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.
Goldrush
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Josey Wales was known for robbing trains and things
Laying everybody down for diamond rings and chains
It remains the same in the year you live in, see
Cause if I pull out some heat, nigga, you'll go kick in
And that's just the rules set by the fool from the ol' school
When it's time to duel, you get two men
Two heaters, one street, one clock
If you're quick on the draw you're gon' see the morgue
But if you're too slow
I catch you on the downlow (Oh no)
Oh no, you mean The Kid, shit's real
I ain't no John Wayne, these niggas gang-bang
The Four Horsemen, that's the click I'm wit
You mean the little bitty niggas with the itchy trigger fingers
Yeah, we're on a mission ta Kansas, slipping through Texas
We stopped at Bonanza to get us some hot cakes
Bacon and eggs, and then we slip in the whorehouse to get us some leg
Hop back on the horses, enforcers of courses
The niggas in black, the fearless Four Horsemen
Searching for this location on the map
The gold rush, baby, got ta have it (I gots ta have it)
It feels just like it's 1865
And a trigger look-a-day is how I ride
[Kurupt]
On and on and on it's more strange
Time to heat, shooting range
Quick with the heat on their hip
Young Jesse James come to test your aim
I seen you at the Wild Horny Corral
I heard of ya name
Tha forcify, nigga you ain't never lie
Besides I'm in the mood so at high noon we ride
From coast to coast, niggas mash on every stage coach
My disciples with rifles lethal in whole posts
The off-the-rocker roller coaster
On a six-shooter holster
With DPG on every Wanted poster
Let me think about which bank to gank
Which fellow ta shoot and which teller to shank
I want all the shit you got in stacks
Attached to this skirt in the corner
So I snatched the bitch in the back
The Dogg in me feels for the lust
But the hogg in me makes me want to bust
Back to the drawing down board
Nowadays we drawn down more
To survive through all the round wards
Battle up or saddle up and shake the scene
Or get'cha pockets shaken, clean the slugs in ya spleen
I can't help it, I'm heartless, ya can't hack it
With my six-shooters on my hips and dusty jacket
Like that cock back
Quick to pull my strap
Just to put the Horsemen on the map
(The gold rush)
[LBC Crew]
Born is Doggystyle, individual, James got the hots
I got the six shots for all the plans and plots
I got's lots o' cash stashed in money bags
Worthy workers for all the Russian blabbermouths and gags
I got stacks so my stacks excel
Hop in the coach wit my twelve Clydesdales and bells
I'm on the move, smooth, to my decoy horse
A 30-30 on my side to shoot a nigga o' course
It ain't no stopping young Josey
Box all the nosey
Headed to the saloon with my platoon where all the hos be
Left a dusty trail, bailed in swell
Gold spurs on the Gators, set back the clientele
Oh well, for the recop I drop my bet
Divide between my homies and ride the sunset
[Bad Azz]
Two sacks o' money from the train heist
They ain't even counted it up
Just mounted it up
Rode west toward the coaster, six-shooters in the holster
Pass through a run-down town whose walls hold my poster
Closer I get ta death which is every second makes me sweat
So I gotta have what I can get
Heard word about the gold rush and headed West
On my white horsey with three straps in my knapsack
Giddy up, the next town I rode through
I had to threaten to blow their city up
Undebts with Chief Black, caught five miles west
Sell us some beads and hail us some weed
He offered me a toke
He didn't have a 20 he had they beads-pipe smoke
I almost choked
Break him for the get, right, I'm off into the sunset
Trying ta reach my destiny fast
It's these two bags o' cash
44's cocked I ain't making no mo' stops
Till I hit the spot, I made it twelve on the dot
I slid off my boots, counted my loot
Five minutes after the strike of midnight
I counted 200 Gs, I cocked my strap and slept tight
(At the gold rush, at the gold rush
At the gold rush, at the gold rush
At the, at the, at the)
In the song "Goldrush", Snoop Dogg tells a story set in the Wild West about robbing trains and seeking riches. The lyrics are characterized by their narrative style and vivid imagery, as Snoop describes the actions of outlaws like Josey Wales and the Four Horsemen, who are on a mission to find gold. The lyrics also reference Western film icon John Wayne and acknowledge the danger of the lifestyle portrayed in the song.
Throughout the song, the lyrics describe a world of gunfights, saloons, and harsh living conditions, with characters who are driven by the desire for wealth and the need to establish their reputation as skilled, dangerous individuals. The story ends with Bad Azz, one of the characters in the song, successfully robbing a train and counting his loot at the stroke of midnight.
Overall, "Goldrush" is a classic example of Snoop Dogg's storytelling ability, with lyrics that paint a vivid picture of a bygone era and the harsh realities of life in the Wild West.
