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.
F**ck What They Say
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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No matter how much money you make
Brothers gon talk about you
Yeah, no matter who you are, uhh
Talk about you..
Niggaz gon talk about you (talk about you)(talk about you)
Don't give a fuck about you (fuck about you)(fuck about you)
Just make em read about it (read about it)(read about it)
Fuck what they say about me (fuck what they say about me)
Bitches gon love to doubt me (fuck em, yeah)
I'm livin bout it bout it (bout it)
Nigga this, nigga that, we do this, we do that
Talkin' that shit'll get yo' wig blew back
You knew that, we do that, like it's 'sposed to be done
Back up off me, you gettin too close to me son
It'd be fun if you didn't have a gun
But if you didn't had one you'd probably run; come come
Now spit it from the tip of your tongue, a lil wisdom
gives em somethin' to move to, groove to
The next time you see me again gangsta'd up
Chilling wit my beanie again got many of friends
in b-ball, football, baseball, the penetentianary, the graveyard
the church house and the mess hall
That's why I address y'all, express all Big Dogg
with no flaws, yiggy yes yall touch y'all from up above
Show big love, kept the crippin' alive
as well as the dub, push come to shove
Y'all know how it all was
But niggas still talk about me (talk about me)
Don't give a fuck about me
I made them read about me (read about me)
Don't give a fuck about it
I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
Fuck what they say about me
Long as I'm bout it bout it
Niggas gon talk about you
Bitches gon love to doubt you
I make em read about it
and made em write about it
Fuck what they say about me
I'm livin' bout it bout it
Big D-O-Double G ya know I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
Lemme clear my motherfuckin throat
These niggas in the game is sticky as dope (oh no)
No joke, even ya own kinfolk
They say "Diff'rent Strokes, it takes
Diff'rent Strokes..." Man, fuck that bullshit
Dogg, who you cool with?
I'm down with Jay-Z, Master P, Nas, Ice Cube
Dub C, Mack-10, DMX, Mobb Deep
Ruff Ryders, Eastsidaz, Warren G, Red and Meth
Uncle L, Naughty and Treach
The whole Flava Unit, So So Def
DJ Pooh, KAM, Solo, and the motherfuckin LA Zoo
Pomona, DJ Quik and Blacktone
But them niggaz cross the street know it's really on
Now I can go on and on but I refuse to cause I might lose you
Let's cruise to the soulful sounds
I'm tryin to make y'all get down
And put some soul in ya ass Like James Brown (owwww!)
I feel good now; can you feel that?
It's like goin' bare back, I thought I oughta share dat
Compare dat, an' wear dat 7 days a week
Keep my name out ya mouth
and my business out the motherfuckin' streets
You motherfuckin' geek
Your freak is a freak, I never crept with the ho
I shoulda though, but
But niggas still talk about me (talk about me)
Don't give a fuck about me
I made them read about me (read about me)
Don't give a fuck about it
I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
Fuck what they say about me
Long as I'm bout it bout it
Niggas gon talk about you
Bitches gon love to doubt you
I make em read about it
and made em write about it
Fuck what they say about me
I'm livin' bout it bout it
Big D-O-Double G ya know I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
Yeah
Big Snoop Dogg up in this
Bee-yah
Bee-yah
You know da rest
Can I say it?
BEE-YACH!!!!
The lyrics to Snoop Dogg's song "F**ck What They Say" is a stance on how no matter how successful or accomplished one is, people will always gossip and talk about them. It is expressed that it doesn't matter what people say, as long as one is proud of themselves and confident in who they are. The phrase "bout it bout it" is used repeatedly, which means to be fully committed or engaged in something. He mentions that people will continue to talk about him but he doesn't care about their opinions because he knows what he's "bout". He also mentions how people close to you can turn on you, so he only trusts a select few in the industry, listing off names of fellow rappers he considers his friends, and encouraging people to keep his name out of their mouths and his business out of the streets.
The lyrics in this song, like many of Snoop Dogg's other songs, have a heavy emphasis on street-smarts and self-confidence. It spreads a message of not letting what people say or think about you to affect your sense of self-worth, and to continue being passionate about what you truly care about despite facing social or cultural backlash. The lyrics show that "being bout it" is about being true to oneself and honoring what one believes in. Additionally, the use of the phrase "bout it" was popularized by No Limit Records, a record label Snoop Dogg was affiliated with at the time the song was released.
Line by Line Meaning
No matter how much money you make
No matter how much success or wealth you attain
Brothers gon talk about you
Others will always talk and gossip about you
Yeah, no matter who you are, uhh
This applies to everyone, regardless of status or position
Talk about you..
