Bible of Love

Snoop Dogg officially announced the album on January 24, 2018, after teasing a gospel album for a year, stating "It's always been on my heart. I just never got around to it because I always be doing gangsta business or doing this or doing that, I just felt like it's been on my heart too long. I need to do it now." Snoop was introduced to gospel music by his late grandmother, Dorothy Tate. He said of the album: "I am blessed to have so many legendary friends join me on this journey. As the country is in one of its heaviest times and is so divided, I wanted to make an album that spreads love and unity around the world. That's what I was taught, so that's all I know. Real love." The Grio compared it to Drake's More Life mixtape in terms of how the album is put together. A music video for the song "Words Are Few" featuring B.Slade was released to promote the album. The album was released on Snoop's newly founded All The Time Entertainment label, a label created to give opportunity to up-and-coming gospel artists. At the event, he stated about the album, "The record's all about love from start to finish. That's the way you change the world, by putting love in it." During the album’s studio recordings, he revealed that he is a born-again Christian. ==Critical reception==

Critical reception to the album was mixed. It holds a 54 out of 100 on the review aggregation website Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Guardian stated the album "is a two-hour-plus hip-hop gospel confection that's briefly charmingly pleasant, then heartbreakingly boring. It has less edge than a child's balloon." The South End praised Snoop's verses, but criticized his lack of appearances on the album, as did The Linfield Review. PopMatters called it an "absolutely impressive effort" and "a solid effort that's better than it has any business being." Response from Christian publications were more positive. Christian magazine Relevant praised the album for its religious message, stating it is "impressively thorough in its representation of the saving grace and expansive love of God" as well as "a tasteful blend of vintage gospel and new school Christian contemporary music". CCM Magazine praised the diversity of the production and called the album "surprisingly impressive." Snoop Dogg himself responded to negative reviews, stating "This is not a money-driven project, it's a spirit-driven project." ==Commercial performance==

Bible of Love debuted at number 148 on the US Billboard 200 with 5,000 album-equivalent units, which made it his lowest entry on the chart until 2021's From tha Streets 2 tha Suites, which failed to chart. It was the 20th best-selling digital album of the week, selling 3,000 digital copies in its first week. The album became Snoop's first entry on the US Gospel Albums chart, where it debuted at number one. ==Track listing==

Credits adapted from Tidal. • All songs produced by Snoop Dogg and Lonny Bereal Jr. ==Charts==

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