Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre and released in 1993 by Death Row Records, debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name?" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994 Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was the Case, starring himself. His second album, Tha Doggfather (1996), also debuted at number one on both charts, with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album was certified double platinum in 1997.
After leaving Death Row Records, Snoop signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded his next three albums, Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002, where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and Ego Trippin'. Malice 'n Wonderland (2009), and Doggumentary (2011) were released on Priority. Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. He also coaches a youth football league and a high school football team. In September 2009 Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of reactivated Priority Records.
In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced a conversion to Rastafarianism and a new alias, Snoop Lion. As Snoop Lion he released a reggae album, Reincarnated, and a documentary film of the same name, about his Jamaican experience, in early 2013. His 13th studio album, Bush, was released in May 2015 and marked a return of the Snoop Dogg name. His 14th solo studio album, Coolaid, was released in July 2016. Snoop has 17 Grammy nominations without a win.
In 2018, he released his first gospel album, Bible of Love.
Kool Moe Dee ranks Snoop at No. 33 in his book There's a God on the Mic, and says he has "an ultra-smooth, laidback delivery" and "flavor-filled melodic rhyming". Peter Shapiro describes Snoop's delivery as a "molasses drawl" and AllMusic notes his "drawled, laconic rhyming" style. Kool Moe Dee refers to Snoop's use of vocabulary, saying he "keeps it real simple...he simplifies it and he's effective in his simplicity".
Snoop is known to freestyle some of his lyrics on the spot for some songs – in the book How to Rap, Lady of Rage says, "Snoop Dogg, when I worked with him earlier in his career, that's how created his stuff... he would freestyle, he wasn't a writer then, he was a freestyler," and The D.O.C. states, "Snoop's [rap] was a one take willy, but his shit was all freestyle. He hadn't written nothing down. He just came in and started busting. The song was "Tha Shiznit"—that was all freestyle. He started busting and when we got to the break, Dre cut the machine off, did the chorus and told Snoop to come back in. He did that throughout the record. That's when Snoop was in the zone then."
Peter Shapiro says that Snoop debuted on "Deep Cover" with a "shockingly original flow – which sounded like a Slick Rick born in South Carolina instead of South London" and adds that he "showed where his style came from by covering Slick Rick's 'La Di Da Di'". Referring to Snoop's flow, Kool Moe Dee calls him "one of the smoothest, funkiest flow-ers in the game". How to Rap also notes that Snoop is known to use syncopation in his flow to give it a laidback quality, as well as 'linking with rhythm' in his compound rhymes, using alliteration, and employing a "sparse" flow with good use of pauses.
Snoop re-popularized the use of -izzle speak, particularly in the pop and hip-hop music industry.
Snoop Dogg is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling. On March 30, 2008, Snoop Dogg appeared at WrestleMania XXIV as a Master of Ceremonies for a tag team match between Maria and Ashley Massaro as they took on Beth Phoenix and Melina. On a March 23, 2015 episode of Raw, Snoop Dogg appeared in a segment with Hulk Hogan and Curtis Axel. At WrestleMania 32, he accompanied his cousin Sasha Banks to the ring for her match, rapping over her theme music. He was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.
Broadus made a special guest appearance in All Elite Wrestling on the January 6, 2021, episode of AEW Dynamite, titled New Year's Smash. During this appearance, Snoop appeared in the corner of Cody Rhodes during Rhodes's match with Matt Sydal. He later gave Serpentico a Frog Splash, with Rhodes then delivering a three-count.
Snoop Dogg would join The Miz to host both nights of WrestleMania 39. During Night 1, he accompanied Rey Mysterio in a lowrider during his entrance, paying tribute to the late Eddie Guerrero. On Night 2, he introduced Shane McMahon to face The Miz in another spontaneous match. McMahon would sustain a quad injury during the match prompting Snoop Dogg to improvise and finish the match himself, ultimately defeating Miz. Snoop Dogg's improvisational acts were lauded by wrestlers and executives, including WWE chief content officer Triple H.
'G' Thang
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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I'm finna be in the corner in my lowrider, dawg
Ya heard me?
Hm, yeah (whoa)
Top dollar with the gold flea collar
Yeah, it's still a G thang
It's time for all the lowriders out there (top dollar with the gold flea collar)
All the dippers, you like to get ya dip on
Hit a switch or two, bang a corna' sittin' on threes
Yeah, right (top dollar with the gold flea collar)
Trip
It's like four and to the five and to the six and to the seven
I once was told that all Doggs go to Heaven
Well, how ya been? Where ya been and what it look like?
