Various Artists

Aftermath/Doggystyle/Interscope Records

With names like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and Bubba Sparxxx all listed on one album, chances are it's going to be hot. However, most of this album is so hot one might have to flick the A/C on while playing it.

The first 10 or so tracks on the album are as good as any. Anyone can get high with Xzibit on the comedic "Get Fucked Up With Me," in which he inhales, spits a verse, exhales, coughs, inhales, spits a verse and exhales.

Busta Rhymes returns to shine again on "Holla" behind a creeping Dre beat. Love him or hate him, Bubba Sparxxx's "Bubba Talk" fits right in amongst these veterans, backed by a tight beat by Timbo.

However, the funky D12 track, "Blow My Buzz," is sufficient enough to be skipped after Eminem's verse. Not that the rest of his clique doesn't have skills, but the track lives up to its name after childish lyrics weigh down the bomb beat. The last half of the album mainly stumbles with unneeded filler.

The real memories are created with the Dre and Snoop reunions. The thump-tastic opening track "On The Boulevard" pushes a speakers' bass to their limits. The new classic "The Wash," a smooth "G-thang Part 2"-type track, closes the album, proving the duo knows how to make an entrance and an exit. Dre rips through another track on the party-enhancing "Bad Intentions." Did anyone honestly think Dre would be at the top of his game in his mid 30s? Maybe not always the gifted rhymer, he continues to fire an arsenal of beats that speak for themselves.