You will be the topic of discussion for some people
Niggaz gon talk about you (talk about you)(talk about you)
People will gossip and spread rumors about you
Don't give a fuck about you (fuck about you)(fuck about you)
Those same people do not care about you or your feelings
You livin' bout it bout it (bout it bout it)(bout it bout it)
You are living your life to the fullest extent and enjoying it
Just make em read about it (read about it)(read about it)
Let those same people read and hear about you through good press and accomplishments
Fuck what they say about me (fuck what they say about me)
I do not care about negative opinions or rumors about me
Bitches gon love to doubt me (fuck em, yeah)
Some people, especially women, will enjoy doubting or undermining me
I'm livin bout it bout it (bout it)
I am living my life the way I want and enjoying it
Nigga this, nigga that, we do this, we do that
Others talk about themselves and their actions
Talkin' that shit'll get yo' wig blew back
Talking too much will lead to trouble or violence
You knew that, we do that, like it's 'sposed to be done
This is how things should be done and is expected of us
Back up off me, you gettin too close to me son
Stay away from me, do not get too close
It'd be fun if you didn't have a gun
It would be more enjoyable or entertaining without a weapon present
But if you didn't had one you'd probably run; come come
Without a weapon, you would most likely run away or retreat
Now spit it from the tip of your tongue, a lil wisdom gives em somethin' to move to, groove to
Speak with intelligence and purpose to motivate and inspire others
The next time you see me again gangsta'd up
The next time you see me, I will be dressed in a typical gangster style
Chilling wit my beanie again got many of friends in b-ball, football, baseball, the penetentianary, the graveyard
I am wearing my beanie again and have friends in sports, prison, and even those who have passed away
That's why I address y'all, express all Big Dogg with no flaws, yiggy yes yall touch y'all from up above
I am addressing and speaking to all of you, expressing myself as a flawless and confident individual
Show big love, kept the crippin' alive as well as the dub, push come to shove
I show love and support for my fellow gang members and keep our traditions and culture alive despite challenges
Y'all know how it all was
You all already know the history and background of what I am discussing
But niggas still talk about me (talk about me)
People continue to gossip and spread rumors about me
I made them read about me (read about me)
I have made them read and hear about me through positive press and accomplishments
I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
I am living my life with energy, enthusiasm, and excitement
Long as I'm bout it bout it, Niggas gon talk about you, Bitches gon love to doubt you
As long as I am living my life to the fullest, there will always be people who talk and doubt me
I make em read about it, and made em write about it
I have garnered positive press and attention, causing others to write about me
Big D-O-Double G ya know I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
As Snoop Dogg, I am living my life with excitement and energy
Lemme clear my motherfuckin throat
I am going to clear my throat to begin speaking again
These niggas in the game is sticky as dope (oh no)
People in the industry are as corrupt as drugs
No joke, even ya own kinfolk
Not even your own family can be trusted in this industry
They say "Diff'rent Strokes, it takes Diff'rent Strokes..." Man, fuck that bullshit
People say that we all have different preferences and ways of doing things, but that is not relevant here
Dogg, who you cool with?
Who do you respect or have as friends in this industry?
I'm down with Jay-Z, Master P, Nas, Ice Cube, Dub C, Mack-10, DMX, Mobb Deep
I have respect and friendship with many other successful rappers and celebrities
Ruff Ryders, Eastsidaz, Warren G, Red and Meth, Uncle L, Naughty and Treach
I also have associations with several famous groups and individuals
The whole Flava Unit, So So Def, DJ Pooh, KAM, Solo, and the motherfuckin LA Zoo
I also have respect and relationships with a variety of other individuals and groups, including DJ Pooh, the LA Zoo, and more
Pomona, DJ Quik and Blacktone, But them niggaz cross the street know it's really on
I have friendships and connections with individuals from different regions and backgrounds, including Pomona and DJ Quik, but it is clear that there are people who are not supportive or are in competition with us
Now I can go on and on but I refuse to cause I might lose you
I could continue discussing these relationships, but I will stop for now to avoid losing your attention
Let's cruise to the soulful sounds, I'm tryin to make y'all get down
Let's listen to some soulful music and vibe together
And put some soul in ya ass Like James Brown (owwww!)
Let's get in touch with our emotions and bodies through music, like James Brown
I feel good now; can you feel that?
I feel good and happy now, do you feel the same way?
It's like goin' bare back, I thought I oughta share dat
It is like having unprotected sex, but I felt that I needed to share that metaphor
Compare dat, an' wear dat 7 days a week
Compare that feeling to having it all day, every day
Keep my name out ya mouth and my business out the motherfuckin' streets
Do not gossip or spread rumors about me or my business ventures
You motherfuckin' geek
You are a fool or a nerd for talking about me this way
Your freak is a freak, I never crept with the ho
Your girl is loose or wild, but I never had any sexual encounters with her
I shoulda though, but
But I probably should have
Big D-O-Double G ya know I'm livin' rowdy rowdy
As Snoop Dogg, I am living my life with energy and excitement
BEE-YACH!!!!
A celebratory and energetic cheer to end the song
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, CECIL WOMACK, KEITH CLARK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Luan_ Hopee
Foda D+!!!
Muito TOP!!!
Turbo Tord
The flow... going on repeat... THE FLOW! Love it!
Matteo Zanette
Tupac...the best...a legend
Lynda Nguyen
The best of song. ..love you 2Pac
Jarne Biesmans
this is a amazing song, really really awesome
NaughtyTyragirl
this shit go hard
Gustavo Henrique
Muito foda
smokoz bernard
respect mad in france ! pac legend
Johandt_
When rap was good...
I am the bored life
Anything you here today from pac is a remix of old stuff