Bigg Snoop Dogg's Puff Puff Pass Tour

Listen y'all, I'm not playa hatin': I'm a Snoop D.O.-double-G. aficionado from way back in the day fo shizzle, but this music documentary following the rap icon on his 29-city "Puff Puff Pass" concert tour leaves much to be desired. Long Beach-born hip-hop heavyweight Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at tour life through candid interview segments (including Nate Dogg, Warren G, and “spiritual advisor” Archbishop Don “Magic” Juan), and performance footage of classic tunes--such as “Who Am I (What's My Name),” “Gin & Juice,” etc.--from wild, jam-packed shows across the U.S. Make no mistake, however, the experience isn't labeled "Puff Puff Pass" for nothing: much time is spent on Snoop's appreciation for marijuana (regarding the amount of weed smoked on tour, one observer remarks that “the smoke never leaves the air”). In addition to Snoop and his entourage's constant onscreen consumption and praise of pot, the program features various interviewees discussing marijuana's pros and cons (a UCLA doc deems it a “safe drug” compared to others), and even a segment from a San Francisco NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) conference. With the profane language, nudity, drugs, and hedonistic/misogynistic lifestyle (the best part of touring: “the bitches” of course, who are scouted and brought back to the dressing room to “do what they do”), this “Parental Advisory”-tagged title may be crude fun for fans, but it's not a necessary purchase for library collections. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)