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Dr. Dre’s Passion For Snoop Dogg’s New Album Matches “The Chronic,” Smitty Says

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Dr. Dre’s excitement for Snoop Dogg’s upcoming album reportedly matches that of The Chronic, according to producer Smitty. The Grammy Award winner sat down with AllHipHop to discuss the highly-anticipated project. He detailed what the studio sessions have been like with the two legendary artists.

“It’s gonna be great music,” Smitty said. “That’s not even the given. What people won’t expect is the level of execution that Snoop is committed to. Snoop’s in his bag. I was in Hawaii working with other projects last week. He called me — I’m three hours behind, it has to be 8 in the morning — he’s like ‘Man, this is Snoop. Little bro, I ain’t seen Dre this excited since The Chronic. He’s really excited about what we’re doing.’ I said, ‘Nah, you think?’ He said, ‘Y’all ain’t got what we got. Y’all go on trips on yachts with him, record and all that shit,’ because that’s how we started.”

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Dr. Dre Performs With Snoop Dogg

INDIO, CA – APRIL 15: Rappers Dr. Dre (L) and Snoop Dogg perform onstage during day 3 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 15, 2012 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

He continued: “He took us on a yacht trip to Croatia. We were recording every day, we had three records for Snoop. When we came back, Snoop said ‘Yo, this could be something!’ That’s what set the plug, that’s what started it. That’s the last thing Snoop said to me: ‘Man, he’s really excited.’ And Snoop’s commitment to execution makes us all humble.”

As for Snoop and Dre’s chemistry in the studio, he added: “I’ve seen Snoop come in and not be in the mood to record, and he’ll still give it his all. Because a lot of people are intimidated to record with Dre. I’ve seen some of the biggest names not want to record with him because he’s that meticulous. He’ll make you do the line over and over a thousand times, then tomorrow say, ‘Yeah, I was wrong.’ That’s him. It takes a certain level of commitment to even rock with him.”

Snoop first announced that he’d be dropping an album with Dr. Dre while appearing on Stephen A. Smith’s Know Mercy podcast back in October. He hasn’t given the project an official release date, but he recently promised it’s arrival will come this summer.

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Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Hint At Summer Release Date For “Missionary” Album

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Since The Chronic, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have established themselves as hip-hop’s most trusted hitmakers. From The Chronic and Doggystyle to their Emmy-award-winning performance at the Super Bowl in 2023, the chemistry they’ve built for three decades hasn’t diminished within that time. Unfortunately, we haven’t received a ton of music from them recently, safe for “ETA” from Dre’s Grand Theft Auto: The Contract releases. So, when Snoop said that he and Dr. Dre locked into the studio for a new project, fans were understandably excited.

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre confirmed they were cooking up a new album last year. However, they haven’t delivered much of an update since Snoop announced the album in October. “Me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months, and it’ll be done in November,” Snoop told Stephen A. Smith on the Know Mercy podcast. “And it’s produced by Dr. Dre. It’s our 30th anniversary to Doggystyle. And the name of the album is Missionary.”

Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Are Taking Over The Summer 

Snoop confirmed that his upcoming Dr. Dre-produced album, Missionary would be coming later this year. The Long Beach native hit Instagram with a photo of himself and Dre, describing themselves as the “dynamic duo.” “Music comin summer 23,” he captioned the post. Though they haven’t set a release date yet, the two delivered countless summer anthems over the years. Songs like “Gin N Juice” and “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” continue to ring out nearly three decades after their release, so there’s little doubt they won’t deliver this time around.

Snoop Dogg apparently has a big summer ahead of him. Along with the release of Missionary with Dr. Dre, he and Wiz Khalifa could have a sequel to Mac & Devin Go To High School in the works. The two rappers confirmed the news on Instagram earlier this week, revealing that the title would be High School Reunion. Similar to Missionary, Snoop and Wiz didn’t publicly announce a release date. However, we can imagine Snoop Dogg will be incredibly busy in the coming months. We’ll keep you posted on any more updates and read our history of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s relationship here.