Sheek Louch and Snoop Dogg recently spoke with MTV News separately to speak on their upcoming albums.
Sheek, whose album Silverback features a track called D-Block/Dipset, spoke on his relationship with the Harlem crew.
“Dipset? Love. Love. You know our history with Cam and Jim Jones. We remember
when Jim wasn’t rapping. That’s why I’m so proud of him. Now he’s
full-blown outta here. He’s always had that swag, and our relationship
with Children of the Corn and rapping in Harlem, battling, we’ve been
with each other forever. It was time.”
The D-Block member also indicated that Silverback’s first single would likely be Good Love.“I’m not murdering nobody on there. It’s a feel-good record…Silverback Gorilla
is off the hook. The beats are crazy; the hooks are crazy. I feel good.
I can’t tell you about sales. People who sold multimillions can’t tell
you about sales right now. But I can tell you you’re gonna love it.”
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Sheek continued, explaining his mindset. “I’m one of the beasts in this game — lyrically, mentally,
size-wise and all that. … I be in the ‘hood. I know it’s wolves
everywhere; they prey on the rappers and boxers and athletes. I think
like a wolf. I am a wolf. Silverback Gorilla, they say this is the
concrete jungle. I’m sitting there, I know it’s tigers and lions out,
but I’m sitting there like a gorilla with my family. I’m grinding.
We’re them boys that will tear you apart if you try to do something to
them.”
Speaking on another track, he mentioned more of the rejuvenated feeling he’s gotten.
“It’s saying I feel great. I’m in the best shape of my life. … My
lyrics is up to somewhere else. … I feel I’mma get younger every
album.”
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Another highly anticipated album, Ego Trippin’, has Snoop Dogg doing just that.
“Right now, I got Puffy by a couple of notes,” said the Dogg of his singing abilities. “I think
Puffy can just sing alto and tenor. But I can sing alto, tenor and
soprano. I can sing any note.”
During his interview, Snoop expressed that his single Sensual Seduction would not be the only song in which he’d show if his singing chops.“There will be a couple of more songs where I
express my R&B feel. It feels good and
sounds good. It’s no stretch. I’ve always been singing melodies and
riffs, but never no whole song. I’ve been making all kinds of songs,
but I’ve never done anything like how I done [with ‘Sensual
Seduction’]. I’m trying to mix it up and bring a variety of different
looks [on the project], but there will be those type of Snoop songs you
love.”
Snoop also told MTV News that the producers for Ego Trippin’ are going to be Pharrell Williams and Teddy Riley. “Pharrell is always going to be involved with
what I do. Teddy Riley had the music game in his hand for 12
years straight. He knows how to create the atmosphere for a great
artist and a big event. I feel like I’m a big artist and keep my albums
in the classification of a big event. For me and him to work together,
it’s gonna be like Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson working together on that Thriller album.”
