CONCERT REVIEW: Snoop Dogg @ TLA, 2/28

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CONCERT REVIEW: Snoop Dogg @ TLA, 2/28

POSTED: Monday, March 1, 2010, 8:06 PM

Filed Under: Music | Show concert photos

Photo | Josh Middleton

The Doggfather was more than two hours late for his set at TLA last night. He didn't apologize and there were no excuses, but if I had my guess I'd go with something green, stinky and more than likely medicinal. In hindsight, though, his untimely beginning wasn't a setback; the hard-partying mayhem that followed Snoop Dizzle's arrival was worth the wait fo' shizzy.

The house was packed with a nicely varied crowd of all ages, colors and types — a good indication of how long Snoop's been doing his thing and how many different kinds of people his jams have reached. At one point I was lodged between a whiter-than-white frat dude, who seriously knew every lyric to every song, and a rigid desperate housewife-type standing next to her equally uptight husband. It may not sound like the ideal spot to be situated at a Snoop show but we were all in harmony, especially when hovering above our head was a fully formed Buddha cloud that rivaled the blast at Hiroshima. Puff.

Preceding Snoop's entrance onto the stage was a hilarious montage of film clips made up of some of his apprearances in videos, movies and commercials. It was mostly a lot of shots of him in gangster threads with smoke pilfering out of his mouth, frantic machine guns firing and even a few Godfather clips thrown in to help set the mood. I was expecting a more lavish entrance, but before I knew it Snoop was front and center with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth, dressed simply in a track jacket and an oversized yellow tee that read "We Da West."

He appropriately began the show with "Smoke Weed Everyday," an anthem that was taken literally from the get-go. He was surrounded at all times by three MC's who threw in their adlibs and occasionally filled in when regular Snoop contributors, like Dr. Dre, were needed on a track. Also planted prominently at stage left and right were two huge, identical-looking bodyguards and spilling in all directions in the background were a entourage of nicely dressed nieces and nephews drinking, dancing and just being present. It looked like one big Snoop family reunion.

Photo | Josh Middleton

The D-O Double G was in lively spirits throughout the show. He was slinking around the stage, sparking up frequently and at times commenced to banter with the audience — especially a young lady in the front row who he announced was flashing her ample "chocolate milkshakes" at him all night long. Much of Snoop's music is undoubtedly for the bros, but he made sure to include the females by dedicating every other song to them and pulling out a few romantic, down tempo tracks like "I Wanna Fuck You" and "Sexual Seduction."

The better moments of the evening came when he cranked out better known hits like "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "Nothin' But A 'G' Thang." He also did an awesome back-to-back tribute to TuPac and Biggie Smalls with "Ride or Die," and "Hypnotize." But the highlights were unquestionably "Gin & Juice," "Ain't No Fun," and the final track, "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)."

Snoop didn't perform an official encore, but before leaving the room he imparted three Snoop-isms that we should be sure to start every morning with: "1. Brush your mother fucking teeth, 2. Thank God that you lived to see another day (Amen) and 3. Smoke weed motherfuckers!"

Daniel Robinson

Posted 2010-03-17 20:57:36

I took a picture at the Snoop Dogg show 2/28 at TLA and the guy that took the picture said i could find it under Capitalrecords.com but i had know luck at all. Where can i find my "Snoop Dogg show picture"?

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