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.
Dogghouse
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Unlike any other record label, we plan to get green
And keep it clean and stay oh, so mean
So rough, so tough
What is it? This for them, suckas
Nigga, I came from a long line of playas
That ain't scared of nar' one of y'all, motherfuckers
But I'm laughin' 'bout to knock they ass the fuck out
Bitch, quit actin' like a stuck up clown
That's why yo raggety ass attitude is fucked up now
Suga Free, bitch swingin' on my dick sayin', wee
The pimpin' is crackin' so I feel like mackin' tonight
(Aight)
Now them seventy niggas? Thirty gon' hate us
That's why I play the role, keep control
And throw them off wit' these dirty gators
See time was torn
'cause if I bought me somethin' to eat, shit
I bought you somethin' too, what's mine is yours
But now you'd rather bring me down and see me fall
Walkin' wit my head down, straight, dependin' on y'all
The call me Honcho, I like to sparkle
I'm 'bout to barbecue a bitch like the charcoal
Am I a star? No, ya' in my car? No
My name is Soopafly, bitch so ya' all know
Now heffer don't act stupid, 'cause ya'know who I am
The nigga quick to talk shit and don't give a damn
I tell that hoe run, man that hoe better scram
I pimp across the land, better read ya' motherfuckin' press telegram
Snoop Dogg told me that
Now blow me back while I'm pimpin' on this funky track
Bang ES, we givin' it up, got the bitches singin' the rest
We blastin' motherfuckers, run up and come test
Better, hide yo chest and fasten yo vest
No bullshit, take yo bitches so quick and so fast
(So fast)
Fuck wit' us, I'll put a foot up yo ass
Collect calls from the pen so I catch it in the kitchen
The homie say, send him naked pictures of bitches
And if they talkin' backwards, he'll have a homie's jack up
That nigga fucked Pat up, fuck havin' a homies tack up
We slap hoes that step on toes of our dada's
And ask them niggas in the Source Awards
When I caught them while y'all was pacin', the homies
Was bringin' up situations, eliminating fake niggas while I'm paper chasin'
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(Yeah nigga, Dogghouse, this Kurupt bitch, yeah
We'll make you go away)
Okay, let the homies spray the K
Dippin', hittin' switches bouncin' over ditches
Callicodes, collapse niggas, perhaps niggas
Trap or dap and clap niggas, I'm young gottstra
Put it up, pistols might sizzle a nigga
For shizzle my nigga Kurizzle was nizzle my nigga
Like a bitch or a busta, bust a, four fizzle
Surface the air miss wit a homie, wait for the whistle
Who you thought we was? Temperatures might rise
Before everybody feel the fire from the five's
I told Daz we about to fry niggas like fries
And separate them by five's and light up the skies
Crip that D P, Kurupt
Dippin' and I'm out, put a dick in yo mouth
Dogghouse gangstas
(Woof, woof, woof, woof)
Dippin' and I'm out, put a dick in yo mouth, ya bitch
Like this, for the sake of the game
Bitch nigga jaw jackin', get blasted out the frame
Let them punk, punk you up
You jumped up and got stomped the fuck down, what now?
Showdown, got your three ring circus Bozo's
Cannot work or see the tears of a clown
Listen nit wit, you can't get wit
Try to sit, wit, and get yo shit split quick
If you wanna say the word is bond
Word is bond then I attack like ninja hunter
You rhyme soft like the other hunter
Heather Hunter, fake a gang bang fronter
Capital D to the OGG
Capital HOUSE in ya mouth
Oh bitch, if ya didn't know
Long Beach City dirty like the south
Wit Suga Free in, I'm in this motherfucker leanin'
I'm quick to do it, umm, meant to do it
Stayed on my toes like the nigga pimpin', watching the corner
Much love to my niggas rippin' in California
Doin' it big with my nigga bad, these niggas mad
At the 2001 Benz, guzzlin' Henn
It's Dogghouse and we all in, ballin'
Goldie got a couple of hoes hoppin' out the Rolls, we chillin'
I came in bangin' dub, minutes
(Twenty minutes)
All my niggas know, I ain't no motherfucking gimp
I get down damn, runnin' from damn town
Dogghouse nigga, Dogg Pound, bound
How you motherfuckers like me now when I do it like?
Bust on the microphone, 'cuss on the microphone
Yeah this nigga like Tracy, Tray Dee
Bang his ass, slap his ass in the striz neet
Catch him wit the headlock, pistol whippin' wit the glock
Lil' Goldie Loc about to set up shop
These motherfuckers don't like me anyway
Shit, I ain't got nothing to say, wit no time to play
What these motherfuckers thought I was about?
When I bust this bitch I put my dick in her mouth
Now all them niggas got something to say
But I'ma tell 'em Lil' Goldie don't play, nigga
Yeah, it's the genius of the click
Known to sleep a nigga quick
So watch how ya' gums bump speakin' on the wrist
I drew the diagram how to mash the game
Never hesitated when it came to blasting thangs
From the knuckle shoes buckle when we lock and strap
I'm a real rider nigga you can drop the act
I got stripes and bars from a life at war
Twice as hard, as niggas claim they sheisty y'all
Criminal, lay 'em down for their stacks and sacks
For the mic, used to trife with the mass and gats
Do or die to survive from my time of birth
Then I'm out for gettin' mine till I ride the hearse
It's going down, Dogghouse gangsta style
And fuck death row, we'll take 'em out
We got the whole rap game bangin' now
What you motherfuckers think this game's about?
