Genre:
Rap
Release Date: 04/29/2008
Lil Bow Wow's second album,
Doggy Bag, banks on the pop-rap success of the
So So Def upstart's debut album,
Beware of Dog (2000). Producer/songwriters
Jermaine Dupri and
Bryan-Michael Cox are once again at the helm, and in the tradition of pop-rap, they rely primarily on past hits for their ideas. For example, the album intro,
"We Want Weezy," is an interpolation of the
Bootsy Collins classic (already interpolated once by
Dr. Dre and
Eazy-E); the lead single,
"Thank You," prominently samples
the Cars;
"Up in Here" is a rehash of
DMX's recent hit
"Party Up (Up in Here)";
"All I Know" interpolates
New Edition's
"Candy Girl"; and so on. If you enjoy pop-rap at its most obvious,
Doggy Bag is a lot of fun, even though it's an awfully brief album, featuring only nine actual songs (if you don't count the intro and interludes). Thankfully those nine songs all have their charms. A special mention should be made for
"Take Ya Home," which is produced by
the Neptunes rather than
Dupri/
Cox and is the highlight of the album. [
Sbme Special Mkts.' 2001 edition included one bonus cut.]
~Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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