Snoop Dogg - Doggumentary (2011)

Doggumentary is the eleventh studio album by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released on March 29, 2011 with the record labels; Priority Records. The album was produced by Battlecat, The Cataracs, Gorillaz, David Banner, THX, DJ Khalil, Fredwreck, Jake One, David Guetta, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Lex Luger, Meech Wells, Mr. Porter, Rick Rock, Rick Rude, Scoop DeVille, Scott Storch, Warryn Campbell, Kanye West, DJ Reflex, among others.

It was supported by the singles; Wet and Boom.

Doggumentary received mixed reviews from most critics. The album debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200. The album serves as the follow-up to Snoop's tenth studio album Malice n Wonderland (2009).

Snoop Dogg first announced that he was working on a sequel to his 1993 debut album Doggystyle during a studio session with Hip hop producer and rapper Swizz Beatz. The two stated they knocked out eighteen tracks and Snoop ended the video out saying he gave him some gangsta tracks, some R&B tracks and some Hip Hop tracks. Snoop Dogg called off plans to release the sequel to his classic debut Doggystyle, instead opting for the title Doggumentary Music for his 11th studio album, set for release in March 2011 on Priority/EMI Records. "I have been in the game for so long and still have the same passion I did when I first started. I want my fans to ride with me on this one and know that I am so focused on bringing good music to them," explained the veteran MC. "It's called Doggumentary Music because this is my life and I want to share my music, and my process of making it, with the fans."

Doggumentary received mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Rave Magazine gave it two-and-a-half stars.

Doggumentary debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 50,000 copies in its first week. In its second week the album fell to number 35 on the Billboard 200 selling 14,000 copies. In its third week, the album dropped to number 65 on the chart, selling 7,800 copies, for a third-week total of 72,000 units. As of December 2013, the album sales 385,000 copies in the United States.


Track List:
01. Toyz N Da Hood (Feat. Bootsy Collins)
02. The Way Life Used To Be
03. My Own Way (Feat. Mr. Porter)
04. Wonder What It Do (Feat. Uncle Chucc)
05. My Fucn House (Feat. Young Jeezy & E-40)
06. Peer Pressure (Feat. Traci Nelson)
07. I Don't Need No Bitch (Feat. Devin The Dude & Kobe Honeycutt)
08. Platinum (Feat. R. Kelly)
09. Boom (Feat. T-Pain)
10. We Rest N Cali (Feat. Goldie Loc & Bootsy Collins)
11. El Lay (Feat. Marty James)
12. Gangbang Rookie (Feat. Pilot)
13. This Weed Iz Mine (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)
14. Wet
15. Take U Home (Feat. Too $hort, Daz & Kokane)
16. Sumthin Like This Night (Feat. Gorillaz)
17. Superman (Feat. Willie Nelson)
18. Eyez Closed (Feat. John Legend & Kanye West)
19. Raised In Da Hood
20. It's D Only Thang
21. Cold Game (Feat. Latoiya Williams)