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.
From Long Beach 2 Brick City
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Get on up to get down
And really go to town
And don't stop till you get enough
I want to rock with you
Shake your stuff [Repeat: x2]
[Redman]
Everybody hit the floor
Wild out till the security hit the door
I'm dirty
Gorilla paws, bang sugar walls
Hoes want to pop E, hang with a Dogg
I told my man Snoop
She salmonilla
Got a ho with no dough with condoms with her
I'm a ride to the death of Def Squad on my chest
Look at it crook at it
Rob you and jet
Surprise you and flex
Funk in the Cadillac truck with a chicken, bobbing her neck
You done woke up and ain't trying to sleep
You done called up Hugh Heffer to find the freaks
I'ma stay on the street
I'ma stay saying 'fuck you' behind police
My mamma ain't raise no fool, she love me
That's why she hide my tool inside her room
I'm a jump, bump, throw that ass
Rough sex, I gotta fuck with shoulder pads
I'm like baby powder, ain't nann 'nother
Ain't nann ho getting Redman butter
And my man Gutter, DJ Murder Inc.
Ja know them hoes yo we can't love 'em
Underground the heat yeah I stay buzzing
Mixtapes I'm on the street they stay dubbing
Brick City riding,then 'bout it 'bout it
Shoot up you town then we Bin Ladin hidin'
Meth, show'em where the luger kept
Open your safe, show me where the food and vest
I hope when Dre hear this, he give a beat for ten more
Cause I stay on the corner like squegeemen
Yo Nate Dogg, what's happening y'all
Long Beach, Brick City
Scream at your frog
[Nate Dogg]
Everybody shaking
All these hoes around me
She was lost in the land of love
Glad that Nate Dogg found me
Girl you got a phatty
New York back to Cali
You know who got the bomb weed
Long Beach to Brick City
I know just want you want, I got just want you need
Turn that shit around, and back it up on me
Since I was the first, I guess I'll be the last to leave
D-O-double-G, will you keep it gangsta please
[Snoop]
I gots to do it
Yes Yes loc', we keep the best smoke
Me and my nigga, my nerve, my kinfolk
I kick a bitch in the ass and then smoke
I'm a motherfucking fool in the pool doing the breaststroke
You want a problem, then lets go
Cause if not I came to disco
And freak this ho from Acopoqo
And flip her inside out, now I'm bout to ride
Let's go we hit the hood slow
Post up, set up shop and press four
Who got the best flow, who got the most dough
Who got the best hoes, nigga you know
Shit its been ten years since I hit some cess smoke
But I still rock a mean coat on the West Coast
In the summertime
And I crumble mine down to the dandelion
Nigga watch how I handle mine
Spiritual, hear we go, hear this
Snoop D-O-double-G, man I'm so fearless
Square biz, you know what time it is
I'm cool on these niggas but I'm hard on a bitch
Now check dis, fact is
Put your back out, now back in
Go head wiggle it round you feeling me now
Girlfriend, you killing them now
The way you shake your booty
It makes me want your booty
The way you shake your booty
Sure looks good to me [Repeat: x2]
The lyrics of "From Long Beach 2 Brick City" by Snoop Dogg with Nate Dogg and Redman features each of their unique styles and the concept of people enjoying themselves in clubs. The song has a catchy beat that makes it easy for one to dance to. From the beginning of the song, Snoop Dogg encourages people to get on the dance floor, loosen up, and have fun. He then proceeds to encourage people not to stop dancing until they are satisfied, while he expresses the desire to dance and rock with his listeners. Redman's lyrics, on the other hand, address women's desire to hang out with a celebrity and engage in wild behavior. He also talks about his rugged personality and willingness to become violent to protect himself. Nate Dogg's song is the culmination of the narrative, in which he focuses on flirting and his intention to engage in sexual activities.
The song is filled with a lot of slang and vernacular that may not be immediately clear to all listeners. Snoop Dogg's verse makes references to being goofy and high, and enjoys dancing with everyone in the club. Redman's lyrics, on the other hand, describe hoarding money and women, and not being afraid of the police. Meanwhile, Nate Dogg's lyrics are focused on his sexual desires and feelings toward a woman he has met in the club. Thus, the song's overall meaning is about the joys of clubbing, sexuality, and living wild.
