Malice n Wonderland#More Malice

The album was originally planned to be released through a distribution deal with MTV, after his departure with Interscope Records.{{cite web|last=Concepcion |first=Mariel |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269435/snoop-dogg-releasing-new-album-through-mtv |title=Snoop Dogg Releasing New Album Through MTV |publisher=Billboard |date=2009-02-10 |access-date=2013-05-08}} In 2009, Priority Records announced that Snoop Dogg was appointed creative chairman of Priority Records and the label also announced plans to release his tenth studio album on the label.{{cite web|author=XXL Staff |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2009/09/snoop-dogg-resurrects-priority-records-in-new-partnership/|title=Snoop Dogg Resurrects Priority Records |publisher=XXL Magazine |date=2009-09-08 |access-date=2013-05-08}}

The album consists of fourteen tracks and features production from Teddy Riley, Nottz, The Neptunes, The-Dream, and Terrace Martin. Guest features include R. Kelly, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, and Brandy.

Doggystyle Records president and Snoopadelic Films president Ted Chung, Snoop shooting a mini-movie to accompany the album (similar to his 1994 short film/soundtrack Murder Was the Case), portraying him as a "super gangster".{{cite web |author= JFK |title= V Exclusive: Details Emerge On Snoop's Malice N Wonderland, Mini-Movie|url= http://www.vibe.com/mt/2009/09/details-emerge-on-snoops-malice-n-wonderland-mini-movie/|date= 2009-09-15|work= VIBE.com |publisher= Vibe Lifestyle Network LLC|access-date=2009-09-16}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 61/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/malice-n-wonderland |title=Malice N Wonderland Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2012-06-02}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}Heaney, Gregory. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1700259|pure_url=yes}} Review: Malice N Wonderland]. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-12-09.

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B−Vozick-Levinson, Simon. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150204221145/https://ew.com/article/2009/12/08/malice-n-wonderland Malice n Wonderland]. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2022-09-15.

| rev3 = IGN

| rev3score = 7.5/10Longwood, Sketch. [http://music.ign.com/articles/105/1052813p1.html Snoop Dogg: Malice N Wonderland (Musick Review)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213143246/http://music.ign.com/articles/105/1052813p1.html |date=2009-12-13 }}. Retrieved on 2009-12-09.

| rev4 = Now Magazine

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}Andrew, Rennie. [https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/snoop-dogg-2009-12-16 Review: Malice n Wonderland]. Now Magazine. Retrieved on 2022-01-01.

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 4/10Amidon, David. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/118256-snoop-dogg-malice-n-wonderland/ Review: Malice n Wonderland]. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-12-09.

| rev6 = RapReviews

| rev6score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2009_12_malicenwonderland.html |title=Snoop Dogg :: Malice N Wonderland :: Priority/Capitol Records |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2009-12-15 |access-date=2010-05-06}}

| rev7 = Robert Christgau

| rev7score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=snoop+dogg |title=CG: Snoop Dogg |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=2012-06-02}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}Henderson, Eric. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1949 Review: Malice n Wonderland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214012419/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1949 |date=2009-12-14 }}. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-12-09.

| rev9 = The Source

| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/5294/Malice-In-Wonderland/ |title=Malice In Wonderland |author=kazeem |publisher=thesource.com |access-date=2011-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219205357/http://www.thesource.com/articles/5294/Malice-In-Wonderland/ |archive-date=2010-02-19 }}

| rev10 = ThaCorner

| rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724094110/http://thacorner.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87%3Asnoop-dogg-malice-in-wonderland-review&catid=41%3Amusic-reviews&Itemid=182 ThaCorner]}}

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Malice n Wonderland was received with generally mixed to positive reviews, with Metacritic giving it 61 out of 100. The Smoking Section said "[Snoop's] one-of-a-kind flow and the knowledge of how to actually craft an enjoyable record will likely continue to serve as one of premiere blueprints in Hip-Hop."Tinsley, Justin. [http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/12/review-of-snoop-doggs-malice-n-wonderland “1800″ - Review Of Snoop Dogg’s “Malice N’ Wonderland”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207104653/http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/12/review-of-snoop-doggs-malice-n-wonderland |date=2013-12-07 }}. The Smoking Section. Retrieved on 2009-12-14.

"Gangsta Luv" featuring The-Dream, was released as the album's lead single on October 6, 2009. The song was produced by American producers, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, one of two such productions on the album.

