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Ego Trippin' (2008)

Where the lyrics of Ego Trippin' take you, and where it was really made.

The title promised a solo album with no guests, yet Snoop Dogg still scheduled collaborators such as Charlie Wilson.

Key places

Album photography at Snoop's old high school (2008)

Album cover Long Beach Polytechnic High School — The album photography was taken at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, the high school Snoop Dogg attended. The point marks the school's location in Long Beach. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Ego Trippin': ninth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
• Released March 11, 2008 by Doggystyle Records and Geffen Records
• Debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200
• Sold 137,000 copies in its first week
• Received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release

Background

• Originally planned with no guests, featuring Snoop Dogg alone; this is the origin of the title
• Snoop Dogg later scheduled tracks with guests, including Charlie Wilson
• Pharrell, Nelly and Charlie Wilson were first confirmed for a track called 'Feet Don't Fail Me Now'; that track did not make the final album
• Only Charlie Wilson's features remained on the final album among the planned collaborations
• Snoop Dogg admitted using ghostwriters, including American rapper Problem
• Production supergroup 'QDT' (Quik-Dogg-Teddy) formed with DJ Quik and Teddy Riley

Recording

• Worked with Everlast on a country song first called 'Johnny Cash', retitled 'My Medicine' with Everlast playing guitar
• 'Can't Say Goodbye' with Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band was confirmed for the album
• Snoop Dogg described 'Can't Say Goodbye' as a reflection of his life and personal growth

Cover

• All of the photography was taken at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Snoop Dogg's high school

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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

• Rolling Stone said his languorous rapping inspired inventively freaky sounds from producers, and called the album the best Snoop disc in years
• Entertainment Weekly said all of Snoop's personalities appear on the ninth CD, describing it as sentimental and fun
• Vibe called lead single 'Sensual Seduction' an undeniable masterpiece of throwback funk
• Music critics gave the album generally positive reviews on release

Records

• Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart with 137,000 copies in its first week
• Fell to number seven in its second week, selling 57,000 copies
• Two-week total of 194,000 copies
• Ranked as the tenth best-selling hip-hop album of the year
• As of 2011, sold 401,000 copies in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was first planned with no guests, which gave it the title Ego Trippin'
• Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson performed 'Can't Say Goodbye' on American Idol's Idol Gives Back charity performance
• 'Press Play' was featured in the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• BET's 106 & Park premiered the video for 'Those Gurlz' on July 29, 2008
• Snoop Dogg said he also wanted to work with Bono, Madonna and Mick Jagger, though none of those collaborations made the final album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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