Missionary (album)

Missionary
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	December 13, 2024
Recorded	July – November 2022 April – September 2024
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Length	46:23
Label	Death Row Aftermath Interscope
Producer	Dr. Dre The ICU Sam Sneed Jason "Sire" Turnbull Lawton "Agent" Bouhairie Dem Jointz BoogzDaBeast FnZ J. LBS Jesse "Corporal" Wilson Self B Tru Focus... Erik "Blu2th" Griggs Preach Bal4 Fredwreck Mell Beats C.S. Armstrong Eric Hudson Danny Ezra Murdock
Snoop Dogg chronology
Snoop Cube 40 $hort (2022) Missionary (2024)
Singles from Missionary
"Gorgeous" Released: November 1, 2024 "Outta da Blue" Released: November 21, 2024 "Another Part of Me" Released: November 29, 2024

Missionary is the twentieth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 13, 2024, by Death Row Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The production was handled by Dr. Dre. The album features Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Sting, Method Man, Jelly Roll, Tom Petty, BJ the Chicago Kid, Jhené Aiko, Alus, K.A.A.N., Smitty, Dem Jointz, Cocoa Sarai, Stalone, and Fat Money. Missionary follows his 2022 releases: BODR, his nineteenth studio album, and Snoop Cube 40 $hort, a collaborative effort as part of the West Coast hip-hop supergroup Mount Westmore.

Background and promotion

The album was first mentioned by Snoop on social media in late 2022. Snoop Dogg confirmed that Missionary was in the works during an appearance on a Stephen A. Smith podcast, Know Mercy. "I'ma tell you this, you're the first one to hear this: me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months," he revealed. He went on to claim "it'll be done in November." Snoop continued, explaining, "It's produced by Dr. Dre, it's our 30th anniversary to Doggystyle. And the name of the album is Missionary." When asked to share why they chose the name, Snoop simply told the host, "The first album was Doggystyle."

During an interview with From the Desk of Lo published on August 27, 2023, rapper The D.O.C. revealed that the album sounds like the perfect balance between the old and new Death Row: "It sounds like what Snoop's next record would've been like on Death Row, that's what it sounds like."

In January 2024, Snoop gave an update about the "masterful" new album: "When you hear what we have and how he got me rapping, it's like a grown Snoop Dogg. There's some growth to him. It's the way he selects his bars, it's the way he uses his voice. [Dr. Dre] uses me like a fucking robot and I love it because I love to be produced. I love to be challenged." He also praised Dre for using his voice "like an instrument".

In February 2024, rapper and producer Erick Sermon said he has a "crazy" song on the album.

On March 20, 2024, Snoop announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that Dr. Dre would begin mixing the album in mid-April. 50 Cent revealed he will be featured on the album.

On August 13, 2024, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Dre mentioned that he is almost done mixing the album and it would either have 14 or 16 tracks, he was in the middle of mixing track 11 and he mentioned that he had to have it done and delivered by September 1st to have a November release date. He added that he would be featured on one track vocally on the finished album. He also revealed that Sting would have one of the features on the album alongside "an amazing roster of artists". In an interview with Complex, Snoop and Dre confirmed the album is "definitely" going to be released "later this year before Christmas". In a live interview with Drink Champs, Method Man revealed that he will be making an appearance on the album.

During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles, Snoop Dogg continued to tease the project's star-studded supporting cast: "I got a feature from Jelly Roll and Sting. I'm so happy that me and Sting got a record that's so good."

To promote the album, Epic Games hosted Remix: The Finale, serving as the end of Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Chapter 2 Remix. During the event, Snoop Dogg performed ‘Another Part of Me’.

Snoop Dogg performed one of his latest track from his album ("Thank You") at The Game Awards 2024 the day prior to his album release, while also presenting the award (Best Ongoing Game) with his son Cordell Broadus.

Production

Snoop collaborated with fellow hitmaker Dr. Dre (pictured in 2008) on the album production.

The album was produced by Dr. Dre, who launched Snoop's career on the single "Deep Cover", in 1991 and produced the rapper's debut album, Doggystyle, in 1993. The album will be a return to the sound of the rapper's first albums, released in the early-mid 1990s.

During an interview with Entertainment Tonight on August 13, 2024, Dre said "This one is going to show a different level of maturity with my music. I feel like this is some of the best music I've done in my career."

