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.
Got Beef
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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It's another one of those,
Snoop D-O-Double G, L.T. Hutton thangs
Yeah, we all off up in the hills right about now
It's about two in the morning!
I got big C-Style on the grill
Eastside! Keepin' it way real
Dogg Dogg, LBC
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
Any problems any problems you can holla at my dog
Holla, holla
Holla at my dogg, you could holla at my dogg, oh
Any problems any problems you could holla at my dog,
Holla at my dogg, holla at my dog, hey hey
[Chorus]
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
The life I lead
The average nigga would have broke down a long time ago
Try to bang in a show and get slumped like The Crow
Anyday now, we gonna run at my nigga them killers is Nathal
We see it all like night owls and we stay on the prowl
They don't wanna see me shine again
They fucking with my mind again
But as soon as I finish this Heineken
I gotta go get my nine again
(It got a body on it from a party don't it?)
Yeah I been tryin' to slang it, but don't nobody want it
They can't help you with band-aids, we comin' with grenades,
You ain't seen this many niggas in your life with diamonds and braids
I'm from the home where they get sprayed and gang related raids
Fuck y'all, that start bangin' after "Colors" was made
Let's C-walk to that, and never give me no hassle
cause I come from one of the worst cottage in Paso
[Chorus: x2]
It ain't no mystery you dissin' me you dissin' my clique
And ain't no question we come steppin' straight to get in your shit
So why you actin' like a bitch? Puttin' your business on wax
When we could scrap or slap a clip, if you wanted to crack
See in the pen we got a name for niggas runnin' they yap
Sale soldiers, roll 'em up with somethin' up in they back
Handles ours, battle scars, Shackles, guards and all
And we the last niggas standin' once they start to fall
Make the call, or fuck it, just kick off the brawl
Cuz I'm ridin' with my doggs, win, lose, or draw
Dogg pound insane, neighborhood twenty gangin' it
And every gangsta that I hang with down to bang
Full time pull mines and I gots to bust
Fuck a pass, when I mash, anybody get touched
So make my name taste just like a dick in your mouth
And watch the way you on my nuts when you spittin' it out
Dogghouse
Any problems any problems you can holla at my dog
Holla, holla
Holla at my dogg, you could holla at my dogg, oh
Any problems any problems you could holla at my dog,
Holla at my dogg, holla at my dog, hey hey
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
You got a muthafuckin' problem with my niggas then you got one with me
It's the S to the Y, the L, just drop three keys
As I flee, to the homie L.T.'s, to make the magic
It's those that talk, and those that make shit happen
So what'cha say? You wanna spit? You got beef?
D.P serve the heat, straight to the street
Honey west, I make the mission complete
Therefore them bitches who talk that shit
Be them bitches that's gettin' they ass beat
Now don't come round here fuckin' with us
Cause on the real homeboy, we'll be fuckin' you up
And to you bitches who be thinking y'all could slide by
With that punk shit, bitch, biddity bye bye
I fuck a bitch up faster than I do a nigga
See to me, most bitches is women but bitch you'se a nigga
We got rules and codes, G's and hoes
Friends and foes, ride or get rode on
If you got beef, with DPG,
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
Nigga, nigga, bitch
The song "Got Beef" by Snoop Dogg/Tha Eastsidaz features a chorus that repeats the phrase "If you got beef with DPG, then holla at me, the D-O-G." This phrase is a message to anyone who has a problem with the group DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz), which includes Snoop Dogg himself. He's telling anyone who wants to start a fight that they should come to him specifically, and not go after the members of DPG individually.
The first verse is Snoop Dogg rapping about his lifestyle and the struggles he's faced. He talks about how he's had to avoid being killed, how people try to mess with his head, and how he needs to protect himself by carrying a gun. The second verse is about the gang culture in Los Angeles, where Snoop Dogg is from. He says he's proud to be from a neighborhood where people wear braids and diamonds and carry guns, and that he's not afraid to fight anyone who disrespects him. The third verse is a message to anyone who talks negatively about DPG. Snoop Dogg is saying that he has a lot of loyal friends who will defend him and his group, and that he's not afraid to fight anyone who tries to cause trouble.
Overall, "Got Beef" is a tough-talking rap song that is meant to intimidate anyone who would try to start a fight with Snoop Dogg or his friends in DPG.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, yeah,
Yes, yes,
It's another one of those,
It's another one of these types of songs,
Snoop D-O-Double G, L.T. Hutton thangs
Snoop Dogg and L.T. Hutton are collaborating on this song
Yeah, we all off up in the hills right about now
We are all currently in the hills
It's about two in the morning!
It is approximately 2 a.m.
I got big C-Style on the grill
I have C-Style cooking food on the grill
Eastside! Keepin' it way real
Representing the Eastside and staying true to ourselves
Dogg Dogg, LBC
Referring to himself as Snoop Dogg from Long Beach
If you got beef, with DPG,
If you have a problem with the DPG (Dogg Pound Gangsta) crew
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
Then come talk to me, Snoop Dogg
Any problems any problems you can holla at my dog
If you have any problems, you can talk to my friend
Holla, holla
Get in touch, get in touch
Holla at my dogg, you could holla at my dogg, oh
Contact my friend, you can contact my friend
The life I lead
The way I live my life
The average nigga would have broke down a long time ago
Most people would have given up a long time ago
Try to bang in a show and get slumped like The Crow
If you try to cause trouble at a show, you'll end up like The Crow (a reference to the movie)
Anyday now, we gonna run at my nigga them killers is Nathal
At any time now, we are going to attack my friend's enemies who are dangerous
We see it all like night owls and we stay on the prowl
We are always aware and alert like night owls
They don't wanna see me shine again
They don't want me to succeed again
They fucking with my mind again
They are messing with my head again
But as soon as I finish this Heineken
But once I finish drinking this Heineken beer
I gotta go get my nine again
I have to go get my gun again
(It got a body on it from a party don't it?)
