There goes the neighborhood. The good people over at Harmonix have finally added some hip-hop flavor to the Rock Band franchise via none other than the Doggfather himself… Snoop Dogg. Eight of Snoop’s songs spanning his entire career will be available throughout September in the Rock Band music store.

Snoop who is a regular gamer seems pretty excited about his inclusion. “I consider myself an OG gamer, and to be chosen as the first hip hop artist to appear in Rock Band…well, it doesn’t get any better than that, ya dig?!?” Snoop said. “I know my fans gonna get down with tha Pound with this one and tha youngsters really gonna realize who started this gamer ish, u hear me?!?”

Tracklist and pricing are listed

• “Beautiful”

• “Drop It Like It’s Hot”

• “Ridin’ In My Chevy”

• “Sensual Seduction”

• “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head”

• “Tha Shiznit”

• “That’s Tha Homie”

• “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”

Availability: These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks on Xbox360, PS3 and Wii and as “Snoop Dogg Pack 01” on Xbox360 on Sept. 7. “Snoop Dogg Pack 01” will be available for PlayStation 3, Sept. 21 in North America and Sept. 22 in Europe.

Pricing:

$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song

$13.49, £8.99 UK, €13.49 EU (1,080 Microsoft Points) for Snoop Dogg Pack 01

Tags: consoles, hip-hop, video games

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