Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg is preparing to drop his second gospel album, Altar Call, a deeply personal project honoring his late mother and the Christian faith she passed on to him. The album is set for release on April 27—what would have been his mother Beverly Tate’s birthday.
“You heard it first. A gospel album,” Snoop shared in a video announcement this week. “God is good. Won’t He do it?”
Tate passed away in October 2021 after battling illness. Throughout his life, Snoop has often spoken about the profound influence his mother had on his values, especially her example of unwavering faith, love, and perseverance.
“The spirit of my mother will forever live within me,” Snoop told Okayplayer about the album. “This album is a reflection of what she has taught me — to use my voice and my platform to spread love and heal the world.”
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The album cover features a heartfelt photo of Tate, and the 21-track album will include appearances from artists such as Jamie Foxx, Jazze Pha, Curt Chambers, Laura Wilson Johnson, and Jane Handcock.
Altar Call is a spiritual follow-up to his 2018 gospel debut, Bible of Love, which topped Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart and received critical acclaim for its blend of faith and authenticity. Snoop describes this latest release as “another chapter out of the Bible of Love.”
While Snoop Dogg rose to fame as a leading gangsta rap figure in the 1990s, he has been candid in recent years about his spiritual journey and the changes in his heart.
In a powerful 2018 interview with gospel artist Kirk Franklin, Snoop said, “God ain’t done with me,” expressing his desire to grow in his walk with the Lord. When asked what he thought churches could do better, Snoop urged Christians to lead with love instead of judgment.
“The first thing the church can do better is be … nonjudgmental,” he said. “Open your arms. Open them for the worst — the worst sinner. I don’t care what he’s been doing. Let him in.”
He continued, “Now you’re doing God’s work. You’re not judging somebody, you’re allowing them to come get their spirit right and to repent, and to testify, and to try to find their way and maybe come down to the altar to get born again.”
With Altar Call, Snoop Dogg once again returns to the altar—this time to honor a mother’s legacy of faith and to remind listeners that no matter where you come from, God’s grace is still available.
As Snoop so often says: “Won’t He do it?”