Snoop Dogg Preaches Yet Again with ‘Iz It a Crime?’ Album

Snoop Dogg’s Iz It a Crime? finds the 53-year-old still doing his thing more than three decades in – loose, sharp, and way too comfortable in his own skin to care about anyone trying to age him out of rap. His 21st solo album packs 21 tracks and a deep feature list including Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa, Sexyy Red, and more, which only adds to the sense that Snoop still knows exactly how to build a world around his voice, and the kind of respect he continues to get.

What makes this one more interesting is the premise: Snoop has framed Iz It a Crime? as a cathartic record, one where he gets personal about loss, loyalty, love, his long rap journey, and even some recent backlash. Add in the Sade-sampling title track and the extended visual piece that plays like part music video, part documentary, and it feels less like a quick drop and more like another reminder that he’s still not done writing new chapters.