Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre talk working together after 30 years on Snoop's new album

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre could be called the most successful rapper, producer combination in hip-hop history. The world first heard them together in the early '90s and believe it or not, it's been nearly three decades since they dropped Snoop's debut album Doggystyle, produced by Dre.

Now, the two rap legends have teamed up again for Snoop's upcoming album Missionary, scheduled to be released this year. They talked about the project in a recent interview with Complex, and Dre said he's outdone himself with the production.

“This is our first time working on an album in 30 years," Dre explained. "We’ve done things in between, a song here and there and did shows, but this is the first time that we got together and worked on an entire album. I feel like it’s some of the best music I’ve ever made, and I’m really proud of it."

Since Doggystyle, Snoop has released well over 20 albums between his solo and collaborative LPs. But despite working with some of the industry's top producers, the Long Beach rapper said no one compares to Dre. He also talked about being nervous to play Dre songs that were produced by other people.

“Anything that I do outside of him, I don’t want him to hear it,” Snoop explained. “‘Cause he’s so critical, he’s a perfectionist … That’s why I chose to work with him on this project rather than try to do something on the outside and be like, ‘What you think about this, Dre?' No, why not just go let him produce me and give me the greatest experience I can have.”

Snoop went on to say that his favorite thing about working with Dre is that he gets to be just an artist and doesn't have to wear any other hats, something he has to do when collaborating with others.

In 2023 HipHopDX said that Doggystyle sold over 4 million copies, but when Snoop was asked if he's looking to sell a ton of albums with Missionary, he said that isn't his goal.

Instead, Snoop said success to him is attached to a feeling listeners have, like if someone tells him the album got that person through a difficult time. In fact, Snoop said he's never paid attention to sales numbers. "I never watched my highlights cause I always had a game to play the next day," he analogized.