, but he had his heart in every song."
Diplo added he and Snoop have started on 18 tracks together, and he's excited to get back to recording in April. He added: "We're going to get back into the production of it next month, and I'm really proud of that record. It's the first record I've ever executive-produced and his crew is amazing."
The producer also admitted he was initially nervous when he teamed up with R&B star Usher, for his track 'Climax'.
He said: "We just had great chemistry. I was super-nervous working with him the first two days.
"I love Usher. I'm an Usher fan. We did some up tempo stuff too.
"I don't know what'll make the album, but I think there are definitely three songs that'll make it."
9. "If Snoop doesn't backpeddle on this and goes full out" In response to Reply # 0
than I can see this being a good album. I just fear he does what he normally does and stick a bunch of songs made for the radio on it than pale in quality
Dj Joey Joe Member since Sep 01st 2007 13770 posts
Sat Mar-31-12 12:00 AM
10. "Proof That Snoop Dogg Will Work With Anybody " In response to Reply # 0
If you got a few dope beats or some cash (you don't need much for him I guess) then he will kindly spit something on a song for you, no genre is untouchable to him.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
Guest appearing on a song with just anybody makes your appearance less special especially when you aren't really giving your best performance; I remember a year ago Snoop Dogg was on a Big Time Rush song, c'mon dog you know how corny that shit was; about three or four years ago Snoop was featured on every unknown west-coast rapper's album for a good two years...overexposure is a bad thing.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
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