XXcLusive: Snoop Dogg Using Ghost Writers for Malice in Wonderland NEW

Thursday Jul 16 4:00 AM CDT posted by xxl staff

No one can say Snoop Dogg isn't honest. XXLMag.com caught up with the West Coast legend to speak about his upcoming album, Malice in Wonderland, and The Doggfather revealed that like his last album he will be recruiting the writing talents of other MCs for the project.

When asked if he will be digging into his rhyme books this go-round, Snoop told XXL that instead he will be the mouthpiece for other rappers words. "I got a couple of my little homies that's putting the pen to the paper," he shared. "I be letting my homies get on by writing and expressing they thoughts through me. I be letting them have opportunities to be a star through me."

Although it doesn't yet have a release date, Snoop says he is about "50 to 70 percent done" with the disc. "I'm trying to finish this tour up and then get back home, do a few things to tighten it up," he said.

The album, which Snoop describes as a "feel good record," will be released by MTV. As far as the music, the Long Beach rep says "It feels good, back to the basics. I mean, I don't do all that hyping, that ain't my thing. I just go to the lab, drop a single and then drop another single, then drop the album. If you fucking with it, you get it. if you ain't, you ain't."

So far Malice in Wonderland features production by Ty Fyfe, Scoop Deville and Drumma Boy.

Bun B Snags Drake & Jamie Foxx For New Single?

Wednesday Jul 15 4:03 PM CDT posted by xxl staff

Fresh off the success of "Got Money" and now "Halle Berry," Dallas producers Play-N-Skillz have been cookin' up beats for a number of high-profile acts, including fellow Texan Bun B for a possible collaboration with Drake.

"It's going to be the official single off of Bun B's new album," Play, one half of the brotherly production duo, told XXL about the track. "Drake and Jamie Foxx were supposed to be on the song. We didn't actually do a session, it was just talked about and [Bun's people] were gonna go through with it. Drake's schedule just got crazy—his buzz just exploded—so I don't know where we are with all that."

Drake last hooked up with Bun for the chopped and screwed cut "Uptown" from his breakthrough So Far Gone mixtape. If everything goes according to plan, Drake will also be re-uniting with Foxx once again as well, as the T. Dot MC recently dropped a verse on a remix to "Digital Girl."

As of press time there is no additional information regarding Bun's upcoming album. Stay tuned to XXL as the story develops. –Devin Chanda