Make America Crip Again
{{Infobox album
| name = Make America Crip Again
| type = ep
| artist = Snoop Dogg
| cover = Make America Crip Again.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 27, 2017
| recorded = 2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|gangsta rap}}
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=26}}
| label = {{hlist|Doggystyle|Empire}}
| producer = {{hlist|Snoop Dogg {{small|(also exec.)}}|Ben Billions|Dâm-Funk|Don City|Franco Valli|Kid Capri|Kym Williams|Los|Mars|Niggarachi|Schife}}
| prev_title = Neva Left
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = 220
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Make America Crip Again
| type = ep
| single1 = Dis Finna Be a Breeze!
| single1date = September 29, 2017
| single2 = M.A.C.A.
| single2date = October 23, 2017
}}
}}
Make America Crip Again is the second extended play by American rapper Snoop Dogg. The EP was released on October 27, 2017, by Doggystyle Records and Empire Distribution.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-america-crip-again/1297804278|title=Make America Crip Again by Snoop Dogg|website=Apple Music|access-date=October 26, 2017}} It features guest appearances from Chris Brown, O.T. Genasis and October London, among others, with production from Kid Capri and Dâm-Funk, among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/10/snoop-dogg-meaning-behind-make-america-crip-again-album-title/|title=Snoop Dogg Explains Meaning Behind 'Make America Crip Again' Project Title|work=Vibe|last=Thompson|first=Desire|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=October 26, 2017}} It was preceded by two singles, "Dis Finna Be a Breeze!" and "M.A.C.A.".
Background
In an interview with Rolling Stone,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/snoop-dogg-previews-new-ep-with-make-america-crip-again-song-w509576|title=Snoop Dogg Previews New EP With 'Make America Crip Again' Song|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=October 26, 2017}} Snoop Dogg explained the EP's title, by stating
{{quote|It's not a statement or a political act: it's just good music. Certain people feel like we should make America 'great again', but that time they're referring to always takes me back to separation and segregation so I'd rather Make America Crip Again. In my lifetime, that's when young black men in impoverished areas organized to help their communities and to take care of their own because society basically left them for dead. A lot of people glorify the gang-banging and violence but forget that in the beginning, the Crips' main and sole purpose was to be the reflection of the Black Panthers. They looked after kids, provided after-school activities, fed them and stepped in as role models and father figures.}}
Artwork
The cover of the original MP3 release features a blue baseball cap with the words "Make America Crip Again", a reference to "Make America Great Again" hats worn by Donald Trump supporters.{{cite web|url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2017/11/snoop-dogg-doubles-down-with-toe-tagged.html|title=Snoop Dogg Doubles Down with a Toe-Tagged "Trump" on New Album Cover|access-date=2017-11-01|archive-date=2021-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115173829/https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2017/11/snoop-dogg-doubles-down-with-toe-tagged.html|url-status=dead}}
The album cover, released October 31, 2017, features Snoop Dogg standing behind a corpse with an identification tag reading "Trump". The cover is an homage to Ice Cube's 1991 album Death Certificate.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/snoop-dogg-shares-album-cover-featuring-donald-trump-corpse-article-1.3604427|title=Snoop Dogg shares album cover featuring a Trump corpse|author=Bitette, Nicole|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 1, 2017|accessdate=November 1, 2017}}
Singles
The lead single, "Dis Finna Be a Breeze!" featuring comedian Ha Ha Davis was released on September 29, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7941815/snoop-dogg-new-song-dis-finna-be-a-breeze|title=Listen to Snoop Dogg's Menacing New Track 'Dis Finna Be a Breeze'|publisher=Billboard|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=August 24, 2017|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/08/snoop-dogg-haha-davis-dis-finna-be-a-breeze/|title=Snoop Dogg Links With Comedian HaHa Davis for 'Dis Finna Be a Breeze'|publisher=XXL|last=C.M.|first=Emmanuel|date=August 25, 2017|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}
The second single, "M.A.C.A." was released on October 23, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-announces-new-album-make-america-crip-2152368|title=Snoop Dogg announces new album 'Make America Crip Again'|work=NME|last=Connick|first=Tom|date=October 22, 2017|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Make America Crip Again
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 29:26
| title1 = M.A.C.A.
| extra1 = {{hlist|Ben Billions|Schife{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1 = 3:17
| title2 = 3's Company
| note2 = featuring Chris Brown and O.T. Genasis
| extra2 = Don City
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Good Foot
| extra3 = Kid Capri
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = Dis Finna Be a Breeze!
| note4 = featuring Ha Ha Davis
| extra4 = {{hlist|Niggarachi|Mars{{ref|a|[a]}}|Franco Valli{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = None of Mine
| extra5 = Ben Billions
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = My Last Name
| note6 = featuring October London
| extra6 = Los
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = SportsCenter (Remix)
| note7 = featuring DesignerFlow
| extra7 = Kym Williams{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BacZIR4nTef/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BacZIR4nTef |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|title=This is what nothing to something feels like! Literally. This the beginning! @designerflowhsr & @snoopdogg #SportsCenter Prod. By Kym Williams. #MACA|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}{{cbignore}}
| length7 = 4:34
| title8 = Fly Away
| note8 = featuring Shon Lawon
| extra8 = Dâm-Funk
| length8 = 4:39
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
Sample credits
- "M.A.C.A." contains a sample of "La Di Da Di", as performed by Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D and interpolations of "Hey Young World", as performed by Slick Rick.{{cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/536517/Snoop-Dogg-M.A.C.A.-Doug-E.-Fresh-Slick-Rick-La-Di-Da-Di/|title=Snoop Dogg's 'M.A.C.A.' sample of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's 'La Di Da Di'|publisher=WhoSampled|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://2dopeboyz.com/2017/10/19/snoop-dogg-make-america-crip-again/|title=Snoop Dogg Unveils Title Track For 'Make America Crip Again' Project|publisher=2DOPEBOYZ|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=October 28, 2017}}