(It has a corpse on it from a previous incident, right?)
Yeah I been tryin' to slang it, but don't nobody want it
I've been trying to sell it, but nobody wants to buy it
They can't help you with band-aids, we comin' with grenades
They can't help you with minor solutions, we are coming with major force
You ain't seen this many niggas in your life with diamonds and braids
You have never seen so many men with braided hair and diamond jewelry in your life
I'm from the home where they get sprayed and gang-related raids
I come from a place where people get shot and there are police raids related to gangs
Fuck y'all, that start bangin' after "Colors" was made
Screw all of you who started gang activity after the movie "Colors" came out
Let's C-walk to that, and never give me no hassle
Let's do the C-walk dance to that song and don't give me any trouble
Cause I come from one of the worst cottage in Paso
Because I come from one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Paso
It ain't no mystery you dissin' me you dissin' my clique
It's not a mystery that you are disrespecting me and my group
And ain't no question we come steppin' straight to get in your shit
And there's no doubt that we will confront you directly and get involved in your business
So why you actin' like a bitch? Puttin' your business on wax
So why are you behaving cowardly? Exposing your personal matters publicly
When we could scrap or slap a clip, if you wanted to crack
When we could fight or shoot if you wanted to provoke a conflict
See in the pen we got a name for niggas runnin' they yap
In prison, we have a term for people who talk too much
Sale soldiers, roll 'em up with somethin' up in they back
Fake soldiers, we confront them with something hidden in their back
Handles ours, battle scars, Shackles, guards and all
We handle our business, even with injuries and prison guards
And we the last niggas standin' once they start to fall
And we are the last people still standing once our enemies start losing
Make the call, or fuck it, just kick off the brawl
Give the order, or forget it, start the fight
Cuz I'm ridin' with my doggs, win, lose, or draw
Because I am loyal to my friends, whether we win, lose, or draw
Dogg pound insane, neighborhood twenty gangin' it
The Dogg Pound is crazy, the neighborhood is heavily involved in gang activity
And every gangsta that I hang with down to bang
And every gangster that I associate with is ready for violence
Full time pull mines and I gots to bust
I am always ready to use my gun and I have to shoot
Fuck a pass, when I mash, anybody get touched
Disregard permission, when I get aggressive, anyone can be harmed
So make my name taste just like a dick in your mouth
So spread rumors about me that are as unpleasant as having a penis in your mouth
And watch the way you on my nuts when you spittin' it out
And observe how you are obsessed with me when you talk about it
Dogghouse
Referring to the Dogghouse, their group or record label
If you got beef, with DPG,
If you have a problem with the DPG
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
Then come talk to me, Snoop Dogg
You got a muthafuckin' problem with my niggas then you got one with me
If you have a problem with my friends, then you also have a problem with me
It's the S to the Y, the L, just drop three keys
It's SYL, just drop three keys (referring to a specific code or method)
As I flee, to the homie L.T.'s, to make the magic
As I run away, to my friend L.T.'s, to create something amazing
It's those that talk, and those that make shit happen
There are people who only talk, and there are people who take action
So what'cha say? You wanna spit? You got beef?
So what are you saying? Do you want to rap? Do you have a problem with us?
D.P serve the heat, straight to the street
DP (Dogg Pound) provides the intense music straight to the streets
Honey west, I make the mission complete
To all the ladies, I bring the mission to completion
Therefore them bitches who talk that shit
Therefore, those women who say disrespectful things
Be them bitches that's gettin' they ass beat
Are the ones who will get their asses beaten
Now don't come round here fuckin' with us
Now don't come around here starting trouble with us
Cause on the real homeboy, we'll be fuckin' you up
Because honestly, my friend, we will beat you up
And to you bitches who be thinking y'all could slide by
And to those women who think they can get away with things
With that punk shit, bitch, biddity bye bye
With that cowardly behavior, bitch, you can say goodbye
I fuck a bitch up faster than I do a nigga
I beat up a woman quicker than I do a man
See to me, most bitches is women but bitch you'se a nigga
To me, most women are respectable, but you are acting like a man who lacks respect
We got rules and codes, G's and hoes
We have rules and principles, gangsters and women
Friends and foes, ride or get rode on
Friends and enemies, either join us or become our victim
If you got beef, with DPG,
If you have a problem with the DPG
Then holla at me, the D-O-G
Then come talk to me, Snoop Dogg
Nigga, nigga, bitch
A derogatory term for African American men and a derogatory term for women
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, TRACY LA MARR DAVIS, L.T. HUTTON, LAMAR JOHNSON, ANTHONY RANSOM, JAMES SAVAGE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@trentyates418
This beat just screams the ‘00’s!!! This is definitely one of the most underrated joints of all time
@priscillasaunders9073
This song just randomly came to mind a min ago. Such a classic.
@aleemahking8110
Same here!!!
@paulyman84
Same
@treyvonwilliams
Same
@terrancewyatt5566
Same here out of nowhere
@techteemurphy4599
Same here
@Vcb619
Jayo Felony did his thing on this song....Classic
@hustlemadec9985
BIG TREY DEE IS CRIMINALLY UNDERATED
@aermaxSFA1
.. all the way injustice