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.
Dolomite
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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The bad, bad Dolomite
And I'm ready to put me in the White house
Make me the president
I'm gonna move on my first act
I'm gonna get me two thousand raggedy-ass painters to paint the motherfucking
White house black
Dolomite, for your president
Someone ask me how I stand on marijuanna; very high, baby, very high
How I stand on prostitution? I don't stand on it, I lay on it
I'm gonna legalize sellin' pussy; sell it, sell it, sell your pussy, girls
Pussy will sell
If pussy don't sell, grits ain't groceries, eggs ain't poultry, and Mona Lisa is a
Motherfucking man
The lyrics to Snoop Dogg's "Dolomite" are a humorous and provocative commentary on politics and society. The song features Snoop Dogg personifying the iconic character of Rudy Ray Moore's Blaxploitation film, Dolomite, and presenting himself as a candidate for the presidency. Snoop Dogg says that he is ready to take office and make a bold statement by painting the White House black with the help of two thousand painters.
As his first order of business, Snoop Dogg announces that he will legalize everything, including marijuana and prostitution. He declares his support for legalizing the sale of sex, stating that "pussy will sell" and making a joke about the value of grits and eggs compared to sex work. Through these lines, Snoop Dogg critiques the hypocrisy of a society that criminalizes certain activities while accepting others, arguing that the legalization of prostitution can offer more protection and regulation for sex workers.
Overall, the song presents a satirical and comical perspective on politics and society while also raising important questions about criminalization and the role of government in regulating personal choices and behaviors.
Line by Line Meaning
Yes, this is me
Introducing himself as Dolomite
The bad, bad Dolomite
Emphasizing his reputation as a troublemaker
And I'm ready to put me in the White House
Expressing his desire to become the president of the United States
Make me the president
Reiterating his wish to hold the highest political office of the country
I'm gonna move on my first act
Planning to take immediate action once he becomes the president
I'm gonna get me two thousand raggedy-ass painters to paint the motherfucking White House black
Intending to make a drastic statement by changing the color of the White House to black
Dolomite, for your president
Campaigning for his political career using his popular stage name
I'm gonna legalize every motherfucking thing
Promising to make all things legal once he attains the presidential position
Someone ask me how I stand on marijuanna; very high, baby, very high
Revealing that he does not oppose the use of marijuana and supports it vigorously
How I stand on prostitution? I don't stand on it, I lay on it
Jokingly stating that he indulges in prostitution instead of condemning it
I'm gonna legalize sellin' pussy; sell it, sell it, sell your pussy, girls. Pussy will sell. If pussy don't sell, grits ain't groceries, eggs ain't poultry, and Mona Lisa is a motherfucking man
Asserting that he plans to legalize prostitution and stating that it is a business that will always be profitable
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@derneillwashington3091
Sell it....SELL IT!!!!
@reelspilltv
Dolomite was something else..
@iragodbolt1629
LMAO dolemite funny ash
@mariorubiogarcia9408
still a g thanggggg
@michaeljoseph1707
>TFW you are attacked by a legless armless Rock Man who likes eats Fried Chicken
@jessestanley6745
awsome
@stanleypiper849
I'm gon legalize every muthafuccin thang
@vandambautista
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