SOHH LEFT COAST
Blue Carpet Treatment: The Official Rundown
Posted on November 24, 2006 12:00 AM
Shouts to all the regulars; I hope everybody had a beautiful Thanksgiving with their families or friends. Now it’s time to get back to the grind...
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment hit the shelves of record stores this past tuesday, and all though there was much less fanfare over its release than that of The Doctor’s Advocate, Blue Carpet is a superior album.
Although his past several albums have been solid efforts, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment finds Big Snoop Dogg returning to form. After Doggystyle, Snoop seemed to be relaxing his flow more and more on each album, until it got to the point where he was basically just talking over beats on R&G. But even from the intro on his new album, Snoop let’s us know that things are going to be different this time around.
I don’t know if Snoop eased up the blunt intake during the recording sessions, but he sounds more awake than he has in years. While he never comes off as overly aggressive, he sounds hungry again on a lot of the songs, and that manages to add another layer of energy to songs that already succeed thanks to the unique voice and charisma that Snoop lays down on just about every track he has touched since he started doing this.
And all in all, Blue Carpet winds up being his most solid release since Doggystyle, in lyrics, style and production. The album covers all the bases, from laid-back shit, to gangsta shit, to contemplative shit, and it all somehow comes together without sounding scattered or disjointed. And while there are some songs that are better than others, there isn’t really a terrible song on the album, which is no small feat considering that it has 21 songs on it.
The rundown:
1. “Intrology” feat. George Clinton
It’s an intro; you get the picture.
2. “Think About It”
A nice smoothed out joint with Snoop flipping an old school type of flow...The beat has a little bit of a vintage, jazzy feel to it; the quintessential Summertime song.
3. “Crazy” feat. Nate Dogg
A nice bubbly undulating bassline courtesy of Fredwreck with Snoop spittin’ game and Nate doing his thing on the hook; haven’t heard Nate flex his vocals too much like he does with the “Long Beach to Compt-uhhh-uhhhn” part, and he pulls it off in a major way.
4. “Vato” feat B-Real
The more I listen to this joint, the more it sounds like it could’ve been a song on Doggystyle. And thank God I can hear it now without half the fuckin’ hook edited out.
5. “That’s That Shit” feat. R. Kelly
One of my favorite tracks on the album. Nottz flipped that “Coming To America”, and Snoop’s braggadocio sounds fucking perfect over the beat. Another perfect Summer joint.
6. “Candy” feat. E-40 MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, Daz, and Kurupt
40, Goldie Loc, Snoop and Daz all come correct on this one, but MC Eiht steals the show with a hard verse, even though it sounds like he recorded it in a shower. I don’t know what Kurupt was doing on this one; he sounds like somebody woke him up from a nap to record his verse, and he doesn’t really say shit until the last two bars. Rick Rock comes with yet another Digable Planets sample for the hook.
7. “Get A Light” feat. Damian Marley
Goddamn, I would love an entire album of Snoop/Timbaland tracks; these two cats make magic happen every time they do a joint together. This one’s a simple, dark, synthed out Timbo track with Snoop coming tough as fuck on it, and Jr. Gong definitely adds a layer of diversity to it. Good look on the Northern Cali shout, Snoop...
8. “Gangbangn’ 101” feat The Game
Game and Snoop go for broke on this one; Game comes hard on every bar, and stole the whole song with “it ain’t a gangsta party ‘til we go and dig ‘Pac up.” Terrace Martin’s beat is perfect for this one, and when it transitions into the hook, shit is ridiculous.
9. “Boss’ Life” feat. Akon
A nice, simple Dre beat with a descending piano loop, and Snoop kicking some pimp shit. Akon shows up on the hook, and I have to say it’s nice to hear him over a beat that he didn’t produce.
10. “LAX” feat. Ice Cube
Not feeling the super-minimal beat on this one so much, but Snoop and Cube do what they can with it.
11. “10 Lil’ Crips”
Someone was saying on the blog the other day that this song wasn’t dope, but I beg to differ. It’s not the best Neptunes beat I’ve ever heard (that award still goes to “What Happened To That Boy”), but it’s nice to hear Snoop’s energy over another darker track. This song also gives a lot of insight to just what Snoop was talking about when he said he was going to be going back to that gangsta shit for this album.
