Reincarnated
| Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion)
Reincarnated
Reincarnated is the twelfth studio album by American recording artist Snoop Dogg. It is his only release under his reggae persona Snoop Lion. The album was released on April 23, 2013, under Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent, Vice Records and RCA Records. The album is his departure from hip hop and his debut in the reggae genre. The album's production was handled mainly by Diplo and his group Major Lazer.- Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Snoop's leaden vocalizing and dreadful fake patois are occasionally saved by the strong production
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The Gaurdian
Snoop Dogg's reggae rebirth somehow fails to convince.
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Consequence of Sound
Snoop Lion managed to enrage the Rastafari Millennium Council with this freshest marketing ploy.
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Billboard
Snoop vacillates between toasting with an uneasy faux Jamaican accent and his much more organically rapped verses.
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NME
However, from a man who stamped such a mark on West Coast hip-hop, this Wailers homage is disappointing.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Snoop Lion’s evolution from a gangsta rapper/pimp into a socially conscious artist who implores peace and love… and still loves his weed
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Reggaeville
This is giving reggae music some great exposure however distorted it may be in essence.
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Independent UK
This debut offering as Snoop Lion has much to recommend it.
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Hip Hop DX
Snoop Dogg (or Lion) has transcended Hip Hop and possibly music in general.
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Scotsman
Ardent dope fan Snoop Dog has decided to go Rasta… maybe. It’s fun, but hardly authentic
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All Music
Reincarnated the album is all heart and heart-in-the-right-place, threatening to mash up the system without ever even harshing the mellow.
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Bol
Good lyrics, Innovative,Wonderful songs
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Sputnik Music
He may have been reincarnated, but he is yet to be enlightened.
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SD Union Tribune
Most of Snoop's twelfth studio album is an entertaining piece of work.
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Digital Spy
It's a bizarre moment where two worlds collide that isn't a complete disaster, but not entirely believable as a true reggae album - a problem that plagues the entire record.
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Rap Reviews
Could have been a much better project. As it stands, the album has some decent songs but doesn't hold together as an album.
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Spectrum Pulse
So congratulations, Snoop Lion: you took a big risk with your artistic direction, and not only did it pay off, you got to make political statements over killer modernized reggae rhythms.
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The Pop Break
Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated is still a solid record.
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Grungecake
Reincarnated was good but, it should have been better. He has the resources.
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The Drop
It is a joyous reggae album with some great features and musical moments. The world needs some positive music.
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Metro UK
Snoop is not a confident singer, though.
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Mimo
Marks an emergence of an alter ego befitting one of hip-hop’s elder statesmen.
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Pop Matters
Uneven though sometimes enjoyable, Reincarnated is surprisingly better than expected.
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Swiss Misfit
Proves that Snoop Lion is here to stay.
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The Pier
At worst, the album is a disingenuous cultural highjack by a music superstar, who is inclined to do whatever he wants—because he can.
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Music OMH
Severely lacks any sense of real passion; for all the positivity, it never really says anything.
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The Dwarf
It really doesn’t seem enough to add an offbeat rhythm to what is otherwise an average pop record and then call it reggae.
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Idolator
Snoop’s effortless charisma and innately relaxed delivery — along with Diplo’s chops as a master curator of Caribbean styles — allow Reincarnated to rise above the novelty factor.
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The AU Review
When the reggae Lion roars for the first and last time, expect Snoop to drop it like it’s hot.
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Arena
Snoop's best album in some time.
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House of Reggae
Well orchestrated by Snoop Lion and its marketing experts, I would say. Now the journey comes to an end.
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Brent Music Reviews
The bad news is that it IS a reggae album and not another one of Snoop Dogg‘s west coast gangsta ‘masterpieces’.
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CSIndy
It's hardly a perfect "reinvention" album, but not an embarrassment, either.
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BC Gavel
Snoop Lion seems desperate, random, and lacks authenticity.Snoop Lion, if you are reading this, I miss your old music. I miss the rap.
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Juice
Very bad total failure.
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MXDWN
it’s fun and consistent and that’s what makes it worth a listen.
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Pop Blerd
Just a processed, dull facsimile of what is seen as a genre’s hallmarks.
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All Hip Hop
Uncle Snoop not just bends genres and makes good, commercially viable music.
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Humo
Mainly quiet reggae of 'Reincarnated.
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Drowned in Sound
Bush is another re-hashed and tweaked Snoop album. It is expanding into new territory, but delivering the same result.
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The Star
Though he remains an artist of undeniable substance. In this case, a controlled substance.
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