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.
DPG 4 LIFE
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Dippin' with my forty-five
You niggas gon' make me lose it
Fuckin' with a Dogg Pound nigga for life, yeah
For life, yeah, you better watch what you say
Livin' on the West Coast California, hey
Hey yo guess who's back
Check it, Daz and Soopa', we pressin' the fact
We givin' knockouts to niggas plus a lesson in rap
You shoulda, kept your mouth closed, left it at that
Now we pullin' out the weapons, the tec and the mack
You shoulda, played the back like a regular cat
Ya fucked up, you let your heart get ahead of your raps
Now we all up on yo' dome like a Mexican hat
Arriba bitch, I'll separate your neck from your back
Punk nigga, I'ma tell ya straight to your face
Right before I take off bombin' straight to your face
It's that West Coast, D-O double-G flow
Lookin' all around town but really don't see no
Niggas who can fuck with that, buck quick nigga
Duck quick nigga, talk and get your strut hit nigga
What, who, pop and shit talk
Step up ya get rocked, raw move jack
Y'all niggas better Crip Walk up out my business
I'll finish ya, cold sinister
Hoe administer, no gimmicks bruh
Slow quit it, ya, steppin' on the wrong turf
We cock back with the glock strap
Six feet fuckin' with this D.P.
Dippin' on these niggas Llac'd up, chrome on the side
To make these niggas back up and I'm
Bangin' that gangsta music
Dippin' with my forty-five
You niggas gon' make me lose it
Fuckin' with a Dogg Pound nigga for life, yeah
For life, yeah, you better watch what you say
Livin' on the West Coast California, hey
I'm a G in the highest degree
I told the B-U-L-L-shit to back off me
I ain't havin' it, let it smoke and I'll smoke yo' ass
I finally can relax at last, on a mission on a serious task
The police wanna know who's under the mask
Who makin', breakin' yourself for the jewelry and cash
Like Luda' I'm 2 Furious and 2 damn Fast
(And this is how I'm gon' do ya
Everyone around here who smoke Buddha)
I stay high all the time, double my money in this rap game
On point, hot to death, homie what a for sure aim
God damn it's a motherfuckin' shame
How niggas keep kickin' up my name
You ain't nobody, I turn the book, rip the page
I'm at the point where I'm about to get paid
I crave for this, misbehave with him and draw down on him
I had to learn, I had to stay focused
This goes out, to you know who
Who try to do what we do, and try to be like my crew
You fake ass gangstas, you'll never be true
This is Dogg Pound Gang (Soopafly, Kurupt and Snoop)
So back up or get rolled on, we love to ride
(We smoke kush, smoke purple 'cause we love to get high)
Cause I'm
Bangin' that gangsta music
Dippin' with my forty-five
You niggas gon' make me lose it
Fuckin' with a Dogg Pound nigga for life, yeah
For life, yeah, you better watch what you say
Livin' on the West Coast California, hey
I'm with my kinfolk, we blowin' big dope
We on this big boat, this shit is no joke
We on the West Coast, yeah we got the best smoke
Baby girl jumped out the boat and did the breast stroke
And now a nigga floatin', but on a different note
Cause 'Fly just flew in and cause bought some different smoke
So, so, tell me what a nigga paid
I'll back-slap ya, I'm your papi, what that nigga say?
You better keep it on the low or don't speak at all
And tell Shameka and Konica I'ma freak 'em dogg
See when I ride up, you know I fire it up
I throw a party on the block and get ya wired up
See it's the Big Boi, I'm in the big house
With the bitch who suck dick with the big mouth
I set the big trap for the big mouse
I left him stuck him for his cheese
Now I breeze, nigga please, bang on
Bangin' that gangsta music
Dippin' with my forty-five
You niggas gon' make me lose it
Fuckin' with a Dogg Pound nigga for life, yeah
For life, yeah, you better watch what you say
Livin' on the West Coast California, hey
Yeah, so so Gangsta
You know what time it is, we run this gangsta shit
West Coast to the fullest
Dat Nigga Daz, Soopafly, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about nigga
The ultimate gangsta crew
Dogg Pound Gangsta, Crip!