12. “Round Here”
I’m sorry man, but I can’t stand to hear that stupid fucking Dido sample on another hip hop song. It’s a shame, because the lyrics and subject are actually pretty dope, and I really like what Snoop did with the hook. Bad look, Dre.
13. “A Bitch I Knew”
Sounds like some late 80’s gangsta shit, with the typical fuck-a-bitch subject matter. Get ready for your girl to reach for the skip button if this comes on while she’s in the car.
14. “Like This” feat. Damani, Soopafly, Bad Lucc, Latoiya Williams and Raul Midon
Not really feeling this one so much...
15. “Which One Of You” feat. Nine Inch Dix
This shit’s weird as fuck, but I’m lovin’ it. Newcomer 1500 comes with a Neptunes ripoff, and Snoop gets into character and sings over the entire track.
16. “I Wanna Fuck You” feat. Akon
I’m pretty sure everybody’s already pretty fucking familiar with this one.
17. “Psst!” feat Jamie Foxx
Another one of my favorites. Jamie Foxx opens up with his best D’angelo impressions and then carries on through the rest of this track in full-blown Prince mode. This one’s one of them sweaty club bangers.
18. “Beat Up On Yo Pads”
This song’s kinda corny, but you gotta love it on GP. Snoop’s kicking something positive for the youth and at the same time, showing that he can rap about whatever the fuck he wants to rap about. If you need proof that Snoop doesn’t care about conforming and taking part in the Rap Popularity Contest that’s been plaguing hip hop for the last decade, this is it.
19. “Don’t Stop” feat. War Zone(Goldie Loc, MC Eiht and Kam) and Kurupt
Thank God, Kurupt woke up for this one and hogged on it. Gotta love hearing Kam again, and if this War Zone thing ever pops off, I can’t wait to hear it.
20. “Imagine” feat. Dr. Dre and D’Angelo
This shit’s beautiful. One of the best Snoop/Dre collabos, and that’s no small feat. And once D’angelo’s finally done with being a crackhead, the R&B game seriously needs him back.
21. “Conversations” feat. Stevie Wonder
I was a little skeptical when I heard about this little collabo, but DJ Pooh took “Have A Talk With God” to a place I could’ve never dreamed of. We were listening to this on the way back from my wife’s family’s Thanksgiving dinner, and my mom was singing along with Stevie on the hook, so I you know I gotta love that.
Comments
I have to say this is the best album Snoops put out since Doggystyle.
However, I was listening to the Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape the other day, some of the joints on their should have made the album especialy the joint with Katt Williams that shit is typical Snoop.
If only Jay's album was this good.
second bitches!! snoop dogg 4 lyf
3rd
I love this album
BLACK FRIDAY
Although I feel Tha Last Meal is a debatable classic after Doggystyle, Blue Carpet Treatment is debatable too. Finally Snoop is back in full form.
The Game and Snoop dropped the 2 best albums of 2006.
Jay-Z SUCKS!!
What the hell is wrong with Snoop, no Warren G on the album!I see Nate Dogg on there but what ever happened to the 213!? but hey that's definitely a must buy though!
The big snoop dogg is finally back!Think its his best work in a long long while.THE akon track(not the OTHER one),THE KELLY COLLABO, THE DRE COLLABO AND OF COS VATO ARE STANDOUTS.still not the hardest hitter lyrically, but better than most joints out this year.Big up!
GREAT ALBUM BUT DONT SLEEP ON DOG FATHER!!!!!!!!
i actually put snoop in the nelly/ja rule category long ago. shit, he was in that category since before them niggas came out, talkin on tracks in simple abc style. i was like'fuck dis nigga, i dont care wot yo 1st album was'. but quality music is quality music, so imma fuck wit son. it aint a west/east/south/mid west thing, its a music thing.
im impressed with d last quarter so far, let it continue
im impressed with d last quarter so far, let it continue
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What up Eighty,
Good review man...i agree with it for the most part. Snoop is back on that shit!
definitely getting this joint
YO don't sleep on "The Clipse" either
Just got this album today.I couldnt cop this before cuz ive been too busy besides i been bumpin this cuz i had downloaded this shit and it was worth copping.This album is Tha Shit.....
FUCK! IM AM TOO FUCKEN STONED RIGHT NOW
GONNA GO EAT THA REST OF THE LEFT OVER TURKEY AND ALL THAT SHIT. MAN I LOVE THANKSGIVING.
