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.
Don't Be Foolish
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Yo dogg, niggas always asking me
"is the muthafuckin dpgc still together? "
Niggas gon ask me
"dogg y'all still together, I heard y'all broke up like the fat boys."
Nigga what, nigga this dogg pound for life nigga
We ain't going nowhere nigga
In matter of fact, you actin foolish right now with all that shit you kick
And uh, I'm a deal with that shit dpg style
[kurupt]
I'm a rider, the first local stock pilot
Now what the fuck made you think the dp divided
Moving on up to the top of the map
Because gangsta will be here till the curl comeback
I'm moving down to block d, me and my homies
The dogg pound would rock overseas, immense degrees
No bitch niggas in the circle
Beat a nigga in his face till his fuckin eyes turn purple
[daz dillinger]
I told myself watch out for my family and health
I got my shit together, got the gauge up shelf
Knowing the rules have chose to hang out with the dummies and fools
Old school poda dada that I knew from way back to school
Attitude shitty, kept it raw and gritty
Uncut, me and my dawgs fuckin it up
What up
[snoop dogg]
Fuckin it up, fuckin it up for life nigga, dogg pound, ya heard
If I hear another nigga talking about what he gon do, to who
To me and my crew, nigga the grey and the blue
You through, you knew you shouldn't have done that
Now how the fuck you figure that we wasn't gon comeback
The d, the p, the g to see
Westcoast's finest and I'm a put that on me
See niggas been rappin but they ain't sayin shit
Nigga shut the fuck up, get off my dick
Chorus
Don't be foolish x2
[daz]
Hook
You see you don't wanna fuck with us
Knowing how we throw it out, the sucka niggas want to imitate us
Cause all we wanna do is put the g right back in you
Yeah worry about your muthafuckin punk ass crew
And we keeps it gangsta fool, that's gangsta, keep it gangsta fool
[snoop dogg]
Trip, we got more dough than rock up, more niggas to lock up
You niggas need to strap up or pack up
See because this world we live in is crazy, and the people they so sick
See why I keeps it gangsta and I ride with the sickest clique
And when it comes to gun play, hell yeah we the quickest biach
[daz dillinger]
And oh my momma and my daddy, grandpapa and my granny
Homeboy you can't fuck with this
[kurupt]
Smooth when we come through
The dp when we come through the gangstas is in the house
And all you muthafuckin niggas and you muthafuckin bitches
Get a muthafuckin dick in your mouth
I'm a gangsta I thought you knew, g'd up, grey and blue
Dippin through on the coop, made you blue
Kurupt and snoop, daz in the muthafuckin bomb ass clique
We gangstas nigga, laid back thinkin I tell you how it is in the hood
Where all my homies at, straps in cadillacs
Hittin switches like e'yday, livin like the g way like e'yday, dpg-see
[daz]
Hook
[snoop dogg]
Chorus x4
Just bullshittin man this dude done told me the dogg pound broke up
Wait till I catch that nigga, I'm a beat him down
Wait till I, wait till I catch em
Dogg pound ain't gon never break up cause that's favorite group
They gon keep on commin out with albums
Wait till I catch this nigga, he lied to me
This did done tell me some stupid bullshit
Wait till I catch that muthafucker
Man don't be foolish and believe that shit
Shit man, don't be foolish
Don't be foolish, nigga
[snoop dogg]
Don't be foolish nigga, don't be foolish nigga.
In the song "Don't Be Foolish," Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, and Kurupt talk about the Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips still being together no matter what rumors have been spreading about their breakup. The song is a display of their unity as a group and their loyalty to each other. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, and Daz Dillinger take turns in this song, rapping about their backgrounds, their intentions, and their commitment to keeping the gangsta rap style alive.
Kurupt talks about his background as a gangsta rapper and his intention to keep the Dogg Pound united. Daz Dillinger raps about his family and health while describing his rules, which involve hanging out with people he knew from way back in school. The three artists reiterate their commitment to keeping the gangsta rap style alive and warn their competitors to back off.
The chorus of the song repeats the line, "Don't be foolish," emphasizing the importance of not believing the rumors and not underestimating them as a group. The song's overall message is quite clear that the Dogg Pound is still together, strong, and a force to be reckoned with.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo dogg, niggas always asking me "is the muthafuckin dpgc still together?"
People keep asking me if DPGC is still together.
"Niggas gon ask me 'dogg y'all still together, I heard y'all broke up like the fat boys.'"
People ask me if DPGC broke up like the Fat Boys.
"Nigga what, nigga this dogg pound for life nigga
We ain't going nowhere nigga"
DPGC is forever and ain't going nowhere.
"In matter of fact, you actin foolish right now with all that shit you kick
Nigga everywhere I go niggas be actin foolish
And uh, I'm a deal with that shit dpg style"
You're being foolish and acting up, but DPGC will handle it in their own way.