Line by Line Meaning
Get on up to get down
Start dancing and keep going
And really go to town
Dance with energy and enthusiasm
And don't stop till you get enough
Keep dancing until you are tired
I want to rock with you
I want to dance with you
Shake your stuff [Repeat: x2]
Dance and show your moves
Yo Yo, Doctor
Hey Snoop, what's up
Everybody hit the floor
Everyone start dancing
Wild out till the security hit the door
Dance crazily until the security forces make us stop
I'm dirty
I'm raw and real
Gorilla paws, bang sugar walls
My hands are rough, and I'm having sex with women aka sugar walls
Hoes want to pop E, hang with a Dogg
Women want to take ecstasy and hang out with Snoop Dogg
I told my man Snoop
I talked to Snoop earlier
She salmonilla
She's dirty and has a sexually transmitted disease
Got a ho with no dough with condoms with her
I have a prostitute with no money that has condoms with her
I'm a ride to the death of Def Squad on my chest
I will stay loyal to my Def Squad crew till the end
Look at it crook at it
Look at me suspiciously
Rob you and jet
Rob you and escape quickly
Surprise you and flex
Suddenly confront and intimidate you
Funk in the Cadillac truck with a chicken, bobbing her neck
Listen to funky music with a woman in my Cadillac, who is nodding her head to the beat
You done woke up and ain't trying to sleep
You're awake and want to party
You done called up Hugh Heffer to find the freaks
You're searching for freaky women
I'ma stay on the street
I will continue living the street life
I'ma stay saying 'fuck you' behind police
I will keep cursing and disrespecting the police covertly
My mamma ain't raise no fool, she love me
My mother didn't raise me to be a fool but she loves me
That's why she hide my tool inside her room
She concealed my gun in her room
I'm a jump, bump, throw that ass
I'm going to dance sexually and aggressively
Rough sex, I gotta fuck with shoulder pads
I like aggressive sex and need protection to do it
I'm like baby powder, ain't nann 'nother
I'm unique and one-of-a-kind like baby powder
Ain't nann ho getting Redman butter
No woman can touch my level of attraction and success
And my man Gutter, DJ Murder Inc.
My friend Gutter is a DJ who is part of Murder Inc.
Ja know them hoes yo we can't love 'em
We can't love the women, we just want to have sex with them
Underground the heat yeah I stay buzzing
My music is hot even though it's underground
Mixtapes I'm on the street they stay dubbing
I'm well-known on the streets for my mixtapes, and people keep making copies of them
Brick City riding, then 'bout it 'bout it
I'm from Brick City and I'm about that life
Shoot up you town then we Bin Ladin hidin'
We will fight and escape like Bin Laden if challenged by the authorities
Meth, show'em where the luger kept
My friend Meth, show them where the gun is hidden
Open your safe, show me where the food and vest
Give me access to your money and valuables
I hope when Dre hear this, he give a beat for ten more
I hope Dr. Dre will create more beats for me
Cause I stay on the corner like squegeemen
I stay on the streets like window washers
Yo Nate Dogg, what's happening y'all
Hey Nate Dogg, what's going on?
Long Beach, Brick City
Representing Long Beach and Brick City
Scream at your frog
Scream with excitement
Everybody shaking
Everybody is dancing
All these hoes around me
There are many women around me
She was lost in the land of love
She was confused and unsure about love
Glad that Nate Dogg found me
She's happy that I found her
Girl you got a phatty
You have a big butt
New York back to Cali
From New York to California
You know who got the bomb weed
I have good marijuana
Long Beach to Brick City
Representing Long Beach and Brick City
I know just want you want, I got just want you need
I know what you want, I have what you need
Turn that shit around, and back it up on me
Dance with your back to me and move it towards me
Since I was the first, I guess I'll be the last to leave
I was here first, I'll leave last
D-O-double-G, will you keep it gangsta please
Snoop, can you keep it real?
I gots to do it
I have to do it
Yes Yes loc', we keep the best smoke
We have the best weed
Me and my nigga, my nerve, my kinfolk
My friends and family
I kick a bitch in the ass and then smoke
I hit a woman with my foot and then smoke
I'm a motherfucking fool in the pool doing the breaststroke
I'm a fool in the swimming pool doing the breaststroke
You want a problem, then lets go
You're looking for trouble, let's fight
Cause if not I came to disco
If we're not fighting, then let's dance
And freak this ho from Acopoqo
Let's have sex with this woman from Acapulco
And flip her inside out, now I'm bout to ride
Have aggressive sex with her, then I'll leave
Let's go we hit the hood slow
Let's drive slowly through the neighborhood
Post up, set up shop and press four
Park and sell drugs by pressing the fourth floor button in the elevator
Who got the best flow, who got the most dough
Who is the best rapper, who has the most money
Who got the best hoes, nigga you know
Who has the best prostitutes, you know
Shit its been ten years since I hit some cess smoke
It's been 10 years since I smoked cannabis
But I still rock a mean coat on the West Coast
I still dress well on the West Coast
In the summertime
During summer
And I crumble mine down to the dandelion
I break up my weed down to small pieces
Nigga watch how I handle mine
Watch how I do my business
Spiritual, hear we go, hear this
I'm getting spiritual, listen to this
Snoop D-O-double-G, man I'm so fearless
I'm not afraid, I'm Snoop Dogg
Square biz, you know what time it is
I'm honest, you already know
I'm cool on these niggas but I'm hard on a bitch
I don't care about other men, but I'm aggressive with women
Now check dis, fact is
Check this out, the reality is
Put your back out, now back in
Arch your back, then straighten it
Go head wiggle it round you feeling me now
Shake your butt, do you feel me now
Girlfriend, you killing them now
You're impressing everyone with your dance moves
The way you shake your booty
The way you move your butt
It makes me want your booty
It makes me want to have sex with you
Sure looks good to me [Repeat: x2]
It looks good to me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADRIAN SEAR, CALVIN BROADUS, FREDERICK NASSAR, NATHANIEL D HALE, REGGIE NOBLE, THOMAS FREDERICK BROWNE
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