Snoop Dogg - Those Gurlz

Name: Snoop Dogg - Those Gurlz
Uploaded: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in summer 2008, 'Those Gurlz' arrived during a transitional moment for West Coast hip-hop, as the genre navigated the commercial dominance of Southern rap and the emerging ringtone/snap era. The Ego Trippin' album represented Snoop Dogg's deliberate retooling — assembling a production supergroup dubbed 'QDT' (Quik-Dogg-Teddy)…

2008 · Late Ringtone Era / West Coast Hip-Hop Revival (2008) · music video

2008Late Ringtone Era / West Coast Hip-Hop Revival (2008)West Coast Hip-Hop / G-Funk Revival (2008 mainstream era)

What this video is

Released in summer 2008, 'Those Gurlz' arrived during a transitional moment for West Coast hip-hop, as the genre navigated the commercial dominance of Southern rap and the emerging ringtone/snap era. The Ego Trippin' album represented Snoop Dogg's deliberate retooling — assembling a production supergroup dubbed 'QDT' (Quik-Dogg-Teddy) with DJ Quik and Teddy Riley to deliver a record critics called 'the best Snoop…

Why it matters

Represents a documented moment of G-funk/West Coast hip-hop legacy artist repositioning within the late-2000s mainstream. The track's fusion of Teddy Riley's New Jack Swing production sensibility with DJ Quik's clean West Coast instrumentation and a disco-era soul sample illustrates the genre's…

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