Track listing

Missionary track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fore Play" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	Andre Young Brandon Perry Tia Myrie Varick Smith Charlie Bereal Erik Griggs David Balfour Farid Nassar Dwayne Abernathy Jr. Bernard Edwards Jr.	Dr. Dre The ICU	1:15
2.	"Shangri-La"	Young V. Smith Perry Abernathy Jr. Cristina Gallo Samuel Anderson Jason Turnbull Lawton Aekah Bouhairie Ahmad Jamal	Dr. Dre Sam Sneed Jason "Sire" Turnbull Lawton "Agent" Bouhairie	1:37
3.	"Outta da Blue" (featuring Dr. Dre and Alus)	Calvin Broadus Young Abernathy Jr. Jahmal Gwin Michael Mulé Isaac De Boni Perry Myrie V. Smith Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris Mandy Priddice Cedrick Letshou Tina Bruins Jack Daley Oliver Price Maya Arulpragasam Mick Jones Paul Simonon Topper Headon Joe Strummer Wesley Pentz Jesse Weaver Jr. Clayton Ivey Terry Woodford	Dr. Dre Dem Jointz BoogzDaBeast FnZ	2:39
4.	"Hard Knocks"	Broadus Young V. Smith Myrie Perry Kion Williams Tiwan Raybon Jesse Wilson Khalif Muhammad Edwards Jr. Roger Waters Bernado Baraj Carlos Mellino Ricardo Lew	Dr. Dre Jesse "Corporal" Wilson Self B Tru Focus...	4:13
5.	"Gorgeous" (featuring Jhené Aiko)	Young Terius Gesteelde-Diamant Perry V. Smith Myrie Griggs Nassar Balfour	Dr. Dre Erik "Blu2th" Griggs Preach Bal4 Fredwreck	2:56
6.	"Last Dance with Mary Jane" (featuring Tom Petty and Jelly Roll)	Young Tom Petty Jason DeFord Perry V. Smith Myrie Griggs Nassar Balfour Abernathy Jr. Edwards Jr.	Dr. Dre The ICU	3:05
7.	"Thank You"	Broadus Young Perry Myrie V. Smith Williams Griggs Balfour Nassar Abernathy Jr. Edwards Jr. Marshall Mathers Sylvester Stewart	Dr. Dre The ICU	2:43
8.	"Pressure" (featuring Dr. Dre and K.A.A.N.)	Young Perry V. Smith Jeremy Kollie Abernathy Jr. Sly Jordan Melvin Henderson Edwards Jr. Luchi De Jesus	Dr. Dre Focus... Mell Beats	2:22
9.	"Another Part of Me" (featuring Sting)	Young Perry V. Smith Myrie Jordan Yannick Koffi Russell Vitale Gordon Sumner Griggs Nassar Balfour Abernathy Jr. Edwards Jr.	Dr. Dre The ICU	3:27
10.	"Skyscrapers" (featuring Method Man and Smitty)	Young V. Smith Clifford Smith Anderson Turnbull Bouhairie Rafi Monclova Aram Schefrin Michael Zager	Dr. Dre Sam Sneed Turnbull Bouhairie	3:00
11.	"Fire" (featuring Cocoa Sarai)	Young Myrie V. Smith Perry Raybon Williams Nassar Edwards Jr.	Dr. Dre Fredwreck Focus...	3:42
12.	"Gunz n Smoke" (featuring 50 Cent and Eminem)	Young Curtis Jackson Mathers V. Smith Perry Myrie C.S. Armstrong Christopher Wallace Osten Harvey Jr. Al Green DeWayne Rogers Sr. Allie Wrubel Herb Magidson Nashiem Myrick Sean Combs	Dr. Dre C.S. Armstrong	3:33
13.	"Sticcy Situation" (featuring K.A.A.N. and Cocoa Sarai)	Young V. Smith Perry Myrie Kollie Abernathy Jr. Edwards Jr. Griggs Nassar Balfour Isaac Hayes David Porter Suzanne Vega	Dr. Dre The ICU	3:08
14.	"Now or Never" (featuring Dr. Dre and BJ the Chicago Kid)	Young Bryan Sledge Perry Myrie V. Smith Eric Hudson Daniel Murdock	Dr. Dre Eric Hudson Danny Ezra Murdock	3:18
15.	"Gangsta Pose" (featuring Dem Jointz, Stalone and Fat Money)	Young Gallo Myrie Perry Raybon Jason Pounds Henderson Abernathy Jr.	Dr. Dre J. LBS Mell Beats Dem Jointz	2:56
16.	"The Negotiator"	Young V. Smith Perry Myrie Anderson Turnbull Bouhairie Carl Marshall Robert Holmes Abernathy Jr.	Dr. Dre Sam Sneed Turnbull Bouhairie Dem Jointz	2:22
Total length:				46:23

