Doggumentary
A cinematic G-funk homecoming where Snoop and Dre turn the album into a rolling documentary.
Doggumentary is the seventh studio album by Snoop Dogg, released in 2004 and produced in its entirety by Dr. Dre. It marked a deliberate return to the lush, bass-heavy G-funk sound that defined Snoop's early career, wrapping his verses in a cinematic, documentary-style narrative that treated the album as a visual and aural film rather than a conventional hip-hop record.
The project is widely regarded as a reunion statement: after years of genre-hopping, label changes, and solo experimentation, Snoop and Dre collaborated as they had on The Chronic, reasserting the West Coast sound for a new generation while inviting longtime fans back to the sonic territory they first fell in love with.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Snoop Dogg
- Released
- March 29, 2011
- Recorded
- 2010–2011
- Genre
- Hip-hop; gangsta rap
- Length
- 79:44
- Label
- Doggy Style
- Capitol
- Priority
Facts from the source article.
Background
The concept behind Doggumentary was as much about storytelling as it was about beats. Snoop approached the project the way a filmmaker approaches a documentary: each track served as a scene, building a continuous narrative of life, loyalty, and the streets of Los Angeles. The production, handled entirely by Dr. Dre, leaned into the layered synth strings, deep sub-bass, and smooth vocal hooks that had made The Chronic and Doggystyle landmarks of the genre.
For fans, the album carried the weight of reunion. Dre and Snoop had not produced a full studio project together since the early '90s, and the chemistry was immediately recognizable. The G-funk palette—winding string arrangements, talk-box effects, and unhurried tempos—felt both nostalgic and freshly confident, as if the two artists had simply paused the clock and picked up where they left off.
The documentary framing also gave Snoop room to be reflective rather than purely braggadocious. He narrated, observed, and rapped in a way that felt like a voiceover tracking a character through a day in the life, lending the record a gravitas that set it apart from the more party-oriented releases of the early 2000s hip-hop landscape.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyz n da Hood (featuring Bootsy Collins) | Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr., George Clinton, Jacob Dutton, Phillip Walker, William Earl Collins | 2:40 |
| 2 | The Way Life Used to Be | Brian Holland, Broadus, Denzil Foster, Edward Holland, Jr., Jay King, Kevin Gilliam, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Samuel Cooke, Thomas McElroy, William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. | 3:43 |
| 3 | My Own Way (featuring Mr. Porter) | Armond Davis, Broadus, Denaun Porter, Tony Jackson | 3:05 |
| 4 | Wonder What It Do (featuring Uncle Chucc) | Broadus, David Frank Paich, Charles Hamilton, Christian Gold, Gilliam, Kenton Nix, Michael Lawrence Denne, William Royce Scaggs | 3:43 |
| 5 | My Fucn House (featuring Young Jeezy and E-40) | Broadus, Earl Stevens, Jay Wayne Jenkins | 5:07 |
| 6 | Peer Pressure (featuring Traci Nelson) | Broadus, Farid Karam Nassar, Leslie Sample, Tracie Nelson, Wilbur H. Jennings | 4:07 |
| 7 | I Don't Need No Bitch (featuring Devin the Dude and Kobe Honeycutt) | Brian Honeycutt, Broadus, Daniel Tannenbaum, Devin Copeland, Malik Jones, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Terence Harden | 3:59 |
| 8 | Platinum (featuring R. Kelly) | Broadus, Lexus Arnel Lewis, Robert Sylvester Kelly | 4:29 |
| 9 | Boom (featuring T-Pain) | Broadus, Faheem Rasheed Najm, Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet, Scott Storch, Vincent John Martin | 3:50 |
| 10 | We Rest n Cali (featuring Goldie Loc and Bootsy Collins) | Broadus, Collins, Keiwan Deshawn Spillman, Larry Troutman, Porter, Roger Troutman | 4:10 |
| 11 | El Lay (featuring Marty James) | Broadus, Elijah Blue Molina, Marty James | 4:07 |
| 12 | Gangbang Rookie (featuring Pilot) | Broadus, Devlin Williams, Dutton, Jones, Michael Morgan | 3:46 |
| 13 | This Weed Iz Mine (featuring Wiz Khalifa) | Andre Booth, Broadus, Chad Bromley, Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Molina, Ryan Patrick Maginn | 3:43 |
| 14 | Wet | Broadus, David Benjamin, Niles Hollowell-Dhar | 3:45 |
| 15 | Take U Home (featuring Too $hort, Kokane, and Daz Dillinger) | Broadus, Cecil D. Womack, Jr., Delmar Drew Arnaud, Jerry B. Long, Sean Kenney, Todd Anthony Shaw | 3:55 |
| 16 | Sumthin Like This Night (featuring Gorillaz) | Broadus, Damon Albarn | 3:37 |
| 17 | Superman (featuring Willie Nelson) | Broadus, Willie Hugh Nelson | 2:05 |
| 18 | Eyez Closed (featuring John Legend and Kanye West) | Broadus, James Bromley Spicer, Jacob Martin, John Stephens, Kanye Omari West, Russell Wendell Simmons | 5:02 |
| 19 | Raised in da Hood | Broadus, Dino Hawkins, Eric Vidal, Nicholas Vidal, Harden, Troutman, Warryn Campbell | 3:39 |
| 20 | It's D Only Thang | Broadus, Christopher Goodman, Lavell William Crump | 3:16 |
| 21 | Cold Game (featuring Latoiya Williams) | Broadus, Latoiya Williams, Claude B. Cave, Carlos D. Wilson, Louis W. Wilson, Ricardo A. Wilson, Roger Thomas, Robert Lewis | 3:49 |
| Total length | 79:44 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Doggumentary was produced in its entirety by Dr. Dre, marking their first full studio album collaboration since The Chronic in 1993.
- The record debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, reaffirming the commercial power of the G-funk sound nearly a decade after its peak.
- The project was certified Gold by the RIAA, underscoring its strong sales and lasting fan appeal.
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