Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre Reteam for Upcoming Album, ‘Missionary’ – Rolling Stone

Snoop Dogg has revealed he has a brand new album popping out, and it’s produced by Dr. Dre. Missionary is about to reach in November, the rapper instructed Stephen A. Smith on the brand new podcast Okay[no]w Mercy.

Round 35 minutes into the podcast, they mentioned Snoop’s longstanding friendship (“We’ve bonded over time and we’ve been part of one another’s life,” he defined) and dealing relationship with Dr. Dre. “You’re the primary one to listen to this,” Snoop instructed Smith throughout the episode that aired Friday. “Me and Dr. Dre have been engaged on an album for the previous two months.

“And it will likely be performed in November, and it’s produced by Dr. Dre,” the rapper continued. “It’s our thirtieth anniversary to Doggystyle. And the title of the album is Missionary.” Snoop mentioned the album can be launched by way of Demise Row/Aftermath.

With Snoop’s typical humor, when Smith requested about why he selected the brand new title, Snoop quipped: “The primary album was Doggystyle,” pausing for impact, which elicited laughter within the studio.

Additionally they mentioned Snoop changing into the brand new proprietor of Demise Row Data, the label the place he made his debut. “I used to be seeking to get my masters again from Doggystyle — that was what I used to be looking for. And throughout the course of, they had been — the folks that had it — had been charging extra for the masters than for Demise Row. So I needed to ask myself, ‘Do I need the masters now, or do I need to return and get that legacy?’”

He went for all of it, and mentioned he paid for his masters and different artists’ work from Demise Row, together with buying the publishing for the data.

“Demise Row Data ought to be essentially the most prolific, dominant, business-minded firms to return out of the West Coast, that comes and stays with you for a lifetime,” Snoop added when requested concerning the legendary label’s legacy.