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.
Intro Doggy Dogg World
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I own this motherfucker and my name is Taa-Dow
Y'all niggas know who I am y'all niggas tearing up shit
But we got something old, and something new for y'all tonight
Put your hands together for Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Dogg Pound, and the fabulous Dramatics
[Snoop Doggy Dogg]
I'm hearing motherfuckers trying to steal my flow
But it ain't no thing cause see my nigga Coolio
Put me up on the game when I step through the do'
Ya know, some of these niggas is so deceptive
Using my styles like a contraceptive
I hope ya get burnt, it seems ya haven't learnt
It's the nick nack patty wack, I still got the bigger sack
So put your gun away, run away, 'cause I'm back (why?)
Hit em up, get em up, spit em up, now
Tell me what's going on
It make me want to holler, 'cause my dollars come in ozones
Lone for the break-up, so take off your clothes
And quit trying to spit at my motherfucking hoes
Seaking of hoes, I'll get to the point
You think you got the bomb 'cause I rolled you a joint
You'se a flea and I'm the big Dogg
I'll scratch you off my balls with my motherfucking paws
Y'alls, niggas, better recognize
And see where I'm coming from it's still East Side till I die
Why ask why? As the world keeps spinning to the D-O-Double-G-why
[Chorus]
It's a crazy mixed up world, it's a Doggy Dogg World
It's a Doggy Dogg World, it's a Doggy Dogg World
The Dogg's World
[Kurupt]
Well if you give me ten bitches then I'll fuck all ten
See my homey Snoop Doggy sipping juice and gin
Don't slip, I'm fo' to set trip, to get papers
Styles vary, packing flavor like Life Savors
Ain't that something, talk shit and I'm dumping
I had your whole fucking block bumping
Don't sweat, but check the technique, I'm unique like China
Ya never find the bomb-a-rama then this Nigga behind ya
So peek-a-boo, clear the way, I'm coming through
One-two, three, you can't see me
I'm a G like that strapped with hit hard tactics
A fucking menace, using hoes like tennis rackets
It's on again, it's on and popping
All I see is green, so there ain't no stopping
I want to see some panties dropping
I'm coming from L.A., she used to chill with Dre up in Compton
(All I ever did was just use that hoe
Show her my dickies, get with these, and kick flows)
I'm dishing out blues, I'm upsetting like bad news
Cut off khakis, french braids, and house shoes
Kurupt, the name's often marked for catching slugs
And I smoke weed for the fuck of it
Ruff and rugged shit, it's unexplanitory how I gets wicked
But it's mandatory that I kick it
Check it, I'm runnin hoes in 94, now must I prove it
Hoes call me Sugar Ray for the way I be sticking and moving
Prepare for a war, it's on, I'm head hunting
Hit the button, and light shit up like Red Dawn
Peep, the massacre from a verbal assassin
Murdering with rhymes packing Tec-9's for some action
You really don't know, do you, you fucking with a hog
You can't do me, I'm going out looney like O-Dog
[Chorus]
[Daz]
Tha Dogg Pound rocks the party (all night long)
Tell when (till the early morn)
It don't stop (and uh) it don't quit (for the)
The Dogg Pound clique (to drop the cavvy Dogg shit)
Diggity Daz out of the motherfucking cut once mo'
So grab a seat and grab your gin and juice and check out the flow
I flip flop and serve hoes with a fat dick
Till I die I'm still screaming that (bitches ain't shit)
Now I'm the mack daddy, had he, not known about
The city where I'm from, dumb diddy dumb
As you groove to the gangster shit
The D-O-Double-G the P-O-you-N-D, the gangsta clique
Now as the Pound break it down with the gangsta funk
I can see and I can tell that's what the fuck you want
So I blaze up the chronic, so I can get high
I promise I'll smoke chronic till the day that I die
[Chorus]
The Doggy Dogg World Intro is a dialogue between the Carolina West owner, Taa-Dow, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, with Kurupt and Daz also chiming in. Snoop starts by stating that he hears other rappers try to steal his unique style but it doesn't bother him. Some of these rappers are deceptive and use his style like a contraceptive. He hopes they get burnt and that they learn from their mistakes. Snoop then raps about his bigger sack and urges everyone to put their gun away and run away because he is back. Kurupt talks about his unique style like China and says that he is dishing out blues and upsetting like bad news. Daz talks about the Dogg Pound rocking the party all night long.
