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 4ร 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 โ 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"โthat 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 โ 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.
Are You Ready!
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Hurry, hurry, write your number on the napkin right now
And if you feel it let me hear you say oh, cause I gotta go
Something's burning, you see the party people rocking side to side
And if you feel it let me hear you say oh, cause I gotta know
She DTF cause she's down to feel
Are you a freak, or what?
I'm just a squirrel tryna get a nut
You crack me up
Are you a freak? So am I
So could we see eye to eye?
You must like gold, I bet mind control that's coming out your television and radio
You must escape, escape from here
Get intelligent when you hit that shit and let it go
Far from here, far from here, let it go, let it go
She DTF cause she's down to feel
That aromatic, now unlock it baby this is for real
Are you a freak, or what?
I'm just a squirrel tryna get a nut
You crack me up
Are you a freak? So am I
So could we see eye to eye?
You try to survive, you're under pressure cause you're running outta time
But this is not a chance you wanna blow, cause we gotta go
The deal is murder, you think long, you've been wrong, get it out your mind
Make you move when you hear them screaming oh, cause I gotta go
She DTF cause she's down to feel
That aromatic, now unlock it baby this is for real
Are you a freak, or what?
I'm just a squirrel tryna get a nut
You crack me up
Are you a freak? So am I
So could we see eye to eye?
Why don't you swing, swing side to side?
Dear, dear, glide and glide
Swing, swing side to side
Dear, dear, do it one more time
Why don't you swing, swing side to side?
Dear, dear, glide and glide
Swing, swing side to side
Dear, dear, baby let that ride
The lyrics to Snoop Dogg's song R U A Freak are about a guy at a party who is trying to pick up a girl. He urges her to give him her number before he has to leave the party, and he asks if she's a freak. He also implies that she likes conspiracy theories because she likes gold and believes that mind control is coming out of her television and radio. He suggests that they escape from the party and get high, far away from there. He repeats his question about whether she's a freak and suggests that they are both freaks and therefore should get together. The lyrics end with him urging her to swing side to side and to let the music ride.
At a deeper level, the song may be about the ways in which people try to escape from the pressures of life and the constraints of society. The character in the song is trying to connect with another person who will understand him and who shares his desire to break free from the norms of mainstream culture. He suggests that being a freak is a way of seeing the world differently and being open to new experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Hurry, hurry, write your number on the napkin right now
Act fast and give me your number now.
And if you feel it let me hear you say oh, cause I gotta go
If you're down for this, let me know because I need to leave soon.
Something's burning, you see the party people rocking side to side
There's a feeling in the air and everyone's moving to the music.
She DTF cause she's down to feel
She's ready to hook up because she's interested in feeling something.
That aromatic, now unlock it baby this is for real
Let me help you unlock that feeling because this is a genuine situation.
Are you a freak, or what?
Are you down to experiment?
I'm just a squirrel tryna get a nut
I'm just trying to satisfy my urges.
You crack me up
You're amusing to me.
So could we see eye to eye?
Could we have a mutual understanding?
You must like gold, I bet mind control that's coming out your television and radio
You seem into materialism and I bet mainstream media has influence over you.
You must escape, escape from here
You need to get away from here.
Get intelligent when you hit that shit and let it go
Get deep when you indulge and let go.
Far from here, far from here, let it go, let it go
Get far away and leave all of it behind.
You try to survive, you're under pressure cause you're running outta time
You're in survival mode and feel like you're running out of time.
But this is not a chance you wanna blow, cause we gotta go
Don't mess this up because we need to leave soon.
The deal is murder, you think long, you've been wrong, get it out your mind
The situation is intense and you need to snap out of it.
Make you move when you hear them screaming oh, cause I gotta go
Act when you feel the energy and hear the crowd because I need to leave soon.
Why don't you swing, swing side to side?
Why not move your body to the rhythm?
Dear, dear, glide and glide
Smoothly and effortlessly glide to the music.
Swing, swing side to side
Move your body back and forth to the music.
Dear, dear, do it one more time
One more time, let's move to the music.
Baby let that ride
Just let the music take over and enjoy the moment.
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
george bg
Doggy's Angels album "Pleezbaleevit!" Must be on the list of the best G Funk / Gangsta Rap albums. Too bad the group dissolved because with this album they left a mark and a recognition. Love & Respect > West coast
LaydeeTrรฉ
I wish they had an official video to the original version
Smark Slowplay
It's up, look for it
Kay boo
I've never seen this version of the video or even heard this version.
Love it! ๐
Focus Warrior
Kay boo only version i heard in australia dope!
T BOZ
very laid back track and catchy tune
Louis Alexander
This style of mix and video is definitely of that time lol
Gangsta Mack
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Tiel Legendas
The instrumentals reminded me If You Had My Love of J.Lo
Prophecy Jackson
2023 Shiit Still TIGHT