"I'm a rider, the first local stock pilot
Now what the fuck made you think the dp divided"
I'm a rider, leader, and DPGC is not divided.
"Moving on up to the top of the map
Because gangsta will be here till the curl comeback
I'm moving down to block d, me and my homies
The dogg pound would rock overseas, immense degrees
No bitch niggas in the circle
Beat a nigga in his face till his fuckin eyes turn purple"
DPGC is on top and forever gangsta. We rock overseas, don't let no weaklings in, and will fight until we win.
"I told myself watch out for my family and health
I got my shit together, got the gauge up shelf
Knowing the rules have chose to hang out with the dummies and fools
Old school poda dada that I knew from way back to school
Attitude shitty, kept it raw and gritty
Uncut, me and my dawgs fuckin it up
What up"
I'm taking care of my family and myself, and will only associate with real ones. I'm keeping it authentic, my dogs are doing the same, and that's what's up.
"Fuckin it up, fuckin it up for life nigga, dogg pound, ya heard
If I hear another nigga talking about what he gon do, to who
To me and my crew, nigga the grey and the blue
You through, you knew you shouldn't have done that
Now how the fuck you figure that we wasn't gon comeback"
DPGC forever, don't mess with us or you're done. We don't take threats lightly, and will always come back stronger.
"The d, the p, the g to see
Westcoast's finest and I'm a put that on me
See niggas been rappin but they ain't sayin shit
Nigga shut the fuck up, get off my dick"
DPG is the best on the West Coast, and others need to stop talking nonsense and just stop.
"Don't be foolish x2"
Don't act up and be foolish.
"You see you don't wanna fuck with us
Knowing how we throw it out, the sucka niggas want to imitate us
Cause all we wanna do is put the g right back in you
Yeah worry about your muthafuckin punk ass crew
And we keeps it gangsta fool, that's gangsta, keep it gangsta fool"
Don't mess with DPGC because we're the real deal. We don't care about imitation or weak crews, just putting the gangsta back in the game. Keep it real, always.
"Trip, we got more dough than rock up, more niggas to lock up
You niggas need to strap up or pack up
See because this world we live in is crazy, and the people they so sick
See why I keeps it gangsta and I ride with the sickest clique
And when it comes to gun play, hell yeah we the quickest biach"
We have more money and power than you can imagine, and we won't hesitate to use it to lock you up. People are crazy and messed up, and that's why DPGC keeps it gangsta and rolls with the best. When it comes to guns, we're the fastest and toughest.
"And oh my momma and my daddy, grandpapa and my granny
Homeboy you can't fuck with this"
Don't mess with me, my family, or anyone close to me.
"Smooth when we come through
The dp when we come through the gangstas is in the house
And all you muthafuckin niggas and you muthafuckin bitches
Get a muthafuckin dick in your mouth
I'm a gangsta I thought you knew, g'd up, grey and blue
Dippin through on the coop, made you blue
Kurupt and snoop, daz in the muthafuckin bomb ass clique
We gangstas nigga, laid back thinkin I tell you how it is in the hood
Where all my homies at, straps in cadillacs
Hittin switches like e'yday, livin like the g way like e'yday, dpg-see"
When DPGC comes through, it's smooth and gangsta all the way. You don't stand a chance against us, and you need to shut up. We're true gangstas, laid back but always ready for action. We keep it real in the hood where my homies have guns in caddies, hitting switches and living like true G's every day.
"Chorus x4"
Don't be foolish, don't mess with DPGC.
"Just bullshittin man this dude done told me the dogg pound broke up
Wait till I catch that nigga, I'm a beat him down
Wait till I, wait till I catch em
Dogg pound ain't gon never break up cause that's favorite group
They gon keep on commin out with albums
Wait till I catch this nigga, he lied to me
This did done tell me some stupid bullshit
Wait till I catch that muthafucker
Man don't be foolish and believe that shit
Shit man, don't be foolish
Don't be foolish, nigga"
Don't believe lies about DPGC breaking up, that's my favorite group and they're not going anywhere. Don't be foolish and let someone fool you with nonsense, just enjoy the music.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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DestroyerOfVileOpinions
Classic Snoop is always a treat. I kinda wish Snoop would revert back to his 1990s ways.
James
What a fuckin track.. Dogg pound crew can just smash it!
J.B GamingTv
classic when music was tight!
Kevin Pizano Jr
14, and still bumping this in 2021
John Wilson
Still jamming this in 2021!!
Jason WAlker
Lakeside sample With a No Limit Soilders DPG twist style, 98 and 99 😎😎😁😁😁
chicano and proud
Still bumpin this jam
562vert
mann i use to bump this in my yellow 66 bug vert when i was 19 back in 2002 man memories dont be foolish
arnola88gt
i use to have a 92 5.0 in 2002 slapping this lol
Lukas Berko
west coast DPG 4 life