Ego Trippin'

The album was originally set to feature no guests and showcase Snoop Dogg only, hence the title "Ego Trippin'".Jokesta (August 29, 2007). [http://www.defsounds.com/articles/Snoop_goes_solo_on_ego_trippin_inspired_by_amy_winehouse Snoop Goes Solo on Ego Trippin', Inspired by Amy Winehouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106132315/http://www.defsounds.com/articles/Snoop_goes_solo_on_ego_trippin_inspired_by_amy_winehouse |date=January 6, 2008 }}. DefSounds. Accessed December 31, 2007. However, Snoop Dogg proved this concept untrue as he scheduled tracks with the likes of Charlie Wilson, among others.Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Brennan Williams (January 10, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080113095549/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1579364/20080109/snoop_dogg.jhtml Snoop Dogg Aims for the Stars: Madonna, Bono, Mick Jagger on His Collabo Wish List]. VH1. Accessed March 2, 2008. All of the photography was taken at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Snoop's high school. Snoop Dogg also went on to admit he used ghostwriters for this album, such as American rapper Problem, among others: {{blockquote|I was watching Diana Ross get inducted into a Hall of Fame, and she got up there and named all of these great songwriters. Her biggest songs were written by somebody else. So I’m thinking, Wow, there’s nothing wrong with my pen, but I’m going to let other people write for me{{cite web | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.6484/title.snoop-reveals-he-has-ghostwriters | title=Snoop Reveals He Has Ghostwriters | date=March 3, 2008 }}{{cite web | url=https://allhiphop.com/reviews-music/snoop-dogg-ego-trippin/ | title=Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin | date=March 5, 2008 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/jmvbvd/nas-may-have-had-a-ghost-writer-on-a-few-songs-who-gives-a-shit |title=Nas (May) Have Had a Ghost Writer on a Few Songs. Who Gives a Shit? |publisher=VICE |date=2012-08-18 |accessdate=2022-08-13}}}}

Snoop Dogg originally confirmed that Pharrell, Nelly and Charlie Wilson would appear on a track entitled "Feet Don't Fail Me Now", and that he also would like to work with Bono, Madonna and Mick Jagger as well. However, "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" and none of the collaborations would make the final album cut except for Charlie Wilson's features. Collaborations with DJ Quik, Raphael Saadiq, Teddy Riley and Too Short were also scheduled for the album.Shaheem Reid (February 9, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212182622/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581265/20080209/snoop_dogg.jhtml Snoop Dogg Previews Ego Trippin'] MTV. Accessed February 14, 2008. Snoop Dogg formed a production supergroup for the album called "QDT" (Quik-Dogg-Teddy).

Snoop Dogg spoke on working with Everlast for a country song called "Johnny Cash".JustinL (February 27, 2008). [http://www.dubcnn.com Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin' (March 11th Release)]. dubcnn.com. Accessed February 27, 2008. However, the track's title was changed to "My Medicine" with Everlast playing the guitar. Another track with Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band called "Can't Say Goodbye" was also confirmed for the album. Snoop Dogg reminisced on the track stating, "This song makes me want to cry every time I hear it. It is a reflection of my life and how I have grown as not only an artist but also a man - it is about me staying true to where I came from while having to accept where I am in my life today, it's deep".

Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson both performed 'Can't Say Goodbye' on American Idol's 'Idol Gives Back' Charity Performance. On July 29, 2008 BET's 106 & Park premiered Snoop Dogg's video for "Those Gurlz".

