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

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

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 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. RapReviews.com
    80
    The album does maintain enough of a hard edge to keep Snoop from going TOO soft.
  3. 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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  4. 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
  2. Max
    8
    really good CD, but i dont get the beat of "fresh pair of panties on" its a good, but confusing song.
  3. bradb
    7
    pretty goos cd. nice beats and production by the neptunes. just a note - Snoop was born in 1971, which makes him 34 not fourty something.
  4. SteveJ
    2
    Starts ok with track 1 then descends into mediocrity by track 2 and continues with consistently thereafter

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