Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told [Explicit Lyrics]

Snoop Dogg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000008UKN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (152 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,656 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast
  • #62 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Southern Rap

Editorial Reviews

SNOOP DOGG Da Game Is To Be Sold Not To Be Told (1998 US 21-track CD album - the third album from the West Coast rapper but the first to be released by No Limit Records. This change in label also coincides with a name change from Snoop Doggy Dogg to merely Snoop Dogg. Includes the singles Slow Down Still A G Thang and Woof!. This album is also the fisrt issue to be housed in a special blue case complete with Krome FX technology picture sleeve which means it shimmers when in the light - very eye-catching)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Snoop is better than this., October 18, 2000

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"thegreatgrizant" (Eindhoven, Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (Audio CD)

Positives: I'm hard pressed to find positive things to say about this record. Snoop is one of the greatest and Doggystyle proved he can make premium rap music.

Negatives: This album proved Snoop is also not afraid to fall flat on his face. I don't know where to begin on this album. Any tracks that aren't "No Limitized" are just too soft. Snoop has that kind of soft flow but tracks like "Show Me Love" & "Doggz Gonna Get Ya" are not his patented gangster rap norm. I don't know how I managed to stick with Snoop after this attempt. Every other record Snoop has ever and will make is better than this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Flat, March 31, 2000

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (Audio CD)

Snoop had the voice in the early to mid 90's.He was Rap's Version of Michael Jackson and Dr.Dre was The Quincy Jones.but after Dre Left Death Row Snoop was Forced To Play 2nd FIddle to 2pac and Never Recovered.The Dogg Father was Wack but not as Bad as This Mess.No-Limit &Their Beat-less Crew make a Mockery of Snoop here.Gin&Juice11&Woof are some of the Worst Tracks Snoops ever Recorded.well this Album is The Worst on a Whole.His Last Album was a step back in the Right Direction but he is one of those Artists that You Wonder What if?Instead of Getting Watered Down.for a while He was The Voice but you have to wonder how many more Albums Like This Before folks are thru with him?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Optimistic, August 4, 1998

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Warren Woo (Vancouver, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (Audio CD)

To be honest, I HATE THE NO LIMIT STYLE OF RAP. That's why i was very skeptical at first about this album, but since i love Snoop so much I had to pick it up regardless. The way I see it, Snoop shows that he can still put out great material as evidenced by songs like 'Whatcha Gonna Do,' 'Gin and Juice II,' 'Still a G Thang,'and 'Ho's money and clout.' The biggest similarity with these tracks is that they harken back to a classic snoop style - bouncy basslines with smooth lyrics. The rest of the material is muddled with the annoying No Limit Soldier appearances by fools such as mystikal and Fiend, and much of the album suffers from lackluster, 'jiggly' beats from Beats by the Pound, who I have never really respected. So, when not caught up fully in the annoying no limit southern drawl, Snoop once again shows a lot of potential. When and if he does make another album with Dre, I'll be first in line cuz I know that he is back to form, and that combo will rock the house onc! e again. Overall, a solid but frustrating effort to listen to.