Paid Tha Cost to Be Da Boss [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Snoop Dogg

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.com Sales Rank: #62,887 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Despite the middling quality of his previous two albums, Snoop Dogg's sixth full-length effort firmly places this "professor of G-ology" back on top of the game. Snoop comes off surprisingly spry on Paid tha Cost, offering one of his best-balanced albums in years. His pimpalistic style is still draped in silk and fur, especially on "Bo$$ Playa," "Suited 'n' Booted," and "Ballin'." But "I Believe in You" is an unexpectedly sensitive, irony-free love ballad, while Snoop's pairings with the Neptunes and Gang Starr's DJ Premier result in two of his hardest hitting cuts ever, "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" and "The One and Only" respectively. Combine this with his unfettered attack on Suge Knight ("Pimp Slapp'd") and this is a Snoop Dogg charging forward rather than lazily leaning back. Taking the helm at the dawn of the new decade, this old Dogg still has some new tricks. --Oliver Wang

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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

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

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

By	MrFly - See all my reviews

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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Da Boss Would Like To C You!, December 9, 2002

By	Enlightened "Both Eyes Closed" (In Da A) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Snoop Dogg has definitely paid tha cost to be the boss. From his debut album Doggystyle ( best album ever created ) you just knew Snoop would be a major factor in Hip Hop for years to come. Did he have the credibility? You bet he did ESPECIALLY after his highly publicized Murder trial at the same time he released the album "Murder Was The Case" soundtrack and title track that eerily seemed to follow his case. After being found not guilty to the case Snoop Dogg cooled off. It was obvious the trial had affected his life and his music. Snoop became less reckless and more refined as witnessed on his second studio album `Tha Doggfather".

Feeling the need to separate himself from the trouble that Death Row presented, he left them and signed with the No Limit Tank. He released Da Game Is To Be Sold Not Told in 98 and I must say it was a HUGE disappointment. How can the same man release one of the greatest ( if not the greatest ) albums in Hip Hop and release one of the worst ( if not the worst ) albums in history? After that album Snoop needed a BIG comeback and he definitely got that in 99 with the release of `No Limit Top Dogg" which featured the infamous song B.... Please featuring Xzibit. Then he hit us with that Eastsidaz album in 2000 with the single G'D Up and Snoop was definitely back but this time for good. The Last Meal was the first classic Snoop album since his debut and tha Eastsidaz album that followed was more of that fie fie delish.

Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss is on the same level as The Last Meal. Snoop swiftens up his flow and uses different types of beats rather than just west coast beats. He experiments with different flows and his lyrics are some of his best ever. It is really refreshing to hear Big Snoop Dogg comin different for the year 2002. This old dogg has refined his game to near perfection. Songs like Ballin feat. The ever soulful Dramatics, and Suited & Booted are more of that pimp Snoop style. I Believe IN You is a stunning ode to his wife; a concept we have never heard Snoop tackle. The Neptunes produced tracks `From The Chuuch To The Palace" and Beautiful are both magnificent tracks as the Neptunes continue their hit list. Wasn't Your Fault, The One & Only ( produced by DJ Premier ) and Batman & Robin feat. Lady Of Rage are all tight songs. Boss Playa has a straight ridah beat with silky smooth rapping by Uncle Snoop. Hourglass is a swift tongued swift beat swift flow song which is pimp tight.

Snoop's most experimental track has to be "You Got What I Want". This song is so CRUNK. Produced by Jelly Roll, Goldie Loc and Ludacris guest on the song. Their flows are just that straight heat. Snoop has definitely regained that sense of urgency and the swiftness and acuteness in his flow. Ludacris also puts down a great verse. Pimp Slapp'd is the diss song to Suge and his affiliates and recognizing the fakes in the industry. Excellent track.

Snoop's new album is definitely worth the cheddar that you spend on it. Recommended!!