Track Listing

1. Show Me Love
2. See Ya When I Get There
3. Snoop World
4. Whatcha Gon Do
5. Tru Tank Dogs
6. Don't Let Go
7. Hustle N' Ball
8. Gin And Juice Part 2
9. Still A G Thang
10. I Can't Take The Heat
11. DP Gangsta
12. Woof
13. 20 Dollars To My Name
14. Game Of Life
15. Pay For P
16. Picture This
17. Doggz Gonna Get Ya
18. Hoes Money And Clout
19. Get 'bout It And Rowdy
20. DOG's Get Lonely 2
21. Ain't Nut'in Personal

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18015 in Music
• Released on: 1998-08-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

From Amazon.com
The first voice you hear on the Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is that of Master P, introducing the latest recruit to the No Limit army. It's a message, albeit a subtle one: in the team game of hip-hop, there's been a trade, and our man P gained the advantage. Da Game... is Snoop's first release on the label, and it is a No Limit release through and through--in spite of the fact that, in the context of No Limit's marketing megalopoly, Snoop's Merlot mixes poorly with the rest of the crew's Asti Spumanti. Fortunately, his flow has always been blessed with a Southern swing, and the Beats by the Pound gumbo funk is a natural for the Doggfather, even if there's little on the album that pushes the creative envelope. As for Snoop himself, he spends ample time attempting to evoke previous glories with the uninspired "Gin & Juice II" and "Still a G Thang," though his strongest moments come with Mia X on "Slow Down" and with Mystikal and C-Murder on "See Ya When I Get There," both classic No Limit material. --Jon Caramanica

CD Description
When Snoop Dogg announced that he was leaving Death Row Records, many wondered why he would abandon one of the most successful hip-hop record labels in the business. Quickly announcing that his third album would be put out on none other than the Master P-owned label No Limit, it was obvious why he would make that decision. As a No Limit soldier, Snoop takeshis West Coast flavour to the dirty South combining the twosounds for DA GAME IS TO BE SOLD, NOT TO BE TOLD.
Alwaysan OG, Snoop Dogg collaborates with No Limit artists (C-Murder, Mystikal, Mia X and Silkk The Shocker, etc.) on many ofthe tracks. His flow and lyrical content aren't much different from his first two albums, and the production is still tight. Not quite the groundbreaker that DOGGYSTYLE was, but still a top quality rap album.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
As the Death Row ship was sinking, Snoop Dogg bailed, heading over to the new bastion of street cred, No Limit Records. Master P had worked his way to the top of the charts by giving the people what they wanted — straight-up gangsta, with no frills, creativity, or substance. It was all a little rawer (actually, just cheaper) than Death Row's productions, but there was no denying that they knew what sold, and it seemed as if Snoop was making No Limit legitimate in the eyes of the mainstream world. Master P is a master marketer, and he knows how to reshape everyone on his roster into good No Limit soldiers. And that's precisely what Snoop Dogg is on Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, his third album proper and first for No Limit. There are a few concessions to G-funk scattered throughout the record, but by and large, Beats by the Pound and P give Snoop a set of standard No Limit backing tracks and have him do the No Limit dance — record a long-winded, monotonous album, filled with "interpolations" of '80s soul and rap songs, and loaded with No Limit cameos. But there's one crucial difference: unlike most of Master P's grunts, Snoop has style, miles and miles of style. His loose, languid delivery is positively enthralling, which makes it all the more frustrating when No Limit hacks interrupt the flow. That happens on almost all of the tracks — only a handful are Snoop alone, and those illustrate that he can, on occasion, turn bland music into something interesting. Still, they can't excuse the banality of Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told. Signing to No Limit might have preserved Snoop Dogg's street cred, but it ruined his creativity.

Not good
As it's Snoop, I'm reluctant to tear strips off this album but I feel I must. This is quite horrible, with very few high points. I feel sorry for people who bought this.

OH MY GOD!
dont get me wrong i'm a fan of snoops especially after doggystyle, top dogg and some of tha dogfather but what the hell is this?? utter rubbish,bad tunes, and if we're honest pretty poor rapping from the game himself and most of the features. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS OVER ANY.....ANY OF HIS OTHERS!