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Snoop Dogg surprises fans by announcing his brand-new album and an accompanying film dropping this week.
On Wednesday, May 14, Uncle Snoop pulled up to The Breakfast Club to talk about his new album, Iz It A Crime. The album is set to feature new collaborations Sexyy Red, Wiz Khalifa and more. During their conversation, Snoop recalled how he ended up in the studio with Big Sexy after she needed somewhere to record while she was in L.A. He also revealed how much they bonded throughout their week-long recording session.
"Sexyy Red is the home girl. I love her to death," Snoop explained.
"We in the studio and we just talking and she asking me questions about my career, like, 'Unc you be tight, how you be doing this and that?'" he continued. "We get past that and I'm like, 'What's up with a record?' She's like 'You wanna do one?' I'm like 'Hell yeah'."
"She came back to the studio like a week straight and we just bonding like uncle and niece," he added. "It's just a relationship we building. I don't know why I always find artist when they at this point and I'm a part of they life and then when they get all the way up there it's like we already bonded. That's what I feel like she like my little sister. I love her. I love how she get down. She just remind me of me. She just don't give a f**k."
Iz It A Crime is scheduled to drop this Friday. It's the follow-up to Snoop's recent gospel album Altar Call, which contains spiritual tracks featuring Jamie Foxx, Jazze Pha, October London, Robert Glasper and more. It also comes several months after he dropped his Missionary album with Dr. Dre.
Snoop Dogg also touches on other subjects, including Fat Joe and Jadakiss' comments on Kendrick Lamar surpassing other West Coast rappers, his thoughts about Warren G, having access to Nate Dogg's catalog and more. Watch the entire interview below.