Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound Gang Release 'That's My Work 5' [LISTEN] [DOWNLOAD]

Snoop Dogg will host the BET Hip Hop Awards this weekend, but the venerable rapper simply couldn't wait until then to snag the spotlight.

As part of the fifth installment of the That's My Work Gangsta Grillz series, Snoop teamed up with DJ Drama, Daz Dillinger and Kurupt to release a free 16-track mixtape, That's My Work 5.

You can listen to the project and download it here. Check ou the tracklist and artwork (via Complex):

01. House Party
02. Bodyguard Hard
03. These H--- Ain't Loyal DPG
04. Pressure
05. U Neva Know
06. 6 N Da Mornin
07. Dont Take Nothin
08. In My Lifetime
09. Foreign DPG
10. U Dont Know Me Like Dat
11. N---az Iz On Me
12. Think I Love You
13. Get A Grip
14. Everybody Gettin High
15. Band Dat
16. Im On It DPG

As previously reported, Snoop announced the How The West Was Won tour in conjunction with Uncle Snoop's Army last month.

Some of the biggest names in West Coast hip-hop will headline the concert including Ice Cube and Game with great supporting acts like Too $hort, Warren G, Suga Free, Tha Dogg Pound and more. And of course, Snoop Dogg will hit the stage.

According to Ticketmaster, the concert will be held on two separate dates. How The West Was Won will stop in Mountain View, CA on Oct. 10 and travel down to Irvine for an Oct. 11 show.

No word yet on whether more dates will be added, making How The West Was Won a national tour.

But before that goes down, Snoop Dogg will host a battle rap competition tonight in Atlanta as a precursor to the BET Awards. This is the official prompt:

Snoop Dogg and renowned New York Battle Rapper, Murda Mook, will host the epic rap battle featuring the best freestyle male and female emcees in the country to battle it out and be crowned the champion. The event will take place on September 19 at Masquerade, 695 North Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308. Doors open at 5:00pm.