Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Review

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(More customer reviews)Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite rappers. I've grown up listening to him since I was a child while he was rhyming on Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". I've even stuck by him when he put out bad albums ("The Game Is Sold...") and when he dropped a decent album ("Paid The Cost..."). "The Blue Carpet Treatment" would probably be his best in over a decade if you ask me.

This album is full of laced beats and good rhymes. "Think About It" comes off real strong from Snoop laced with a dope beat. The radio hit "Thats That..." with R. Kelly gives listeners a nice R&B tune to listen to. As well as the other hit "I Wanna Love You" with Akon, another hit for this album.

As I said in my title, this is what "Cali Iz Active" should have sounded like. That CD was so horrible and failed to follow it's concept. This album followed what that concept should have been. Most of the guest appearances are form Cali. "Candy" would feature Goldie Loc, MC Eiht, E-40, and The Dogg Pound, and a real nice tune to ride to. "LAX" with Ice Cube is another standout tune that featured a sample from Biggie's "Going Back To Cali" in the hook. I'd say for some reason, my favorite song is toward the end with "Imagine" with Dr. Dre. and D'Angelo. Possibly because that piano laced throughout the song. Snoop would close the album with "Conversations" with Stevie Wonder, showing off that he's trying to get his mind right. Other guests include The Game, B-Real from Cypress Hill, George Clinton, and Kam (where the hell have YOU been Kam???).

Although this is a good CD I've heard from Snoop in a minute, it still has some rough parts. "10 Lil' Crips" sounded kinda weak to me. And I wasn't feeling the song "Beatin' Up On Yo Pads" although it's a positive song about him coaching and playing football, but it's a good song, so I'll make it my honorable mention track.

If you heard that this album was his most consistant since "Doggystyle", you heard correct. We're more than aware that he's not going to drop another one of those albums, but this is a real good one from Snoop. If other west coast artists drop albums like this, we might have the West Coast making a comeback. And being a fan of West Coast rap music, I am more than ready for it. If you thought Snoop fell off, well he gives doubters "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment".

Lyrics: A-
Production: A-
Guest Appearances: A-
Musical Vibes: B
Overall: A-

My Favorite Tracks From This Album: Think About It, Thats That..., Candy (Drippin' Like Water), Gangbangn 101, LAX, Which One Of You, I Wanna [Love] You, Psst!, Imagine, Converstions

Honorable Mention Track: Beatin' On Yo Pads

Peace Everyone!!

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Product Description:
Superstar rapper and hip hop icon Snoop Dogg readies for hishighly anticipated album "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" releasing on November21, 2006 through Doggystyle/Geffen.
Early buzz from industry insiders promise a classic album complete with thereunion of Snoop and DR. DRE with three bangers from the dynamic duo.Thisclassic pairing marks the duo's first collaborative effort in approximatelyfive years and promises to make history once again.
"Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" is a return to the original sound that put theLong Beach rapper on the map with Snoop keeping it gangsta on each andevery record.Following the street single, "Vato," produced by PHARRELLand featuring B-REAL, comes the highly anticipated second single, "That'sThat" produced by NOTTZ and featuring R&B crooner R. KELLY.This catchyand melodic song was most added at Urban and Rhythmic formats, proving itis shaping up to be another platinum hit for the West Coast "Boss."Snoopsays, "'That's That' is theme music for a classy gangsta party - that'swhen you ladies pull out the high heels and the playas pull out thethree-piece suits. You'll see in the video!Me and R. KELLY had a lot offun shooting this one."
Throughout the album, Snoop takes it back to the hood showcasing the grittyrealness that helped shape his status as a cultural icon.XXL writes,"Snoop's lyrical fire seems resurrected, as he delivers arguably his mostconsistently scorching work post-Doggystyle."Thirsty fans will bethrilled with the thought provoking song "Imagine," produced by andfeaturing DR. DRE, which reflects on what life would be like for theCalifornia natives without hip hop.The signature DR. DRE piano riff iscomplimented by the D'ANGELO sung chorus, marking the first time fans haveheard D'ANGELO in six long years.Another album favorite is club banger"Psst," produced by JAMIE FOXX, N8 and BRAINZ and features JAMIE FOXX'ssignature falsetto on the hook.The album also features two collaborationswith AKON, "Boss's Life" produced by DR. DRE and the current radio smash "IWanna Love You," the latter also being on AKON's upcoming album.Of thealbum, Snoop says, "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is my presentation to theworld on what it means to be the King of the West Coast. I really workedextra hard on making this one perfect and got the best of the best among myhomies in the music game- SKATEBOARD P, TIMBALAND, R. KELLY, D'ANGELO...and you know when me and DR. DRE get together - it's a monster."
As a gift to loyal fans, Snoop is treating 9 winners to "Tha Blue CarpetTreatment." Nine winning tickets will be placed inside random CDs of thealbum which reward the lucky recipient with a diamond Ice link watch.Thegrand prize winner will win a diamond Ice Link watch worth $100,000.Threewinners will be prized with diamond Ice Link watches worth $10,000 and fivewinners will get diamond Ice Link watches worth $5,000.
As if Snoop were not busy enough, he also recently released his first book,"Love Don't Live Here No More," a story loosely based on his own life'strials and tribulations.The book, co-written by playwright David E.Talbert, is the first in a series of novels called Doggy Tales that takesreaders from the unforgiving streets of Long Beach to the bright lights ofshow business.