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Released 24 years ago this November

Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss

Snoop Dogg · 2002

79 min · 20 tracks · contemporary R&B

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

59 /100
Foothills
Higher than 19% of albums we've rated

Strong singles and a few production pivots give the album character, but its long, interruption-heavy sequence makes the full run less rewarding than its highlights.

What we noticed

  • Two short boss-introduction tracks precede the songs proper; the 20-track sequence then runs past an hour and closes with the pointed diss track “Pimp Slapp’d.”
  • The Neptunes-led “From tha Chuuuch to da Palace” and “Beautiful” lean on bright, clipped funk and Pharrell’s vocals, while much of the album returns to slower, bass-heavy rap grooves.
  • “I Believe in You” and “Beautiful” make space for melodic guest vocals, but skits and hard-edged tracks keep interrupting that smoother stretch.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
6/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Don Doggy 0:42
  • 2 Da Bo$$ Would Like to See You 1:59
  • 3 Stoplight 4:26
  • 4 From tha Chuuuch to da Palace 4:40
  • 5 I Believe in You 4:34
  • 6 Lollipop 3:48
  • 7 Ballin’ 5:19
  • 8 Beautiful 4:58
  • 9 Paper’d Up 3:49
  • 10 Wasn’t Your Fault 4:30
  • 11 Bo$$ Playa 5:53
  • 12 Hourglass 4:20
  • 13 The One and Only 3:49
  • 14 I Miss That Bitch 3:12
  • 15 From Long Beach 2 Brick City 3:43
  • 16 Suited ’n’ Booted 3:16
  • 17 You Got What I Want 3:36
  • 18 Batman & Robin 5:03
  • 19 A Message 2 Fat Cuzz 1:40
  • 20 Pimp Slapp’d 5:42

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