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Missionary (2024)

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Asked about the title, Snoop Dogg only said that the first album was Doggystyle.

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Missionary is the twentieth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
Released December 13, 2024 by Death Row Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records
Produced by Dr. Dre
Guests include Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, Jelly Roll, BJ the Chicago Kid, Jhené Aiko, Alus and K.A.A.N.
Tom Petty appears posthumously as a vocal sample from 'Mary Jane's Last Dance'
Follows the 2022 releases BODR (nineteenth studio album) and Snoop Cube 40 $hort, a collaboration as part of the supergroup Mount Westmore
Digital releases credit Dr. Dre as co-lead artist on all tracks
Physical releases omit 'Thank You'

Snoop first hinted at the album on social media in late 2022
On Stephen A. Smith's Know Mercy podcast he confirmed the project and said he and Dr. Dre had been working together for two months
He said the album would be completed by November and framed it as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Doggystyle
Asked about the title, he only answered that the first album was Doggystyle
In August 2023 The D.O.C. described the project as balancing the classic and modern Death Row sound
In January 2024 Snoop called the album masterful and praised Dre's production and the way it pushed him creatively
In February 2024 Erick Sermon revealed a track he had contributed, but it was not included in the final tracklist
On March 20, 2024, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Snoop announced that Dre would begin mixing in mid-April; 50 Cent confirmed his involvement
On August 13, 2024, Dre told Entertainment Tonight that mixing was nearly complete, with a September 1 deadline for a November release
Sting was announced as a featured artist and Method Man announced his participation on Drink Champs
Snoop performed 'Another Part of Me' at Fortnite Battle Royale's Chapter 2 Remix: The Finale event
'Thank You' debuted at The Game Awards 2024 on the eve of the album's release

Quentin 'Q' Gilkey is credited as recording engineer and Dr. Dre as mixing engineer
Brian 'Big Bass' Gardner is credited as mastering engineer
Victor 'Vic' Luevanos and Julio Ulloa are credited as assistant recording engineers

Dr. Dre launched Snoop's career on the single 'Deep Cover' in 1991 and produced the debut album Doggystyle in 1993
The album is a return to the sound of the rapper's first albums from the early-to-mid 1990s

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.

Dr. Dre said in an Entertainment Tonight interview on August 13, 2024 that the album would show a different level of maturity in his music
Dre said he felt this was some of the best music he had made in his career
Snoop called the album masterful in January 2024 and praised how Dre used his voice like an instrument

In the United States, Missionary debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 with 38,000 album-equivalent units
The debut total included 20,500 pure album sales
The result slightly exceeded the early first-week prediction of 36,000 album-equivalent units, of which 18,000 were pure album sales
It became Snoop Dogg's first album to chart in the Billboard 200 top 20 since Bush (2015)
Physical releases omit 'Thank You', and digital releases credit Dr. Dre as co-lead artist on all tracks

Erick Sermon revealed in February 2024 that he had contributed a track, but the song was ultimately not included in the final tracklist
The short film Missionary, directed by Dave Meyers and narrated by Method Man, was unveiled on December 13, 2024, the album's release date
At The Game Awards 2024 Snoop co-presented an award with his son, Cordell Broadus
The music video for 'Last Dance With Mary Jane', released April 20, 2025, includes AI-generated animations by Psyop and their studio partner Temple Caché
In August 2024 Dre said he was working on track 11 out of a total of 14 or 16 tracks