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.
Suited N Booted
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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Gators on your feet
Six piece outfit
Hat to the side
Four bitches on your arm
I keep my glass in my hand
In case I want to get my drink on
Feeling way pimping
[Chorus]
You Got to do it
Suited N Booted
Me and my niggas stay
Suited and Booted
Game is tight
I'ma put this gold link on
Feeling way pimpin
Should I put the blue mink on
[Chorus]
What you think we toasting for
Me and my nephews west coast for sho
We keep the best of indigo
We count our blessings, give thanks and then we blow
I'll say it again, I know I've said it before
Why Snoop be letting his mink drag on the floor
That's pimp shit, something you wouldn't know
G'd up from the feet up, laying low
Game on lock
That's why I got this link on
Feeling way pimpin
Should I put the green mink on
[Chorus]
I keep my glass in my hand
In case I want to get my drink on
Snoop Dogg clothing
With a light pink mink on
[Chorus]
Mayre Gators, maylike boots
Seven piece custom made suits
Hats to match, counting my chicken stratch
Just cut a deal with Cadillac
Fo real, that's why I be dressed to kill
Sixty-five G's for a Snoop Deville
Get you one, matter fact get two
They come in burgundy, but I'ma paint mine blue
I can't come through half steppin'
I keep me a cane as a potental weapon
Slap a bitch or beat a nigga up too
I do what the fuck I want to do
I stay cool, act the fool, represented
Hard from the get go, so hard to the finish
The cleanest, the meanest, I know that's right
And don't get to close cause these gators bite
Game is lock
That's why I got this link on
Feeling way pimpin
Should I put the orange mink on
[Chorus]
I keep my glass in my hand
In case I want to get my drink on
Snoop Dogg clothing
With a honey brown mink on
[Chorus]
Yeah, Suited N Booted baby
Lemme add something up for you real quick
Fifteen-hundred dollar gators
Six thousand dollar suit
Twelve-hundred dollar hat
My muthafuckin glass cost eight-hundred dollars
And the Snoop Deville I just jumped out of that's sixty-five G's
Plus the ounce that I got in my pocket
Add me up nigga, that's a hundred something thousand
Motherfucker can you buy that
That's called being suited N booted
G'd up from the feet up, can you dig it
And we do this here like seven dizzles a wizzle
Fa shizzle my nizzle, the big Snoopy D-O-double-jizzle
Back up in the hizzle, Da Boss, Nigga
In Snoop Dogg's song "Suited N Booted," he describes the luxurious lifestyle of being "suited n booted." He mentions wearing alligator skin shoes and a six-piece custom-made suit with a hat to match. He calls attention to the four women on his arms and his glass in his hand, ready to get his drink on. He mentions feeling like a pimp and deciding whether or not to put on his white, blue, green, or orange mink. Snoop Dogg explains that he and his nephews on the West Coast are blessed, so they keep the best of the indigo and count their blessings before blowing. He explains that he loves wearing his mink dragged along the floor, and that's pimp shit, something a lot of people would not know.
Overall, the song is about the luxurious lifestyle of successful rappers in the music industry. They are proud of their wealth and status, and they celebrate with their friends and loved ones. The song emphasizes the importance of dressing well and keeping up with the latest fashion trends, as well as being proud of one's achievements and blessings.
Line by Line Meaning
That's short Jay
Hey Jay, what's up?
Gators on your feet
You're wearing alligator skin shoes.
Six piece outfit
Your outfit has six pieces.
Hat to the side
Your hat is tilted to the side.
Four bitches on your arm
You're surrounded by four women.
I keep my glass in my hand In case I want to get my drink on
I'm holding my glass in case I want to drink more.
Feeling way pimping Should I put the white mink on
I'm feeling like a pimp. Should I wear my white mink coat?
[Chorus] You Got to do it Suited N Booted Me and my niggas stay Suited and Booted Game is tight I'ma put this gold link on Feeling way pimpin Should I put the blue mink on [Chorus]
We have to dress in fancy suits and shoes, and my crew and I always do. I'm feeling confident and considering wearing my gold or blue mink coat.
What you think we toasting for Me and my nephews west coast for sho We keep the best of indigo We count our blessings, give thanks and then we blow I'll say it again, I know I've said it before
What do you think we're celebrating? My nephews and I are representing the West Coast, and we only keep top-quality stuff. We're grateful for what we have and we'll keep enjoying ourselves. I've said this before, but it's worth repeating.
Why Snoop be letting his mink drag on the floor That's pimp shit, something you wouldn't know G'd up from the feet up, laying low Game on lock That's why I got this link on Feeling way pimpin Should I put the green mink on [Chorus]
Why does Snoop let his mink coat drag on the floor? That's some pimp style, something you wouldn't understand. I'm looking good from head to toe and keeping it low-key. My game is strong and that's why I'm wearing this gold link. I'm feeling super fly and thinking of wearing my green mink coat.
Mayre Gators, maylike boots Seven piece custom made suits Hats to match, counting my chicken stratch Just cut a deal with Cadillac Fo real, that's why I be dressed to kill Sixty-five G's for a Snoop Deville Get you one, matter fact get two They come in burgundy, but I'ma paint mine blue
I've got some Mary Gators and maybe some boots too. I'm wearing a custom-made seven-piece suit and matching hat, while also counting my money. I just signed a deal with Cadillac. No joke, that's why I dress to impress. My Snoop Deville cost $65k. You should get one, or even two. They come in burgundy, but I will paint mine blue.
I can't come through half steppin' I keep me a cane as a potental weapon Slap a bitch or beat a nigga up too I do what the fuck I want to do I stay cool, act the fool, represented Hard from the get go, so hard to the finish The cleanest, the meanest, I know that's right And don't get to close cause these gators bite Game is lock That's why I got this link on Feeling way pimpin Should I put the orange mink on [Chorus]
I can't afford to look bad. I keep a cane for protection or to use as a weapon. I can even slap a woman or fight a man if I have to. I do what I want and don't care about anything. I'm confident, foolish, and represent myself well. I've been tough since the beginning and will stay that way. I'm the cleanest and meanest of them all. Don't come too close or you'll get bit by my alligator shoes. My game is strong, and that's why I'm wearing this gold chain. I'm feeling very pimp and considering wearing my orange mink coat.
Yeah, Suited N Booted baby Lemme add something up for you real quick Fifteen-hundred dollar gators Six thousand dollar suit Twelve-hundred dollar hat My muthafuckin glass cost eight-hundred dollars And the Snoop Deville I just jumped out of that's sixty-five G's Plus the ounce that I got in my pocket Add me up nigga, that's a hundred something thousand Motherfucker can you buy that That's called being suited N booted G'd up from the feet up, can you dig it And we do this here like seven dizzles a wizzle Fa shizzle my nizzle, the big Snoopy D-O-double-jizzle Back up in the hizzle, Da Boss, Nigga
Yeah, I'm dressed to impress, let me calculate how much my outfit costs quickly. My Gators cost $1500, my suit costs $6000, my hat costs $1200, my glass costs $800, and my Snoop Deville cost $65k. I also have an ounce of weed in my pocket. How much is that worth, you ask? Over a hundred grand. Can you afford that? That's what being suited N booted is all about, baby. We look great from head to toe and do this often. For sure. The big Snoopy D-O-double-jizzle is back and running things.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CECIL WOMACK, CALVIN CORDAZOR BROADUS, KEITH CLARK, ROSALIND FRANKLIN
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