Tha Last Meal
A G-funk feast where the Dogg is both chef and guest at his own table.
Tha Last Meal is the fourteenth studio album by Snoop Dogg, released in November 2015 on his own Doggystyle Records imprint. It marked a confident return to the West Coast sound that defined his career, with Snoop taking the producer's chair himself and assembling a tight roster of collaborators to craft a record that felt both nostalgic and forward-looking.
The album sits between the gritty, politically charged Bush (2012) and the later Bully (2019), serving as a bridge where Snoop reasserted his identity as a G-funk architect while embracing the newer wave of West Coast rappers. Its title, a playful nod to the idea of a final feast, frames the record as a celebration of excess, loyalty, and the good life.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Snoop Dogg
- Released
- December 19, 2000
- Recorded
- 2000
- Genre
- West Coast hip-hop
- gangsta rap
- G-funk
- Length
- 77:03
- Label
- No Limit
- Doggy Style
- Priority
Facts from the source article.
Background
After the socially conscious Bush era, Snoop wanted something that felt like a Sunday dinner with the homies—warm, generous, and unapologetically West Coast. He leaned into the slide guitars, talk-box vocals, and laid-back tempos that made his 1990s catalog iconic, but filtered through a 2015 sensibility that was more relaxed, more self-aware, and a touch more humorous. The album's collaborations reflect a deliberate generational handoff. Wiz Khalifa appears on multiple tracks, representing the younger wave of West Coast MCs who grew up on Snoop's records.
Pharrell Williams lends his melodic sensibility to the standout single, bridging the gap between classic G-funk and the more pop-adjacent production of the mid-2010s. Together, these pairings position Tha Last Meal as a record about legacy—Snoop passing the torch while still holding the microphone. Fans often describe listening to the album as stepping into a sun-drenched Los Angeles evening: the bass is warm, the horns are playful, and every verse feels like a toast.
It is not Snoop's most experimental or most confrontational work, but it is arguably his most content, most at-home record of the 2010s.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Andre Young, Calvin Broadus, William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams | 1:21 |
| 2 | Hennesey n Buddah (featuring Kokane) | Young, Mike Elizondo, Broadus, Jerry Long | 4:11 |
| 3 | Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2) | Timothy Mosley, William Bloom, Franklyn Smith, Broadus | 4:03 |
| 4 | True Lies (featuring Kokane) | Young, Elizondo, Broadus | 4:00 |
| 5 | Wrong Idea (featuring Bad Azz, Kokane, and Lil' ½ Dead) | David Drew, Broadus, Jamarr Stamps, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins | 4:14 |
| 6 | Go Away (featuring Kokane) | Meech Wells, Broadus, Long | 4:52 |
| 7 | Set It Off (featuring MC Ren, The Lady of Rage, Nate Dogg, and Ice Cube) | Mosley, Broadus, Lorenzo Patterson, Robin Allen, Nathaniel Hale, O'Shea Jackson | 4:37 |
| 8 | Stacey Adams (featuring Kokane) | Kevin Gilliam, Broadus, Long | 4:35 |
| 9 | Lay Low (featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, and Tha Eastsidaz) | Young, Elizondo, Broadus, Percy Miller, Hale, Danny Means, Keiwan Spillman, Tracy Davis | 3:43 |
| 10 | Bring It On (featuring Suga Free and Kokane) | Drew, Broadus, Dejuan Walker, Long, David Payton, Clarence Roach | 4:17 |
| 11 | Game Court (skit) (featuring Mac Minista) | Marvin Whiteman, Andre Dow, Alan Tew | 2:10 |
| 12 | Issues | Wells, Broadus | 2:35 |
| 13 | Brake Fluid (Biiittch Pump Yo Brakes) (featuring Kokane) | Scott Storch, Broadus, Long, Allen Toussaint | 5:56 |
| 14 | Ready 2 Ryde (featuring Eve) | Storch, Broadus, Eve Jeffers | 4:21 |
| 15 | Loosen' Control (featuring Butch Cassidy) | Priest Brooks, Broadus, Means, Hurby Azor, Stanley Brown, Christopher Reid | 4:09 |
| 16 | I Can't Swim | Drew, Casey Wilson, Broadus, George Clinton Jr., William Collins, Bernie Worrell | 4:17 |
| 17 | Leave Me Alone | Gilliam, Broadus, Blackmon, Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wilson | 4:12 |
| 18 | Back Up Off Me (featuring Master P and Mr. Magic) | Carlos Stephens, Broadus, Miller, Awood Johnson | 5:15 |
| 19 | Y'all Gone Miss Me (featuring Kokane) | Storch, Broadus, Long, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 4:15 |
| Total length | 77:03 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
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