Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss [Explicit Lyrics]

Snoop Dogg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000075A20
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,894 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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SNOOP DOGG PAID THA COST BE DA BOSS

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Shizzle My Nizzle, It's the Snoop D-o-double Gizzle, November 30, 2002

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LEX_O "sonofstone" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss (Audio CD)

Classic Snoop, if one album can even be measured up to the kind of funk that he so eliquently dropped in '93 on Doggystyle this is the one. He has found his flow, he favors pimps and his snoop deville, over the Raiders and navagators. He has put down the joint (sad) and picked up the mic. For everyone who is hatin' on his new slow songs need to listen up to the new snoop and stop comparing him to his "doggy dogg" moniker. The kid has grown up and is finally stepping forward making this album a 1970's pimp theme song extravaganza. Taking it slow because sometimes you have to take thing slower. But there is enough head nodders in here to crack a vertabre. With beats from Jellyroll, who has taken over most of the production on this album, he stays on top and unstoppable. Premo, High Tek, and Neptunes also serve a musical inspirations. But this new cat Jellyroll has beats only matched by Dre. This bring me to my next complaint, Dre was not on the album get over it. Dre is the starter of Snoop's career without Dre there may have been no Snoop, but life goes on we can't dwell on something that isn't there. The beats sound spectacular for the most part. Snoop's flow is impressive and this album is great. With apperances by Bishop Don Magic Juan, Redman, Gay-Z, Ludacris, Nate, Lady of Rage, and RBX, the guest list is impressive. The best song on the joint are Stoplight; which is an Parliment remake of flashlight, Lollipop with gay-z, Paper'd Up with a dope fluit in it, The One and Only beat by Premo, Long Beach to Brick City with Redman(Dope), and Pimp Slapp'd with a dre like beat dissing Suge and Kurupt and Tha Row. Respect do anyone that disses these two deserves a five star. They are the reason that rap almost got ruined.
Peace-Stone

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let me catch my breath...., March 16, 2003

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MrFly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss (Audio CD)

I've always liked Snoop, just not enough to buy any of his albums. Until this one. He took a hint from the boys of OutKast and stepped it up in his funkyness. Though I am quite sick of the Neptunes, they did an excellent job on "Beautiful" and the other tracks they produced. The guest spots from Jay Z is alright, but Ludacris really did his job on the track "You Got What I Want." An incredible release from The Doggfather.

Best tracks (to me) include:
Ballin' (retro funk at it's very best)
Stoplight (George Clinton couldn't have said it better)
Beautiful (Pharrell & Charlie Wilson killed the vocals)
You Got What I Want (Ludacris did his thing on this track)
Pimp Slapp'd (a hilarious message to Suge)

Basically, this album is the best thing to come from Snoop since Doggystyle.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bow wow WOW, December 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss (Audio CD)

A couple of years ago, I couldn't accept the fact that Snoop Dogg had left his gangster rap style and image behind with Tha Row. I searched for "187" on his No Limit albums. Couldn't find it anywhere. I realized he flipped his style and picked up the Pimp Cup.

See, once you've accepted the new image of Snoop Dogg, you can appreciate his music. He even goes as far as Pimp slapping Suge Knight on a track that is worth the price of admission. The beats are funkadelic, recalling George Clinton and even his first album, but without the gangsta style. Sadly, there is no Dr. Dre on here, but there's probably a good reason for it. He's got his own label now. He's the Bo$$, and wants to be independent in everything he does. It would have been nice to have at least one track, but if you want Dre, look to his previous album. "Lollipop" is a stand-out track that has a great '70's vibe and could have easily fit on The Chronic or Doggystyle.