Snoop Dogg Missionary

Critic's Take

Snoop Dogg remains a living legend on Missionary, leaning on big-name cameos and expensive samples to make a statement. The review singles out tracks like “Gorgeous” and “Last Dance With Mary Jane” as emblematic of Snoop's power flex, and praises party-ready cuts such as “Fire” and the 50 Cent/Eminem pairing on “Gunz N Smoke”. It reads as an appreciation of craft and clout - not the greatest Snoop record, but a confident, well-funded entry that rewards longtime fans. The best songs on Missionary are those that pair Snoop's effortless delivery with headline guests and cinematic samples, notably “Gorgeous” and “Last Dance With Mary Jane”.

Key Points

• The best song is highlighted for pairing Snoop’s signature delivery with a big-name cameo and memorable lyric, exemplified by "Gorgeous".
• The album’s core strengths are Snoop’s enduring persona, high-profile collaborations, and lavish sample-driven production.

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Critic's Take

Paul Attard writes with a sardonic clarity that the best songs on Missionary are the few tracks that pare things back - namely “Outta Da Blue” and “Thank You” - where Snoop can actually rise to the occasion. He frames the record as a reunion with Dre that often overwhelms Snoop rather than supporting him, praising moments when the arrangements are barebones and the verses land. In Attard's voice, the album’s attempts at nostalgia - from "Last Dance with Mary Jane" to "Another Part of Me" - feel like baffling bait, which makes the sparer highlights stand out all the more as the best songs on Missionary.

Key Points

• The best song is "Outta Da Blue" because Snoop trades bars with Dre and shows more energy when the arrangement is sparser.
• The album’s core strength is occasional moments of barebones production where Snoop's verses can register, contrasted with overblown, nostalgic production that often overwhelms him.

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Critic's Take

Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre’s Missionary arrives like an old-school flight announcement and then refuses to apologise, which is precisely its thrill. Helen Brown’s tone is admiring and a touch wry, celebrating the duo’s best songs such as “Outta Da Blue” and “Hard Knocks” for their raw piano hooks, cowbell and slow-build Dre drama. She praises Snoop’s renewed vocal spring and Dre’s shifting textures, arguing that the best tracks on Missionary are where classic G-Funk grooves meet surprising samples and guest turns. The result is a record that leans into its problematic bars but remains relentlessly interesting and richly produced.

Key Points

• The best song is praised for pairing Dre’s crisp production with a raw hook and memorable samples, making it the album’s standout.
• The album’s core strengths are Dre’s inventive G-Funk textures, adventurous sampling, and Snoop’s energized vocal performance.

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Critic's Take

In this review Will Dukes hears the best songs on Missionary as those that marry Snoop’s mellow snarl with Dre’s seismic touch, particularly “Sticcy Situation”, “Last Dance with Mary Jane” and “Hard Knocks”. Dukes writes with amused authority, noting how the bass and mafioso pianos on “Sticcy Situation” brand you an accomplice, while the rootsy, cozy freefall of “Last Dance with Mary Jane” becomes a heartfelt heater. He singles out “Hard Knocks” as militant and poised to blow up, and praises the Dre-Snoop tandem on tracks like “Outta Da Blue” for speaker-decimating power. The result, in Dukes’s voice, is an album that celebrates Snoop’s congenial gangsta appeal and occasional transcendence without recapturing past explosions.

Key Points

• “Last Dance with Mary Jane” is best for its rootsy, gorgeous, contemplative delivery and Tom Petty sample.
• The album’s core strengths are Dre’s seismic production, Snoop’s mellow but witty bars, and high-profile collaborations that yield standout moments.

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Critic's Take

There is a relaxed confidence across Missionary, as Snoop Dogg leans into his caricature with playful flows and staunch West Coast production. The review singles out “Shangri-La” and “Outta Da Blue” as early highlights, and applauds the chemistry on “Skyscrapers” and the BJ The Chicago Kid-assisted “Now Or Never” as clear standouts. Robin Murray notes Dre's production as a unifying strength, while flagging a few missteps like “Gunz N Smoke” and the Sting-sampling “Another Part Of Me”. Overall, the album is cast as one of Snoop's most consistent records in years, a fan-pleasing return to form rather than a radical reinvention.

Key Points

• The best song(s) excel due to sharp early production and clever interpolations, notably on 'Outta Da Blue' and 'Shangri-La'.
• The album's core strengths are Dre's cohesive production and Snoop's playful, authentic West Coast persona.

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Critic's Take

Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre’s Missionary yields a scattershot set where the best songs are the unexpected standouts, like “Another Part Of Me” and “Outta Da Blue”. Williams writes with a measured, slightly disappointed voice, praising the psychedelic surprise of “Another Part Of Me” while celebrating the nostalgic chemistry on “Outta Da Blue”. The review frames these as the clearest successes on the record, and answers what the best songs on Missionary are by pointing to those tracks as the album’s most convincing moments.

Key Points

• ‘The Negotiator’ is the best song because Dre’s production and Snoop’s chill delivery align perfectly.
• The album’s strengths are occasional nostalgia and surprising one-off experiments, but sonic inconsistency undermines the project.

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