Track 2, "Press Play" was featured in the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

{{Album ratings

| MC = (71/100){{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ego-trippin |title=Ego Trippin' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=June 2, 2012}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r1340082 |tab=review |label="Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin' > Review" |first=David |last=Jeffries |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2Score = B−{{cite web |url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=snoop+dogg |title=Snoop Dogg |first=Robert |last=Christgau |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/03/07/ego-trippin/ |title=Ego Trippin' (2008) |first=Margeaux |last=Watson |date=March 7, 2008 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |issue=#982 |page=74 |publisher=Time |issn=1049-0434 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-date=March 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326185127/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182578,00.html |url-status=live }}

| rev4 = IGN

| rev4Score = (8.4/10){{cite web |url=http://au.music.ign.com/articles/858/858418p1.html |title=Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin' Review |date=March 11, 2008 |author=Spence D. |publisher=IGN |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-07-et-albums7-story.html |title=He always has the gangsta life |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Jeff |last=Weiss |date=March 7, 2008 |issn=0458-3035 |oclc=3638237 |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev6 = Okayplayer

| rev6Score = (83/100){{cite web |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/snoop-dog-200803255559.html |title=Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin' |first=Mel |last=Blunt |publisher=Okayplayer |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819124005/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/snoop-dog-200803255559.html |url-status=dead }}

| rev7 = Pitchfork Media

| rev7Score = (6.6/10){{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11277-ego-trippin/ |title=Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin' |first=Tom |last=Breihan |date=March 14, 2008 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev8 = PopMatters

| rev8Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/snoop-dogg-ego-trippin/ |title=Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin' |first=Drew |last=Hinshaw |date=March 31, 2008 |publisher=PopMatters |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19002772/review/19059601/ego_trippin |title=Snoop Dogg: Ego Trippin' |first=Gavin |last=Edwards |date=March 20, 2008 |magazine=Rolling Stone |pages=63–64 |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308152956/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19002772/review/19059601/ego_trippin |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

| rev10 = USA Today

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Rolling Stone said, "[H]is languorous rapping has a way of inspiring inventively freaky sounds from producers... Result: the best Snoop disc in years."

Entertainment Weekly said, "All of Snoop's personalities make appearances on his ninth CD, Ego Trippin'....It's sentimental, it's fun... Maybe this old Dogg doesn't need any new tricks." Vibe said, "Lead single 'Sensual Seduction' is an undeniable masterpiece of throwback funk."{{cite journal |journal=Vibe |date=March 2008 |page=80 |publisher=InterMedia Partners |location=New York City |issn=1070-4701 |title=Ego Trippin' review |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7624174&style=music&desc=1 |access-date=October 3, 2011}}

The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 137,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/ross-zooms-by-now-snoop-to-debut-at-1003727383.story|title=Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1|last=Cohen|first=JOnathan|date=March 19, 2008|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=January 20, 2009}} In its second week the album fell to number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 57,000 copies, for a two-week total of 194,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046065/danity-kane-snags-second-straight-no-1-album|title=Danity Kane Snags Second Straight No. 1 Album|last=Hasty|first=Katie|date=March 26, 2008|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=January 20, 2009}} Ego Trippin' was the tenth best selling hip hop album of the year. As of 2011, the album has sold 401,000 copies in the United States.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvWSAwAAQBAJ&q=Snoop+Dogg+Beautiful+selling&pg=PA93 | title=Snoop Dogg Career and sales history of 2011 | isbn=9781471618833 | access-date=July 30, 2015| last1=Hombach | first1=Jean-Pierre | publisher=Lulu.com }}

{{Track listing

| headline = Ego Trippin{{'}} track listingSnoop Dogg. "Ego Trippin'" (CD Liner Notes). Doggystyle / Geffen. 2008.

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = A Word Witchya! (Intro)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Calvin Broadus|Elijah Molina|Marvin Gaye|Gwen Gordy Fuqua|Sandra Greene}}

| extra1 = Scoop DeVille

| length1 = 1:20

| title2 = Press Play

| note2 = featuring Kurupt

| writer2 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Ricardo Brown|David Blake|Terrace Martin| Ronald Isley|Rudolph Isley|O'Kelly Isley Jr.|Ernie Isley|Marvin Isley|Chris Jasper}}

| extra2 = DJ Quik

| length2 = 3:48

| title3 = SD Is Out

| note3 = featuring Charlie Wilson

| writer3 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Dejanee Riley|Teddy Riley|Priest Brooks}}