The lyrics to Snoop Dogg Feat. RBX's song DPG Life are a proclamation of their gangster lifestyle and an assertion of their dominance on the West Coast. They begin by boasting about banging "gangsta music" as they drive around with their gun, ready for anyone who wants to try them. The lyrics make it clear that they are not to be messed with, and anyone who tries to step up to them will regret it. Snoop Dogg goes on to talk about how he's been around the block and how nobody can touch his flow. He also references his past run-ins with the police and his desire to stay focused on his goals.
The chorus repeats the mantra of the Dogg Pound Gang, with Snoop and RBX warning anyone who tries to cross them that they better "watch what they say." The lyrics are full of references to California and how they're living on the West Coast, making it clear that this is their territory and nobody else can claim it.
Overall, the lyrics to DPG Life are a celebration of the gangster lifestyle and a reaffirmation of the Dogg Pound Gang's dominance on the West Coast. Snoop and RBX make it clear that they are not to be messed with, and anyone who tries to cross them will regret it.
Line by Line Meaning
Bangin' that gangsta music
Listening to hardcore gangster rap
Dippin' with my forty-five
Carrying a .45 handgun
You niggas gon' make me lose it
You guys are making me angry and violent
Fuckin' with a Dogg Pound nigga for life, yeah
Messing with someone from Dogg Pound gang
For life, yeah, you better watch what you say
Be careful of what you say when dealing with Dogg Pound gang members
Livin' on the West Coast California, hey
Living in California on the West Coast
Hey yo guess who's back
Guess who's returned
It's them niggas you don't come around unless you strapped
It's the guys you shouldn't be around without a weapon
Check it, Daz and Soopa', we pressin' the fact
Daz and Soopa are asserting their dominance
We givin' knockouts to niggas plus a lesson in rap
They're winning fights and teaching others how to rap
You shoulda, kept your mouth closed, left it at that
You should have stayed quiet
Now we pullin' out the weapons, the tec and the mack
Now they're bringing out guns
You shoulda, played the back like a regular cat
You should have stayed out of their business
Ya fucked up, you let your heart get ahead of your raps
You made a mistake of letting your emotions cloud your judgment
Now we all up on yo' dome like a Mexican hat
They're getting aggressive with you
Arriba bitch, I'll separate your neck from your back
I'll violently attack you
Punk nigga, I'ma tell ya straight to your face
I'll confront you and speak honestly
Right before I take off bombin' straight to your face
Before I attack you physically
It's that West Coast, D-O double-G flow
It's the unique West Coast style of rap
Lookin' all around town but really don't see no
Searching around but not finding any worthy opponents
Niggas who can fuck with that, buck quick nigga
Guys who can compete with them, run away quickly
Duck quick nigga, talk and get your strut hit nigga
Avoid their attacks, speak and you'll get hit
What, who, pop and shit talk
Challenging someone to step forward and shoot their mouth
Step up ya get rocked, raw move jack
You'll get beat up if you challenge them
Y'all niggas better Crip Walk up out my business
You better get out of their business
I'll finish ya, cold sinister
I'll destroy you with deadly intent
Hoe administer, no gimmicks bruh
No fake acts, serious business
Slow quit it, ya, steppin' on the wrong turf
Stop now before you get hurt on their territory
We cock back with the glock strap
They're ready to use their weapons
Six feet fuckin' with this D.P.
