Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally … Read Full Bio ↴Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic. He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.

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.

C-Walkin
Snoop Dogg Lyrics

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G shit, LBC shit, remember how it used to be?
Mmm, you remember so much
No we didn't, see if you can remember this shit
1982 now what was I to do

All I want to do ic claim RTC
'Cause all of my homies from ICG
So we goin' do this thang for tha LBC

'Cause we all one love and yeah this the dub

On my eleven gettin' slicker
Buyin liquor from a non-liquor store
Quick to dick a hoe and get that big homie for a 64
He ain't goin' miss it though

'Cause I'm too slick for him to notice it was gone
But I fucked up and scraped his chrome
Now he's tryin' to take my dome
Hangin' out all in front of my home

Now I got to get some of my chrome on my own
Now it's really on
'Cause I'm a dome this nigga and get him for his shit
Put that switches on his riches

Now his bitch is my bitch
Ain't that a trip how I'm a crip
But I won't hesitate to test another rip
See that's the plan I was brainwashed not to know

But nigga fuck what you goin' through this 2-0
And by that time I'm 17 if I ain't in that pin
I'm on a mission wit tha homeboys mashin' again
Ridin', hoo-bangin' like Mack 10

Back on tha streets again and strapped in
I'm lookin for tha niggas wit tha wrong fingas up
Nigga I don't give a fuck, nigga I don't give a fuck em
Straight bang, bang, bang, bangin, bangin

[Chorus: x2]
Shoot em up, shoot em up bang bang
It's all fair in tha gang bang

I feel like livin' it up
I mean will like livin' it up, you know
Bang to that boogie and boogie to that bang
That sound of mi Nina when she feel that need to sang

I got a gang of bitches who ride for me now
Not to mention that homeboys locked down in tha p now
See now that road get shaky but you can't break
Watch out for them hood rats, snakes

'Cause E told me a little story that left me kinda hurt
The lil' homie did too much dirt and got worked
Now he's on the run and dyin' of thirst
Stayin' at his girls spot on 21st

And when he gets snitched on that ain't tha worst
'Cause he might not make it to tha last verse
But meanwhile back in tha p now
Me and my niggas is representin LBC style

Straight hoo-bangin and slangin cigarettes
I shank ya baby brotha just to get a rep
We straight bangin

[Chorus: x4]

This is Dogg Pound for life
This is Dogg Pound for life, yeah right
What you join tha game for you lil busta
Now you want to cross us out and disrespect us

Must of thought we was bustas or somethin'
I drop two niggas I don't need you niggas
That's that one thang I learned about tha gang bang
If you goin' gang bang

Ya gots to be able to bang like yourself man
So whether you bangin' for crip or blood
You better bang for somthin' young thug
'Cause you'll get banged on not by bangas

But by Johnny Law 'cause they love to hang us I hear ya
I ride wit ya dogg if you can get me to tha border
My baby mama flipped out and dipped out wit my daughter
I oughta trip on that bitch I oughta flip on that bitch

I can't trip 'cause she look like my daughter and shit
So I'm a load up my clip and go ridin high
And every police car that I see ridin by
I autograph their car wit my brand new lid

Drinkin' to that set and hope my dog young have head
Throwin' up DPG for L-I-F-E 'cause that's all I see
Wit love for the LB

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

In Snoop Dogg's song "C-Walkin," the artist takes us on a journey through his life growing up in Long Beach, California. The song begins with a nostalgic reference to the gang culture that was prevalent in the area in the 1980s. Snoop paints a picture of his experiences with his friends who were members of the Insane Crip Gangsters (ICG), including buying liquor from non-liquor stores and cruising around in their lowrider cars. He also references the violence that was a common occurrence in the gang lifestyle, including stealing and fighting.

Snoop then tells a story about how he stole some chrome from one of his friends and had to defend himself from retaliation. He explains how he had to become more aggressive and start carrying a gun to protect himself. Despite being a member of a gang, Snoop acknowledges that he was brainwashed into following a plan that he didn't fully understand. However, he is determined to stay true to his gang and his roots, even if it means resorting to violence.

The chorus of the song, "Shoot em up, shoot em up bang bang, it's all fair in tha gang bang," highlights the brutality of the gang lifestyle and how violent encounters were an accepted part of the culture. Snoop also references his allegiance to the Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, which was the gang that he and his friends were affiliated with.

Overall, "C-Walkin" gives listeners a glimpse into the gritty and dangerous world of gang culture in Long Beach during the 1980s.

Line by Line Meaning

G shit, LBC shit, remember how it used to be?
Remember the authentic and gritty lifestyle of the streets of Long Beach, California and the memories of our past experiences.

Mmm, you remember so much
You have a deep recollection of our shared history.

No we didn't, see if you can remember this shit
Actually, you might have forgotten some of these specific events, so let's see if you can recall them.

1982 now what was I to do
In the year 1982, I found myself facing certain challenges and decisions.

This is Dogg Pound for life, yeah right
I claim allegiance and loyalty to the Dogg Pound crew for the rest of my life, without any doubt or hesitation.

What you join tha game for you lil busta
Why did you choose to become a part of the gang if you're just a weak and insignificant individual?

But by Johnny Law 'cause they love to hang us I hear ya
However, it is the police who enjoy arresting and prosecuting individuals from our community because of their bias and prejudice.

Throwin' up DPG for L-I-F-E 'cause that's all I see
I proudly represent the Dogg Pound Gang for life, as it is my primary focus and the central aspect of my existence.

Wit love for the LB
With deep affection towards Long Beach and the sense of belonging it brings.

[Chorus]
Repeatedly emphasizing the violent and harsh nature of gang life, where shooting and gunfire are considered normal.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, GREGORY HUTCHINSON

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