My game trump tight especially when it bump like
Four DPG's gettin' crazy
And No Limit is the label that pays me
Ridin' 'round town layin' game down like Goldie
And I remember what my mama showed me
Told me game recognize game
And stay true to what ya do and don't be ashamed
I got all my game from her sometimes I have to wonder
How I keep from goin' under, I'm a cold mothafucka
I fall to my knees and thank God before I do my thang (thank God)
I don't know why, I love to gangbang
See life ain't nothin' but a twist anyway, bitch, anyway
You can say what you wanna say
Just don't get in my way 'cause I'm a mean, old
Fiend know, C know and P know, see loc'
We make music for the thugs and the bangers
And the bitches
Fuck you R&B singers
She want a nigga with his khacki's hangin' real low
In a black (yeah) rag Sixty-four, hmm
Rollin' down the street lookin' way clean (way clean)
Bangin' that real shit, nigga like Al Green
I'm headed straight to the LB (LBC)
Forget it, that's what they tell me
Sell me everythang except some bullshit
And when it's time for the gunfight, nigga pull quick
'Cause ain't nothin' butter but us
And nigga you'll get wet up for fuckin' with my cheddar
It's cold outside, nigga grab ya sweater
And that bad bitch you fuckin' with
Nigga, she get ya set up
Boy, you done, put all ya trust in that ho
Didn't ya see what happened to the President Niggaro?
Livin' in a tight house, big as the White House
You fucked around and stuck ya dick
In that white bitch mouth
What you talkin' 'bout? (Huh?)
Fool, I'm dirty like the South
And to be real, I feel that's how I'm comin' out
Back on the ho stroll, highway pimp patrol
Put ya cuffs on ya, girl, nigga let her off parole
Man, nigga way cold with his game
What's his mothafuckin' name? Who me?
I'm the capital S, I don't fuck with stress
N double O-P D-O, mothafuckin' double G
The coldest entertainer, gangbanger since Alphonz Capone (say that then)
Count money like Basie, police tryna chase me
Niggas try to replace me but you can't
I'm ridin' in a tank, I'm blowin' hella dank
So whether ridin' in ya lo-lo or smokin' on some doe doe
Spread the word and take the photo
The Last Don done hooked up with the mothafuckin'
King of the coast with the most, here's a toast
And Snoop Dogg is the representer
Through the niggas and G's through the LBC's
And the Calio projects, Brooklyn to Queens
Chi-town, whoa now, the Dogg Pound in the house
Every time we touch down right next to my hometown
D-town (Detroit), Eastside St. Louis (St. Louis)
Spokane, get ya money, man, tic-tock (tic-tock)
Little Rock, right next to Houston, Texas
Home of Rap-A-Lot, we like to jack a lot (uh-huh)
Gimme what ya got (yeah), let me get that up out ya
Nigga, I got ya somethin' for the summertime while it's hot
And got the bitches posted up in the parkin' lot
And guess what? (What?)
She want the nigga with the biggest nuts (who dat?)
A nigga who don't give a fuck
Ya see, niggas like me, all we see is
Money, power moves, and a bitch a week
And last but not least my nigga B-O-Z
Much love from the N.O, my nigga, feel me?
And my little cousin D-A-Z, forever, nigga
This DPGC, and oh, yeah, and Dr. D-R-E (Dr. Dre)
You know where I'm at, nigga, holla at me
Get at me, holla at me, nigga, holla at a Dogg that's real
Y'all niggas know what's happenin'
It's still a (DPG)
It's still a G thang
It's still a G thang (DPG)
It's still a G thang
It's still a G thang (DPG)
It's still a G thang
It's still a G thang (nigga, DPG)
Yeah, and No Limit
From the LPG
Yeah, No Limit, yeah yeah
LPC, yeah rise
LPC, yeah, rise rise
LPC, uh-huh
Yeah, for life, for life
Low rise, something for the lowriders
The lyrics of Snoop Dogg's song 'G' Thang refer to the life and culture of gangsters and the hip hop scene of California in the early 1990s. The line "Top dollar with the gold flea collar" signifies the fashion style of the wealthy and the trendy accessory of a gold-flecked flea collar on a pet dog. Snoop Dogg's own vehicle is a blue Impala, which he cruises around the town, showcasing his wealth and status as a gangster rapper.
The song also mentions Dogg's mother, who taught him values of honesty, authenticity, and staying true to oneself, even in the face of adversity and challenges. Dogg hails from Long Beach, California, called LB in the lyrics, and has a proud affiliation with the neighborhood's gang cult classic film, 'The Mack.' The rapper refers to his origins in gang culture and explicitly mentions his love for gangbanging, despite the dangers involved.
