Snoop Dogg
12 vinyl records found
Snoop Dogg shaped West Coast hip-hop through his collaboration with Dr. Dre and his distinctive drawled delivery, which became central to G-funk's mainstream rise in the early 1990s. If you collected rap vinyl through the decade, his catalog spans from platinum debut statements to genre-hopping experiments, making him essential for understanding hip-hop's commercial and stylistic evolution.
About Snoop Dogg
Calvin Broadus entered the rap mainstream through Dr. Dre's orbit in 1992, appearing on "Deep Cover" and Dre's The Chronic before his own 1993 debut Doggystyle became a cultural anchor. That album moved over 800,000 copies in its first week and went quadruple platinum, establishing Snoop's melodic approach to gangsta rap as a commercial formula. Tracks like "What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice" defined early 90s rap radio, while his second album Tha Doggfather (1996) confirmed his staying power at the format's commercial peak.
After his Death Row years ended, Snoop moved through multiple labels and stylistic directions. His 2004 album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece marked a shift toward uptempo production and broader crossover appeal, producing the hit "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell. Later work showed his willingness to pivot into reggae as Snoop Lion on Reincarnated (2013) and gospel on Bible of Love (2018), while maintaining his rap identity with releases like Bush (2015) and BODR (2022). His catalog has sold over 35 million copies globally, with pressings ranging from standard black vinyl to colored variants and picture discs reflecting collector demand across different eras of his work.
The Groove Hunter currently tracks 12 editions of Snoop Dogg releases, including pressings of Doggystyle in clear and cloudy blue variants, R&G Rhythm & Gangsta The Masterpiece, BUSH, and the recent Missionary picture disc LP.









![Missionary [Picture Disc LP] by Snoop Dogg — album cover](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fglxB1VaL._SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg)

