Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Studio album by Snoop Dogg
Released	November 20 2006 (U.K.) November 21 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Rap, hip-hop, hyphy, R&B, west coast rap, gangsta rap
Length	77:50
Label	Doggystyle/Geffen (U.S.) 000802301 (LP) 0008023 (CD)
Producer	Snoop Dogg (Executive) Dr. Dre Pharrell Williams Ray J Timbaland Rhythum D Niggaracci Nottz Rick Rock DJ Pooh Battlecat Ne-Yo Soopafly Mr. Porter Akon L. T. Hutton Mark Batson Chris Goodman 1500 THX DJ DDT-Da Busta N8 & Brainz Frequency
Professional reviews
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Snoop Dogg chronology
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006) Ego Trippin' (2008)
Previous album cover

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is the eighth solo album released by rapper Snoop Dogg. Producers for the album include Pharrell Williams and Dr. Dre. It was released on November 21, 2006 on Geffen Records. The title of the album is related to his Crip gang affiliation, as blue is the color associated with the Crips. The album cover has undergone several revisions. The first concept, revealed in August 2006 on SnoopDogg.com, featured a cartoon dog (representing Snoop Dogg) standing on a blue carpet that looks like a big blue bandana. Had this design been used, it would have been the third of Snoop Dogg's album covers to use the cartoon likeness of the rapper that was designed by his cousin Darryl Daniel. An updated version was shown on the Late Show with David Letterman 13th Anniversary Special on August 30, 2006 that featured a parody of the famous Hollywood Sign which instead read "LONG BEACH". It was then changed to its current version. Geffen posted this as the final cover for the album on their website.^[1] Snoop Dogg told Billboard that he was working on this album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, for nine months. He has collaborated with the likes of R. Kelly, Ice Cube, Pharrell Williams, D'Angelo, Akon, B-Real of Cypress Hill, and even Stevie Wonder. He also confirmed that Dr. Dre had a big input on this album, producing several tracks and even rapping a verse on the track, "Imagine". Snoop Dogg's new album takes the Long Beach, California native back to his gangsta roots. The rapper told MTV.com the album has allowed him to embrace his true nature. "I went right back to the 'hood", he said of his album's production. "I took it back to the basics. I've been making a lot of pop songs, lot of R&B songs. Songs that may have made my fans feel like I wavered from what I was naturally accustomed to doing. But I'm an entertainer and I entertain people and that's what I was feeling at the time. But right now, I'm feeling like going right back to the 'hood". Pharrell Williams said the rapper's music video, "Vato" will not only show his gangsta side, but will also tackle the issue of violence between African Americans and Hispanics in Los Angeles and call for racial unity. Snoop Dogg, teamed up with known DJs from the West, East, and the South and released Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape, which was hosted by DJ Skee, DJ Whoo Kid, and DJ Drama. It contained all the rumoured tracks that had been cut from the final track listing of his studio album. It was released a few weeks before the official album came out.^[2] As of November 11, 2006 the album had leaked to the internet and file sharing networks in full. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard charts,^[3] with over 464,000 copies sold in its first week in stores. On the Nielsen SoundScan annual Best Sellers Top 100 rankings it was listed 97th with the 2006 year-end catalog closing sales number of 2.9 Million copies despite having been released in mid-November and its sales data is accumulated for only one and a half months.

Contents 1 Target exclusive 2 Critical Reaction 3 Track listing 4 Samples 5 Trivia 5.1 Unreleased/Unused songs 6 Credits 7 Singles 8 Videos 9 Charts 10 Album sales 11 References 12 External links

Target exclusive

There is a special edition CD/DVD version of this album available only at Target, which includes a bonus DVD with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage,etc.

