Snoop Dogg

Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits compiles the highlights of the rapper's two albums for the label -- Doggystyle and Tha Doggfather -- along with some miscellany such as remixes. Since the miscellany is inessential and the selections aren't well selected, it's better to go with those two studio albums. Or just Doggystyle, as that's a flat-out classic album from beginning to end, whereas Tha Doggfather is rather poor in comparison. In any event, at the least Death Row could have compiled Snoop's best songs for this compilation. Instead, the label has assembled a hodgepodge that falls far short of the mark -- it's more of an odds-and-ends collection than a best-of, arguably. [Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits was also released in a deluxe edition with a bonus DVD featuring seven classic Snoop Dogg videos.] ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide