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R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece - Snoop Dogg
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63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Summary: This self-proclaimed masterpiece from the veteran rapper features production work from The Neptunes. Other guests include Nelly, Bootsy Collins, and those old hip-hop standbys, The Bee Gees.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. E! Online
    83
    A little bit less filler and the album would have really lived up to its name.
  2. Blender
    60
    His flirtations are mostly asinine, autopilot-Lothario stuff... but his voice is, as always, a hypnotic melt of menace and charisma. [Dec 2004, p.145]
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  3. Pitchfork
    21
    R&G has a unified sound, rare in hip-hop albums, but it's a sound based on tinkly pianos and noodly guitars and windchimes. It sounds something like The Black Eyed Peas if they tried to make a Barry White album, but with more falsetto warbling.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. martinw
    9
    alot better than i thought it would be.one of his best.i've read the critics and i believe they are too critical and probably dont like snoop.good album stand out track for me 13.promise I… Expand
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  2. MorganC
    5
    I liked some of the songs they were ok and the beats were awesome and the lyrics weren't so bad either. What really bothered me was he is still talking about sex, drugs, hitting the club, and picking up hotties. Hello he is 40 something years old and he is still the purverted porn star that he was in the early, what 90's.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. SteveJ
    2
    Starts ok with track 1 then descends into mediocrity by track 2 and continues with consistently thereafter
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