The album starts with a surprisingly inspired four-song suite, a revitalized-sounding Snoop dropping into the pocket like melting caramel. He flexes a bouncy, spring-loaded flow on the lush, Sade-sampling title track, and the satisfying “Sophisticated Crippin’” feels like a West Coast version of Rick Ross’ gold-plated opulence on Deeper Than Rap. Things start to get shaky with “Can’t Wait,” a synth-funk cut that features Bay Area rapper LaRussell, whose verse is essentially about how cool it is to be on a jam with Snoop (a concept that gets the full treatment on the thumping-but-vacuous Sexyy Red collab “Me N OG Snoop”). The wheels come entirely off with “Can’t Get Enough,” a grown and sexy ballad that brings Iz It a Crime?’s momentum to a screeching halt.
