Snoops first record was built around the blueprint from 60's-70's music era...his catalog is mostly re-sampled old-school material. I may not be the biggest fan of sampling but i believe if one is gonna do it, then it should be done right. I think Snoop makes a good effort at getting it right.

When creative people write songs about emotional subjects
It gets to the heart of the human condition and people like
Teddy understood the message submerged himself into the
moment of the song and all of us felt it.

Not so today. While there may be some exceptions,
gone are the days of meaningful memorable melodies
and lyrics that one can remember cling to and recall.

There is always a big debate about “where’s the music”
and there’s no doubt when you hear music from TP it’s
easy to see what’s missing.