| Missionary | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Snoop Dogg |
| Cover: | blank |
| Released: | TBA |
| Recorded: | July–November 2022 |
| Producer: | Dr. Dre |
| Prev Title: | Snoop Cube 40 $hort |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
| Year: | 2024 |
Missionary is the upcoming twentieth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It is set to be released in November 2024 by Death Row Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.[1] Production will be handled by Dr. Dre.[2] [3]
The album began to be mentioned by Snoop on social media in the last months of 2022. Snoop Dogg confirmed that Missionary was in the works last year during an appearance on Stephen A. Smith's podcast, Know Mercy. "I'ma tell you this, you're the first one to hear this: me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months," he revealed. He went on to claim "it'll be done in November." Snoop continued, explaining, "It's produced by Dr. Dre, it's our 30th anniversary to Doggystyle. And the name of the album is Missionary." When asked to share why they chose the name, Snoop simply told the host, "The first album was Doggystyle."[4]
During an interview with From The Desk Of Lo published on August 27, 2023, the rapper The D.O.C. revealed that the album sounds like the perfect balance between the old and new Death Row: "It sounds like what Snoop's next record would've been like on Death Row, that's what it sounds like."[5]
In 2024, Snoop gives some update about the "masterful" new album: "When you hear what we have and how he got me rapping, it's like a grown Snoop Dogg. There's some growth to him. It's the way he selects his bars, it's the way he uses his voice. [Dr. Dre] uses me like a fucking robot and I love it because I love to be produced. I love to be challenged." He also praised Dre for using his voice "like an instrument."[6] [7]
In February 2024, rapper and producer Erick Sermon says he has a "crazy" song on the album.[8]
On March 20, 2024, Snoop announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that Dr. Dre will begin mixing the album in mid-April. 50 Cent revealed he will be featured on the album.[9]
On August 13th 2024, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Dre mentioned that he is almost done mixing the album and it would either have 14 or 16 tracks, he is on track 11 as far as mixing goes and he mentioned that he has to have it done and delivered by September 1st to have a November release date. He added that he would be featured on one track vocally on the finished album. He also revealed than Sting will be one of the features on the album alongside “an amazing roster of artists”.[10] In an interview with Complex, Snoop and Dre confirmed the album is “definitely“ going to be released “later this year before Christmas“.[11]
The album will be produced by Dr. Dre, who launched Snoop's career on the single Deep Cover (1992) and produced the rapper's debut album, Doggystyle (1993).[12] The album will be a return to the sound of the rapper's first albums, released in the mid-1990s.[13]
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight on August 13th 2024, Dre said “This one is going to show a different level of maturity with my music. I feel like this is some of the best music I’ve done in my career”. [14]