R&G The Masterpiece
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R&G The Masterpiece
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece is the seventh studio albumby American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 16, 2004, by Doggystyle Records, making its first on Star Trak Entertainment and Geffen Records. Recording sessions took place from 2003 to 2004, in several of each recording studios. The album's production was handled from The Neptunes, The Alchemist, Lil Jon, Hi-Tek, Warryn Campbell, and L.T. Hutton, among others. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 225,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Remember when Snoop jumped to No Limit just as that ship was sinking? This Star Trak release is, quite sadly, a little like that. And of course, its title is awfully misleading.
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All Music
Snoop is fierce throughout Rhythm & Gangsta and putting "Masterpiece" in the title isn't hyperbole.
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Music OMH
it’s just a really disappointing offering with only two or three noteworthy tracks.
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Hip Hop DX
Check out Snoop’s 9th opus…you won’t be sorry.
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BBC
Top Dogg, still.
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Pop Matters
To say that Snoop Dogg has merely influenced the popular consciousness does him a great injustice.
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Common Sense Media
Snoop's voice, still in good form, seems to ride over the well-constructed beats rather than become a part of them.
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Rap Reviews
Congratulations Snoop, you've proved both points successfully.
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MV Remix
May not be a masterpiece but it is strong enough to entertain and solid enough to be appreciated.
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Dub CNN
All the producers did a great job here and the album was mixed very well. Overall, Im really happy the way it turned out.
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People
He has made the closest thing to a Masterpiece you would have expected from him.
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IGN
Snoop possesses one of the most distinctive voices in rap, but it's often rather limited in scope and texture.
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Hip Hop Injesmoel
Innovative songs full of delightful feel-good hip-hop, with which he not only breathes new life into his rap stardom, but gives the entire West Coast commercial shine.
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Indie London
It's little wonder the album is subtitled Masterpiece for, in terms of Dogg's CV, it comes pretty close to achieving this status.
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Define Ear Revolution
Snoop created a great album here, one I personally consider a classic and one of the most smoothest albums to listen to in the 2000s. Revisit this and enjoy.
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AV Club
Snoop Dogg's self-professed Masterpiece only intermittently comes close to matching its grandiose title.
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Rap Music Zone
If there were ever any questions about Snoop's stature as a premier statesman of rap, R&G effortlessly lays them to rest.
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Slacker
How inspired and on-fire Snoop sounds.
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AV Revolution
Is this The Masterpiece? Close, but no blunt. Does Snoop step his game up? Oh, yeah.
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FYE
Rhythm & Gangsta is right up there with his best while being riskier than anything before it.
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