The lyrics also feature multiple nods to the rapper's crew and collaborators, including Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound, and No Limit label. The song's core message revolves around the rap elite's exclusivity, the luxury and glamour of the rap lifestyle, and the harsh realities of gang wars and gun violence, common in the California ghettos.
Line by Line Meaning
Top dollar with the gold flea collar
I have a lot of money and wear expensive accessories
Dippin' in my blue Impala
Driving around in my blue Impala car
(D-P-G)
Representing the DPGC (Doggy Pound Gangsta Crips)
It's like 4 and to the 5 and to the 6 and to the 7
I'm counting and emphasizing my significance
I once was told that all Doggs go to Heaven
There is a belief that even gangsters like me can find redemption
Well, how ya been? Where ya been and what it look like?
How have you been and what is your current situation?
My game trump tight especially when it bump like
My skills and strategies are exceptional, especially when implemented effectively
Four D-P-G's gettin' crazy
We, the Doggy Pound Gangsta Crips, are indulging in wild behavior
And No Limit is the label that pays me
I am financially supported by the No Limit record label
Ridin' 'round town layin' game down like Goldie
I am driving around town impressing people with my charisma like Goldie from the movie 'The Mack'
And I remember what my momma showed me
I recall the lessons and guidance my mother gave me
Told me game recognize game
My mother taught me that those with knowledge can recognize others with knowledge
And stay true to what ya do and don't be ashamed
She advised me to remain authentic and never feel ashamed of being myself
I got all my game from her sometimes I have to wonder
I obtained all my knowledge from her, and sometimes I reflect on how fortunate I am
How I keep from goin' under, I'm a bad motherfucker
Despite the challenges, I manage to stay strong, and I possess a strong character
I fall to my knees, thank God before I do my thang
I express gratitude to God before engaging in my activities
I don't know why, I love to gang bang
I am unsure why I am drawn to participating in gang activities
See life ain't nothin' but a twist anyway, bitch, anyway
Life is unpredictable and full of unexpected turns, regardless of your opinion
You can say what you wanna say
Feel free to express your opinions
Just don't get in my way 'cause I'm a mean old
Be cautious not to obstruct or challenge me because I am tough
Fiend know, see know and P know, see loc'
People who are familiar with the street life, myself included, are well aware
We make music for the thugs and the bangers
Our music is specifically created for those involved in criminal activities and street violence
And the bitches, fuck them R & B singers
We also cater to women who prefer our style over romantic R&B singers
She want a nigga with his khackies hangin' real low
She desires a man who wears his khaki pants low
In a black rag Sixty-four
Driving a black 1964 Chevrolet Impala convertible
Hit it down the street, way clean
Drive it smoothly down the street, creating an impression
Bangin' that real shit nigga like Al Green
Playing authentic and meaningful music similar to Al Green
I'm headed straight to the LB
I am going straight to Long Beach, California
"Forget it", that's what they tell me
People often advise me to forget about certain matters
Sell me everythang except some bullshit
Everyone tries to sell me various things, but I refuse to accept deceitful nonsense
And when it's time for the gunfight nigga pull quick
When confronted with a gunfight, I respond quickly and aggressively
'Cause ain't nothin' butter but us
Because there is nothing better than us (referring to the Doggy Pound Gangsta Crips)
And nigga you'll get wet up for fuckin' with my cheddar
If you mess with my money, you will face severe consequences
It's cold outside, nigga grab ya sweater
The environment can be hostile, so prepare yourself for the challenges ahead
And that bad bitch you fuckin' with
The attractive woman you are involved with
Nigga she get ya set up
She will deceive and betray you
Boy, you done, put all ya trust in that hoe
You have made a mistake by putting your complete trust in that promiscuous woman
Didn't ya see what happened to the President Niggaro?
Didn't you witness the consequences faced by the President Niggaro (a reference to Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal)?
Livin' in a tight house, big as the White House
Living in a luxurious mansion, just as large as the White House
You fucked around and stuck ya dick
You made a foolish mistake by engaging in a sexual encounter
In that white bitch mouth
With that Caucasian woman
What you talkin' 'bout? Fool, I'm dirty like the South
What are you discussing? I am involved in illicit activities, similar to the South (known for its criminal reputation)
And to be real, I feel that's how I'm comin' out
To be honest, I genuinely believe that is the image I project
Back on the hoe stroll, highway pimp patrol
Returning to the streets to engage in prostitution and oversee my group of prostitutes
Put ya cuffs on ya, girl, nigga let her off parole
Take control of your female companion and free her from the restrictions of parole
Man nigga way cold with his game
I possess exceptional skills and charisma
What's his motherfuckin' name? Who? Huh!
