This wasn't the first time I've heard of Snoop's Doggystyle. Of course I've heard the classics of Murder Was the Case and Gin & Juice, but I've never listened to the whole thing. I'd just have to say, how can you be upset listening to this album? Sad, depressed or somewhat stressed out? This is the epitome of the laid back scene of Cali, which Snoop personifies entirely. His laid back rapping over Dre's take on G-Funk is what makes this album a GOAT. Even the features here didn't disappoint, but that was because they controlled the songs and went in a different direction. When the members form the Dogg Pound appear, the album shifts from the laid back Cali, to the more aggressive "don't fuck with us" type gangsta sound that starts with Murder Was the Case until we get to For All My. When Ain't No Fun comes on, we're back to the laid back side of LA again.
Overall this album is good, probably Snoop's greatest album. But I can say that the transition from the East to West coast was really apparent. Using Illmatic for example, the beats sounded more organic. Like I could picture the trains and traffic associated with New York and being on the corner with Nas in NY. But with Snoop, I can only picture like a kickback or party in the sunset with palm trees in the background. That was normal right?