Living legend Snoop Dogg's productivity is admirable. With an average of one record every two years, the nearly 40-something can rally alongside Jay-Z. Qualitatively it is a different story. The level fluctuates enormously. Still, the rapper manages to maintain his status by making the right business choices. In 2010 he collaborated with Katy Perry and Far East Movement, among others. For his eleventh
… album Doggumentary, which was initially intended as a follow-up to his classic Doggystyle (1993), he not only drummed up Kanye West and Gorillaz, but also house producer David Guetta. Snoop's hunger we took note of on his debut album has long ago been satisfied. Every now and then he manages to hit the right chord musically, but on Doggumentary the rapper doesn't have much to say. If you have a groovy presence like Snoop Dogg that shouldn't be a problem, but on a production level there isn't enough to keep the attention. (GL)more
