Snoop Dogg has announced the release date for his highly anticipated new album “Missionary,” produced entirely by Dr. Dre.
“Missionary,” which is being billed as the sequel to Snoop’s 1993 debut “Doggystyle,” is set for release on Dec. 13. It marks the first full-length collaboration between Dre and Snoop since “Doggystyle.”
The rapper made the announcement with a promotional video on social media where two Mormon missionaries knock on a stranger’s door, only to be met with a woman in full lingerie who tells them, “What the fuck? Your ad said you were dedicated to missionary work.”
Snoop first mentioned the album back in 2022, when he said that it would be done that November. He billed it as a “30th anniversary to ‘Doggystyle,’” which Dr. Dre produced in full. That album became the fastest-selling hip-hop album ever at the time, and has since been hailed as one of the best rap records of all-time.
Though little information is known about “Missionary,” both Snoop and Dre have dropped hints about the project over the past few years. In August, Dre said that he was close to finishing mixing the album and that Sting would be one of its features. Snoop reiterated the Sting feature earlier this month, and confirmed that Jelly Roll would also appear on the set.
Several other emcees and musicians have claimed that they’ve either heard the project or will be featured on it. 50 Cent said he’d be on the album in March, and Method Man confirmed that he would also grace the set during a “Drink Champs” interview last month.
Dre and Snoop have worked together many times over the years — first on Dre’s 1992 solo album “The Chronic,” later on tracks like “Still D.R.E.” and “Forgot About Dre,” at the 2022 Super Bowl with Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige, and most recently performing during the Paris Olympics closing ceremony.