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.
Ain't It Man
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Got big thangs, you know what I mean?
You don't even understand it you
Know what I mean? Big riches it's a blessin'
Anyway, check it out
And I ain't having big things, ain't it man?
You know I'm from a crip gang, ain't it man?
Ain't it man?
And smoke a lot of mary jane, ain't it man?
And I never been in love before
Ain't it man?
A gangsta nigga on his throne, ain't it man?
You know I'm doing big things, ain't it man?
You know I'm about that good thang
Ain't it man?
Twist up a swisha sweety put
Some foul in that bitch lets get wild
Lets get high come on, lets take a few hit's
Sip some drink
Count yo bank or do whatever you feel
Pop the top on yo lacker
Is that a Snoopy deal?
It's got to be Monopoly it's how
I play on this field
A quarterback with the sack
I got a team to build
A Dream to fill, scheme for mills
Wheels and deals
Do how I feel, don't give a fuck how I feel
And that's for real
A lot of pimp niggas be poppin' up
Ever since me and Magic Juan made it popular
Pimpin' ain't easy, for sheezy, my neezy
Cuff your breezy
And remember this nigga when you see me
You know I'm doing big things, ain't it man?
You know I'm from a crip gang, ain't it man?
Ain't afraid to let my nuts hang
Ain't it man?
And I smoke a lot of mary jane, ain't it man?
Oh, waaaah, ain't it man? x8
Jacob fella stay fly
Everyday gaters laced up
I ain't thinking a pay cut
This beat is paper chaser
You work from 9 to 5
But I'mma keep a steady hustle
Yeah, we doin' big thangs
A nigga gotta have some muscle
Always keep it low
Keepa ain't afraid to knuckle up
If ya disrespect my pimpin'
Tryna fuck my hustle up
I'm just here to kick game, get on the mike
Spit flames
Big Snoop Dog with Kokane, ain't a man
Catch me lookin' flossy
I done hooked up wit the boss and
Where he got his share of
Thrust is not my fault
I'm handsome enough without the
Clothes and the
But I'm rough, bossin' up on all them hoes
Think I'm a star
I hustle and I call it like I see it
Can't sleep i need some money, stressed out
I'm about to fight
Bite off that weed or somethin'
To make it happen is the mission that
They send me to get wit
Not all fall out dawg house, I represent this
Snoop Dogg's "It" is a song about smoking marijuana, and its chorus repeats the phrase "pass it, pass it, get it girl," encouraging listeners to share the drug with those around them. The song begins with Snoop describing himself as a modern-day Rick James, and boasts about only accepting the best. He then recounts a few occasions when friends have offered him marijuana, before describing a woman he's smoking with, named Cheri. The second verse sees Snoop taunting a rapper claiming to have the best weed, and bragging about how much he's smoked, apparently taking a woman home afterwards.
The whole song is filled with Snoop's typical laid-back attitude, and Pharrell Williams and Vanessa Marquez provide catchy background vocals throughout. It's a fairly simple tune with a message that's somewhat controversial, but the song's popularity endures to this day. "It" was one of the singles leading up to Snoop's 2004 album "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece."
Line by Line Meaning
Pass it, pass it, get it girl
Share the joint or blunt and let everyone have a turn
Please don't be greedy! no!
Don't take more than your share
Breathe it in! Now let go!
Inhale the smoke and exhale, repeat
Roll up a fat one and pass it around
Roll a large joint and share it with others
Lay back hypnotized by the Neptunes sound
Relax and enjoy the music produced by The Neptunes
Anything less than the best is blasphemy
Don't settle for anything less than the best quality weed
I'm the modern day Rick James, yeah that's me
I am a famous musician who also enjoys smoking weed
I'm not Keith Murray but I'll Get Ya Lifted
I may not be the rapper Keith Murray, but I know how to get you high
So I mixed it and twisted with the berries and cherries
I mixed the weed with fruity flavors to enhance the taste
I took another hit and then my vision got blurry
After smoking more weed, my eyesight became fuzzy
I blew about three zones then took baby home
I smoked three joints and then went home with my partner
You say you got the bomb? You want to make a bet? it's on!
If you think you have the best weed, I am willing to bet against you
This is the Face Off, the one hitter quitter
This is a competition to see who can smoke the most with a single hit
It'll lay you on your back fast, sweat start to trickle
Smoking this strong weed will make you feel very high and possibly sweat
Slow down! Hoe damn! you're doing too much
Take it easy and don't smoke too much at once
Yeah this is classic, fantastic, I'm blasted
This is a classic song and I am very high right now
Well, like Jesus I fasted, for 40 days and 40 nights
Like Jesus fasting in the Bible, I abstained from smoking weed for a while
Now I need a hit of that, Neptune-ology
I want to smoke some weed produced by The Neptunes
The West got the best, the East got the peace
The West has the best weed, while the East is more peaceful
I'm out and about with a blunt in my mouth, peace!
I am smoking weed and enjoying life, peace out!
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@connellharris5334
It’s been years but this was playing in my head for whatever reason
@atthespeedoflife2150
Kokane is so underrated. He did alot of dope hooks for West Coast rappers.
@rockfresh5359
Classic shytt 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@sinsin69fifty
Nice , E WHITE' s allways on point
@christianalbarrandiaz9227
Activo con este song men
@sandoeslim57
Aint It Mane!!!!!!!!
@GVonzo
Sandoe Slim ain’t it mane
@joshj8337
Jake the flake killed it, like normal
@jaythetruthteller2385
This new generation of music is trashy as hell ain't it man?
@PBA3000
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