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Snoop Dogg feat. Pharell
Why we feature this artist The three voices inside Beautiful Beautiful combines Snoop Dogg's rap with Pharrell's lighter singing and Charlie Wilson's fuller vocal presence. The complete original credit helps explain why the refrain feels layered even though th…
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The three voices inside Beautiful
Beautiful combines Snoop Dogg's rap with Pharrell's lighter singing and Charlie Wilson's fuller vocal presence. The complete original credit helps explain why the refrain feels layered even though the Neptunes production leaves so much space around it.
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The collaboration appeared on Snoop's 2002 album before its wider 2003 single campaign. Priority's original credits identify all three vocalists and name the Neptunes as producers, with Calvin Broadus, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo in the writing.
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Snoop can sound unhurried because the rhythmic setting gives each phrase a clear place to land. The singing brings another kind of movement around that delivery: Pharrell's tone can make the refrain feel lighter, while Wilson adds a more sustained soul weight. Those differences are small enough to coexist without crowding the record. Beautiful is most revealing when heard through that balance, with the production treating space as an active part of the groove and the voices filling it in different ways.
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Beautiful
The Priority recording features Snoop Dogg, Pharrell and Charlie Wilson over Neptunes production.