Sample credits

• "Fore Play" contains an interpolation of "People Make the World Go Round", as written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, as performed by the Stylistics.
• "Shangri-La" contains a sample of "Swahililand", as written and performed by Ahmad Jamal.
• "Outta da Blue" contains samples of "Watermelon Fantasy", written by Mandy Priddice, Cedrick Letshou, Tina Bruins, Jack Daley and Oliver Price, as performed by Daylight Studio; "Saturday Night" as written and performed by Schoolly D; and "Scratchin", written by Clayton Ivey and Terry Woodford, as performed by Magic Disco Machine, and interpolations from "Paper Planes", written by Maya Arulpragasam, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Joe Strummer and Wesley Pentz, as performed by M.I.A.; and "All Around the World", written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, as performed by Stansfield.
• "Hard Knocks" contains a sample of "Mujer, Gracias por tu Llanto", written by Bernado Baraj, Carlos Mellino and Ricardo Lew, as performed by Alma y Vida, and an interpolation of "Another Brick in the Wall", written by Roger Waters, as performed by Pink Floyd.
• "Last Dance with Mary Jane" contains a sample of "Mary Jane's Last Dance", written by Tom Petty and performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
• "Thank You" contains a sample of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)", written by Sylvester Stewart, as performed by Sly and the Family Stone, and an interpolation of "The Watcher", written by Andre Young and Marshall Mathers, as performed by Dr. Dre.
• "Pressure" contains samples of "Spider and Fly", as written and performed by Luchi De Jesus; and The Champ, written by Harry Palmer, as performed by the Mohawks.
• "Another Part of Me" contains an interpolation of "Message in a Bottle", written by Gordon Sumner, as performed by the Police.
• "Skyscrapers" contains samples of "A Donde Quiera", written by Rafi Monclova, as performed by Marco Antonio Muñiz; and "Ain't Gonna Happen", written by Aram Schefrin and Michael Zager, as performed by Ten Wheel Drive.
• "Fire" contains a sample of "Come My Love", as written and performed by Ihsan Al-Munzer.
• "Gunz n Smoke" contains samples of "Dead Wrong", written by Christopher Wallace, Marshall Mathers, Carl Thompson, Osten Harvey Jr., Al Green; "Who Shot Ya?", written by Wallace, Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson, Nashiem Myrick and Sean Combs; and "Notorious Thugs", written by Wallace, Bryon McCane, Anthony Henderson, Steven Howse, Combs and Steven Jordan, all as performed by the Notorious B.I.G.; and "Say You Love Me", as written and performed by D. J. Rogers.
• "Sticcy Situation" contains a sample of "Don't Get Caught", written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, as performed by Mable John, and an interpolation of "Tom's Diner", as written and performed by Suzanne Vega.
• "The Negotiator" contains a sample of "Can't Stop Loving You", written by Carl Marshall and Robert Holmes, as performed by Soul Dog.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

• Cocoa Sarai – vocals (track 1, 3–5, 6–10, 12, 14–16)
• Chris Lowery – trumpet (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 15)
• Chris Johnson – trombone (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15), tuba (track 1, 2)
• Jerry "Jay Flat" Williams – saxophone (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15)
• Stalone – vocals (track 2)
• Dem Jointz – vocals (track 2, 7, 9), drums (track 2, 4, 5), keyboards (track 8, 9, 11, 12), percussion (track 9)
• Erik "Blu2th" Griggs – keyboards (track 2, 4, 8, 12, 15), guitar (track 9, 11), bass (track 9, 11, 16)
• David "Preach" Balfour – keyboards (track 2, 4, 8, 10–12, 14–16), vocals (track 4)
• Fredwreck – keyboards (track 2, 4, 8–10, 15), percussion (track 3, 9)
• Focus... – drums (track 2, 12, 14, 16), keyboards (track 5, 9, 10, 15), percussion (track 9)
• K.A.A.N. – vocals (track 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16)
• Sly Pyper – vocals (track 4)
• Kion Williams – drums (track 4, 7)
• The-Dream – vocals (track 5)
• Dr. Dre – vocals (track 8, 9)
• Russ – vocals (track 9)
• Sting – guitar (track 9), bass (track 9)
• Brandon Hodge - bass (track 11)
• Smitty – vocals (track 12)
• Thurz – vocals (track 12)
• Curt Chambers - guitar (track 13)

Technical

• Dr. Dre – mixing
• Bernard "Bundini" Edwards – mixing
• Quentin "Q" Gilkey – recording engineer
• Jeffery "Champ" Massey – assistant recording engineer
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Victor "Vic" Luevanos – assistant recording engineer (track 1, 4–6, 8–10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
• Fredwreck – recording engineer (track 4)
• Paris Nicole Arditti – recording engineer (track 4)
• Mo Cozey – recording engineer (track 4)
• Brandon Harding – recording engineer (track 5)
• Julio Ulloa – assistant recording engineer (track 7, 12–16)
• Martin Kierszenbaum – recording engineer (track 9)
• Tony Lake – recording engineer (track 9)
• Mike Strange – recording engineer (track 12)
• Tony Campana – recording engineer (track 12)
• Lola Romero – recording engineer (track 14)

Charts

Chart performance for Missionary

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	27
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	7
Italian Albums (FIMI)	67
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)	20
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)	75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	19
UK Albums (OCC)	24
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	1

See also

• Death Row Records