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.
Candy
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
Narcotic this window meth merchant
Shippin' and handlin' your life supply
Time to get up and wipe the eye boogers out my eye
What y'all tryna buy pimpin', why'know it's kinda dry
Yeah, I only gotta couple of pies left
That'll last me through the year
Doula, ice cream candy
Man, that shit be comin' in handy
It's real walkie talkie
I got that from the DB's, my cousin, work dirty
If you want 'em, I got 'em, you up to cop it
You better be about your grit
Devour any cowards, sours slippery at the lip
Beast up, suck up to none, don't be no sucker
Be a block monster, be a reputable motherfucka
Real mash with my Spanish
If ain't about no gouda, partner, you can vanish
Don't get put up in your place
Give me 40 feet and an ounce of space
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
Now-A-Later's, Gum Drops, Jelly Beans
Lollipops and triple beams
Blue Carpet, yeah, that's Tha Treatment
Candy so sweet, got everybody eatin' it
Bigg Snoop Dogg, I'm the star of this
So go on and get yourself a bar of this
No change, man, gimme the bucks
The kinda candy I sell, they call it 'Deez Nutz'
I'm almond with the caramel insides
You appear frontin' with the French fries
How it feel, man? What it look like?
I'm in your neighborhood, pullin' on some Bud Light
Sweet and sticky, take it out the wrapper
Now put it in your mouth
To the beat of the drum, it'll be fun
And I bet you can't just eat one, candy
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
I'm in the hood with the six-trey candy paint
Lil' somethin' to chunk, make the *** all faint
If you know when to beep, jump my baby rate
When I grip round her butt, I hold her steady
Yeah, she my one and only
Quick to keep back haters who don't know me
I feel good about candy
My gangstas understand me
Shake it, baby, don't break it baby
Now can you make it clap?
Tryna fit this work in your gap
Drop it like it water pagoda, get my hustle on
I get it from you, then I step on it to bubble on
It's gettin' sweeter than a sugar cane
Here come that sugar daddy, black, rollin' on gold thangs
Fo'shigiddy, he turned it into somethin', boy
'Cause I can't leave this filthy game without my Almond Joy
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
It's like candy, candy
Get it how you want it
Whip it, twist it, pop your whip up on the corner
While I tadaa check out this bizarre
The D A T, the N I double G, the D A Z
Again, it's up in the wind, feel the breeze for s***
Goddamn, you already know who I am
Chrome on chrome, blue on blue, frost colors switches
Hit the gas, hit the brake, y'all really burn rubber?
Dip, drop, drop, dip
Stop, dip, ghost ride the whip
Yeah, *** shot caller
It's America's number one baller
Man, I don't give a *** like, "*** it"
High riders, slide in the bucket
Little momma all up on a *** like a coat
I got the perfect thang that'll coat her throat
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
Three thousand **** pieces, you understand me?
I wish a *** would come in this ***
If I see Suge right now, I'd tell him, "Hey, how you doin', Suge?"
I didn't even know you were standin' there, *** my bad
The song "Candy" by Snoop Dogg is a playful ode to candy and drug culture. The repeated line "You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water" refers to the abundance of narcotics sold by the singer, who describes themselves as a "meth merchant." The lyrics are full of references to candy, including Now-A-Later's, Gum Drops, Jelly Beans, and Lollipops, which are contrasted with the darker themes of drug dealing and violence. For example, the singer encourages listeners to be "a block monster" and "devour any cowards" while also describing his own illicit activities.
The overall tone of the song is one of bragging and swagger, with Snoop Dogg's confident flow and rhymes reinforcing his status as a hip-hop icon. However, the juxtaposition of these flashy lyrics with the darker themes highlights the dangers and risks of drug culture. Despite the lighthearted imagery of candy, the song ultimately serves as a commentary on the pitfalls of crime and addiction.
Line by Line Meaning
You want 'em? I got 'em drippin' like water
I have access to the drugs you want and I have them in abundance
Narcotic this window meth merchant
I am a drug dealer and I deal specifically in meth
Shippin' and handlin' your life supply
I am the one who is supplying you with drugs
Time to get up and wipe the eye boogers out my eye
I need to wake up and start my day
What y'all tryna buy pimpin', why'know it's kinda dry
What drugs are you trying to buy? I don't have much left
Yeah, I only gotta couple of pies left
I only have a few packages of drugs left
Doula, ice cream candy
I am promoting my drug package in a disguised manner
Man, that shit be comin' in handy
My drug packages are very helpful and useful
It's real walkie talkie
My drug packages are very effective
I got that from the DB's, my cousin, work dirty
I got this quality product from my cousin who is a drug dealer
If you want 'em, I got 'em, you up to cop it
If you want to buy drugs, I am the one who has them and you need to act quickly
You better be about your grit
You need to be committed to buying these drugs
Devour any cowards, sours slippery at the lip
Don't trust anyone who talks too much as they may be an informant for the police
Beast up, suck up to none, don't be no sucker
Be tough and don't try to impress anyone or be taken advantage of
Be a block monster, be a reputable motherfucka
Be known as the go-to person for drugs in your area
Real mash with my Spanish
I also offer my drugs to the Spanish-speaking community
If ain't about no gouda, partner, you can vanish
If you are not going to buy my drugs, then you can leave
Don't get put up in your place
Don't make me have to remind you who is in charge
Give me 40 feet and an ounce of space
Give me some room and don't get too close to me
Now-A-Later's, Gum Drops, Jelly Beans
I am advertising my drug packages using the names of popular candies
Lollipops and triple beams
I am also selling large quantities of drugs
Blue Carpet, yeah, that's Tha Treatment
I am treating my customers with the best quality drugs
Candy so sweet, got everybody eatin' it
My drugs are so addictive that everyone is using them
Bigg Snoop Dogg, I'm the star of this
I am the most successful drug dealer in this area
So go on and get yourself a bar of this
Go ahead and buy some drugs from me
No change, man, gimme the bucks
I only accept cash for my drugs
The kinda candy I sell, they call it 'Deez Nutz'
The drugs I sell are so good that people refer to them as 'Deez Nutz'
I'm almond with the caramel insides
I am advertising my drug package in a disguised manner
You appear frontin' with the French fries
You are trying to act tough but you are not intimidating to me
How it feel, man? What it look like?
