Tha Doggfather [ENHANCED] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Snoop Dogg

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 1996)
• Original Release Date: November 12, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B000001Y13
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,753 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
UK edition of the rapper's sophomore album originally released in 1996 and out of print in the U.S.. Standard jewel case.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNDERRATED CLASSIC, March 21, 2005

By	_ (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tha Doggfather (Audio CD)

This is no doubt one of Snoop's best albums, probably my favorite. I can listen to it all the way through. The bulk of the album is produced by DJ Pooh and he mixed the entire thing is well. He comes with some classic material, "Up Jump Tha Boogie" which gives you that Roger Troutman style bounce and talkbox melodies. Add on a great appearance by Kurupt and it's a wrap. Another one that really comes to mind is "Doggyland" which would most likely be on my 'Top 10' Snoop Dogg list. Something about this beat and the way Snoop rhymes, makes you sad and happy at the same time. Very clean, the mastering on this entire record was well done. There is also a classic Biz Markie remake, "Vapors", where Snoop rhymes about his crew individually going from rags to riches, nothing great but it's a good laid back song. DJ Pooh also produced "2001", "Snoop's Upside Ya Head", and "Snoop Bounce". With additional cuts from Daz, Soopafly, LT Hutton, Sam Sneed, Arkim & Flair. If a Snoop fan, this is for sure a MUST HAVE, and for any West Coast fan. If you love the West and don't like this, check your opinion, you're hating on a great one. What a legendary album.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underated as Hell, July 4, 2001

By	noyce "irealydontwantanickname" (Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tha Doggfather (Audio CD)

I just don't get it. Ok, the beats were beter on "Doggystyle" but its not fair to compare anyone's beats to Dr Dre's. Besides DJ Pooh (who produced most the album) did a very good job. The one thing I didn't like about Snoops 1st one was that none of the songs had any personal meanings. On this album he gets more personal at the times while remaining hardcore. Also think about what he had just gone through. His friend 2Pac was killed (who he dedicated the album to) and his other friend and mentoor DrDre just left the label, he had just got off a trail where he almost went to jail, and he was in the middle of the crashing Deathrow empire. But he still put together a great album.

The album starts with the title track witch is a great song. This one was produced bt Daz and its very good. "Up Jump tha Boogie" and "Snoop Bounce" show what Snoop can do with a swanky beat. The next song "Freestyle Conversation" has my favorite Snoop flow ever. Hes just rapping real fast about randome stuff and is undicribable. One of my favorite rap songs. "Gold Rush" is a great song with Kurupt on it who always makes the best songs with Snoop Dogg. It has a western film fell to it. "Me and My Doggz" is another one of the swanky songs on this album. "You Thought" is another good song with some smart and funny lyrics. Strong beat too. "Vapors" is a song about Snoop and all his friends making it out of the ghetto. This is what i mean by the album is more personal. Actualy Snoop said he wanted to make a positive album but the Deathrow wouldn't let him cuz they thought it would ruin their image. "2001" is great song and is one of the standout tracks. I don't realy like it when artists don't their songs and Snoop didn't write this song and one or two more but he wrote or co-wrote the rest so he never abandones the art of writing. I love "Sixx Minutes". Its always been one of my favorite songs on the album. its very calm and quiete. Its kinnda about how everyone tried to steal his style after his 1st album. "Wake Up" is another good one and has Tray Dee who is now in Tha Eastsidaz now. "Snoops Upside Ya Head" is another great song with an exeptionaly catchy chorus. "Doggyland" is another good one with a unique sound. The final track is Snoop and 2Pac playing live and its sortta haunting the way it ends. you'll see if you get it.

Overall I can't say this is Snoops best album but its the only one that I can listen to all the way through without haveing to skip a single track. Overall its well worth having. If you want to get all of Snoops albums this is actualy a real good starting point. Anyways i don't get why everyone hates this album but its actualy acceptionaly well done and should of been another clasic. Now that it's been re-released you can get it much cheaper than before.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ironically, Death Row's weakest album..., June 6, 2002

By	Danny "Alan Smithee" (South Philly) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tha Doggfather (Audio CD)

The reason I say "ironically" is because Doggystyle happens to be their best. Though some would disagree with that, saying that either the Chronic or All Eyez On Me (or even Makaveli) is better, Doggystyle still remains the epitome of true hip hop originality. I listened to Tha Doggfather and hated it. I listened to it again and thought it was just okay. Then again, and again, and again. My opinion still stands. It's just okay.

What made Doggystyle so great was the production and Snoop's funkified rapping voice, which is something of an overstatement, since every good rap album should have good beats and insightful rapping. But tha Doggfather exhibits neither of these traits. The reason Snoop isn't the guy we all know and love from Doggystyle is because of three reasons:

1. He was going through his murder case around the time of this album's recording.
2. Tupac had just been killed.
3. Death Row was starting to plummet.

That said, I don't blame Snoop at all for this tired effort. But even while knowing this, it's still hard to enjoy this album even with a grain of salt. He's unfocused and sounds like he's about to fall asleep, ESPECIALLY on the Freestyle. Sorry, folks. I'm not going to say I loved this CD out of pity. Secondly, the beats. This album takes a HUGE turn away from the concept of Doggystyle, and the music turns out to be nothing more than dull, almost monotone production, which is just plain weird, since Daz usually does some pretty nifty stuff with his beats. Though some of it is good (Gold Rush, Snoop's Upside Ya Head, Vapors), it simply can't save the entire album from pitiful mediocrity. I'm well aware that Dre was finished with Death Row at this point, and the label lost it's most notorious producer, but like I said before. I refuse to support an album out of pity.

It's not really a terrible album, but I've tried over and over again to get into it. I just can't do it. After Doggystyle, it would take years for Snoop to come back with tha Last Meal, but even that remains an inconsistent album. Since about early 1996, Snoop was never the same afterwards. If you want to hear him at his best, buy the following: Doggystyle, the Chronic and Murder Was the Case. If you want to hear Death Row at their best, buy the previously mentioned albums, along with Makaveli, Dogg Food and the Gang Related soundtrack (sorry. I'm just not feeling the Above the Rim soundtrack at all).