Warren G is too fat to be on the album. He has to lose weight first. He couldnt even produce any 213 cuts so y would he be on Snoop's shizzle?
Oh yeah, album is fiyah tho. And thats comin from ChiTown... Wess Up.
Crown Our A$$!
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WHO CARES ABOUT THIS DUDE! THE WEST COAST IS DEAD! SNOOP'S ALBUM IS NOT AS GOOD AS JIGGAS! YOU CAN'T SAY THAT SALES DON'T MATTER BUT THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE! SALES DON'T LIE! THE SALES WILL BARE THAT OUT! YALL WEST COAST DUDES ARE TOO EMOTIONAL! SNOOP HAS BEEN WAY TOO INCONSISTENT OVER HIS CAREER WHERE AS JAY CONSISTENTLY GIVES YOU CLASSICS! SNOOOP AIN'T HAD A HOT VERSE IN 10 YEARS! IF IT WASN'T FOR EAST COAST, THERE WOULD BE NO WEST COAST HIPHOP! JUST REMEMBER THAT!
i woukdb;t say it's SUPERIOR than "doctor's advocate", but it COULD OF BEEN...the problem is that snoop had WAAAAY to many fillers on this album which lessened it's value...i dunno why it was neccessary for have 21 TRACKS especially when half of them are supbar...it ruined the others that was utterally amazing...
also, i'm i the only one that feels that "imagine" is overrated??? i mean it's a dope song, but it's the SAME BEAT practically...put that and "lost ones" and then "minority report" and then busta's "come get you some" and fiddy's/mobb deep's "outta control"-remix and you'll realize it's ALL THE SAME BEAT ARRAGEMENT...the good doctor is running out of ideas
LAX sounds like that Hello song by the new(fake without Eazy)NWA. I thought My Peolpes was on the retail version but I guess not. Imma gonna actually buy this record along wit Games an Nas. This is a fair review an its good to see that Eighty didnt ruin it wit his bias opinions (he must be on a break from being negative today..iono)
Everybody talkin about Games weak sales but Christmas aint even hear yet thats what makes 4th quarter the quarter for the big dogs because they can still push major units within the next month or so.
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to Eighty and everyone. I have been hearing good things about this latest Snoop CD so I am going to go cop it. I hope it lives up to the hype.
What I don't understand is that I have been hearing mostly negative comments about Jay's CD yet he is expected to have the highest first week sales of the year? Is the CD better than people are saying? Should I pick it up?
r kelly? damn, i don't even have kids and i hate this guy, come on people, pissing on kids aint cool!! lmao lmao lmao lmao.... snoop is aight, but this album is refreshing too hear.... nice nice.
I DONT KINOW WHATS THE BIG FUSS FOR BOTH GAYME AND BANKS SOLD ABOUT 250,000 LESS THEIR FIRST WEEK SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL. THE ONLY THING GAYME THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A LOT HIGHER AND TO BE REAL THE BEEF WAS BETWEEN GAYME AND 50 AND WE ALL KNOW 50 COULD SLEEP THROUGH A RECORD AND STILL SELL 358,000 HIS FIRST WEEK SO GAYME SHOULD LEARN TO STAY IN HIS LANE AND DONT FUCK WITH THE BIG BOYS OF HIP HOP 50, JIGGA ETC. G-UNIT NEVER MADE FUN OF GAYMES RECORD SALES HOW COULD THEY OUTSIDE OF 50 WHEN HE WAS WITH THEM HE SOLD THE MOST IN THE CAMP OUTSIDE OF 50 CENT ONE THING PPL DONT REALIZE THAT GAYME HAS A VERY STRONG FOLLOWING WITHIN THE GAY COMMUNITY YOUNG GAY TEENS HAVE BEEN PUMPING GAYMES MUSIC IN DROVES EVEN THOUGH GAYME HAS NOT ADMITED TO BEING HOMO ITS FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT IN THE GAY COMMUNITY THAT HES BI OR STRAIGHT HOMO CITIES THAT HAVE LARGE GAY COMMUNITIES LIKE LA, NEW YORK, SAN FRAN, TORONTO PLACES THAT THAT HAVE DESIGNED GAY AREAS PARTS OF TOWN THAT ONLY GAY PPL LIVE AND WORK GAYME IS THE MOST EMBRASED RAPPER IN THOSE COMMINUTIES
I DONT KINOW WHATS THE BIG FUSS FOR BOTH GAYME AND BANKS SOLD ABOUT 250,000 LESS THEIR FIRST WEEK SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL.