The album's second single "That's tha Homie", was released for digital download on November 3, 2009.

The album's third single "I Wanna Rock" was released for digital download on November 17, 2009.

The album's fourth single, "Pronto" featuring Soulja Boy, was released for digital download on December 1, 2009.

Snoop Dogg hosted WWE Raw on October 19, 2009 to promote Malice n Wonderland.{{cite web|last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2009/10/snoop_dogg_guest_hosts_wwe_fails_to_smac.html |title=Snoop Dogg Guest Hosts WWE, Fails To Smackdown Ratings |publisher=SOHH Magazine |date=2009-10-21 |access-date=2013-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228003236/http://www.sohh.com/2009/10/snoop_dogg_guest_hosts_wwe_fails_to_smac.html |archive-date=December 28, 2009 }}

Malice n Wonderland debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200, selling 61,000 copies in its opening week.{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628358/susan-boyle-remains-1-chris-brown-settles-7.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107192850/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628358/susan-boyle-remains-1-chris-brown-settles-7.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=Susan Boyle Remains Billboard Ruler As Chris Brown Settles For #7 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |work=MTV |date=December 16, 2009 |access-date=August 15, 2011}} It is his first album since Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002) not to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200, his lowest charting album on the US R&B/Hip-Hop charts and his only album to miss the British and Australian Top 100. Malice n Wonderland has sold over 400,000 copies in the United States as of 2011.{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg Announces Next Album, Sequel To Classic 'Doggystyle' Album|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/09/03/snoop-dogg-announces-next-album-sequel-to-classic-doggystyle-album/|publisher=ballerstatus.com|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Malice n Wonderland |year= 2009 |type= booklet |publisher= Doggystyle, Priority}}

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Intro

| note1 =

| writer1 = Calvin Broadus

| extra1 = Snoop Dogg

| length1 = 0:14

| title2 = I Wanna Rock

| note2 =

| writer2 = {{hlist|Broadus|Elijah Molina|Robert Ginyard Jr.}}

| extra2 = Scoop DeVille

| length2 = 3:56

| title3 = 2 Minute Warning

| note3 =

| writer3 = {{hlist|Broadus|Terrace Martin}}

| extra3 = Terrace Martin

| length3 = 1:53

| title4 = 1800

| note4 = featuring Lil Jon

| writer4 = {{hlist|Broadus|Jonathan Smith|Kevin Randolph}}

| extra4 = Lil Jon

| length4 = 3:35

| title5 = Different Languages

| note5 = featuring Jazmine Sullivan

| writer5 = {{hlist|Broadus|Jazmine Sullivan|Molina|Teddy Riley}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Teddy Riley|Scoop DeVille|PMG (co.)}}

| length5 = 4:44

| title6 = Gangsta Luv

| note6 = featuring The-Dream

| writer6 = {{hlist|Broadus|Terius Nash|Christopher Stewart}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Tricky Stewart|The-Dream}}

| length6 = 4:16

| title7 = Pronto

| note7 = featuring Soulja Boy

| writer7 = {{hlist|Broadus|DeAndre Way|Brandon Matthews}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|B-Don|Super Ced (co.)}}

| length7 = 4:57

| title8 = That's Tha Homie

| note8 =

| writer8 = {{hlist|Broadus|Floyd Hills|Marcella Araica}}

| extra8 = Danja

| length8 = 5:43

| title9 = Upside Down

| note9 = featuring Nipsey Hussle & Problem

| writer9 = {{hlist|Broadus|T. Martin|Jason Martin|Ermias Asghedom}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Terrace Martin|Jason Martin (co.)}}

| length9 = 4:44

| title10 = Secrets

| note10 = featuring Kokane

| writer10 = {{hlist|Broadus|Kevin Gilliam|Jerry Long|Andre Edwards|George Canler|Jimmy Marinos|Wally Palmar|Mike Skill|Peter Solley}}

| extra10 = Battlecat

| length10 = 4:53

| title11 = Pimpin Ain't EZ

| note11 = featuring R. Kelly

| writer11 = {{hlist|Broadus|Robert Kelly|Dominick Lamb|Ronald LaPread|Lionel Richie}}

| extra11 = Nottz

| length11 = 4:12

| title12 = Luv Drunk

| note12 = featuring The-Dream

| writer12 = {{hlist|Broadus|Nash|Stewart}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Tricky Stewart|The-Dream}}