Critical Reaction

The album maintained generally positive reviews with IGN calling it "one of Snoop's strongest efforts in a long time, with the beats, rhymes, and guests all complimenting the Doggfather with grand immediacy." It received a 4 out of 5 from Allhiphop.com as well as About.com & All Music Guide.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Composer(s)	Time
1	"Intrology"	Battlecat	George Clinton	Broadus, C./Carter, S./Clinton, G./Gilliam, K./Mosley, T.	1:59
2	"Think About It"	Frequency		Broadus, C./Frysel, B./Mayfield, C.	3:37
3	"Crazy"	Fredwreck	Nate Dogg	Broadus, C./Nassar, F./Hale, N.	4:26
4	"Vato"	Pharrell Williams	B-Real	Broadus, C./Williams, P.	4:44
5	That's That Shit	Nottz	R. Kelly	Benton, S./Broadus, C./Curry, T./Kelly, R./Lamb, D./Rodgers, N.	4:17
6	"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)"	Rick Rock	E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc & Tha Dogg Pound	Arnaud, D./Bla/Broadus, C./Brown, R./Butler, I./Emmanuel, R./Irving, C./Stephens, E./Vieira, M. Ann/Spillman, K./Tyler, A./Thomas, R.	4:48
7	"Get a Light"	Timbaland, Danja	Damian Marley	Broadus, C./Marley, D./Mosley, T./Hills, N.	3:41
8	"Gangbangin' 101"	David Emeka Nwangwu ,Terrance Martian	The Game	David Emeka Nwangwu, Terrance Martain, C.Broadus	4:01
9	"Boss' Life"	Dr. Dre	Akon (on the album version) or Nate Dogg (on the video version and on the single version)	Benton, S./Broadus, C./Camon, D./Curry, T./Lamb, D./Parker, D./Smith, T./Thiam, A./Young, A.	3:22
10	"L.A.X."	Battlecat	Ice Cube & Notorious B.I.G. (sample)	Broadus, C./Gilliam, K./Harvey, O./Wallace, C./Troutman, R./Jackson, O.	3:21
11	"10 Lil' Crips "	Pharrell Williams		Broadus, C./Williams, P.	3:15
12	"'Round Here"	Dr. Dre		Benton, S./Broadus, C./Curry, T./Hermans, P./Parker, D./Young, A./Armstrong, D.	3:42
13	"A Bitch I Knew"	Rhythum D, Battlecat	Traci Nelson	Broadus, C./Gilliam, K./Weldon, D.	4:32
14	"Like This"	Soopafly	Westurn Union, Latoiya Williams & Raul Midón	Ayers, R./Broadus, C./Brooks, P./Harden, T./Williams, L./Washington, D.	3:56
15	"Which One of You"	1500, Soopafly	Nine Inch Dix	Broadus, C./Brooks, P./Dopson, L./Edwards, L./Smith, D.	3:32
16	"I Wanna Fuck You"	Akon	Akon	Broadus, C./Thiam, A.	4:23
17	"Psst!"	N8 & Brainz	Jamie Foxx	Broadus, C./Foxx, J./Prasad, A./Walton, N.	2:59
18	"Beat Up on Yo' Pads"	Mr. Porter, DJ DDT-Da Busta		Broadus, C./Porter, D.	2:57
19	"Don't Stop"	THX, Chris Goodman	Kurupt, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, Kam	Broadus, C./Brown, R./Goodman, C./Miller, C./Spillman, K./Tyler, A	3:22
20	"Imagine"	Dr. Dre, Mark Batson	Dr. Dre & D'Angelo	Boyd, J./Broadus, C./Curry, T./Parker, D./Carter, S./Batson, M./Young, A.	4:42
21	"Conversations"	DJ Pooh, Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder, Azuré	Boyd, J./Broadus, C./Hardaway, C./Jordan, M./Miller, C./Wonder, S.	3:38
+	"My People" (bonus track)	Battlecat		Broadus, C./Gilliam, K	5:40
+	"Real Talk (R.I.P. Tookie)" (bonus track)	L. T. Hutton		Broadus, C./Hutton, L	4:17

Samples

Intrology

• "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z
• "I'm a Hustla" by Cassidy

Think About It

• "I Need You" as by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

Crazy

• "She's Strange" by Cameo (interpolation)

That's That Shit

• "The Bath" by Nile Rodgers

Candy (Drippin' Like Water)

• "9th Wonder (Blackploitism)" by Digable Planets
• "Candy" by Cameo

Boss' Life

• "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers

L.A.X.

