Even Snoop Dogg's biggest fans would probably admit that his music's never been quite the same since he split with his old partner Dr Dre. Here, however, the veteran gangsta rapper tries to prove he can still cut it by drafting in the Neptunes as producers and giving guest spots to the likes of Justin Timberlake, Nelly and 50 Cent. It's an impressive line-up, and the result is the most lively and cohesive album Snoop has made in years, complete with some scorching hip-hop beats and rapid-fire rhymes. A shame, then, that the old rogue has to go and spoil it all by writing some of the most repulsive, misogynist songs of his career - being anti-PC is one thing, but openly advising your mates to beat up their girlfriends is quite another. No-one wants Snoop to turn into a cuddly lapdog. But does he have to be such an ugly brute?

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