![]() ![]() Cyrus’s vocals are incredibly quick, over-processed, and barely decipherable on the hook. Worse is the album’s most shocking collaborative effort, “Ashtrays and Heartbreaks” featuring Miley Cyrus. “The Good Good”, featuring Iza, is merely good enough and nothing more while “Torn Apart”, featuring British pop star Rita Ora, sounds more quirky and unexceptional than valedictory. From thereon, things take a questionable turn. “Tired of Running” is assured, given its cover status (from Akon’s 2006 album Konvicted). The hook is simple and direct: “Smoke the weed, everyday / don’t smoke the seeds, no way / smoke the weed.” Profound it ain’t, but Snoop also manages to tie in mother nature. Drake delivers one of the best moments: “Bullets do not choose a victim / it is the shooter that picks ‘em / they just can’t wait to get you in the system / the district attorney could use a conviction.” “Fruit Juice” contrasts by going smaller, while the obligatory ode to marijuana arrives via “Smoke the Weed”, featuring Collie Budz. Single “No Guns Allowed” atones, featuring Snoop’s daughter Cori B as well as Canadian rapper Drake. Manic and overambitious, the song is all over the place. “Get Away” proves even less triumphant, in spite of slick production work. “So Long” remains pleasant, if less alluring, adhering to more of a traditional reggae sound. Possessing the total package, “Lighters Up” benefits from superb production and being enjoyable. Even given the positive message of rising above haters, Snoop’s best line comes way of “Ganja makes me lord of the land.” Closing a solid opening trio, “Lighten Up” features Mavado and Popcaan, both Jamaican musicians. Snoop Lion delivers his verses soundly enough, though it is the hook that highlights: “You can’t run away, run away / you gotta face this… time is moving fast.” “Here Comes the King” follows capably, featuring vocal assistance from Angela Hunte, who thrills on the hook. ![]() The production work balances traditional reggae cues while keeping in step with contemporary production work. “Rebel Way” opens Reincarnated with great promise. Look no further than Reincarnated’s smoke-filled cover art. While the new Snoop refrains from many of the excesses of his gangsta past, he does, in Jamaican/reggae tradition, continue to assert his love for weed. The ‘reincarnated’ artist keeps things relatively clean. Another break with the past comes with Snoop’s eschewal of the infamous parental advisory label. Throughout the course of the 12-track set (16 tracks in deluxe form), Snoop Lion sings or pop-raps, never assimilating into his traditional MC flow. Switching gears from a comfort zone of gangsta rap, Snoop’s 2013 effort Reincarnated, released via RCA, is a reggae album. ![]() ![]() Snoop Lion arrives as the alter ego of veteran west coast rapper Snoop Dogg. ![]()
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