What is my notorious moniker? Who? Huh!
I'm the capital S, don't fuck with stress
I am the Snoop Doggy Dogg, a symbol of authority. I avoid unnecessary conflict
N double O P D O, muthafuckin' double G
Spelling out my stage name, Snoop Dogg, emphasizing its significance
Coldest entertainer, gangbanger since Alphonz Capone
I am the most skillful and influential gangsta rapper since Al Capone
Count money like Basie police try to chase me
I handle my money efficiently, just like Count Basie, while the police attempt to pursue and apprehend me
Niggas try to replace me but you can't
Others may attempt to take my position, but they cannot succeed
I'm ridin' in a tank, I'm blowin' hella dank
I am driving in a luxurious and powerful vehicle, smoking a large amount of high-quality marijuana
So whether ridin' in ya lo-lo or blowin' on some doe doe
Whether cruising in your lowrider or enjoying marijuana
Spread the word and take the fo' door
Tell everyone and open the car door
The Last Don done hooked up with the muthafuckin'
I, Snoop Dogg, have collaborated with the legendary
King of the coast with the most here's a toast
Master P, the dominant figure on the West Coast, let's celebrate
With Snoop Dogg is the representer
I, Snoop Dogg, am the representative
Through the niggas and G's through the L-B-C's
Representing the gangsters from Long Beach, California
Through the Calio projects, Brooklyn to Queens
Across various neighborhoods and cities, from California to New York
Chi-town woe now, the Dogg Pound in the house
Representing Chicago, while the Doggy Pound gang is present
Every time we touch down right next to my hometown
Whenever we arrive, it's always near my hometown
D-town, Eastside St. Louie
Referring to downtown Detroit and the Eastside of St. Louis
Spokane, get ya money, man, tic-tock
In Spokane, Washington, ensure you're earning money, time is running out
Little Rock, right next to Houston, Texas
In Little Rock, Arkansas, close to Houston, Texas
Home of Rap-A-Lot, we like to jack a lot
Referring to Rap-A-Lot Records and their tendency to commit robberies
Gimme what ya got, let me get that up out ya, nigga
Give me whatever you possess, let me take it from you
I got ya somethin' for the summertime while it's hot
I have something enjoyable for you during the summer season
And got the bitches posted up in the parkin' lot
I have attractive women waiting for me in the parking lot
And guess what, they want the
Surprisingly, they are interested in
Nigga with the biggest nuts
A man who displays confidence and courage
A nigga who don't give a fuck
Someone who is unapologetic and unconcerned
See, niggas like me, all we see is
Individuals like me, all we focus on is
Money, power moves, and a bitch a week
We prioritize wealth, influential actions, and having multiple sexual partners each week
And last but not least my nigga Boz
Lastly, my close associate Boz is worth mentioning
Much love from the N.O, my nigga, feel me, oh, yeah
Sending my sincerest regards from New Orleans, my friend, understand my sentiments, understand
And my little cousin Daz, forever, nigga
Also, my younger cousin Daz is forever important to me
This D-P-GC, oh, yeah, and Dr. dre ?
This is the Doggy Pound Gangsta Crips and Dr. Dre, right?
You know where I'm at? Holla at me
Do you know my location? Interact with me
Get at me holla at me nigga holla at a dog that's real
Contact me, interact with me, speak to a genuine and authentic individual
Y'all niggas know what's happenin'
All of you are aware of what's going on
It's still a thang, it's still a G thang
Despite the circumstances, the situation remains the same, it's still a gangsta thing
Top dollar with the gold flea collar
Having a significant amount of money and wearing expensive jewelry
Dippin' in my blue Impala
Driving around in my blue Impala car
(D-P-G)
Representing the DPGC (Doggy Pound Gangsta Crips)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Calvin Broadus, Cecil Womack
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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2024 anyone?
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Yep
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@aspartus_
me
@zimriel
from an old G's perspective
@aniketmukherjee7259
2024 april month anyone?
@kyrajohnson6522
April 2024 and every month after
@neemaadam
They really didn't try too hard. It was so smooth... like they're having a conversation. Can never go out of style. Still here in 2024!
@mercedesbenzs600bash
WORD,SMOOTH AF,smh....