The chorus of the song repeats that the world is a crazy mixed-up world and that it's a Doggy Dogg World. It's a world where the Dogg Pound thrives and no one can challenge them. It's a world where they are the kings of the rap game and no one can knock them off their throne. The rappers brag about their unique styles and call out other rappers who try to imitate them. They are ready for war and they are always headhunting their prey.
Line by Line Meaning
We'd like to welcome y'all to the fabulous Carolina West
We are introducing you to Carolina West, which is a wonderful place
I own this motherfucker and my name is Taa-Dow
I am the owner of this place and my name is Taa-Dow
Y'all niggas know who I am y'all niggas tearing up shit
You all know who I am, and you are causing chaos and destruction
But we got something old, and something new for y'all tonight
We have a mix of old and new things to offer you tonight
Put your hands together for Snoop Doggy Dogg
Please give a round of applause for Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Dogg Pound, and the fabulous Dramatics
Also, please welcome The Dogg Pound and the amazing Dramatics
It's like everywhere I look, and everywhere I go
No matter where I am, I constantly encounter
I'm hearing motherfuckers trying to steal my flow
people attempting to copy my musical style
But it ain't no thing cause see my nigga Coolio
But it doesn't bother me because my friend Coolio
Put me up on the game when I step through the do'
taught me the game when I entered the music scene
Ya know, some of these niggas is so deceptive
You know, some of these individuals are highly deceitful
Using my styles like a contraceptive
Using my music style as a form of birth control
I hope ya get burnt, it seems ya haven't learnt
I hope you face consequences for your actions, it appears you haven't learned
It's the nick nack patty wack, I still got the bigger sack
I am still successful and have more to offer
So put your gun away, run away, 'cause I'm back (why?)
So drop your weapons, flee, because I have returned (why?)
Hit em up, get em up, spit em up, now
Attack them, stand up to them, defeat them, immediately
Tell me what's going on
Inform me about the current situation
It make me want to holler, 'cause my dollars come in ozones
It makes me want to shout because I earn a lot of money
Lone for the break-up, so take off your clothes
Alone for the break-up, so undress yourself
And quit trying to spit at my motherfucking hoes
And stop trying to flirt with my female companions
Seaking of hoes, I'll get to the point
Speaking of women, I'll cut to the chase
You think you got the bomb 'cause I rolled you a joint
You believe you are amazing because I rolled a joint for you
You'se a flea and I'm the big Dogg
You are insignificant, and I am the dominant figure
I'll scratch you off my balls with my motherfucking paws
I will remove you from my life without hesitation
Y'alls, niggas, better recognize
All of you should acknowledge and understand
And see where I'm coming from it's still East Side till I die
And understand my origins, I will always represent the East Side until I die
Why ask why? As the world keeps spinning to the D-O-Double-G-why
There's no need to question, as the world continues spinning, influenced by Snoop Doggy Dogg
It's a crazy mixed up world, it's a Doggy Dogg World
The world is chaotic and unpredictable, it's Snoop Doggy Dogg's world
The Dogg's World
This is the world Snoop Doggy Dogg dominates
Well if you give me ten bitches then I'll fuck all ten
If you provide me with ten women, I will have sexual relations with all of them
See my homey Snoop Doggy sipping juice and gin
Notice how my friend Snoop Doggy is drinking juice and gin
Don't slip, I'm fo' to set trip, to get papers
Be careful not to make a mistake, I am going to engage in dubious activities to acquire money
Styles vary, packing flavor like Life Savors
My styles vary and are interesting, just like different flavors of Life Savers candy
Ain't that something, talk shit and I'm dumping
Isn't that interesting? If you provoke me, I will take action
I had your whole fucking block bumping
I had the entire neighborhood excited and engaged
Don't sweat, but check the technique, I'm unique like China
Don't worry, but pay attention to my style, I am one of a kind like China
Ya never find the bomb-a-rama then this Nigga behind ya
You will never find someone as explosive as me, I am right behind you
So peek-a-boo, clear the way, I'm coming through
So prepare yourself, make way, I am approaching
One-two, three, you can't see me
With a few moves, you won't be able to see me
I'm a G like that strapped with hit hard tactics
I am a gangster, equipped with impactful strategies
A fucking menace, using hoes like tennis rackets
A dangerous and disruptive individual, treating women as disposable objects
It's on again, it's on and popping
The situation has escalated, it's happening and exciting
