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.
Haters
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Hey- Hey, man, check this out, mane
It's Big Snoop coming at you live and direct
And
Imma speak on some real issues right now
Mane 'Cuz motherfuckers be hatin' on a
Real nigga like me, and I
I'm supposed to be doin'
You know what I'm sayin'?
But I don't crack a plank and say "nigga, why
You hatin' on me?" or try to, you know
Make friends with motherfuckers who don't
Wanna be my friends
Motherfuck you ain't, you bitch ass nigga!
I guess it's the thing
Now, they used to hate on us
Pull out your cannon, come through
And spray on us
Laying the cut, but Dogg can see a mutt
You know, that's just how I used to fuck
With the big old butt
You think I ain't know? You
Ain't had to tell me, cuz
I appreaciate the love
But you know how it was
Man, I really couldn't
Even though I probably should do it
Slap the bitch and put some hot cap into it
She didn't know I knew it
She used to fuck with that bitch
Nigga Suge in '96 and '97
My young homeboy from the LPT
You know I'm high and connected with
Some niggas from the CPT
So when the hate is on
I get the message faster than y'all
Step into my reppin' I
Keep my weapon revolved
I keep the problems resolved
I've been finessing these broads
I love breaking Suge Knight and his bros
(Ha ha) just like breaking the laws
I used to have his baby
Momma like taking it off i'm taking it all
Lil' nasty bitch was licking my balls
She's taking it all
And you can't do nothin' 'bout it
'cuz she breaking me off
Keep the bitch nuttin'
So it really was nothin'
I said, fuckin' it up
You's a hater, bitch nigga!
Remember! I'm the one that make you rich
Nigga
And I started from scratch
And put you back on the map
And I ain't lookin' back
But I keep hearing shit from your staff
I giggle and laugh (ha ha ha ha ha)
Cuz you said you can't stand me
Your whole rap label is
A disfunctional family (family)
And then you try to hate on me
'Cuz I'm straight blowing up
I'm banging on your bitch ass and two
O's is what I'm throwing up
I seen you at BET
With the homies from the LBC (Whaddup)
You broke down 'cuz you didn't want to see me
(Huh? What's happenin'?) it's so easy
To crack you
'Cuz I keep some people with you around
You at you (at you) i had to pimp slap you
I'm a legend in this town
They gone make me a statue
All this bullshit, I feel like Michael Jordan
But I ain't trippin, I'm just soarin'
Open up the door and doing big touring
Fuck champagne, I'm back to 40 oz pouring
Are you adoring the shit that I'm doing?
'Cuz if you ain't, fuck you
And your motherfucking crew, nigga
Hatin' on me? I hate you (Hate you, too)
(This is for the hater in you, nigga
Sycamore, If you keep on talking shit you
Gone make me gang bang)
(This is for the hater in you, nigga)
(But Imma let you slide
So get your shit together)
Niggas! Stop hatin' on us
Bitches! (haters) Stop hatin' on us
Death Row! (haters) Stop hatin' on us
Suge Knight! (haters) Stop hatin' on us
All you (haters) stop hatin' on us
Look here, mane!
I'm sick of you motherfuckers
Hatin' the game, mane!
You're s'pposed to hate the player
Not the game y'all hating the game, mane
You know what I'm talkin' about?
It was so cold, mane is that, you know
A motherfucker can't stop seeing me
They turn to BET, I'm on BET
I'm on MTV, I'm on the E! Channel
With the girls goin' wild
I'm on the radio station
I'm on the movie screen
I'm selling tennis shoes, I'm selling donuts
Policies, and everything up!
You know what I'm talkin' about?
You can't avoid me, nigga!
I'm the motherfucking Magic Johnson of rap!
Motherfucker, I got things sold up
While y'all in up
You bitch ass niggas! Y'all hatin' on
A real nigga like me
You even seen my billboard over
There by your record label, huh?
You see me up there, real big
Yeah! In a real flamboyant way!
You see the 'Beautiful' single blowin' up!
All in your motherfucking mouth
A nigga flew to Brazil, cracked some brand
New hoes and kept it real
And showed you how to flip the game
While you, niggas
Still ain't put out no music since I left
I mean, what the fuck is going on, mane?
You so busy hatin' on me
You ain't put out a hit record
Then I see you on the front
Of a motherfucking magazine, yeah
On the front of a cover
And you was talking shit about
Puff back in the days
About being on covers and shit
Nigga, now you doing the same thing!
You hypocrite-ass, bitch-ass
Snitch-ass nigga!
You's a bitch, nigga, and Imma
Take it to your face, nigga!
You's a hoe! And, by the way, your baby
Mamma sucks some good dick, suge
And on some real shit, cuz
You know what's happenin'
I'm just gonna crip on yeah
(This is for the hater in you, nigga) yeah
Yeah, stop hatin' on us
(If you keep on talking shit you
Gone make me gang bang) stop hatin' on us
(This is for the hater in you, nigga)
Some exclusive shit! Welcome to
Tha Chuuch volume 1 told you I was gonna
Take over this motherfucker
(But Imma let you slide
So get your shit together)
The world is mine, mane!
