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Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love (2018)
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A rapper known for gangsta records made his gospel debut as a 32-track double album, which opened at number 148 on the Billboard 200 yet reached number one on the Gospel Albums chart.
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Overview
- Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love: 16th studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
- Released March 16, 2018 by RCA Inspiration
- Snoop's debut gospel album
- His first double studio LP, with 32 tracks
- Snoop served as executive producer for the whole project, alongside Lonny Bereal
- Guest artists include Tye Tribbett, Faith Evans, Rance Allen and Kim Burrell
Background
- Announced January 24, 2018, after about a year of teasing a gospel album
- Gospel music was introduced to Snoop by his late grandmother, Dorothy Tate
- Talks with Faith Evans while working on "When We Party", a Notorious B.I.G. tribute track, inspired the project
- Snoop revealed during the press recordings that he had reconverted to Christianity after a brief stint with Rastafari
- Released on All The Time Entertainment, a label Snoop founded to give opportunities to up-and-coming gospel artists
- Follows Reincarnated, his earlier reggae album recorded under the persona Snoop Lion, in the pattern of a debut in a new genre
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | Thank You Lord (intro) | 1:02 |
| 2 | Love for God | 3:15 |
| 3 | Always Got Something to Say | 4:05 |
| 4 | Defeated | 4:33 |
| 5 | In the Name of Jesus | 3:30 |
| 6 | Going Home | 4:13 |
| 7 | Saved | 3:35 |
| 8 | Sunshine Feel Good | 3:48 |
| 9 | Sunrise | 3:57 |
| 10 | Pure Gold | 5:37 |
| 11 | Pain | 4:45 |
| 12 | New Wave | 5:22 |
| 13 | On Time | 3:48 |
| 14 | You | 3:46 |
| 15 | One More Day | 4:46 |
Disc 2
| 1 | Bible of Love (interlude) | 2:41 |
| 2 | Come as You Are | 5:41 |
| 3 | Talk to God | 4:24 |
| 4 | Changed | 3:20 |
| 5 | Praise Him | 3:33 |
| 6 | Blessing Me Again | 4:02 |
| 7 | Blessed & Highly Favored (remix) | 5:05 |
| 8 | Unbelievable | 3:35 |
| 9 | No One Else | 4:16 |
| 10 | Chizzle | 4:41 |
| 11 | My God | 2:50 |
| 12 | When It’s All Over | 5:03 |
| 13 | Crown | 3:31 |
| 14 | Call Him | 4:29 |
| 15 | Change the World | 5:08 |
| 16 | Voices of Praise | 3:58 |
| 17 | Words Are Few | 7:29 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, known professionally as Snoop Dogg.
- American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, songwriter and actor; a key figure in West Coast hip-hop who helped define G-funk and gangsta rap.
- Known for a signature drawled delivery and melodic flow; lyrics often address recreational drug use and gun violence.
- Rose to prominence in 1992 through collaborations with Dr. Dre on "Deep Cover" and The Chronic.
- Debut album Doggystyle (1993), produced by Dr. Dre, debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 806,000 copies sold in its first week; certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
- Signed with Master P's No Limit Records in 1998; albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, No Limit Top Dogg and Tha Last Meal followed.
- R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) produced "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), his first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
- Adopted the alias Snoop Lion for reggae album Reincarnated (2013); later albums include Bush (2015) and gospel album Bible of Love (2018).
- Acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group in 2022.
- Has sold over 35 million records worldwide; co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022.
- Also active as an actor, business figure and coach on The Voice.
Reception
At release
- The Guardian: "It has less edge than a child's balloon."
- Reviews were mixed; Metacritic gives it 54 out of 100, indicating mixed or average reviews
- Slant Magazine called it predictable and surprisingly traditional
- AllMusic noted a redemptive quality to the effort, given his past legal troubles
- USA Today described Snoop's role as more a curator than an artist
- Vulture called the album surprisingly great
- Christian publications responded more positively, with Relevant praising its religious message
- CCM Magazine praised the diversity of the production
- Christian Today called it an impressive and remarkable worship record
Records
- US Billboard 200 debut: number 148 with 5,000 album-equivalent units
- 20th best-selling digital album of the week, with 3,000 digital copies sold in its first week
- Snoop's first entry on the US Gospel Albums chart, debuting at number one
- Topped the Gospel Albums chart for seven non-consecutive weeks
- Snoop's 25th entry on the Billboard 200
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Snoop Dogg performed at the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at Bethel University, becoming the first secular artist to perform at the event
- A music video for "Words Are Few", featuring B.Slade, was released to promote the album
- The Grio compared the album's construction to Drake's More Life mixtape
- Snoop said of the album that it is not a money-driven project but a spirit-driven one
- The album was released on All The Time Entertainment, a label created to give opportunity to up-and-coming gospel artists
Sources: en.wikipedia.org