| extra3 = Teddy Riley

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Gangsta Like Me

| note4 = featuring Jamie Foxx

| writer4 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|C. Broadus|D. Riley|T. Riley|Jamie Foxx|Glenda Proby}}

| extra4 = Riley

| length4 = 4:26

| title5 = Neva Have 2 Worry

| note5 = featuring Uncle Chucc

| writer5 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|C. Broadus|T. Riley|Charles "Uncle Chucc" Hamilton|Larrance Dopson|Russell Redeaux}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Snoop Dogg|Terrace Martin}}

| length5 = 4:18

| title6 = Sexual Eruption (Sensual Seduction)

| writer6 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Seneca Lovejoy|Demetrius Stewart}}

| extra6 = Shawty Redd

| length6 = 4:00

| title7 = Life of da Party

| note7 = featuring Too Short and Mistah F.A.B.

| writer7 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|E. Molina|Todd Shaw|Stanley P. Cox}}

| extra7 = DeVille

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = Waste of Time

| note8 = featuring Raphael Saadiq

| writer8 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Dave Young|Bobby Ozuna|Raphael Saadiq}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Saadiq|Ozuna}}

| length8 = 3:33

| title9 = Cool

| writer9 = {{hlist|Prince Rogers Nelson|Dez Dickerson}}

| extra9 = T. Riley

| length9 = 4:02

| title10 = Sets Up

| note10 = featuring Pharrell Williams

| writer10 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Williams}}

| extra10 = The Neptunes

| length10 = 3:44

| title11 = Deez Hollywood Nights

| writer11 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Dominick Lamb|Bruce Sudano|Joe Esposito|Eddie Hokenson}}

| extra11 = Nottz

| length11 = 4:39

| title12 = Whateva U Do

| writer12 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Kevin "Khao" Cates|Marc Coleman}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Khao|Coleman}}

| length12 = 3:46

| title13 = Staxxx in My Jeans

| writer13 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Thomas Jackson|Ricardo Thomas}}

| extra13 = Rick Rock

| length13 = 3:49

| title14 = Been Around tha World

| writer14 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Terrace Martinn|R. Redeaux|Latonya "Tone Treasure" Givens}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Snoop Dogg|Martin}}

| length14 = 3:36

| title15 = Let It Out

| writer15 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|T. Riley|D. Riley|T. Martin}}

| extra15 = Teddy Riley

| length15 = 2:38

| title16 = My Medicine

| note16 = featuring Willie Nelson and Whitey Ford

| writer16 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|C. Broadus|Erik Schrody}}

| extra16 = Whitey Ford

| length16 = 2:40

| title17 = Ridin' in My Chevy

| writer17 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|E. Molina}}

| extra17 = DeVille

| length17 = 3:15

| title18 = Those Gurlz

| note18 = featuring Brandon Winbush

| writer18 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|T. Riley|D. Blake|E. Molina}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Riley|DJ Quik}}

| length18 = 4:00

| title19 = One Chance (Make It Good)

| writer19 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Bryan Fryzel|Prince Phillip Mitchell}}

| extra19 = Frequency

| length19 = 3:33

| title20 = Why Did You Leave Me

| note20 = featuring Chilly Chil

| writer20 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|C. Broadus|Devon Reed|Jamal Jones|Chauncey Hollis}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|Polow da Don|Hit-Boy}}

| length20 = 4:07

| title21 = Can't Say Goodbye

| note21 = featuring Charlie Wilson

| writer21 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|T. Riley|D. Riley|G. Proby|Joseph Bereal|Bruce Hornsby}}

| extra21 = Teddy Riley

| length21 = 4:07

| title22 = Nobody Better

| note22 = removed from edited version

| writer22 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|David James Wolinsky|S. Thornton}}

