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Tha Last Meal (2000)

Where the lyrics of Tha Last Meal take you, and where it was really made.

The title is a jab at Priority Records executives, and it also marks this as the last record partly owned by Death Row.

Key places

Recorded at The Hit Factory (2000)

Recording site The Hit Factory — The recording relation for this album points to The Hit Factory. The exact studio building is not confirmed here, so the marker sits at the city-level coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Tha Last Meal: fifth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
• Released 19 December 2000 through No Limit, Doggy Style, and Priority Records
• Third and final studio album released on No Limit
• First album on his newly founded Doggy Style label, alongside Priority in the United States
• Title refers to being the last record partially owned by former label Death Row Records
• Produced by Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and Soopafly, among others
• Four official singles: "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)", "Lay Low", "Loosen' Control", "Wrong Idea"

Background

• Snoop Dogg explained the title in an interview with Rolling Stone
• Title targets the executives of Priority Records, not Master P or No Limit
• "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" nominated for Music Video of the Year at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001
• The album nominated for Album of the Year at the same ceremony
• "Wrong Idea" also included on Bad Azz's second album Personal Business, released on Doggystyle
• Tha Last Meal is the final album by Snoop on No Limit Records

Recording

• Mixing credits split among several engineers
• Dr. Dre mixed most tracks; Timbaland mixed tracks 3 and 7
• Nate Dogg and The Lady of Rage provided background vocals on track 3
• Jimmy Roach played lead bass and guitar on several tracks

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: 3.5 stars out of 5, called it Snoop's strongest album since 1993's Doggystyle
• Spin: 6 out of 10, said Dre's laconic thumps anchor most of the album while Timbaland handles the obvious singles
• Vibe: 3.5 discs out of 5, said the album is deeply steeped in P-funk and is simply fun to listen to
• Overall reception described as mixed to positive

Reappraisal

• Critics noted the album's reliance on Dr. Dre's production and Snoop's familiar flow
• Vibe wrote that the record was nothing groundbreaking, just solid Snoop-rap

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut: number nine, 397,000 copies in its first week, the highest debut that week
• Second week: number five, 248,000 copies
• Third week: peak at number four, 164,000 copies
• Four consecutive weeks in the Billboard 200 top ten
• Number one on US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for four consecutive weeks
• RIAA Platinum certification on 26 February 2001
• 2001 sales of 1.27 million, ranked 68th best-selling album of the year
• US sales of 2.068 million as of March 2008, the fourth best-selling album by Snoop Dogg in the country

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album title is the last record partly owned by Death Row, and it is also a jab at Priority Records executives.
• "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001, and the album was nominated for Album of the Year.
• "Wrong Idea" also appeared on Bad Azz's second album Personal Business.
• Tha Last Meal was the final album from Snoop on No Limit Records.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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