All I see is green, so there ain't no stopping
All I see is money, so there is no reason to slow down
I want to see some panties dropping
I want to witness women removing their underwear
I'm coming from L.A., she used to chill with Dre up in Compton
I am from Los Angeles, and she used to spend time with Dr. Dre in Compton
(All I ever did was just use that hoe
(All I ever did was take advantage of that woman
Show her my dickies, get with these, and kick flows)
Show her my clothing brand, engage in sexual activities, and perform rap verses)
I'm dishing out blues, I'm upsetting like bad news
I am causing trouble, I am as negative as bad news
Cut off khakis, french braids, and house shoes
Wear short pants, have braided hair, and comfortable shoes
Kurupt, the name's often marked for catching slugs
Kurupt, my name is often associated with getting shot
And I smoke weed for the fuck of it
And I smoke marijuana for no particular reason
Ruff and rugged shit, it's unexplanitory how I gets wicked
I engage in rough and tough behaviors, it's hard to explain how I become mischievous
But it's mandatory that I kick it
But it is essential for me to express myself
Check it, I'm runnin hoes in 94, now must I prove it
Listen, in 1994, I am dominating women, now do I need to prove it
Hoes call me Sugar Ray for the way I be sticking and moving
Women compare me to Sugar Ray (a famous boxer) because of my evasiveness and agility
Prepare for a war, it's on, I'm head hunting
Get ready for a battle, it's happening, I am targeting specific individuals
Hit the button, and light shit up like Red Dawn
Take action, and ignite chaos and conflict like the movie Red Dawn
Peep, the massacre from a verbal assassin
Observe the destruction caused by a skilled rapper
Murdering with rhymes packing Tec-9's for some action
Killing it with powerful lyrics, as if carrying Tec-9 guns for confrontation
You really don't know, do you, you fucking with a hog
You truly do not understand, do you? You are dealing with a tough individual
You can't do me, I'm going out looney like O-Dog
You cannot harm me, I am going crazy like the character O-Dog from the movie Menace II Society
Tha Dogg Pound rocks the party (all night long)
Tha Dogg Pound energizes the party all night long
Tell when (till the early morn)
Tell me when it ends (until the early morning)
It don't stop (and uh) it don't quit (for the)
It doesn't stop and it doesn't end (for the)
The Dogg Pound clique (to drop the cavvy Dogg shit)
The Dogg Pound group (to release their incredible Dogg music)
Diggity Daz out of the motherfucking cut once mo'
Diggity Daz has returned with full force
So grab a seat and grab your gin and juice and check out the flow
Take a seat, get your alcoholic drink and pay attention to the rap
I flip flop and serve hoes with a fat dick
I switch things up and sexually satisfy women with my impressive male anatomy
Till I die I'm still screaming that (bitches ain't shit)
Until my death, I will continue to express that women are not important
Now I'm the mack daddy, had he, not known about
Now I am a highly skilled ladies' man, if he didn't already know
The city where I'm from, dumb diddy dumb
The city where I come from, silly and ignorant
As you groove to the gangster shit
While you enjoy and dance to the gangster music
The D-O-Double-G the P-O-you-N-D, the gangsta clique
The D-O-Double-G, the P-O-you-N-D, the gangster group
Now as the Pound break it down with the gangsta funk
Now The Pound is breaking it down with the groovy gangster music
I can see and I can tell that's what the fuck you want
I can see and I can tell that's exactly what you desire
So I blaze up the chronic, so I can get high
So I smoke marijuana, so I can experience a drug-induced high
I promise I'll smoke chronic till the day that I die
I promise I will continue to smoke marijuana until the day of my death
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP
Written by: RICHARD FIELDS, ANDRE YOUNG, CORDOZAR BROADUS, RICARDO ANTOINE BROWN, DELMAR DREW ARNAUD, BELINDA KAYE WILSON
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@treyvonwilliams
"Doggy Dogg World"
(feat. Kurupt, Daz and The Dramatics)
[Intro:]
We'd like to welcome y'all to the fabulous Carolina West
I own this motherfucker and my name is Taa-Dow
Y'all niggaz know who I am y'all niggaz tearin up shit
But we got somethin old, and somethin new for y'all tongiht
Put your hands together for Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Dogg Pound, and the fabulous Dramatics
[Verse One: Snoop Doggy Dogg]
It's like everywhere I look, and everywhere I go
I'm hearin motherfuckers tryin to steal my flow
But it ain't no thang cause see my nigga Coolio
Put me up on the game when I step through the do'
Ya know, some of these niggaz is so deceptive
Usin my styles like a contraceptive
I hope ya get burnt, it seems ya havn't learnt
It's the nick nack patty wack, I still got the bigger sack
So put your gun away, run away, cuz i'm back (why?)