• "Going Back To Cali" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp

'Round Here

• "Thank You" by Dido

Like This

• "Coffy Sauna" by Roy Ayers

Conversations

• "Have a Talk with God" by Stevie Wonder

Trivia

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• The track "Think About It" was composed by Frequency in his dorm room one and a half year prior to this album while he was a student in Virginia. The material was passed to Mike Chavez of Geffen Records who gave it to Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg used the track to show his older son - who had not chosen him as the favorite hip-hop artist when being asked - that he can still be an old school gangster rapper regarding his style if he wants to.^[4][5]
• Originally, the track "Imagine" was slated to be on Busta Rhymes' The Big Bang album. Busta Rhymes stated in several interviews, shortly before The Big Bang's release, that the sample for "Imagine" was still trying to be cleared. Busta Rhymes stated that he was not sure that the sample would be cleared in time for his album's release, meaning that the song would not be included on his album. The sample was not cleared in time, and it is presumable that the song was handed off to Snoop Dogg for his album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment soon after. It was then recorded with verses by Kam and Snoop Dogg (different from the current version) that was played on the TBCT Listening party^[6]. Although Busta Rhymes later released a "remix" to the song "Imagine", it is presumable that his "remix" is actually the intended original song that did not make the release of his album, The Big Bang. Moreover artists like Nas, Ja Rule and Black Ty also did their freestyle to the song.^[7]
• "Which One of You" was recorded prior to this album by and for a group called N.V. that is run by producing team 1500 Or Nothin'.^[7]
• The song "'Round Here" uses the same sample as "Stan" produced by The 45 King & Eminem. Snoop Dogg wasn't aware of this fact when making the record.^[7]
• "L.A.X." contains a sample of "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp, which Snoop Dogg already used once in one of his earlier album cut, in "Snoop Bounce" from Tha Doggfather.
• On the Dr. Dre-produced track "Boss' Life", Snoop Dogg makes reference to the upcoming Detox album of Dr. Dre with the line "If my nigga's Detoxin' there's more for me". In the physical single release of the song the verses by Akon was replaced by Nate Dogg.
• "Don't Stop" is produced by Los Angeles based producer Chris "THX" Goodman

Unreleased/Unused songs

Some of these songs ended up on Snoop Dogg's Blue Carpet Treatment (Tha Mixtape) and Snoop Dogg Presents: Unreleased Heatrocks.

• "Go Girl" (featuring T-Pain & Ciara) (Produced by Josef Leimberg)
• "So Special" (featuring Pharrell & Brandy)
• "Wannabes" (featuring Young Jeezy & Nate Dogg)
• "Look Around"
• "Smokin' Smokin' Weed" (feat. Ray J, Shorty Mack, Slim Thug & Nate Dogg) (produced by Ray J)
• "Put this Thang on You" (featuring Ne-Yo) (Produced by Ne-Yo)
• "Got My Own" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
• "Like An Eagle" (featuring The Game) (Produced by Ryan Leslie)
• "Life" (featuring The Emotions)

Credits

Mark Batson - Keyboards, Producer Mike Bozzi - Assistant Leslie Brathwaite - Mixing Paul Bruski - Engineer Mike Chav - Engineer Ted Chung - Engineer Erik "Baby Jesus" Coomes - Bongos Sean Cruse - Bass Rick DeVarona Assistant DJ Pooh - Producer, Engineer, Mixing Nate Dogg - Guest Appearance Shon Don - Engineer Lamar Edwards - Guitar (Bass) Jamie Foxx - Producer Julio G - Guest Appearance, Interlude Abel Garibaldi - Engineer Josh Houghkirk - Assistant Richard Huredia - Mixing Anthony Mandler - Art Direction, Design, Photography

Deborah Mannis-Gardner - Sample Clearance Jeff Meeks - Assistant Ian Mereness - Engineer Raul Midón - Guitar, Mouth Trumpet Dawaun Parker - Keyboards, Writer Orlando Rashid - Engineer Robert "Roomio" Reyes - Assistant J. Peter Robinson - Art Direction, Design April Roomet - Stylist Alexis Seton - Mixing Soopafly - Vocals, Producer Chris Soper - Engineer Chris Starr - Vocals (bckgr) Phil Tan - Mixing Aliaune "Akon" Thiam - Producer Timbaland - Producer Marlon Williams - Guitar Barbara Wilson - Vocals Stevie Wonder - Producer Chris "THX" Goodman - Producer