| length12 = 3:55

| title13 = Special

| note13 = featuring Brandy & Pharrell

| writer13 = {{hlist|Broadus|Pharrell Williams}}

| extra13 = The Neptunes

| length13 = 5:26

| title14 = Outro

| note14 =

| writer14 = Broadus

| extra14 = Snoop Dogg

| length14 = 1:31

| title15 = Bootiez Automatic (iTunes exclusive bonus)

| note15 =

| writer15 =

| extra15 = Snoop Dogg

| length15 = 3:27

}}

{{*}} (co.) Co-producer

Sample credits

• "I Wanna Rock" contains elements and samples from "It Takes Two" as performed by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock and "Think About It" as performed by Lyn Collins.
• "Secrets" contains interpolations from "Talking in Your Sleep" as performed by The Romantics.
• "Pimpin Ain't EZ" elements and samples from "Zoom" as performed by The Commodores.

Credits for Malice n Wonderland adapted from Allmusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/malice-n-wonderland-mw0001336349/credits|title=Malice n Wonderland – Snoop Dogg : Credits|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=May 8, 2013}}

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• Misty Anderson - background vocals
• Bokie - vocals
• Soulja Boy - vocals
• Brandy - vocals
• Shante Broadus - vocals, background vocals
• Dee Dimes - background vocals
• DJ Ez Dick - vocals
• Bryce Doherty - background vocals
• The-Dream - vocals, producer
• Eric Eylands - background vocals
• Andrew Gouche - bass
• Dustin Hess - bass guitar
• Nipsey Hussle - vocals
• Holli Joyce Ivory - background vocals
• R. Kelly - vocals

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• Kokane - vocals
• Trevor Lawrence - percussion
• Cha'nelle Lewis - background vocals
• Bokie Loc - vocals
• Terrace Martin - accordion, arranger, keyboards, mixing, producer, saxophone
• Rona Mercado - background vocals
• Problem - vocals
• Kevin Randolph - keyboards
• Tricky Stewart - producer
• T'yana Shani Stewart - background vocals
• Jazmine Sullivan - vocals
• Marlon Williams - guitar
• Pharrell Williams - vocals
• Mansur Zafr - keyboards

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{{col-2}}

• Lucky Alvarez - design, layout
• Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica - mixing
• B-Don - producer
• Jason Bale - assistant engineer
• Battlecat - mixing, producer
• Mike Bozzi - assistant
• Aaron "A-Game" Brunson - keyboard programming
• Smith Carlson - assistant
• Ted Chung - assistant, engineer
• Andrew Coleman - digital editing, engineer
• Danja - producer
• Scoop DeVille - producer
• Dr. Dre - mixing
• Shon Don - engineer
• Caliph Gamble - engineer
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Abel Garibaldi - engineer
• Tasha Hayward - hair stylist
• Mauricio Iragorri - mixing
• Chris Jackson - A&R, engineer
• Jaycen Joshua - mixing
• Sam Kalandijan - engineer
• Justin Keitt - engineer, vocal arrangement
• Keke - production coordination
• Kori Lewis - assistant
• Justin Li - A&R
• Lil Jon - vocals, mixing, producer
• Giancarlo Lino - mixing assistant
• Deborah Mannis-Gardner - sample clearance

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• Fabian Marasciullo - mixing
• Jason Martin - producer
• Ian Mereness - engineer
• Mister Cartoon - cover art
• Luis Navarro - assistant engineer
• The Neptunes - producer
• Nottz - producer
• Estevan Oriol - photography and design
• Erik "Mr. E." Ramos - engineer
• Erik Reichers - mixing
• Robert Reyes - assistant engineer
• Teddy Riley - producer
• Ramon Rivas - assistant
• April Roomet - wardrobe
• Marcus Rutledge - engineer
• Edward "Poeted" Sanders Jr. - assistant
• Constance Schwartz - marketing
• Ray Seay - mixing
• Kelly Sheehan - engineer
• Brent Smith - booking
• Snoop Dogg - arranger, executive producer, primary artist, producer
• Ethan Sugar - engineer
• Super Ced - drum programming, producer
• Brian "B-Luv" Thomas - engineer
• Pat Thrall - engineer
• Frank Vasquez - engineer
• Jordan "JMKM" Maldonado - assistant engineer
• Mark Vinten - engineer
• Andrew Wuepper - engineer

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