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- Artist: Snoop Doggy Dogg
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- Release Date: November 12, 1996
- Type: Contains explicit content, Enhanced CD-ROM
- Genre: Rap
Review
A lot happened to Snoop Doggy Dogg between his debut, Doggystyle, and his second album, Tha Doggfather. During those three years, he became the most notorious figure in hip-hop through a much-publicized murder trial, where he was found not guilty, and he also became a father. Musically, the most important thing to happen to Snoop was the parting of ways between his mentor Dr. Dre and his record label, Death Row. Dre's departure from Death Row meant that Snoop had to handle the production duties on Tha Doggfather himself, and the differences between the two records are immediately apparent. Though it works the same G-funk territory, the bass is less elastic and there is considerably less sonic detail. In essence, all of the music on Tha Doggfather reworks the funk and soul of the late '70s and early '80s, without updating it too much -- there's not that much difference between "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" and "Oops Up Side Your Head," for instance. Though the music isn't original, and the lyrics break no new territory, the execution is strong -- Snoop's rapping and rhyming continue to improve, while the bass-heavy funk is often intoxicating. At over 70 minutes, Tha Doggfather runs too long to not have several filler tracks, but if you ignore those cuts, the album is a fine follow-up to one of the most successful hip-hop albums in history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Intro | Snoop Dogg | (:46) | |
| Doggfather (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson | (3:56) |
| Ride 4 Me (Lyrics) | Raful Neal, Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg | (1:00) |
| Up Jump Tha Boogie | Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, |
Teena Marie, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson | (4:43) |
| Freestyle Conversation (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg | (4:17) |
| When I Grow Up | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg | (:37) |
| Snoop Bounce (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg, Roger Troutman, |
Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson | (4:03) |
| Gold Rush (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg, |
(4:52) |
| (Tear 'Em Off) Me & My Doggz | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg | (3:31) |
| You Thought (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg, Too Short, |
(4:44) |
| Vapors | Marion Williams, Snoop Dogg, |
Teena Marie, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson | (4:21) |
| Groupie (Lyrics) | Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, |
Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Charlie Wilson, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg | (5:03) |
| 2001 (Lyrics) | Threat, Kurupt, |
Snoop Dogg, Threat, Kurupt, |
(3:37) |
| Sixx Minutes (Lyrics) | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg | (4:39) |
| (O.J.) Wake Up | Snoop Dogg, |
Snoop Dogg, Big Tray Deee | (4:42) |
| Snoop's Upside Ya Head | Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson, |
Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson | (4:28) |
| Blueberry (Lyrics) | Dat Nigga Daz, |
Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, |
(4:15) |
| Traffic Jam | Snoop Dogg | (:31) | |
| Doggyland (Lyrics) | Val Young, Snoop Dogg, Berry Gordy, Jr., |
Snoop Dogg | (4:40) |
| Downtown Assassins (Lyrics) | Dat Nigga Daz, |
Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Big Tray Deee | (4:22) |
| Outro | Snoop Dogg | (3:17) |