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
Dogghouse in ya mouth
Dogghouse in ya mouth
Dogghouse in ya mouth
Oh, good evening Topp Dogg I'm so glad you're here
All the bitches in the front, the gangsters in the rear
I'm not Dr. Jekyll nor Mr. Hyde
Whoever told you that, they told you a lie
You been a waitin' and a waitin' as I can see
So treat me like the pope and bow to your knees
Oh the genius on the mic is back again
So get on the phone and go tell a friend
I been a waitin' for a while as you all know
And now I'm back on the mic doggin' the show
I got platinum 'round my neck that will never fade
The name of the chain's Mixmaster Spade
A sure shot, a body rockin'
A c'mon everybody get ready to rock
A sure shot, a body rockin'
A c'mon everybody
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
Dogghouse in ya mouth
(We'll make you go away)
The lyrics of Snoop Dogg's song Dogghouse paint a vivid picture of the rapper's lifestyle and the culture of his community. The song speaks to the joys of partying, smoking weed, being surrounded by beautiful women and true friends, and making money. The lyrics are peppered with references to the Dogg pound gang and the crip lifestyle, which give an insight into Snoop Dogg's roots and the environment he hails from. The song also references different cities and the characters that inhabit them, bringing to life a snapshot of Snoop's world. Dogghouse is a celebration of his success and the lifestyle that comes with it.
The song is a collaboration between Snoop Dogg and several artists such as Tray-Deee, Waniac, Trip Loc, Goldie, and 4 Tay. It was produced by LaShawn Daniels (The Wonderboy) and Jazze Pha. The song was first released in 1998 on Snoop's album "Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told". Dogghouse is a representation of the G-funk style that Snoop Dogg is renowned for in the Hip-Hop community. It has become one of the most popular songs from the album, and it's often included in Snoop Dogg's live performances.
Line by Line Meaning
Gimme some of that G shit Goldie Loc
Give me some of that gangsta shit, Goldie Loc
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin 'bout
Yes, that's exactly what I'm referring to
Yeah, check this out y'all, uh huh huh
Listen closely, everyone, pay attention
Did ya get the dank, did ya get the dank?
Did you acquire the high-quality marijuana?
Yeah I got the dank, you got the gas in the tank?
Yes, I have the marijuana, do you have enough fuel for the ride?
V.I.P. status, don't need an apparatus
Having VIP status, we don't require any special equipment
Cuz the niggas I fuck wit, they all about the cabbage
Because the people I associate with are solely focused on making money
Down in yellobrick road my destination, the DoggHouse
My intended location is the DoggHouse, down the yellow brick road like in The Wizard of Oz
Toastin Remys, fillin' jimmies, we goin all out
Celebrating with expensive Rémy Martin liquor and filling up condoms, we're going all out
Lookin for the wizard, creepin through the fog
Searching for a powerful figure or mentor, moving cautiously through unclear circumstances
Got some bad ass bitches, headed to the player's ball
Have some attractive women with us, going to a gathering of players
They gon be strippin and wigglin ass
They will be stripping and seductively moving their buttocks
Hope you brought your playa pass
I hope you are authorized to attend as a player
Tray-Deee, Goldie half dead, the twins blaze sacks
Tray-Deee and Goldie are highly intoxicated, the twins are smoking large amounts of marijuana
Bigger than big everyday in L.A.
Significant and influential every day in Los Angeles
4 Tay representin for the whole damn yae, Beeyotch
4 Tay is representing for the whole area, emphasizing his presence and importance
DoggHouse, turnin it out, and if you aint dope you gots to get
The fuck out, that's on the O G D P, (say what)
And that's how it is when you fuckin wit me
DoggHouse is dominating the scene, and if you are not talented, you must leave. It's the code of the Original Gangsta Dog Pound, and that's what happens when you mess with me
Don't matter how you come, use all angles
It doesn't matter how you approach the situation, utilize all possible strategies
Ties become tangled when the cutthroat strangles
Relationships become complicated and difficult when ruthless and deceitful people interfere
My hookup, long rangers
The people I associate with are distant and independent
Better float like a nationwide sky pager
You should move smoothly and effortlessly like a popular communication device
Them hoes save us, talk about bein playas
The women show affection towards us, discussing their interests in being players
On the real we can deal wit you playa haters
Honestly, we can handle and confront individuals who dislike players
We hit the spot, every city got a block
We arrive at the location, every city has its own specific area
What you makin when you take it to a different type of level that it pops
What are you achieving when you elevate things to an extraordinary and successful level?