Posted by: truth at November 24, 2006 12:34 PM
What big fuss? This blog is about Snoop.
I DONT KINOW WHATS THE BIG FUSS FOR BOTH GAYME AND BANKS SOLD ABOUT 250,000 LESS THEIR FIRST WEEK SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL.
i totally agree i guess game thought he was gonna do a mill because 50 cent sold a mill during the massacre in his first week and ppl say it was because of beef and controversy, i guess game thought that was easy all he has to do is create a bigger beef and controversy
which is what the g-unot campaign was all about and the 1 mill and one diss tracks but what he failed to realize is that while 50 was beefing he was killing the charts with 4 straight number one singles beating out the beatles game had a whole lot of beef but no hits besides the difference between him and 50 is that game is just a small time rapper while 50 is a hip hop icon wants you become an icon you are teflon
even after ether which was suppose to be career ending jay z is still seen as one of the greats and still maintains his stature even though his artists don't sell shit only because he is an icon
ll cool j was defeated by canibus hands down but that did nothing to ll cool j and his position in hip hop because he is an icon
so game can make a million stop snitchin dvds 300 bars blah blah but 50 cent is untouched he is overseas right now selling out box office numbers
the only person that gets hurt in the end is the fool who goes at an icon
I heard Snoops shyt...I don't fuck wit it...dis dude has fallen off so much that I don't consider him top 5 anymore... by doing songs wit Britney Spears and Pussycat Dolls...
I really don't see how dis cd is better than Kingdom Come...oh, maybe cause he talking bout pimpin' bitches and shooting niggaz, rite? don't get it twisted I like Snoop but he is inconsistent and I don't think he that lyrical... the lyrics on Kingdom Come> Blue Carpet Treatment and that's the truth...
Bought Both Jay and Snoop's CD. Snoops was tight. Jay's was alright...not what I had expected for a comeback. What people gotta realize is that Jay sells so much because he's also got the pop audience buying his cd....if it was just heads buying it, no way it would have sold 800 thousand...NO WAY.
I like that Round Here track, snoop gettin melodic.
- 80
great review pimpin....
snoop new cd is his hottest shit since doggystyle 100 percent.....
ITS TEN TIME BETTER THAN GAYME...
Anyway for those haters on JAYZ get on ya grown man.. he is rappin for grown folks his cd is off the hook...
and for CLIPSE fans the cd is classic i knock that shit everyday this goin to be a great winter i got my PURPLE, SNOOP, HOVA, CLIPSE, AND A FEW BITCHES HOMIE IM STRAIGHT...
peace
CALI
JAY-Z IS A FAGG ASS NIGGA UNDERNEATH ALL THAT SILK LINEN,HE LUCKY HE DIDNT HE SLAPT AROUND WHEN PAC WAS ALIVE,ANYWAY KINGDOM COME IS ASS, TOO BORING FOR ME NOT MY STYLE,BLUE CARPET TREATMENT GOT BANGERS NOT BORING SONG LIKE KINGDOM COME AND DR DRE DID A TERRIBLE JOB ON THE BEATS ,
Dude Gangbanging 101 and 10 Lil Crips are the hardest songs out this year ...
YOU GOT IT RIGHT ... EIGHTY ... BIG UP MAYN YOU GOT IT RIGHT ...
HARDEST SONG OUT THIS YEAR - GANGBANGING 101 - Snoop Dogg feat. The GAME
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lol @ game being embraced by the gay community.
Performance wise, this is Snoop's best joint since, Doggystyle. I probably need to listen to this one a lil more. That "think about it" track is bannanas!!! Overall he does have too many songs on here. He does sound rejuvenated or something(probably cuz he knows the rest of his career is on the line) Overall his album is actually better than Jigga's. Too bad Snoop aint have the Promotion Jay had.
Well until Nas drops, it looks like Game has the best album of the year.
