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.
B Please Featuring Xzibit
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Y’all it’s X to the Z, Xzibit, yeah
Yeah, Snoop double D, uh, OG
(Where you at? West Coast, Los Angeles) what
Bringin' it live, Dr dre, what
Throwin' up a big ass W
Coverin' up the world, right
Yeah, ha listen
You ain't tryna hot box with me
I swing much quicker
Goin' down by the second round
All hail the underground
How that sound? Xzibit backin'
Down from a conflict
Nothin' but nonsense and terrorists
Keep the bomb lit
Glass and metal in every direction
Anybody tryna stop us taught
A very hard lesson
I'm the reason there's no time
To reach for that weapon
The reason you talkin' loud
But keep on steppin'
Xzibit ready to scrap like Mike
Tyson with his license back
9 to 5 minimum wage? What
Type of life is that for me? It's blasphemy
You touchin' down with the Sundance
Kid and Butch Cassidy
You had the audacity to wanna
Tangle with the X i suggest you give me five
Feet and show some respect
Stay hungry, always stackin' my loot
While other rappers gettin' "Treated
Like a Prostitute" just check the SoundScan
All I wanna be was a G, ha
My whole life, homie please, ha
Breakin' off these keys for the G's, ha
Let's do this for them DPG's, ha
Homie, you don't wanna step to this
Ah nah, big Snoop Dogg
Back up in the heezy, baby
You jockin' my style? You so crazy
Dre say, ain't "No Limit" to this
(Ain't no limit)
As long as we drop gangsta hit's
Now look here, trick
You fine and I dig your style
Come chill with a playa, do it doggystyle
I'll be gentle, sentimental
Yeah, we did it in a rental
Lincoln Continental, hmm
Coast-to-coast, LA to Chicago
(Hell yeah)
I get the coochie everywhere that I go
(Y'all know what time it is)
Ask the chickens in your
Hood 'cause they know
(It don't stop, that's how we doin' it
Y'all)
I get the coochie everywhere that I go
(You know about a playa like me)
Ask the chickens in your
Hood 'cause they know
(I pimp this game, y'all)
Trick, please
Me and Snoop came to give you what you need
Look, you dealin' with some real OG's
I'll show you how to flip it into cheese
Trick, please trick, please
You're lookin' for some real OG's
Me and Snoop came to give you what you need
Yeah, I'll show you how to
Flip it into cheese trick, freeze
Trick, please - now what you need to do is
Hem my coat, and pass me some smoke
(For real) different strokes
(Uh, huh) for different folks
Oh, you like settin' homies up
And gettin' them locs?
Ol' cute lil' freak with a whole lotta heart
The lick gets thick when
Them lights gets dark
She say she got a lick for me
(Well, hook it up then)
Worth about 200 G's and 30 ki's
Now check this out, Dre: now, if I don't move
Then a G like me, then I don't lose
But you know me, Dogg, I'm movin'
Ain't nothin' to it but to get to groovin'
You've been waitin' on a G like me (What up?)
To take that chance and rob your
Man and beat up the coochie
A victim of the circumstance
(What up? What up?)
That's the devil, they always wanna dance
See, we go out with a bang (Bang, bang)
I'm tryna work this cold thang
And take this whole thang
I get the money everywhere that I go (I go)
I bust a trick and take her money fo' sho
(Fo' sho)
I get the money everywhere that I go (I go)
I bust a trick and take her money fo' sho
(Fo' sho)
Ayo, ayo, ayo you don't wanna step to me
Still claiming DPG 'til the day I D-IE
Ayo, ayo, ayo you don't wanna step to me
Still claiming DPG 'til the day I D-IE
Ayo, ayo, ayo you don't wanna step to me
Still claiming DPG 'til the day I D-IE
Ayo, ayo, ayo you don't wanna step to me
Still claiming DPG 'til the day I D-IE
The lyrics to Snoop Dogg's song B Please are primarily about his prowess as a rapper and his badass personality. The first verse is X to the Z Xzibit and Snoop Dogg flexing their power in the industry and warning others that they can't mess with them. The second verse is Snoop Dogg speaking of his hedonistic lifestyle, where he's always getting laid and high. He urges a woman to get down on her knees while offering her money for sex, also telling her to give him a lick he'll value. At the same time, the chorus tells everyone to get down and offer respect to the true OG's who have earned their place in the rap game. The final chorus tells listeners not to mess with Snoop Dogg and DPG until the day they die.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah.. time to bring yo' ass to the table y'all
It's time to get down to business
It's X to the Z Xzibit, yeah (Where you at?)
Xzibit is here and ready to go
Snoop double-D, uh, O.G. (West coast, Los Angeles)
Snoop Dogg is a veteran of the West Coast rap scene, hailing from LA
What, bringin it live, with Dr. Dre, what?
Performing live with Dr. Dre, bringing the energy
Throwin up a BIG-ASS W, coverin up the world right?