And everything in it!
(Everything, everything)
It's mine! (It's mine! It's mine)
Wanna play rough?
(Wanna play rough? Wanna play rough?)
I didn't think so! (Think so! Think so)
Fucking hater!
The song "Hater in You" by Snoop Dogg features a catchy hook that champions the marijuana culture. The first verse appears to describe the rapper's daily routine that consists of smoking weed all day long with friends. Snoop Dogg seems to take pride in his weed smoking habits and boasts about his ability to roll his joints in a particular way that highlights his gangster persona. The chorus is repeated twice and emphasizes the rapper's confidence in his own ability to provide his audience with exactly what they want in terms of marijuana.
The second verse focuses more on the rapper's relationship with his buddies as they smoke weed together. Snoop Dogg mentions his recent efforts to teach his girlfriend how to roll weed and describes his friends' excitement to share in this habit with him. The rapper seems to contrast his lavish lifestyle with his humble beginnings in the "hood." Overall, the song celebrates the rapper's love for weed and his attachment to his friends, both of which are important parts of his identity.
Line by Line Meaning
It's the big mack, yeah
I have something new to share with you
You can put it in a zag, I'ma put it in a blunt
We might have different preferences, but it doesn't matter because I have what you need
You can sit in the back I'ma sit the front
I'm in control of the situation
No stunt no punk it really don't matter
We don't need to put on any acts, we can just be ourselves because we both want the same thing
'Cause I got what they want
I have the goods
They say all day we play n blow
People criticize us for our lifestyle
See this is the only thing we know
But this is what we do and we're good at it
I blow kush again, on the push again,
I'm smoking weed again, cruising around
With a bad lil' cute lil' Mexican
With a good-looking girl by my side
Uh, zigzag how I roll mine
I roll my joints using zigzag papers
You can tell I be a G how I hold mine
I hold myself with respect and confidence
I ain't into loanin' shit, I'ma own mine
I don't lend things out, I own them
Bitch fuck with me, stumble on a gold mine
Don't mess with me or you might discover something valuable
Break bread or fake dead, punk bitch this is real life
Either pay for what you want or move on
Executive branch, what it feel like?
I have a high ranking and it feels good
Catch me if you can I'm your local kush man
I'm always on the move, selling weed
Sittin' in the stairs what a hundred grants in my pants
I'm sitting on a lot of money, literally
And I blow so much smoke
I smoke a lot of weed
Pure OG hit it once might choke
My weed is really strong, be careful when smoking it
See I'ma go kick it bitch I can poke
I'm going to hang out and have a good time
And you can ride too, high school take a toke
You can join me and we can smoke together
No stems, no seeds
I only smoke high-quality weed
Mac gave me all the class that a nigga need
My friend taught me everything I know about smoking weed
Just taught my old bitch how to roll weed
I recently taught my girlfriend how to roll joints
And the nigga ridin' wit me gettin' high with me
The person with me is also smoking
? to my young nigga Devin
Shoutout to my friend Devin
Got to hangin' wit Mac and now we twenty-four seven
We hang out all the time now
On the go smokin' dro, deep on the west side
We're always on the move, smoking and exploring the west side
Yep, you gotta love that
It's amazing, you have to try it
Niggas used to offer but I wouldn't
I used to turn down offers to smoke weed
Now I'm all askin' where the bud at
Now I'm the one asking for weed
Makin' it happen me and Mac just got two bitches
We just met two girls and things are going well
Crackin' ? tryna smoke weed all night I'm down for getting tatted
We're having a good time smoking and maybe even getting tattoos
Spat it up and tat it up,
We're really enjoying ourselves
Suit it up and boot it up,
We're dressed up and ready to party
Pioneers baby ain't nothing that you can do to us
We're trailblazers and nothing can stop us
Inhale, that's the high school
Breathing in that weed smoke is like going back in high school
Dev and Mac, we known to act a damn fool, you dig?
We like to have fun and be crazy sometimes, you know what I mean?
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eexot
Love this beat, it's so upbeat you almost forget it's a diss track.
Talking Tapes
Never heard anyone courageous enough to stand up to Suge Knight...only someone with real heart can stand up to a bully...more points for snoop in my book.
djhaynes99
Yeah I couldn't agree more, it was like the West Coast Hip hop dream team. Pac left loads of tracks in D.R vaults as well. Suge through his own greed lost everything.
MrLumpz
I think Snoop came harder on Suge on "Pimp Slapp'd", but Snoop came hard at the end of this track just speakin' the truth!
TheLivingStyler
This Shit Tight Snoop
KrisRaps
Snoop Dogg The Best Los Angeles Rapper !! Ain`t No Dissin From Me!~~ Luv Ja Homie !!!!!
Arlene Rogers Wilhite
Snoop scared....Naaaaaw couldn't be! Keep it real! I like this.
Big Sexy AKA The Gentle impaler
uncle snoop is killin some bitchz
Birdpoop Daddy I got 22s
Lol Snoop ripped on Suge Yo!!
Sajarmy 190
theres only 2 people stood up to suge and thats snoop and the game every one else is shit scared of him and his label