Snoop Dogg has so many albums he has a hard time remembering which is which. Setting aside the fact that a woman gets murdered at the end of this song, Xzibit, the jovial emcee responsible for one of the greatest Cribs episodes ever, used his feature to remind us that in addition to being the host of Pimp My Ride, he also has bars.
Here are the contributions that ended up standing out the most.
With Dre sitting back comfortably in the producer’s chair, protégés like Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg provide the album with fuel, newcomers like King Mez and Jon Connor enjoy their first real taste of the spotlight, and old comrades come out to pay their respects. But it is with particular interest that we listen to the features from other rappers because that’s where Dre’s genius behind the board shines through the most. Dre, including R&B vocals from Jill Scott and Marsha Ambrosius. There are 16 guests credited on Dre’s new Straight Outta Compton companion piece, Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre’s legacy has endured for all these years thanks in large part to his ability to identify talent in other artists, extract from them their best work in the studio, and launch their careers (“Still got Eminem checks I ain’t opened yet,” Dre reminds us on “Talk About It”). There’s no getting around the fact that Dr. Photo: Illustration: Maya Robinson and Photos by Getty