In honor of the 20th year anniversary of Snoop Dog’s ‘Doggystyle,’ Kendrick Lamar gave his review on the Hip Hop and West coast classic! Lamar reveals his favorite tracks off of the album and the impact it had on him growing up, hit the jump for more!
West Coast representer Kendrick Lamar gave his input on a classic album his side of the region could not escape, Snoop D. O. Double G’s ‘Doggystyle.’ Kendrick stated on the album’s evolution :
“I’m definitely influenced by that album. The structure. The cohesiveness. The skits. The flow. The melodies Snoop kicked. The raw raps. There wouldn’t be a Kendrick Lamar without Doggystyle. [What stood out about the album] was its sound. Albums that last that long have their own sound. It was nothing duplicated, that’s why it stood out. It was that G-Funk.
I listen to it every two to three plane rides a song or two rotates in my iPhone. That fact that we still discussing it 20 years later says everything about it”
And when it comes to his favorite tracks off of the album, he states:
“My favorite records are “G Funk Intro,” “Tha Shiznit,” “Pump Pump,” “Gz And Hustlas”… One of my favorite lyrics from the album is, “You’s flea and I’m the big dog/I’ll scratch you off my balls with my muthafuckin’ paws,” from “Doggy Dogg World.” It wasn’t the most complex line, but at the time, that’s all a 7-year-old could catch. I thought it was hard.”
Check out the rest of the review on XXL
