The Best of Snoop Dogg

by Snoop Dogg

Overview

The tracks on this compilation cover 1998 through 2002, a period filled with plenty of artistic, commercial, and personal ups and downs for Snoop Dogg. It's simply a selection of highlights from Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told, No Limit Top Dogg, Tha Last Meal, and Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$. Priority thankfully resisted the temptation to throw in a couple exclusives, so it cuts right to the chase, offering a pretty even spread between the four albums, rendering them all but obsolete for casual fans. The only missing chart entries from this phase: two tracks from tha Eastsidaz's self-titled album, along with a track each from the Dr. Dolittle 2 and Baby Boy soundtracks. Though Snoop was responsible for plenty of filler on each of the albums, few MCs have pulled off such a range of work with such a high level of finesse, from the Premier-produced "The One and Only" (raw, in your face) to the Neptunes-produced "Beautiful" (smooth, laid-back). A lot of people -- fans and haters alike -- declared Snoop's career dead once the disastrous first No Limit album came out, so the MC himself must feel at least a little vindicated that this set exists. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2005
Label:	Priority Records
UPC:	0094633395725
Rank:	30902

Tracks

1. Beautiful
2. Snoop Dogg (What's My Name, Pt. 2)
3. Woof!
4. Lay Low
5. Down 4 My N's
6. From tha Chuuuch to da Palace
7. Bitch Please
8. Still a G Thang
9. Just Dippin'
10. Wrong Idea
11. Stoplight
12. Snoopafella
13. The One and Only
14. Loosen' Control
15. Gin & Juice II
16. Stacey Adams
17. Ride On/Caught Up!
18. G Bedtime Stories
19. Hell Yeah (Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist
WC   Primary Artist
Kurupt   Primary Artist
Master P   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Nate Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Fiend   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jewell   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Pharrell Williams   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Lil HD   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Charlie Wilson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Bad Azz   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tha Eastsidaz   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Magic   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Dr. Dre   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kokane   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Xzibit   Primary Artist
Butch Cassidy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mystikal   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
C-Murder   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
W.C. Jr.   Primary Artist
Mister Kane   Vocals (Background)
Snoopy Collins   Vocals (Background)
Mamie Gunn   Vocals (Background)
Sir Dogg   Vocals (Background)
Uncle Charlie Wilson   Featured Artist
The Lady of Rage   Vocals (Background)
Lil 1/2 Dead   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Rayshon E. Harris   Audio Production,Compilation Producer
Bill Gannon   Audio Production,Compilation Producer
Jesse Flores   Audio Production
Craig Bazile   Composer
David Drew   Composer,Composer
Corey Miller   Composer
Raymond Ransom   Composer
Richard Anthony Jones Jr.   Composer
Master P   Producer
The Neptunes   Producer
Mike Elizondo   Composer,Producer
C-Murder   Composer
George Clinton   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
David Axelrod   Composer
Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor   Composer
Xzibit   Composer
Tracy Marrow   Composer
Garry Shider   Composer
Dr. Dre   Composer,Producer
Magic   Composer,Composer
KLC   Producer
Priest "Supafly" Brooks   Composer
Nathaniel Hale   Composer
Lorenzo Patterson   Composer
David Spradley   Composer
Rene Neri   Design
Tim Edmondson   Mastering
Don Mason   Photography
Michael Tyler   Composer
Ricardo Brown   Composer
Christopher "Kid" Reid   Composer
Susan Lavoie   Art Direction
Kimberly N. Cooper   Liner Notes
Brian Bailey   Composer
Ray Ransom   Composer
Chris Martin   Composer
O'Shea Jackson   Composer
Franklyn Smith   Composer
Thomas Michael Jenkins   Composer
Danny Means   Composer
Andrew Robinson   Photography
Tracy Davis   Composer
Craig B.   Producer
Larry Blackmon   Composer
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Edward Irons Jr.   Composer
Francois de Roubaix   Composer
E-White   Composer
Chad Hugo   Composer
Carlos Stephens   Composer,Producer
Eric "Vietnam" Sadler   Composer
Leo Graham   Composer
WC   Composer
Meech Wells   Composer,Producer
Regi Hargis Hickman   Composer
Ant Banks   Producer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
DJ Premier   Producer
Jerry Long   Composer
Eddie Irons   Composer
Charles Glenn   Composer
Melvin Bradford   Composer
Kevin Gilliam   Composer
William Bloom   Composer
John Marcotte   Photography
Stanley Brown   Composer
Snoop Dogg   Composer,Producer
Soopafly   Composer,Producer
Silkk the Shocker   Composer
Bernie Worrell   Composer
Keith Shocklee   Composer
Bad Azz   Composer
Keiwan Spillman   Composer
Kurupt   Composer
Binky   Producer
Pharrell Williams   Composer
R. Kelly   Composer