Representing the Westside with a big W gesture
You ain't tryin to hot box with me, I swing hard liquor
You don't want to mess with me, I hit hard with my drunk behavior
Goin down by the second round, all hail the underground
Going down fast, underground rap is here to stay
How dat sound? Xzibit backin down from a conflict
How does that sound? Xzibit isn't backing down from anyone
Fuck the nonsense, terrorist, hidden bomb shit
Screw the BS, terrorism, and bombs
Glass and metal in every direction
Broken glass and twisted metal scattered everywhere
Innocent bystanders taught a very hard lesson
The bystanders learned a tough lesson they won't forget
I'm the reason there's no time to reach for that weapon
I am the reason why there's no time to go for your weapon
and reason why niggaz with problems keep on steppin
I am the reason why other individuals with issues avoid me
Xzibit ready to scrap, like Mike Tyson with his license back
Xzibit is ready to fight like Mike Tyson with a renewed license
Nine to five, minimum wage, what type of life is that
Working a standard 9-to-5 job on minimum wage isn't much of a life
for me? It's blasphemy, you fuckin around
It's disrespectful for me to settle for that kind of life
with the Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy
Taking on life like the famous outlaws of the old west
You had the audacity to wanna tangle with the X
You had the guts to pick a fight with me
Strangle your neck, slap you like the opposite sex
I'll strangle you and hit you like a woman
Drunk drivin tryin to stack my loot
Driving under the influence while trying to earn money
While other rappers gettin 'Treated Like a Prostitute'
Meanwhile, other rappers are facing disrespect and ridicule
All I wanna be was a G, ha
All I want to be is a gangster, haha
My whole life, nigga please, ha
My whole life has led me to this point, please
Breakin off these motherfuckin keys, ha
Breaking off these pieces of dope
Let's get these motherfuckin G's, ha
Let's get the money
Nigga you don't wanna fuck with this..
You don't want to mess with me
Hmm.. aww nah, big Snoop Dogg
Uh-oh, big Snoop Dogg is here
Back up in the heezee bay-bay
Back in the house, baby
You jockin my style, 'You so cra-zy'
You're copying my style, you're crazy
Dre say, ain't No Limit to this
Dr. Dre says there's no limit to what they can do
As long as we drop gangsta shit
As long as we make authentic gangsta rap
Look here bitch, you fine and I dig your style
Listen up, beautiful woman, I love your style
Come fuck with a nigga, do it +Doggystyle+
Come have sex with me, doggy-style
I'll be gentle, sentimental
I'll be kind and romantic
Shit, we fucked in the rental
We had sex in the rented car
Lincoln, Continental
The type of rented car they had sex in
Hmm, coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago
Traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago and beyond
(Yeah nigga you know what's happenin man)
(You know what's going on)
I get this pussy everywhere that I go
Women find me attractive everywhere I go
(These bitches know what time it is)
(These women understand what's going on)
Ask the bitches in your hood cause they know
Ask the women in your neighborhood, they'll tell you
(Hell yeah, hoes know about a nigga like me MAN)
(Yeah, women know about a guy like me, man)
I get the pussy everywhere that I go
Women are always attracted to me
(I pimp these hoes, nigga, ha ha)
(I run a prostitution ring, haha)
Bitch please, get down on your god damn knees
Get down on your knees and submit
For this money chronic clothes and weed (look)
Do it for the money, drugs, and clothes
You fuckin with some real O.G's
You're messing with some real gangsters
Bitch please
Submit, woman
Bitch please, get down on your motherfuckin knees
Get down on your knees, woman
We came to get the motherfuckin G's
We're here to get the money
Yeah, you fuckin' with some real O.G's
You're dealing with some authentic gangsters
You dick-tease!
You're teasing me sexually!
Bitch, please! Now what you need to do is
Submit, woman! Here's what you need to do
Hem my coat, and roll me some dough (f'real)
Sew up my coat and prepare some dough
Different strokes (uh-huh) for different folks
Everyone has different tastes
Oh, you like settin niggaz up and gettin them loc's
You enjoy setting others up to be robbed and getting stash spots
A cute lil' bitch with a whole lotta heart
An attractive woman with a lot of courage
Shit gets thick when the light gets dark
Things get intense when the lights go out
She say she gots a lick for me (well hook it up)
She has a robbery planned and wants me to get involved
Worth about, two hundred G's and thirty keys
It's worth about $200k and 30 kilos of drugs
Now check this out Dre, now if I don't move
Listen, Dre, I'm in a tough situation
Then a nigga like me, shit I don't lose
But someone like me won't give up
But you know me, Dogg I'm movin
But you know me, I'm always on the move
Ain't nuttin to it, but to get to groovin
It's easy, I just need to get going
You been, waitin on a nigga like me (whas' happenin)
You've been waiting for someone like me to help you out
to take that chance and rob yo' man and beat up the pussy
To take the opportunity to rob your man and have sex with you
A victim of the circumstance (yeah right)
Under the circumstances, taking the only chance he has
That's the devil, they always wanna dance
That's the work of the devil, always creating chaos
See we go out with a bang (bang BANG!)
We'll go out with a big finish
I'm tryin to work this cold thang, and take this whole thang
I'm trying to make a lot of money and pull off this big job
I get the money everywhere that I go (I go)
I make money wherever I go
I bust a bitch and take her money fo' sho (fo' sho)
I rob women and take their money for sure
Aiyyo.. aiyyo aiyyo; you don't wanna step to me
Listen up, you don't want to mess with me
Still claimin D.P.G. - til the day I D-I-E
Still representing D.P.G. until I die
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@_stopcallingmecelia_
2024 anyone?
@TonyMontana-jp2le
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@Virgo820
Fuck yes ❤ Bumpin it hella hard right now in my Audi
@Teraanv
Hell yeah man i listen to this for 7 years now
@JustZamknijRyi
Beat is immortal
@lyndonsdadguillen5810
Still here
@pervertedalchemist9944
This was Snoop's big comeback as well as Xzibit's exposure to the mainstream. Notice how those two had very successful albums the following year.
@thecunninlynguist
It was helpful that even if he wasn't signed to Aftermath, XZ was aligned with dre...so this, plus 2001 exposure helped restless be a hit album
@christianterrill3503
Dre legit made kings back then. If he made your beats and worked on your album it was going to go platinum
@markmark2159
@@christianterrill3503He still a KingMaker. Kendrick is the king of his Generation