Tha Last Meal

Infobox Album
Name = Tha Last Meal
Type = studio
Artist = Snoop Dogg

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Released = December 19 2000
Recorded = 1999–2000
Genre = West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length = 77:20
Label = Doggystyle/No Limit/Priority
Producer = Dr. Dre
Jelly Roll
Scott Storch
Meech Wells
Battlecat
Timbaland
Soopafly
Studio Ton
Carlos Stephens
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:r1u06j727190 link]
*RapReviews.com Rating|8.5|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_12_lastmeal.html link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/snoopdogg/albums/album/121878/review/6068040/tha_last_meal link]
*VIBE Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127093&style=music&cart=358537095&BAB=M link]
*HipHopDX.com Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.28/title.snoop-doggy-dogg-the-last-meal link]
Last album = "Dead Man Walkin'"
(2000)
This album = "Tha Last Meal"
(2000)
Next album = ""
(2001)|

"Tha Last Meal" is the fifth album by rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 19, 2000. The album included the singles "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" and "Wrong Idea" featuring Bad Azz.

It sold 397,238 copies its firstweek [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/articles/story/5920174/beatles_move_one_million_1s_in_one_week Beatles Move One Million "1"s in One Week: The Beatles : Rolling Stone ] ] and has sold over a million copies to date according to SoundScan.

Album information

The album was leaked on the internet on December 1 2000 by Suge Knight who made all tracks downloadable in MP3 from the official site of his and Snoop Dogg's former company Death Row Records, which featured links to tracks from both "Tha Last Meal" and "Dead Man Walkin'" albums, asking visitors to "take The Snoop Dogg Challenge" and decide "song for song" which CD is better. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20001204051100/http://www.deathrowrecords2000.com/ Death Row site at the internet archive] ]

The single "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" was nominated for "Music Video of the Year" at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001. The album was nominated "Album of the Year" at the same ceremony. It has been certified 2x Platinum according tohttp://www14.brinkster.com/sherwinan/w/story.asp?id=New+Snoop+Dogg

The single "Wrong Idea" was also included in Bad Azz's debut album Personal Business released on Doggystyle. The video for the single was also attributed as a Bad Azz track that featured Snoop. Tha Last Meal was the final album from Snoop on No Limit Records

Reception

Contrary to his other work on No Limit/Priority Records, this album has a more laid-back feel. Production wise this album has a very smooth sound which may or may not be due to a larger production budget. Lyrically, this album focuses more on a lighter approach than his previous more gang and crime oriented material.

"Professional reviews":

Rolling Stone (1/18/01, p.56) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - " [His] strongest album since Doggystyle....Snoop's chronic-marinated flow, all menthol-cool and deadpan droop, sounds as smooth as ever."

Spin (3/01, p.145) - 6 out of 10 - "This Meal finds him riding the Dre cache, trying to convince us he's still 'G'ed-up from the feet up'....Timbaland stuttering out the obvious singles...but Dre's laconic thumps-by-the-pound anchor most of the album."

Vibe (2/01, pp.133-4) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "Deeply steeped in P-funkology....these days, Snoop's songs are simply fun to listen to....nothing groundbreaking, just good solid Snoop-rap."

Tracklisting

#Intro (Produced By Dr. Dre)
#Hennesey N Buddah (featuring Kokane) (Produced By Dr. Dre)
#Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II) (featuring Nate Dogg, The Lady of Rage)
#True Lies (featuring Kokane) (Produced By Dr. Dre)
#Wrong Idea (featuring Bad Azz, Kokane, Lil ½ Dead)
#Go Away (featuring Kokane)
#Set It Off (featuring MC Ren, Ice Cube, The Lady of Rage, Nate Dogg, Kurupt)
#Stacey Adams (featuring Kokane)
#Lay Low (featuring Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, Tray Deee, Goldie Loc, Master P) (Produced By Dr. Dre)
#Bring It On (featuring Suga Free, Kokane)
#Game Court (Skit) (featuring Mac Minister)
#Issues
#Brake Fluid (Biiittch Pump Yo Brakes) (featuring Kokane)
#Ready 2 Ryde (featuring Eve)
#Losin' Control (featuring Soopafly, Butch Cassidy)
#I Can't Swim (featuring Sir Dogg)
#Leave Me Alone
#Back Up Off Me (featuring Master P, Magic, Mean Green)
#Y'all Gone Miss Me (featuring Kokane)

Bonus Tracklisting

#Back Up Ho (featuring Goldie Loc)
#More Money To Fold (featuring Kurupt)
#The One I Adore (Weed Song)
#Father's Day (featuring Xzibit, Kokane)
#Inside Of You
#Paid in Full
#Pop Your Collar (featuring Kokane)
#No Backtrackin' (featuring George Clinton)

Chart performance

Singles

=According to EMI annual financial report of worldwide sales of the interval between March 2000 - March 2001.

References

External links

* [http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PSnoopDogg.htm Chart Data]
* [http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Snoop+Dogg&first= Music Video Database]