Tha Doggfather [Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Snoop Dogg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Death Row Koch
• ASIN: B00005AQGC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,428 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast
  • #26 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Gangsta & Hardcore

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Doggfather

3. Ride 4 Me

4. Up Jump Tha Boogie

5. Freestyle Conversation

6. When I Grow Up

7. Snoop Bounce

8. Gold Rush

9. (Tear 'Em Off) Me And My Doggz

10. You Thought

11. Vapors

12. Groupie

13. 2001

14. Sixx Minutes

15. (O.J.) Wake Up

16. Snoop's Upside Ya Head

17. Blueberry

18. Traffic Jam

19. Doggyland

20. Downtown Assassins

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNDERRATED CLASSIC, March 20, 2005

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_ (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.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

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

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noyce (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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snoop's Second Best Album In My Opinion, September 12, 2006

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Jackson Braybrooks - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tha Doggfather (Audio CD)

Snoop released an absolute classic in 93 which went by the name of "Doggystyle". It took him a few years to come back with a scond album for his fans but when he did it was great. Their are people who are hating on this album which is mainly because it was such a disspointment that it couldn't touch Doggystyle. Well it's actually a pretty great album when you put that aside. Besides, did Nas ever come out with another Illmatic, Did Tupac ever come out with another Me Against The World, Did 50 Cent ever come out with another Power Of The Dollar, no. Anyway there were lots of things going on for Snoop at the time he was working on this.
- He had lost his homie Tupac
- Deathrow was crashing
- He had just had his murder trial
- Dr Dre had left Deathrow

So you see. And like I said it is a great album and people should judge it as a good record and not give it a bad rating just because its not another Doggystyle.

Now about the content of this album. The lyrics are not as gangsta as Doggystyle, well there's a reason for that. Snoop grew up and went to a more business sort of attitude. So his not as misogynystic and violent in the songs. The production of this was top, people like Daz and DJ Quik are great producers and made great G Funk beats. Snoop certainly was still in his prime when he made this, I think its just such a shame that he went downhill after leaving Deathrow.
Top Five Tracks
1. Doggfather
2. Me And My Doggz
3. Snoop's Upside Ya Head
4. Doggyland
5. Up Jump Tha Boogie

Overall 4.5 stars. Get this if you are a rap fan.