Dre, the golden-voiced star proclaims, Multi-platinum gangsta shit/Who did it before us?

when mainstream rappers were, comparatively, as soft as the Elmo doll.

But, notably, rapturously, it damn sure dissolved it.

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Gin and Juice was Long Beach and Compton to the core but felt tailor-made for some giddy heartland kegger.

Far from violent, Who I Am (Whats My Name?)

Suddenly, Snoop became everybodys uncle.

Meanwhile, the ribald Outta Da Blue is, once again, a Snoop-and-Dre tandem built to decimate speakers.

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It plays like a soon-to-be-stadium filler the chords conjure sunsets during the last stretch of a summer tour.

But the aura is straight-up emo, giving Snoop a woozy troubadour vibe.