Hit em up, get em up, spit em up, now
Tell me what's goin on
It make me wanna holler, cuz my dollars come in ozones
Lone for the break-up, so take off your clothes
and quit tryin to spit at my motherfuckin hoes
Seakin of hoes, I'll get to the point
You think you got the bomb cuz I rolled you a joint
You'se a flea and i'm the big Dogg
I'll scratch you off my balls with my motherfuckin paws
Y'alls, niggaz, better recognize
And see where I'm comin from it's still East Side till I die
Why ask why? As the world keeps spinning to the D-O-Double-G-Y
[Chorus:]
It's a crazy mixed up world, it's a Doggy Dogg World
It's a Doggy Dogg World, it's a Doggy Dogg World
The Dogg's World
[Verse Two: Kurupt]
Well if you give me ten bitches then I'll fuck all ten
See my homey Snoop Doggy sippin juice and gin
Don't slip, I'm fo' to set trip, to get papers
Styles vary, packin flavor like Life Savors
Ain't that somethin, talk shit and I'm dumpin
I had your whole fuckin block bumpin
Don't sweat, but check the tecnique, I'm unique like China
Ya never find the bomb-a-rama then this Nigga behind ya
So peek-a-boo, clear the way, I'm coming through
One-two, three, you can't see me
I'm a G like that strapped with hit hard tactics
A fuckin menace, usin hoes like tennis rackets
It's on again, it's on and poppin
All I see is green, so there ain't no stoppin
I wanna see some panties droppin
I'm comin from L.A., she used to chill with Dre up in Compton
(All I ever did was just use that hoe
Show her my dickies, get with these, and kick flows)
I'm dishin out blues, I'm upsetting like bad news
Cut off khakis, french braids, and house shoes
Kurupt, the name's often marked for catchin slugs
and I smoke weed for the fuck of it
Ruff and rugged shit, it's unexplanitory how I gets wicked
but it's manditory that I kick it
Check it, I'm runnin hoes in 94, now must I prove it
Hoes call me Sugar Ray for the way I be stickin and movin
Prepare for a war, it's on, I'm head huntin
Hit the button, and light shit up like Red Dawn
Peep, the massicre from a verbal assassin
Murderin with rhymes packin Tec-9's for some action
You really don't know, do you, you fuckin wit a hog
You can't do me, I'm goin out looney like O-Dog
[Chorus]
[Verse Three: Daz]
Tha Dogg Pound rocks the party (all night long)
Tell when (till the early morn)
It don't stop (and uh) it don't quit (for the)
The Dogg Pound clique (to drop the cavvy Dogg shit)
Diggity Daz out of the motherfuckin cut once mo'
So grab a seat and grab your gin and juice and check out the flow
I flip flop and serve hoes with a fat dick
Till I die I'm still screamin that (bitches ain't shit)
Now i'm the mack daddy, had he, not known about
the city where I'm from, dum diddy dum
As you groove to the gangster shit
The D-O-Double-G the P-O-U-N-D, the gangsta clique
Now as the Pound break it down with the gangsta funk
I can see and I can tell that's what the fuck you want
So I blaze up the chronic, so I can get high
I promise I'll smoke chronic till the day that I die
[Chorus]
@bushwikbill7552
Damn, Kurupt is so UNDERRATE as a lyricist. The 90’s Rap lyrics had meanings in every song. But that Beat is what made this a deadly combination.
@leemavel6167
"It's unexplainable how I gets Wicked
But is mandatory that I kick it"
I swear Kurupt always delivers
@nunya6346
Almost 30 years later and still 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
@briandeaton36
Album is as good as it was the day it came out.
@IndelibleHD
Agreed
@nunya6346
The best
@anthonynegron788
That's the difference between a classic album, and a timeless album.
@UptownKash
One of the best produced albums in Music history..not just Hip Hop #Classic
@jameshall8022
💯💯💯
@dougeaves8607
I was 5 years old when my dad had this cd and til this day I still listed too it