You'll end up six feet under if you mess with Dogg Pound gang
Dippin' on these niggas Llac'd up, chrome on the side
Driving away from enemies, prepared for a confrontation with a gun in hand
To make these niggas back up and I'm
To intimidate others and enforce their dominance
I'm a G in the highest degree
I'm a true gangster
I told the B-U-L-L-shit to back off me
I want no more lies or nonsense aimed at me
I ain't havin' it, let it smoke and I'll smoke yo' ass
I won't tolerate it, let's fight
I finally can relax at last, on a mission on a serious task
After a lot of hard work and struggle, they're now able to relax and focus on a mission
The police wanna know who's under the mask
The police are investigating their activities
Who makin', breakin' yourself for the jewelry and cash
Who steals and commits crime for material gain
Like Luda' I'm 2 Furious and 2 damn Fast
I'm extremely angry and ready for action
(And this is how I'm gon' do ya
I'll show you how I'll handle you
Everyone around here who smoke Buddha
People around here who smoke marijuana
I stay high all the time, double my money in this rap game
I'm constantly high on drugs and making a lot of money in the rap game
On point, hot to death, homie what a for sure aim
I'm alert, dangerous and have great accuracy with my weapons
God damn it's a motherfuckin' shame
It's frustrating how people keep disrespecting them
How niggas keep kickin' up my name
How people keep talking about them negatively
You ain't nobody, I turn the book, rip the page
You're nothing to me, I want nothing to do with you
I'm at the point where I'm about to get paid
I'm close to getting a lot of money
I crave for this, misbehave with him and draw down on him
I desire this lifestyle and I'll act out violently against anyone who crosses me
I had to learn, I had to stay focused
I had to learn from my experiences and stay focused on success
This goes out, to you know who
This is directed to someone they know
Who try to do what we do, and try to be like my crew
Someone trying to copy their lifestyle and act like them
You fake ass gangstas, you'll never be true
Fake gangsters will never be real like them
This is Dogg Pound Gang (Soopafly, Kurupt and Snoop)
This is the Dogg Pound Gang, consisting of Soopafly, Kurupt, and Snoop
So back up or get rolled on, we love to ride
Stay away or face the consequences, they enjoy taking risks
(We smoke kush, smoke purple 'cause we love to get high)
They enjoy smoking marijuana and getting high
I'm with my kinfolk, we blowin' big dope
I'm with my family and we're smoking a lot of marijuana
We on this big boat, this shit is no joke
We're on a large ship, this is serious
We on the West Coast, yeah we got the best smoke
We're on the West Coast and have the best marijuana
Baby girl jumped out the boat and did the breast stroke
A woman jumped out of a ship and swam using the breaststroke
And now a nigga floatin', but on a different note
And now I'm floating, but something has changed
Cause 'Fly just flew in and cause bought some different smoke
So 'Fly arrived with a new type of marijuana
So, so, tell me what a nigga paid
So, tell me what you paid for it
I'll back-slap ya, I'm your papi, what that nigga say?
I'll hit you, and say 'I'm your daddy' as a taunt
You better keep it on the low or don't speak at all
Keep quiet about it or don't say anything at all
And tell Shameka and Konica I'ma freak 'em dogg
Tell those women that I'll have sex with them
See when I ride up, you know I fire it up
When I arrive somewhere, I start smoking marijuana
I throw a party on the block and get ya wired up
I throw a party in the neighborhood and get everyone excited
See it's the Big Boi, I'm in the big house
It's me, Big Boi, and I'm in a large house
With the bitch who suck dick with the big mouth
With a woman who performs fellatio and is known to talk too much
I set the big trap for the big mouse
I set up the perfect trap for my target
I left him stuck him for his cheese
I left him trapped and stole his money
Now I breeze, nigga please, bang on
Now I'm done, don't bother me anymore
Yeah, so so Gangsta
A common phrase meaning 'very gangster'
You know what time it is, we run this gangsta shit
You know what's happening, we're in control of this gangster world
West Coast to the fullest
Fully representing the West Coast of the United States
Dat Nigga Daz, Soopafly, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg
Names of members of Dogg Pound gang
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about nigga
That's what I mean, man
The ultimate gangsta crew
The most powerful gangster group
Dogg Pound Gangsta, Crip!
Dogg Pound Gangsta for Crips affiliation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, DELMAR DREW ARNAUD, PRIEST BROOKS
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Bobbe Bouche
The best DPGC song ever recorded
Danny O.
Hands down… not even close. Hardest beat in west coast rap history 🔥
Viaje con Chuck
This was Karupt & Daz's masterpiece.
Danny O.
Possibly the greatest beat ever created. One of greatest west coast rap songs ever
Riley Howick
This shit gotta get put on Spotify!
Xmod
Still bumping this after 20years
KoolKreations336
They murdered this ish..
PsM
TuNE..
Still bumps in 2022... will still bump in 2099
LayLow219
that's a west coast hit! we used bump this hard in the Bronx NYC