As the Death Row ship was sinking, Snoop Dogg bailed, heading over to the new bastion of street cred, No Limit Records. Master P had worked his way to the top of the charts by giving the people what they wanted -- straight-up gangsta, with no frills, creativity, or substance. It was all a little rawer (actually, just cheaper) than Death Row's productions, but there was no denying that they knew what sold, and it seemed as if Snoop was making No Limit legitimate in the eyes of the mainstream world. Master P is a master marketer, and he knows how to reshape everyone on his roster into good No Limit soldiers. And that's precisely what Snoop Dogg is on Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, his third album proper and first for No Limit. There are a few concessions to G-funk scattered throughout the record, but by and large, Beats by the Pound and P give Snoop a set of standard No Limit backing tracks and have him do the No Limit dance, but there's one crucial difference: unlike most of Master P's grunts, Snoop has style, miles and miles of style.
A1 | Snoop World | 5:20 |
A2 | I Can't Take The Heat | 4:10 |
A3 | Woof! | 4:22 |
A4 | Gin & Juice II | 3:36 |
A5 | Show Me Love | 3:53 |
B1 | Hustle N' Ball | 3:25 |
B2 | Don't Let Go | 3:47 |
B3 | Tru Tank Dogs | 3:55 |
B4 | Whatcha Gon Do? | 2:37 |
B5 | Still A G Thang | 4:20 |
C1 | 20 Dollars To My Name | 4:08 |
C2 | D.O.G.'s Get Lonely 2 | 3:15 |
C3 | Ain't Nut'in Personal | 3:37 |
C4 | DP Gangsta | 4:52 |
C5 | Game Of Life | 3:52 |
D1 | See Ya When I Get There | 3:20 |
D2 | Pay For P... | 1:44 |
D3 | Picture This | 2:31 |
D4 | Doggz Gonna Get Ya | 4:59 |
D5 | Hoes, Money & Clout | 3:21 |
D6 | Get Bout It & Rowdy | 4:22 |