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.
A Pimp's Christmas Song
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Yeah this Pimps Christmas
Yeah this Pimps Christmas
Yeah this Pimps Christmas
December 25th a pimp Christmas
Let me check my gift list
I'm on some pimp shit
Yes indeed, I proceed to roll up the trees
Let me show you how it is what we lookin' for
We tryna get the dough I'm
At the liqour store i'm tryna crack a hoe
You know I'm gettin' dough
I'm in a Bentley you
Know that motherfucker snow
It's all white delight
You know it's extra tight
I'm tryna crack a bitch til
I get my money right
You know I'm extra tight
I'm takin' hella flight
Catch a bad bitch I'm just like Dolomite
It's a pimp Christmas
That's what it is nigga
In Snoop Dogg's "A Pimp's Christmas Song", the musician is celebrating the holiday season from the perspective of a pimp. The song opens with Snoop reciting the date, proclaiming that it's a Pimp Christmas. He then checks his gift list, but instead of buying presents, he's focused on pimping, rolling up weed and heading to the liquor store to find "hoes" to exploit. Snoop's pimping isn't limited to Christmas day – he states that he's always on his pimp shit, trying to make money.
Snoop's love of money and excess is highlighted in his reference to his white Bentley, which he declares is "extra tight." He's determined to "crack" a female and make some money, and he's willing to take flights to do so. Snoop even compares himself to blaxploitation icon Dolemite, known for his slick talk and tough demeanor.
The lyrics in "A Pimp's Christmas Song" reveal the darker side of the holiday season and Snoop's own life. Despite its festive title, the song demonstrates how in some areas of society, the holidays have become nothing more than a commercial enterprise used to make money.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah this Pimps Christmas
Celebrating the holidays in the pimp lifestyle
December 25th a pimp Christmas
December 25th is a day to flaunt one's success and opulence as a pimp
Let me check my gift list
Checking which people to extort for a gift because of their affiliation to the pimping business
I'm on some pimp shit
Engaged in the activities that make one a pimp
Yes indeed, I proceed to roll up the trees
Preparing to smoke marijuana and make money from it
Snoopy DO-Double G aw nigga please
Snoop Dogg saying that he is the ultimate pimp and knows how to work it
Let me show you how it is what we lookin' for
Explaining what success as a pimp looks like
We tryna get the dough I'm
Targeting people who have money to get it for themselves
At the liqour store i'm tryna crack a hoe
Looking for potential prostitutes at the liquor store and trying to persuade them to work for him
You know I'm gettin' dough
Getting money from his prostitutes
I'm in a Bentley you
Driving a luxury car that symbolizes his success
Know that motherfucker snow
The white car exterior is reminiscent of snow
It's all white delight
The car is aesthetically pleasing and indicative of his wealth
You know it's extra tight
The car is sleek and expensive
I'm tryna crack a bitch til
Working his prostitutes until they bring in enough money for him
I get my money right
Maximizing his profits from his prostitutes
You know I'm extra tight
He is a skilled and successful pimp
I'm takin' hella flight
Traveling to increase profits by accessing new markets for prostitution
Catch a bad bitch I'm just like Dolomite
Capturing a successful prostitute is a major win for him, like Dolomite's victories in his movies
It's a pimp Christmas
Reiterating that the holidays are a time to celebrate success as a pimp
That's what it is nigga
Concluding his thoughts about why he is celebrating Christmas in such a specific way
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on Everyday Is Like Christmas to Me
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