Tha Last Meal

Tha Last Meal
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	December 19, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	77:20
Label	Doggystyle, No Limit, Priority
Producer	Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo, Jelly Roll, Scott Storch, Meech Wells, Battlecat, Timbaland, Soopafly, Studio Ton, Carlos Stephens
Professional reviews
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Snoop Dogg chronology
No Limit Top Dogg (1999) Tha Last Meal (2000) Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002)

Tha Last Meal is the fifth album by rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 19, 2000. The album included the singles "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" and "Wrong Idea" featuring Bad Azz. It sold 397,238 copies its first week^[1] and has sold over a million copies to date according to SoundScan.

Album information

The album was leaked on the internet on December 1, 2000 by Suge Knight who made all tracks downloadable in MP3 from the official site of his and Snoop Dogg's former company Death Row Records, which featured links to tracks from both Tha Last Meal and Dead Man Walkin' albums, asking visitors to "take The Snoop Dogg Challenge" and decide "song for song" which CD is better.^[2]

The single "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001. The album was nominated Album of the Year at the same ceremony. It has been certified 2x Platinum.^[3]

The single "Wrong Idea" was also included in Bad Azz's debut album Personal Business released on Doggystyle. The video for the single was also attributed as a Bad Azz track that featured Snoop. Tha Last Meal was the final album from Snoop on No Limit Records

Reception

Contrary to his other work on No Limit/Priority Records, this album has a more laid-back feel. It has a very smooth sound which may be due to a larger production budget. Lyrically, the album focuses more on a lighter approach than his previous more gang and crime oriented material.

Rolling Stone (1/18/01, p.56) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[His] strongest album since Doggystyle....Snoop's chronic-marinated flow, all menthol-cool and deadpan droop, sounds as smooth as ever."

Spin (3/01, p.145) - 6 out of 10 - "This Meal finds him riding the Dre cache, trying to convince us he's still 'G'ed-up from the feet up'....Timbaland stuttering out the obvious singles...but Dre's laconic thumps-by-the-pound anchor most of the album."

Vibe (2/01, pp.133-4) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "Deeply steeped in P-funkology....these days, Snoop's songs are simply fun to listen to....nothing groundbreaking, just good solid Snoop-rap."

Track listing

Chart performance

Singles

Album

Certifications

^ =According to EMI annual financial report of worldwide sales of the interval between March 2000 - March 2001.

References

1. ^ Beatles Move One Million "1"s in One Week: The Beatles : Rolling Stone
2. ^ Death Row site at the internet archive
3. ^ http://www14.brinkster.com/sherwinan/w/story.asp?id=New+Snoop+Dogg

External links

• Chart Data
• Music Video Database