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Snoop, where are thou? I miss you, Dogg! Thankfully, with the absolute ubiquity of D-O-double-G's last hit, "I Wanna Rock," and the cut's Jay-Z-assisted remix, I feel like I'm living through a second coming of the Doggfather. Plus, with the recent release of his new track, "That Tree," it doesn't look like Snoop's going to fizzle anytime soon-izzle.
Produced by Diplo (Major Lazer, M.I.A., Santogold), "That Tree" is a glitchy, Neptunes-esque track, with bubbling keyboards layered over a skipping beat. Snoop raps about groupies sticking to his head like a kufi before he passes the mic to Kid Cudi, who's more in the mood to sweetly croon.
The How To Make It In America co-star and "Make Her Say" rapper is in fine form, playing the role of R&B hook-master before injecting a verse of his own into the track.
Following the Lady Gaga/The Fame/The Fame Monster routine, "That Tree" is taken from Snoop's upcoming More Malice, a deluxe version of his 2009 full-length, Malice N Wonderland. The re-release is due out March 23rd and will feature the aforementioned Jay-Z track, as well as a collaboration with Soulja Boy.
+ Listen to Snoop Dogg, featuring Kid Cudi, "That Tree," here. Warning: NSFW language.