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Doggumentary (2011)

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Snoop Dogg planned a sequel to his 1993 debut Doggystyle, but the album was released under a different title, Doggumentary.

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Doggumentary: eleventh studio album by American West Coast hip hop artist Snoop Dogg
Released 29 March 2011 on Priority Records
Follow-up to Malice n Wonderland (2009), his tenth studio album
Producers include Battlecat, The Cataracs, Gorillaz, David Banner, DJ Khalil, Fredwreck, Jake One, David Guetta, Scott Storch, Lex Luger, and Kanye West
Lead singles: "Wet" and "Boom"
Mixed reviews from most critics

Snoop first announced a sequel to his 1993 debut Doggystyle during a studio session with Swizz Beatz
The two said they had finished eighteen tracks
Snoop dropped the sequel plan and chose the title Doggumentary Music for his 11th studio album, set for March 2011
The title was shortened to Doggumentary later
Snoop said the title reflects his life and his process of making music for fans

The artwork shows a chair with Snoop Dogg's name above and the album title below

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.

Metacritic: average score 58 out of 100 from 15 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews"
Rave Magazine: two-and-a-half stars
The album received mixed reviews from most music critics

US Billboard 200: debuted at number eight, selling 50,000 copies in its first week, the fourth highest debut of that week
Eleventh top-ten album for Snoop Dogg in the United States
Fell to number 35 in its second week, selling an additional 14,000 units
Third-week total of 72,000 units
Portuguese Wikipedia: 249,145 copies sold in the United States through February 2012
"Wet" entered Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 57 and reached number 25 on Hot Rap Tracks
"Boom" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 76
"New Year's Eve" peaked at number 66 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

"Wet" was recorded for Prince William's bachelor party, and Snoop framed the song as a sequel to 2007's "Sexual Eruption".
"Platinum" almost missed the final track list, since Snoop had finished recording; a friend's preview of a Lex Luger track led to a verse, and R. Kelly's demo completed the song.
"Boom" with T-Pain interpolates "Situation" by Yazoo and was produced by Scott Storch.
"New Year's Eve", the first promotional single, was released on iTunes in November 2010 but did not make the final album.
Snoop reportedly recorded "Gangbang Rookie" with Pilot and "Platinum" with R. Kelly as album collaborations.