Snoop 'Malice N Wonderland' & Travis Barker Co. Party In Hollywood Recap

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In celebration of two milestones -- 10 years in clothing biz and 10 albums deep in the game -- Travis Barker, his Famous Stars & Straps brand and rapper Snoop Dogg rocked Los Angeles on Tuesday (December 8) with a mega-party where the West Coast was in full effect.

Celebrities like DJ Quik, the Lakers' Lamar Odom, Rob Dyrdek, Tila Tequila, Pharrell, The Game, Joe Budden, and Mister Cartoon among others, came through to support the huge achievement.

Everyone finally made their way into the event, had some drinks and mingled. Then, late in the evening, Snoop (drapped in a long gray trench coat) and Travis (Barker) (rocking a sleeveless Famous tee) finally made their way to the stage to treat the crowd to a medley of songs. When the DJ announced Snoop's arrival, he hopped on stage immediately with his now-classic "The Next Episode" with Barker right on que providing the drums.

Shortly after, the rapper called out for singer Butch Cassidy. "How many people in the house got love for my n**** Nate Dogg? You know Butch Cassidy is his first cousin, so we gonna do a little song from Nate Dogg. It go a little something like this." The beat dropped for Snoop's classic "Ain't No Fun" off his debut, Doggystyle, and the crowd went wild. Cassidy jumped right into the first verse, originally sung by Nate who wasn't in attendence.

As the performance continued, Snoop and Travis brought out a slew of their collaborators and other West Coast acts. At one point, Pharrell (of the Neptunes) graced the stage to assist Snoop with his hits, "Beautiful" and "Drop It Like It's Hot." Later, Game checked it, breaking right into his collaboration with Barker on "Dope Boys," before spitting an off the dome freestyle.

DJ Quik performed "Tonite," while Kurupt dropped a freestyle or two, in addition to rocking verses from several Snoop gems.

If you were in the crowd, you probably also noticed newcomers like Problem, Nipsey Hussle, Tyga, and plenty of others on stage just vibing, lending a verse here and there, and laughing alongside big Snoop Dogg.

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London Times Profiles Snoop Dogg's Career And Upcoming Album

When you tell people you’re going to interview the rapper Snoop Dogg, they gleefully start adding “izzles” and “shizzles” to the end of their words, because that’s how he talks, the king of the comedy suffix. And then, when you do join Snoopizzle on his European tour and he turns up three hours late to the hotel in Amsterdizzle, and leaves the lift having a blazing row on his mobile phizzle about “how ain’t nobody gonna f***ing tizzle me I can’t smoke in the hotel room when they ain’t even in the same country and why we even staying in a nine-star when we coulda stayed in a two-star and smoked in the bizzle dizzle . . .” It’s something of a revelation — he even shizzles while he’s swearing!

The career of the man born 38 years ago as Calvin Broadus has swung between comedy and criminality, between prison and superstardom. So, after he has finished barking into his phone and I’m worried that he’s going to bark at me too, he turns round, gentle as a lamb, and announces softly: “I am ready when you are.”

He is gangly and slender, as tall as his bouncers are wide. We share a sofa but he doesn’t face me, his sunglasses and hat still on, a joint cupped between his fingers as he talks about his new album, Malice N Wonderland, purposefully grinding ash into the hotel table. “When the record starts off you can tell I’m rapping with a lot of bad energy in my heart. So that’s the first half, that’s Malice,” he says slowly. “By the time I get midway through the record it tones down and takes on a different direction, and by the end I find myself in Wonderland. And you know, that’s for the ladies. I been calling women ‘bitches’ and ‘hos’ my whole career and I didn’t make songs for them. So I took time to give them that love and respect on this record.”

Read the full article here:
London Times - The new mellow Snoop Dogg still has bite

Snoop's 'Malice N Wonderland' Tracklist Revealed

As reported on Hip Hop DX

Snoop's 'Malice N Wonderland' tracklist:

01. I Wanna Rock [Produced by Scoop DeVille]
02. 2 Minute Warning
03. 1800 [Produced by Lil Jon]
04. Different Languages ft. Jazmine Sullivan
[Produced by Teddy Riley]
05. Gangsta Luv ft.The-Dream [Produced by Tricky Stewart]
06. Pronto ft. Soulja Boy
07. That’s Tha Homie [Produced by Danja]
08. Upside Down ft. Problem & Nipsey Hussle
[Produced by Terrance Martin]
09. Secrets ft.. Kokane [Produced by Battlecat]
10. Pimpin Ain’t EZ ft. R. Kelly
11. Luv Drunk ft. The-Dream
12. Special ft. Brandy & Pharrell

Snoop Dogg - 'Malice N Wonderland' on Priority/EMI/Doggy Style in stores December 8.

Watch Artist Mister Cartoon Create Snoop 'Malice N Wonderland' Artwork

Also photographer Estevan Oriel is providing the snap shots of Snoop at the photo session for the album.

Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland on Priority/EMI/Doggy Style in stores December 8.