However, contract problems emerged that prevented the release of said version (Snoop's verses were eventually replaced by east coast rapper LL Cool J and included in the soundtrack to the film Bulworth).
the public wanted it, and we wanted it, and we're pushing for it and we're doing it." Attempts at reuniting date back to early 1998 when both collaborated on the song Zoom. Regarding their relationship over the years, Snoop said "Behind the scenes, we've been basically helping each other out and critiquing each other's projects," He then added "We just went back to working with each other publicly. The album marks the first time they work together on record since Dre left Death Row. With this newfound freedom, Snoop sought out the help of former mentor and producer Dr. To let me have creative control from the beginning wouldn't have been the smartest thing to do." Snoop Dogg explained "Master P signed me, so he had the right to dictate and direct me on the first album, because he was bringing me out as a No Limit soldier. įollowing the release of his previous album on No Limit, Snoop was granted more creative freedom by Master P which resulted in an album that returned to the sound of his early days on Death Row. As of March 2008, the album has sold 1,518,000 copies in the United States and 2 million worldwide as of 2016. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This would be Snoop Dogg's first album to not debut at number-one and would ultimately end up being his lowest selling album of the 1990s. No Limit Top Dogg debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 187,000 copies in its first week alone in the United States, second only to Ricky Martin's self-titled album. The Source would later put the album on their list of the Top 10 Best Albums of the Year for 1999. Dre being highlighted as well as Snoop's delivery while criticism was mainly aimed at the length of the album, the No Limit features, and the lack of new lyrical content. Many praised the production work for the album with the tracks made by Dr.
The album was generally met with positive reception with many critics citing it as a return to form and his best album since Doggystyle (1993). Dre and returned to the west coast sound of his earlier career while on Death Row Records. Following the mixed reception of his previous two albums, Snoop began to work again with Dr. It was released May 11, 1999, by No Limit Records and Priority Records. No Limit Top Dogg is the fourth studio album and second on No Limit Records by American rapper Snoop Dogg.
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