| extra22 = Swiff D

| length22 = 3:24

| title23 = Shootem Up

| note23 = removed from edited version

| length23 = 3:40

| title24 = Walk Away

| note24 = removed from edited version

| writer24 = {{hlist|C. Broadus|K. Cates}}

| extra24 = Cates

| length24 = 4:07

| total_length = 77:43

}}

Notes

• "A Word Witchya!" samples "Distant Lover" performed by Marvin Gaye
• "Press Play" samples "Voyage to Atlantis" performed by The Isley Brothers
• "Cool" is a cover of The Time's song "Cool"
• "Sets Up" samples "Hola' Hovito" performed by Jay-Z
• "Deez Hollywood Nights" samples "Hollywood Knights" performed by Brooklyn Dreams
• "My Medicine" samples the traditional nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble"
• "Those Girls" samples "Too Much Heaven" performed by The Bee Gees
• "One Chance (Make it Good)" samples "Make It Good" performed by Prince Philip Mitchell
• "Why Did You Leave Me" samples "Celtic Rain" performed by Mike Oldfield
• "Can't Say Goodbye" samples "The Way It Is" performed by Bruce Hornsby & The Range
• "Walk Away" samples "Down Rodeo" performed by Rage Against the Machine

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ego-trippin-mw0000751573/credits |title=Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin' : Credits|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=June 23, 2013}}

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• Snoop Dogg – vocals (5–7, 10, 13, 16–17, 20, lead on (1–4, 8–9, 11–12, 14–15, 18–19, 21), background vocals (15)
• J. Black – background vocals (14)
• Mike Bozzi – mastering assistant
• Chuck Brungardt – engineer
• Chilly Chil – vocals (20)
• Ted Chung – A&R
• Marcus Coleman – producer
• Erick "Baby Jesus" Coomes – bass guitar (18)
• Aaron Dahl – assistant engineer
• Larrance Dopson – keyboards (5)
• Scott Elgin – engineer
• Ron Fair – arranger (6)
• Whitey Ford – producer
• Jamie Foxx – additional lead vocals (4)
• Latonya "Tone Treasure" Givens – background vocals (2, 12, 14)
• Andrew Gouche – bass guitar (1)
• Daniel Groover – guitar (20)
• Tescia Harris – background vocals (4)
• John Hart – upright bass (16)
• Tasha Hayward – hair stylist
• Mike Hogue – assistant engineer
• Erika Jerry – background vocals (9)
• Brian Kennedy – keyboards (20)
• Justin Kirk – trombone (2)
• Kurupt – additional lead vocals (2)
• Lady G – background vocals (3)
• Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums (16)
• Terrace Martin – vocals (5, background on 15), additional music arranger (1–2, 7, 11–12, 17, 19), grand piano (19), keyboards (1, 8, 11–12, 14, 17), synthesizer (5), alto sax (2, 5), percussion (1, 12)

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• Andrew Mezzi – mixing assistant
• Mistah F.A.B. – vocals (7)
• Peter Mokran – mixing
• Richard Niles – engineer
• Bobby Ozuna – drums, percussion (8)
• Neil Pogue – mixing
• Omar Reyna – engineer
• Teddy Riley – background vocals (3–4, 15)
• April Roomet – stylist
• Raphael Saadiq – guitar, bass guitar, Hammond organ, vocals (8)
• Fareed Salamah – assistant
• Alexis Seton – mixing assistant
• Corey Stocker – engineer
• James Tanksley – assistant engineer, engineer
• Too Short – vocals (7)
• Uncle Chucc – vocals (5, background on 9), bass guitar (5, 17)
• Javier Valverde – assistant
• Franklin Rivers Vasquez – engineer
• Liam Ward – layout design
• Kamasi Washington – tenor sax (2)
• Calthomeesh West – background vocals (2, 15)
• Whitey Ford – guitar (16)
• Marlon Williams – guitar (1, 5, 11, 19)
• Meelah Williams – background vocals (9)
• Pharrell Williams – additional vocals (10)
• Charlie Wilson – additional lead vocals (3, 21)
• Brandon Winbush – additional vocals (18)
• Dante Winslow – trumpet (2)
• Dave Young – background vocals (8)

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