Snoop needs to do like Em and get into producing... I would think he would have a good ear as a producer. And yeah this is a great album, "Think About It" and "A Bitch I Knew" are some of the best I have heard from Snoop in a long while.
jay-z albums fire u dont have to kill nobody to have a classic grow up haters 4 real
LOL at the haters, that say Snoop album is better than Jay-Z. Snoops album is garbage.
All of sudden when jay come with a wack album its time to grow ya never was growin wit nas common talib roots but now jay come with a wack album its time 2grow jay album suck and the only reason why he drop is to get hip hop energy back so the other def jam artists could blow
LOL@ the excuses these hataz make for their artist losing to Hova.
Hova album is the best out hands down. Snoop and Game album is trash.
i got game,snoop,and jay album. 1st of all game shit is tight, BUT he talks about dre all through the album but tha album is tight. snoop shit is okay after you listen to it more than once, and he's my favorite rapper. jay aint what all yall nigga hype him up to be. he got joints on there, BUT for the so call best rapper alive HELL NO! the shit should be hot from top 2 bottom NOT! this nigga let jim jones fucking play him and carmon slap him around and with dig a hole its hot but call a nigga name like cam did talk bout he got strong after ether, NAS lit that ass on firer so he call 4 peace.that the real nigga NAS...what and see never a disappointment
damn! first big up snoop! no comment on the game....but why all the jay z hate, he is not even mentioned in the article? sho_off you are sooooo offff! cam is garbage, and jimmy is buzzin but the truth is the truth fuck how you feel, jimmy sold maybe 100k total by now and jay sold 850k, snoop, game, jayz, and any other rapper dont care what yall cryin an album should be, niggas want the same songs on every album, my gun this my car that, did you even understand the song about the president but you dont want good music you want cam to make killa season pt.2
you people keep making a big deal out of jay's 850,000 copies a week, don't u know that he got boost from commercializing the cd on almost all TV channels plus its thanksgiving weekend, people shop alot. the album is ok, but not all that...lets be real here. jay does a good job promoting jay
I was surprised when I heard this cd. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. With all the hype surrounding Game's & JZ's cd's, Snoop came thru with a far better album than both!
this album is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than the jigga album...
BLUE CARPET TREATMENT GOT BANGERS NOT BORING SONGS LIKE KINGDOM COME AND DR DRE DID A TERRIBLE JOB ON THE BEATS
Snoop Dogg, is back and his shit is hot,but ADMIT he's like Jay to nothing sounds like there first album..nothing!
Cah-ripp cah-ripp this cd is da shit yo! Fuck bet Fuck Mtv Fuck the media period! I was getting so fucking fed up with this media materialistic shit! Bout time da west coast bounce back wit dis gangsta shit and what betta nigga to do it then my uncle snoopy
DAMN THIS ALBUM IS SICK
GO GET THIS ALBUM AND TUPACS
TUPACS ALBUMS IS HONESTLY TEN TIMES BETTER THAN LOYAL TO THE GAME, ITS FUCKING PROLLY THE BEST OF THE YEAR ONCE I HEARD IT, I FELT AS IF MY HIP HOP SOULD HAD BEEN REJUVENTATED AFTER HEARING SHIT LIKE "DOCS ADVO"(WHICH I BOUGHT)
i beg to differ
Kingdome come is better than snoop and name droppin gamez album..combined
aint nothin fuc'n wit KC till HHID dropz.
heard buncha positive shit bout snoops new cd. i just heard some of pac's new shit, and fell in love w/ it. ima cop both now. not impressed w/ jay's singles, so i wont fuck w/ it, dont give a fuck it sold 850k. game's cd is cool to bump, but lyrically, he is too damn repetitive. needs to be more creative w/ lyrics (although i like how he can switch up styles like a muhfucka, cd kinda boring after few days).
for those talkin about snoop's inconsistency, who honestly gives a fuck? u buyin the blue carpet, not all his other subpar joints. if blue carpet has even close to the same energy as doggystyle, i dont give a fuck what lp's he put out between the 2. fire is fire. although i think snoop can never top doggystyle, blue carpet definitely deserves some buzz.
WOOGIE BOOGIE NIGGAZ!!!
GOT SAUSAGE?
LOL@the faggot white boy using my screename, because, he lost this battle with hova.
LOL@sohh for deleting my comments on this blog, because, I'm destroying cats on this blog. HAHAHAHAHA.
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LOL@the faggot white boy using my screename, because, he lost this battle with hova.
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