Know the dogg keep the hip rocks, steady bangin
Understand that I, Snoop Dogg, maintain the highest quality of hip-hop music, consistently producing great tracks
Hoes steady sangin from the gang that we claimin
Women are continuously expressing their loyalty to the gang that we represent
Yo, it's Waniac, the maniac, Trip Loc won't you spit that rap
Hey, it's Waniac, the crazy and wild rapper, Trip Loc, can you perform your rap?
Park my shit and jump out, I'm at the homies spot
I park my car and quickly exit, I've arrived at my friend's place
To see if he floatin with me up to the DoggHouse
To see if he wants to come with me to the DoggHouse, possibly under the influence of drugs
Hit the weed he lightin, outside little niggas is fightin
Smoke marijuana as he lights it, witnessing a physical altercation between young individuals outside
This bomb, I'm likin
This marijuana is of excellent quality, I'm enjoying it
Holla at my folks I know up in the complex
Call or get in touch with my acquaintances who live in the apartment complex
Nigga ready to ride as soon as he get dressed
The person is prepared to go out as soon as he finishes getting dressed
Now we ready to roll, hit the store, then the carpool lane
Now we are prepared to depart, stopping at the store before driving in the carpool lane
Once again it's on, big chiefin
Once again, we are about to indulge in significant marijuana smoking
Remind me of the noisiest place
Remind me of a location filled with commotion and loud sounds
Ladies all over the place, and niggas super laced
Women are present everywhere, and the men are heavily intoxicated
How we like it, saggin in my 5 0 1
This is how we prefer it, wearing my Levi's 501 jeans below the waistline
Killin my lungs, keepin these homies and bitches on one
Damaging my lungs due to excessive smoking, influencing the mindset of my friends and attractive women
Man I got warrants, bad tax, still sayin fuck it
I have outstanding arrest warrants and unpaid taxes, but I don't care
Headed up to DoggHouse swervin in a bucket
Driving erratically towards the DoggHouse in a dilapidated vehicle
Puffin on some bomb from my comrade Blue
Smoking high-quality marijuana, acquired from my close friend named Blue
And got my little bitch catch a contact too
And my girlfriend is also getting high from the secondhand smoke
House shoes with the blue khaki suit and my locs on
Wearing slippers with a blue khaki suit and my sunglasses on
Swoopin to some Soopafly, gettin my smoke on
Driving quickly while listening to Soopafly's music, enjoying my marijuana inhalation
Nigga Goldie Loc got the heat on roast it
My friend Goldie Loc has a hot weapon prepared and ready to use
4 Tay on the way plus the twins is posted
4 Tay is on his way along with two other individuals
Bout to set it off bet it's off the hook
About to initiate the action, guaranteeing it will be exciting and incredibly wild
Straight crooks, gettin money off the books
Completely unscrupulous individuals, earning money through illegal means that are not documented
Makin nothin but that gangsta shit that niggas lovin
Creating nothing but that gangsta music that people enjoy
Thuggin at the house party, fuck goin clubbin
Engaging in thug behavior at a house party, not interested in going to a traditional club
Let me hear you say pimps, banks, hustlers
Allow me to hear you shout out the names of pimps, drug dealers, and individuals who make money by any means necessary
Let's all get the money then murder these motherfuckers
Let's all focus on making money and then eliminate any obstacles or enemies
Cocksuckers, they can't stop us
Obnoxious individuals, they cannot prevent our success
Now put up your choppers, just in case they rollin wit them coppers
Now raise your guns, as a precaution in case they're accompanied by police officers
I shut em down, DoggPound for them bitches
I forcefully and effectively silence them, representing the DoggPound gang for the women
I be seein you with snitches everytime I'm hittin switches
I repeatedly witness your association with informants whenever I'm operating hydraulics switches in my car
Ice skatin over dicthes
Driving smoothly over hazardous or problematic situations
I'm true to the game, plus I'm out to get them riches
I remain loyal to the gang lifestyle, and I am determined to acquire significant wealth
I be mobbin down the road tryin to bag up my bags
I aggressively drive down the street, attempting to package and secure my illegal drugs
I'm saggin so hard, I'm tearin up the back of my khakis
My pants are hanging extremely low, causing the back of my khaki pants to become damaged
I'm tryin to reach my dogg Dirty Red
I'm attempting to contact my friend named Dirty Red
But this hoe won't let me know, which way to go
But this woman is not allowing me to know the direction to follow
I'm movin slow
I am proceeding at a leisurely pace
My chucks only come wit a hundred miles of walkin
My Converse shoes are worn out after walking a hundred miles
Hundred miles of runnin smellin funny and I'm gunnin nigga
After running a hundred miles, I start to smell unpleasantly and become aggressive, my friend
DoggPound gangsta crip for life
I am a lifelong member of the DoggPound gang, a committed Crip
And we gon party in this motherfucker all damn night
And we are going to enjoy an intense party in this place the entire night
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, PRIEST BROOKS, RICARDO BROWN, ERIC COLLINS, LOUIS DAVENPORT, TRACY LA MARR DAVIS, RUFFIAN HALL, JERRY B. LONG, KEIWAN DASHAWN SPILLMAN, ROGER TROUTMAN, DAJUAN WALKER, FRANK WILLIAMS
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