Line by Line Meaning
Josey Wales was known for robbing trains and things
Josey Wales was famous for committing robberies, especially targeting trains, and other criminal activities
Laying everybody down for diamond rings and chains
He would use force to make sure everyone surrendered their valuable possessions like diamond rings and chains
It remains the same in the year you live in, see
The same kind of criminal behavior continues even in the present day
Cause if I pull out some heat, nigga, you'll go kick in
Because if I brandish a gun, people around me will start panicking and causing chaos
And that's just the rules set by the fool from the ol' school
These are the guidelines established by someone foolish but influential from the past
When it's time to duel, you get two men
When a confrontation arises, it usually involves two individuals
Two heaters, one street, one clock
Two guns, one road, limited time
And when it strike twelve one of y'all gon' drop
At the stroke of midnight, one of you will be killed
If you're quick on the draw you're gon' see the morgue
If you react swiftly, you'll end up in the morgue
But if you're too slow
However, if you're lacking speed
I catch you on the downlow (Oh no)
I'll catch you off guard and defeat you easily (Oh no)
Oh no, you mean The Kid, shit's real
Wait, you're referring to The Kid, this situation is serious
I ain't no John Wayne, these niggas gang-bang
I'm not like the famous cowboy John Wayne, these guys engage in gang activities
The Four Horsemen, that's the click I'm wit
I'm affiliated with the gang called The Four Horsemen
You mean the little bitty niggas with the itchy trigger fingers
Are you referring to the small guys who are always ready to shoot with their twitchy fingers?
Yeah, we're on a mission ta Kansas, slipping through Texas
Yes, we have a mission to go to Kansas, but we have to avoid detection while passing through Texas
We stopped at Bonanza to get us some hot cakes
We made a pit stop at Bonanza to have some pancakes
Bacon and eggs, and then we slip in the whorehouse to get us some leg
After breakfast, we visited a brothel to engage in sexual activities
Hop back on the horses, enforcers of courses
We then got back on our horses, ready to enforce our agenda
The niggas in black, the fearless Four Horsemen
We, the individuals dressed in black, represent the fearless gang called The Four Horsemen
Searching for this location on the map
We are actively looking for a specific place indicated on the map
The gold rush, baby, got ta have it (I gots ta have it)
We're after the gold rush, my friend, I need to obtain it no matter what (I have to obtain it)
It feels just like it's 1865
The situation is reminiscent of the year 1865
And a trigger look-a-day is how I ride
I live my life constantly alert and prepared for unexpected danger
On and on and on it's more strange
The journey continues and becomes increasingly bizarre
Time to heat, shooting range
It's time to arm ourselves and engage in a gunfight
Quick with the heat on their hip
We are fast with drawing our guns from the holster
Young Jesse James come to test your aim
Like young Jesse James, we have arrived to challenge your shooting skills
I seen you at the Wild Horny Corral
I spotted you at the chaotic Wild Horny Corral
I heard of ya name
Your reputation has reached my ears
Tha forcify, nigga you ain't never lie
The force is here, my friend, and you're not lying about it
Besides I'm in the mood so at high noon we ride
Furthermore, I'm in the mood for a confrontation, so we'll ride out at noon
From coast to coast, niggas mash on every stage coach
We travel across the country, robbing every stagecoach we come across
My disciples with rifles lethal in whole posts
My followers are armed with powerful rifles and positioned in strategic locations
The off-the-rocker roller coaster
It's an unpredictable and chaotic ride
On a six-shooter holster
We carry our six-shooter guns in holsters
With DPG on every Wanted poster
Our gang, DPG, is listed on every wanted poster
Let me think about which bank to gank
Give me a moment to consider which bank to rob
Which fellow ta shoot and which teller to shank
Deciding which person to shoot and which bank teller to stab
I want all the shit you got in stacks
I'm demanding all the valuable items you possess, especially money
Attached to this skirt in the corner
Attached to this bag hidden in the corner of the room
So I snatched the bitch in the back
Therefore, I grabbed the woman in the rear of the establishment
The Dogg in me feels for the lust
My inner self, Dogg, desires pleasure
But the hogg in me makes me want to bust
However, the greedy and aggressive side of me compels me to commit violent acts
Back to the drawing down board
Back to the planning phase
Nowadays we drawn down more
In modern times, we are more frequently involved in confrontations
To survive through all the round wards
To prevail and survive in all the dangerous situations we encounter
Battle up or saddle up and shake the scene
Prepare for the fight or ride away swiftly and escape the scene
Or get'cha pockets shaken, clean the slugs in ya spleen
Otherwise, your belongings will be forcefully taken from you, and you'll have bullets in your body
I can't help it, I'm heartless, ya can't hack it
I can't change who I am, I lack compassion, and you can't handle it
With my six-shooters on my hips and dusty jacket
I have my six-shooter guns holstered on my hips, wearing a dusty jacket
Like that cock back
Prepare to cock your guns
Quick to pull my strap
I'm always ready to quickly draw my gun
Just to put the Horsemen on the map
In order to establish the presence and reputation of The Horsemen
(The gold rush)
(Referring to the desire for wealth and success, symbolized by the gold rush)
