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It's been a hot minute since Snoop dropped a song I was excited about. But this one (especially with this dope Blaxplotation video) has my head bobbin'. Shouts to Pharrell for producing another dancefloor classic. This ain't that old-school, G-funk head-not shit, but I'm widdit.

While doing my homework for the Great Cover Up, I stumbled across a track that I'd never heard before, "My Medicine" by Snoop featuring Willie Nelson, Everlast and Brad Paisley???  It's from 2008 - making it 6 years old. I guess that's enough to qualify for a throwback. Truth is, I kinda dig this cut. Hilarious.

Another year, another fun-filled performance. This time my band picked up a few extra key players and tackled Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. It's an idea that me and Brandon T. Washington have been kicking around for a few years. When my bass player Ant Gravino heard me pitch it, he was all in. Enthusiastically. Ant only owns a few hip-hop albums but The Chronic and Doggystyle are two of his favorites. Drummer Ian Shepherd was ready to tackle the MPC beats.  So I picked the songs, made the set and recruited Jesse Brown on keys, Mike Ingram on guitar and Ci Ci Stewart on backing vocals. Here are some pics and video highlights. Such a good time.

Photo by Troy Stanger

Finally sat down to watch Reincarnated - the documentary of Snoop Dogg's journey into Rastafari in an attempt to recreate himself once again. The result? It was just as bad as I thought it would be. When I first caught wind of this whole project I called shenanigans. During Snoop's entire career he's always been about going where the money is. Shamelessly wearing whatever hat necessary to align with a certain market base. The documentary (like the album) is an embarassment. His understanding of Rastafari clearly goes no further than peace, love and weed. He's basically one step away from being Ras Trent.

Frankie Smith is as old school as it gets.  He's the man responsible for putting "izzle" on the end of everything (way before Snoop did it).  Dig this groove and see if you can spot where a very familiar sample originated.