Singles

Single information
"Vato" (featuring B-Real) Released: August 15, 2006 Chart positions: #85 (U.S.R&B), #55 (AUS)
"That's That Shit" (featuring R. Kelly) Released: October 10, 2006 Chart positions: #20 (U.S.), #38 (U.K.)
"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (feat. E-40, Daz, Kurupt, MC Eiht and Goldie Loc) Released: December 12, 2006 Chart positions: (promotional video)
"I Wanna Fuck You" (featuring Akon) Released: September 13, 2006 Chart positions: #1 (U.S.), #3 (U.K.)
"Imagine" (featuring Dr. Dre & D'Angelo) Released: January, 2007 Chart positions: #107 (U.S. R&B)
"Boss' Life" (featuring Nate Dogg) Released: April 10, 2007 Chart positions: #65 (U.S. R&B)[8]

Videos

• "Real Talk" [Bonus Preview Track]
• "Vato" (featuring B-Real)
• "That's That Shit" (featuring R. Kelly)
• "I Wanna Love You" (with Akon)
• "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (featuring E-40, Goldie Loc, MC Eiht & Tha Dogg Pound)
• "Boss' Life" (featuring Nate Dogg)

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak Position [9]
U.S. Billboard 200	5
Top R&B / Hip-hop Albums	2
United World Chart Top 40	6
No Top 40	18
UK Top 75	47
AUS Top 100	56
Germany Top 100	41
Austria Top 75	48
Switzerland Top 100	12
New Zealand Top 50	20
Canada Top 50	10
Canada R&B	2
European albums	28
Irish chart	56
Netherlands Mega Top 100[10]	53
French album sales	8 (
Brazilian sales	(1000 copies)
Italy albums ACNielsen[11]	57
Poland album chart	67[12]
Hungary album sales chart	79[13]

Album sales

U.S. Billboard 200
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Position	5	12	28	38	38	26	26	30	28	36	49	59	73	68	70[1]	89	116	127	163	200 [2]	199[3]
Sales Per Week	264,171[14]	90,338[14]	69,016[14]	65,145[14]	97,722[14]	49,847[14]	31,356[14]	23,202[14]	21,976[15]	19,323[15]	18,173[16]	16,333[17]	14,963 [17]	12,593 [18]	11,897[19]	9,332 [20]	7,137 [21]	6,961[22]	5,562 [23]
Total	264,171	355,092	424,107	489,252	586,974	636,821	668,177	691,379	713,300	732,666	750,851	767,184	782,147	794,740	806,637	815,969	823,106	830,067	835,629		min. 849,000 [24]

United World Chart Sales
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position in the Top 40	6	20	39	OUT	OUT	38	28	32	31	OUT
Sales Per Week	294,000	133,000	108,000	???	???	78,000	52.000	42.000	43.000	min. 19.323
Total	294,000	427,000	535,000	???	???	es. 850.000	es. 900.000	es. 945.000	es. 990.000	min. 1.010.000

• ^  Note that the 15th week sales and its related Billboard position could be different. The 70th place of that week is whether 69, 68, or 67 since Diddy's Press Play (No. 68) sold only 7 copies more than this album, which is within the margin of error. Moreover, Diddy tied with the Wow Gospel 2007 album (No. 68) reaching exactly the same sales. Jay-Z's Kingdom Come (No. 67) sold only one copy more than Snoop Dogg's album.
• ^  That week Snoop Dogg and The Game's Doctor's Advocate tied for the 200th position.^[25]
• ^  Since Tha Blue Carpet Treatment tied with Doctor's Advocate last week, the last spot was announced vacant thus Snoop Dogg wasn't listed officially. From that occasion, the climb-up to 199 is considered a re-entry.^[26]

References

External links

• Official track previews
• SnoopDogg.com album information
• http://www.myspace.com/thxbeats

•  • e Snoop Dogg
Albums	Doggystyle · Tha Doggfather · Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told · No Limit Top Dogg · Tha Last Meal · Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss · R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece · Tha Blue Carpet Treatment · Ego Trippin'
Singles	"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" · "Gin and Juice" · "Doggy Dogg World" · "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" · "Vapors" · "Doggfather" · "We Just Wanna Party with You" · "Still a G Thang" · "Bitch Please" · "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)" · "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" · "Beautiful" · "Drop It Like It's Hot" · "Let's Get Blown" · "Signs" · "Ups & Downs" · "Real Soon" · "Vato" · "That's That" · "I Wanna Fuck You" · "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" · "Boss' Life" · "Sexual Eruption"
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