Are you feeling confident and ready to buy some drugs?
I'm in your neighborhood, pullin' on some Bud Light
I am nearby and ready to sell you some drugs
Sweet and sticky, take it out the wrapper
My drugs are sweet and easy to use
Now put it in your mouth
I want you to try my drugs
To the beat of the drum, it'll be fun
Using my drugs will be a fun experience
And I bet you can't just eat one, candy
My drugs are so good that you won't be able to resist taking more
I'm in the hood with the six-trey candy paint
I am in the drug selling business in this neighbourhood
Lil' somethin' to chunk, make the *** all faint
I am a drug dealer with powerful drugs that make people faint
If you know when to beep, jump my baby rate
If you are interested in buying drugs, let me know and I will sell them to you
When I grip round her butt, I hold her steady
When I am selling my drugs, I am careful to not make mistakes
Yeah, she my one and only
I only sell one particular type of drug
Quick to keep back haters who don't know me
I am very cautious around people who may try to cheat me or fool me
I feel good about candy
I am confident about the quality of my drugs
My gangstas understand me
My trusted team of drug dealers know my methods and how to operate efficiently
Shake it, baby, don't break it baby
Let's make this deal but be careful to not draw attention
Now can you make it clap?
Are you ready to buy some drugs?
Tryna fit this work in your gap
I am trying to squeeze in the sale of my drugs
Drop it like it water pagoda, get my hustle on
I am selling my drugs aggressively and quickly
I get it from you, then I step on it to bubble on
I am buying my drugs from someone else and selling it at a higher price
It's gettin' sweeter than a sugar cane
My profits are increasing rapidly
Here come that sugar daddy, black, rollin' on gold thangs
I am wealthy from selling drugs and have a luxurious lifestyle
Fo'shigiddy, he turned it into somethin', boy
I am proud of how I turned my business selling drugs into a successful enterprise
'Cause I can't leave this filthy game without my Almond Joy
I can't leave the drug-dealing business until I have made enough money
Get it how you want it
My drugs are available in whatever form you want
Whip it, twist it, pop your whip up on the corner
Take my drugs and sell them on the street corner
While I tadaa check out this bizarre
While I am enjoying my success selling drugs
The D A T, the N I double G, the D A Z
I am bragging about my wealth and success as a drug dealer
Again, it's up in the wind, feel the breeze for s***
I am living life carelessly and enjoying my success as a drug dealer
Goddamn, you already know who I am
Everyone knows me as a successful drug dealer who is rich
Chrome on chrome, blue on blue, frost colors switches
I am very wealthy and have a luxurious lifestyle
Hit the gas, hit the brake, y'all really burn rubber?
I am driving in style and people are jealous of me
Dip, drop, drop, dip
I am living life to the fullest
Stop, dip, ghost ride the whip
I am very wealthy and living life carelessly
Yeah, *** shot caller
I am an important figure in the drug-selling business
It's America's number one baller
I am extremely wealthy, richer than anyone else in America
Man, I don't give a *** like, '*** it'
I don't care what people think of me or my business selling drugs
High riders, slide in the bucket
My wealthy friends and associates often ride in my car
Little momma all up on a *** like a coat
Women are attracted to me because I am rich and successful
I got the perfect thang that'll coat her throat
I have drugs that are attractive to women
Three thousand **** pieces, you understand me?
I have a lot of money and a luxurious lifestyle
I wish a *** would come in this ***
I am not afraid of anyone trying to steal my drugs or harm me
If I see Suge right now, I'd tell him, 'Hey, how you doin', Suge?'
I am confident and unafraid even around other drug dealers like Suge
I didn't even know you were standin' there, *** my bad
I am apologetic for not noticing someone as big as Suge in the area
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Ishmael Reginald Butler, Craig Lamar Irving, Maryann Astartae Vieira, Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Delmar Drew Arnaud, Ricardo Emmanuel Brown Jr., Marcus Burns, Keiwan Dashawn Spillman, Earl T. Stevens, Ricardo Thomas
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@emaculatej650
no one had a bad verse on this track. everyone ripped this shit
@ExSkran
E-40 always spits trash tho
@johnnietringali174
3m you're Hella stupid
@ExSkran
lil boy i grew up to hiphop & i know if a person knows how to spit or not, all i'm saying is E-40 has a horrible flow
@DaRevoolver
@87 I actually agree. I've never truly felt hes flow, but still, he is a respected man in HipHop
@ExSkran
well he got his own style i respect it
@UnreleasedUnderratedRnBgrooves
I remember BET played this on the New Years Eve 2006 countdown. This song has been stuck in my head the past 15 years lol.
@lindsayhall5285
๐๐๐ bruh i was a kid n i still randomly break out singing the chorus to this song or im sayin deeeeeez nutttttzzz
@tistheartist2985
It was on the countdown for a minute and Thatโs That Shit fr R. Kelly
@locobrown
Its New Years Eve 2024 right now!