Born is Doggystyle, individual, James got the hots
Doggystyle, being unique and distinctive, James desires something passionately
I got the six shots for all the plans and plots
I possess the necessary ammunition to deal with any schemes and strategies
I got's lots o' cash stashed in money bags
I have a large amount of money concealed in bags
Worthy workers for all the Russian blabbermouths and gags
I have capable individuals under my employ to deal with talkative Russians and potential threats
I got stacks so my stacks excel
I have a large amount of money, and my wealth continues to grow
Hop in the coach wit my twelve Clydesdales and bells
I enter the carriage with my twelve powerful horses and the sound of bells
I'm on the move, smooth, to my decoy horse
I'm moving discreetly and calmly towards my reserve horse
A 30-30 on my side to shoot a nigga o' course
I have a 30-30 caliber rifle on my side to shoot someone if necessary
It ain't no stopping young Josey
There's no way to halt the ambitions of young Josey
Box all the nosey
I'm ready to confront and fight against those who are curious
Headed to the saloon with my platoon where all the hos be
I'm heading to the saloon with my group of followers, where the prostitutes are located
Left a dusty trail, bailed in swell
I departed, leaving behind a trail of dust, and I escaped undetected
Gold spurs on the Gators, set back the clientele
I wear expensive gold spurs on my shoes, intimidating the customers
Oh well, for the recop I drop my bet
I'm resigning to the fact that I have to give up my wager
Divide between my homies and ride the sunset
I distribute the earnings among my friends and then ride towards the setting sun
Two sacks o' money from the train heist
I acquired two bags filled with money from the robbery of a train
They ain't even counted it up
We haven't even counted the total amount
Just mounted it up
We simply piled it up
Rode west toward the coaster, six-shooters in the holster
We traveled west towards the coast, with our six-shooter guns in the holsters
Pass through a run-down town whose walls hold my poster
We passed through a dilapidated town where my wanted poster is displayed on the walls
Closer I get ta death which is every second makes me sweat
As I get closer to the possibility of death with each passing second, it fills me with anxiety
So I gotta have what I can get
Therefore, I must take whatever I can get
Heard word about the gold rush and headed West
I heard rumors about the gold rush and immediately traveled westward
On my white horsey with three straps in my knapsack
I rode on my white horse with three loaded guns in my backpack
Giddy up, the next town I rode through
Giddy up, I continued riding through the next town
I had to threaten to blow their city up
I had to intimidate them by threatening to destroy their city
Undebts with Chief Black, caught five miles west
I settled my debts with Chief Black, who I encountered five miles west of the town
Sell us some beads and hail us some weed
He offered to sell us beads and provide us with marijuana
He offered me a toke
He offered me a puff of marijuana
He didn't have a 20 he had they beads-pipe smoke
He didn't have a $20 bill; instead, he had beads and a smoking pipe for marijuana
I almost choked
I was surprised and taken aback by his offer
Break him for the get, right, I'm off into the sunset
I decided to take advantage of his vulnerability, take his belongings, and ride off into the sunset
Trying ta reach my destiny fast
I'm attempting to quickly reach my ultimate goal or fate
It's these two bags o' cash
These two bags of money are the reason
44's cocked I ain't making no mo' stops
I have my .44 caliber guns ready, and I won't be stopping anymore
Till I hit the spot, I made it twelve on the dot
I won't stop until I reach my destination; I arrived precisely at twelve o'clock
I slid off my boots, counted my loot
I took off my boots and proceeded to count my stolen money
Five minutes after the strike of midnight
Five minutes after midnight passed
I counted 200 Gs, I cocked my strap and slept tight
I tallied $200,000, prepared my firearm, and went to sleep feeling secure
(At the gold rush, at the gold rush
(Referring to the pursuit of wealth during the gold rush)
At the gold rush, at the gold rush
(Continuation of referencing the gold rush)
At the, at the, at the)
(Emphasizing the focus on the gold rush)
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: SAM S. HOLLANDER, TOMAS J. COSTANZA, TOSHIO NAKANISHI, AMIR JEROME SALEM, CLINTON SPARKS, HAJIME TACHIBANA, TAUHEED EPPS, BEN HAGGERTY, DAVID ANDREW WALLACH, ROBERT RIHMEEK WILLIAMS
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yves newman
This is low key one of Snoop's best tracks in my opinion. The beat perfectly suits him, the lyrics match the title...just amazing to hear hip-hop at it best.
🐐👽🐏 Pharaohs Magician
It's not on Apple music anymore!! Such a boom destruction gahhhh. I had it in a playlist with mongol metal And real old westerns. This song played before Snoops NFS2 Riders on the Storm. Idk why they took it out now I gotta come to YouTube to listen.
SupenovaSy
100%
Acid 420
Yes the beats sounds like a cowboy meeting with a alien in a desert cave 🔥🔥 when music was actually music
James Reventas
Love this album Mos Def
Lion Heart
Smh. Snoop took it down! And I agree this used to be heavy in rotation. Some say this Doggfather album was one of his weakest, but I highly disagree.
Sugar Shaine
Good story telling, production and vibe. This is why I say snoop is one of greatest.
Tyson Hunt
One of Snoops most underrated songs no doubt
Darron Boulton
Yeah like Down Town Assassins., my FAVOURITE track on the Album...
LUIS SANCHEZ
Honestly underrated album people slept on it or I don't know why they didn't like it but it was banging🔥🔥🔥👌🏽