Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin’ Album Review
Ego Trippin’ by Snoop Dogg, Album Review
Tha Doggfather returns with his ninth studio album ‘Ego Trippin‘, it will be released in March 2008.
As the title suggests, the new album is all about Snoop making the music he loves and not trying to please anyone else. The album includes some 80’s influenced pop tracks (drawing inspiration from Prince, Rick James & George Clinton) and some groove-influenced R&B, in addition to the gangsta rap cuts that have made Snoop a hip hop icon.
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin’ Track Listing (confirmed tracks)
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “A Word Witchya! (Intro)“ | 1:20 | ||
| 2 | “Press Play“ | DJ Quik | 3:48 | |
| 3 | “SD Is Out“ | 3:50 | ||
| 4 | “Gangsta Like Me“ | 4:26 | ||
| 5 | “Neva Have 2 Worry“ | Niggaracci | Uncle Chucc | 4:18 |
| 6 | “Sexual Eruption“ | Shawty Redd | 4:00 | |
| 7 | “Life of da Party“ | Scoop DeVille | Too $hort & Mistah F.A.B. | 4:23 |
| 8 | “Waste of Time“ | Raphael Saadiq | 3:33 | |
| 9 | “Cool“ | Teddy Riley | 4:01 | |
| 10 | “Sets Up“ | The Neptunes | Pharrell | 3:44 |
| 11 | “Deez Hollywood Nights“ | 4:39 | ||
| 12 | “Whateva U Do“ | 3:46 | ||
| 13 | “Staxxx in My Jeans“ | 3:49 | ||
| 14 | “Been Around tha World“ | 3:36 | ||
| 15 | “Let it Out“ | 2:38 | ||
| 16 | “My Medicine“ | 2:40 | ||
| 17 | “Ridin’ in My Chevy“ | 3:15 | ||
| 18 | “Those Gurlz“ | 4:00 | ||
| 19 | “One Chance (Make it Good)“ | 3:33 | ||
| 20 | “Why Did You Leave Me“ | 4:07 | ||
| 21 | “Can’t Say Goodbye“ | Teddy Riley | Charlie Wilson | 4:08 |
Snoop Dogg had originally announced that there will not be any guest appearances on the album. However, he did mention doing a song with Pharrell, Nelly and Charlie Wilson, titled “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” and that he would like to work with Madonna, Bono and Mick Jagger as well.
He has also spoke on collaborating with Teddy Riley, DJ Quik, Raphael Saadiq, Too $hort among others.
Snoop Goes Back to Everybody Else’s Old School on “Ego Trippin’ ”
For anyone longing for the days when low-fi Soul Train space funk ruled the airwaves, Snoop Dogg’s “Sensual Seduction” provided a welcome salve.
While Snoop’s ninth album Ego Trippin’ isn’t a solid hour of vocoder-aided sex jams, as Rock Daily learned in an exclusive listening session, it’s something much more. Clearly run down by the traditional hip-hop tropes and traditions, Snoop has made Trippin’ into a veritable buffet of twentieth century radio goodness, throwing back to scenes with which he’s never been involved.
In between Roger Troutman-esque funk bangers like “Snoop Dogg Is Out” and “Life of the Party” are forays into the Dirty South (”Ridin’ in My Chevy”), celestial gospel (”Can’t Say Goodbye”) and at least one song that sounds like a B-side from Prince’s 1999 (”Cool”). Perhaps most impressively, there’s a phenomenal country-rap tune called “Johnny Cash” (a collaboration with Everlast) whose chorus (”Get my money/Buy my medicine”) channels rail-riding bluesmen.
Produced by Snoop in collaboration with Teddy Riley and DJ Quik (a collective they refer to as “QDT”), Ego Trippin’ will reveal all sides of Snoop Dogg: the father, the party animal, the savvy industry veteran and the OG.source rollingstone.com
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin’ Song Info
Released Germany March 7, 2008, United States March 11, 2008, United Kingdom March 17, 2008
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Label Doggystyle, Geffen
Producer Snoop Dogg (exec.), Shawty Redd, DJ Quik, The Neptunes, Teddy Riley, Niggaracci, Scoop DeVille
source wikipedia.org
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March 7th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
This album rocks. One note, Cool is a cover of a 1981 single from The Times debut album which is a classic IMHO.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Snoop is back with another bangin Album
This album shows why his still in the Rap game holdin it down.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:14 am
this album is horrible!it sounds like snoop is going through a manic episode. from one song to the next hes expressing his love to his wife the next his gang banging. i commend him for trying something new but he didn’t do it right!
March 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
You’re right AlG. I think Snoop’s a schizophrenic. He wants to be everything, pimp, hustler ,gangsta, crip, popstar, businessman and even a rockstar
May 11th, 2008 at 8:40 am
schitz? how? u could be all of the above. haha. and married… any way who cares if its not hard core enough? lol. its good music. get down to it. Id recommend this cd to anyone. good in the car. good at home.