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Released 20 years ago this November

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

Snoop Dogg · 2006

77 min · 21 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.

62 /100
Foothills
Higher than 24% of albums we've rated

Strong production and Snoop’s relaxed delivery carry a long, varied set, but the 21-track sprawl and largely standalone songs blunt its shape.

What we noticed

  • The brief spoken intro gives way to a full-length run of tracks, with no major suite or recurring musical theme binding them together.
  • The production shifts between hard West Coast synths on tracks like “Vato” and “Gangbangn 101” and smoother, guest-led tracks such as “Boss’ Life.”
  • The final stretch moves from the sleek “Psst!” and “Beat Up on Yo Pads” to the reflective “Imagine,” then ends with the conversational “Conversations.”
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
6/10

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 4/10

Known within its scene. 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 Intrology 1:59
  • 2 Think About It 3:37
  • 3 Crazy 4:26
  • 4 Vato 4:44
  • 5 That’s That Shit 4:17
  • 6 Candy (Drippin’ Like Water) 4:48
  • 7 Get a Light 3:41
  • 8 Gangbangn 101 4:02
  • 9 Boss’ Life 3:22
  • 10 LAX 3:21
  • 11 10 Lil’ Crips 3:15
  • 12 Round Here 3:42
  • 13 A Bitch I Knew 4:32
  • 14 Like This 3:56
  • 15 Which One of You 3:32
  • 16 I Wanna Fuck You 2:58
  • 17 Psst! 2:59
  • 18 Beat Up on Yo Pads 2:57
  • 19 Don’t Stop 3:22
  • 20 Imagine 4:42
  • 21 Conversations 3:38

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