Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reunites for new album ‘Missionary’

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Grammy-winning producer Dr. Dre has been by Snoop Dogg’s side since the start of the rapper’s career more than three decades ago with Snoop’s 1993 debut album Doggy style instantly put him on the map thanks to the amazing single “Gin and Juice” and other Dr. Dre-produced hits. Now, just after the album’s 30th anniversary, the two Super Bowl halftime headliners have joined forces again for the new album Missionary.

Missionary marks the twentieth studio album of Snoop Dogg’s career, and the landmark album arrives as the SoCal-bred rapper basks in the glory of his far-reaching empire from the kitchen with Martha Stewart to the Olympic torch relay. When he talked about teaming up with Dr. Dre once again for the album, the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” MC said Dre was able to bring out a new side of him as an artist at age 53. “When you hear what we have and how he made me rap, it’s like a grown-up Snoop Dogg. It’s the way he picks his bars, it’s the way he uses his voice,” he said All the smoke podcast back in January.

“(Dr. Dre) uses me like a f**king robot and I love it because I love being produced. I love to be challenged,” he continued. “If I’m produced, we create this piece together, and this is masterful because my voice is part of your music. It’s actually an instrument, as opposed to just bouncing around on the track. Use my voice as a of**king instrument. Let me be a part of the music.” He added that all his collaborations with Dr. Dre have been like that, “Every song you’ve ever heard from Dre, it’s always on top because it’s an instrument. he’s making. He’s using me as an instrument right now to create this masterful album.”

Throughout the album, the dynamic duo brings a wide range of guest stars from Eminem, Method Man and 50 Cent to Sting, Jelly Roll and Jhené Aiko. Snoop’s reunion with Dre came, he said, after the producer noticed that the rapper’s music today needed to match the same all-star level of name recognition with other pursuits and products. “(Dre) saw me in the entertainment world and figured my music hand didn’t match my entertainment hand,” Snoop shared Associated Press. “He wanted to put the music back in the forefront with his production, management and guidance on the project.”