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.
The Fatha Figga
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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The father figure
It don't stop, it don't stop
Uh, it don't stop one love, one love
I was raised in the inner
City by ballers with diamonds
Climbin the Benzes, rollin Philles
Me, I be the one that's only 12 years old
Crankin off the hook from cousin
Let me sport his gold
And I was told to put it down
And keep it real
Like 3X Krazy young player about the scrill
In this California lifestyle that I live
Them playas is havin money man
In plushed out cribs
Survivin in the city is a serious task
Didn't know the wanted
Didn't have time to ask
Cuz I'm Bout It Bout It like the TRU
One love to real hustlers
Straight dollars for two
Gangstas, ballers, and hustlers too
Baby youngsters wanna be like you
You're the father figure of today
We need to find a better way
We at the afterparty chillin cuz
We ain't no punks some cats is in the back
With macks and gold fronts
With sacks they post up
You know we be watchin
Thinkin they got it crankin
Playa we got it poppin
Now bitin over dirty work, that ain't cool
With cats in drop 'Vettes in
Mobs and old schools we rob them old fools
Won't you amount your scratch
Respect them young G's, they
The ones that's strapped, ya know
Dogg Pound, that's the sound, check around
We hold it down
It's the super duper, yes the Snoop-a
Comin through, in all gray and blue
Kickin the game to the playas from the bay
All over the world and out the UK
Everybody around they love Snoop D-O
Double to the G
Cuz I'm what they love, you see
I'll break em
Shake em and I make em and I take em
To the whale, leave em in a spell
And I got a little story to tell
For all my homies that's locked up in jail
I kick it to ya give it to ya for real
Cuz I know y'all dealin with
The reals every day and
To get killed ain't nothin to laugh about
But some niggas goin out so sideways
Make me wanna get me a bulletproof
Hoo ride and slide around town in
But yet and still, if I get peeled
My niggas gon ride forver and that's real
Ain't no stoppin we ain't coppin no pleas
We spit game for all the real G's
Feel up the they love to have it
They love to take it to the dome
Yeah it's on
Meanwhile back in the lab
Paper was gettin stacked
Hatas was gettin mad
Confidential information exchanged up
On the regular
One dead head, two steps a my competitor
Catch em slippin cuz they just been bought
Got directions to the house and
The keys to the vault
Well let me open up this bundle of money
Each off a half
Pullin capers with cousin Snoop
Kurrupt and young Daz in for the cash
Man this gang is thick
If one caught up in the track
We can all get sick and have em shook
The four O crook didn't leave a clue
Snoop D-O double G tell em what you gon do
I'll keep doin what I'm gon do with my
(nigga JT) the Bigga Figga, that's my nigga
Representin (Frisco, in case you didn't know)
(We blow by like Jerry Rice
Come back with styles that are oh so nice)
Snoop D-O double to the G from the LBC
You gots to have (cash) to make it these days
You could make it at
Least a hundred different (ways)
I go the man and I get a (8 track)
Make me a beat (smoke me a sack)
Roll up some fat ass uh uh uh
Blaze with my homies and it's
(on like that y'all)
The song The Fatha Figga by Snoop Dogg feat. 2Pac is a tribute to the older generation of men who take on a fatherly role in their younger protégés' lives. The lyrics of the chorus emphasize the need for positive role models in the lives of young hustlers, ballers, and players. As the song progresses, Snoop and 2Pac recount their own experiences growing up in the inner city, where crime and violence were prevalent, and they had to rely on older men to show them the ropes. The verses touch on the struggle to survive in the city and the constant fear of danger. The song ends with a message of hope, that despite the harsh realities of inner-city life, there are still those who care and mentor the next generation.
The Fatha Figga is known for being one of the last songs Tupac recorded before his death. The song was included on the posthumous album, Tha Doggfather, released in 1996, the year Tupac was killed.
Line by Line Meaning
Hustlas, ballers, players yeah, uh
People involved in illegal activities, wealthy individuals, and skilled individuals, yeah
The father figure
A person who serves as a mentor or role model
It don't stop, it don't stop
The momentum or progress keeps going on
Uh, it don't stop one love, one love
The progress and unity don't stop, expressing love and unity
I was raised in the inner
I grew up in the inner city
City by ballers with diamonds
The city where wealthy individuals with expensive jewelry lived
Climbin the Benzes, rollin Philles
Driving Mercedes Benzes and smoking Phillies cigars
We younger minors
We were underage at that time
Me, I be the one that's only 12 years old
I, as a person, was just 12 years old at that time
Crankin off the hook from cousin
Receiving a stolen car from my cousin
Let me sport his gold
Allowing me to wear his expensive jewelry
And I was told to put it down
I was instructed to hide or not show off the stolen car or jewelry
And keep it real
To remain authentic and true to oneself
Like 3X Krazy young player about the scrill
Similar to the rap group 3X Krazy, I was a young player focused on making money
In this California lifestyle that I live
In the lifestyle influenced by the culture of California where I reside
Them playas is havin money man
Those successful individuals are wealthy, man
In plushed out cribs
Living in luxurious houses
Survivin in the city is a serious task
It's challenging to survive in the city
Didn't know the wanted
We were unaware of the people who were being searched by the authorities
Didn't have time to ask
We were too busy to inquire about their situation
Cuz I'm Bout It Bout It like the TRU
Because I am fully committed and enthusiastic like the rap group TRU
One love to real hustlers
Showing respect and support for genuine hardworking individuals
Straight dollars for two
Real and substantial money for both of us
Gangstas, ballers, and hustlers too
Gang members, wealthy individuals, and hardworking individuals as well
Baby youngsters wanna be like you
Young kids aspire to be like you
You're the father figure of today
You serve as a mentor or role model in the present
We need to find a better way
We should strive to discover a more favorable path
We at the afterparty chillin cuz
We are relaxed and enjoying ourselves at the afterparty, cousin
We ain't no punks some cats is in the back
We are not weak individuals, while some individuals are engaging in suspicious activities behind us
With macks and gold fronts
Carrying firearms and wearing gold dental grills
With sacks they post up
They stand around with bags of drugs
You know we be watchin
We are aware and observing their actions
Thinkin they got it crankin
Believing they are in control or succeeding
Playa we got it poppin
But in reality, we are the ones who are truly successful or popular
Now bitin over dirty work, that ain't cool
Fighting over illegal activities is not acceptable
With cats in drop 'Vettes in mobs and old schools we rob them old fools
We rob older individuals who drive Chevrolet Corvettes and classic cars
Won't you amount your scratch
Why don't you accumulate your money
Respect them young G's, they
Acknowledge and show respect to the young gangsters, they
The ones that's strapped, ya know
The ones who are armed, you know
Dogg Pound, that's the sound, check around
The Dogg Pound, a rap group, that is the recognizable sound, look around
We hold it down
We maintain control or dominance
It's the super duper, yes the Snoop-a
It's the extraordinary, yes, it's Snoop Dogg
Comin through, in all gray and blue
Arriving dressed in gray and blue attire
Kickin the game to the playas from the bay
Delivering the rap style to the players from the San Francisco Bay Area
All over the world and out the UK
Across the globe, including the United Kingdom
Everybody around they love Snoop D-O
Everyone around here admires and enjoys Snoop Dogg
Double to the G
Known as D-O double G
Cuz I'm what they love, you see
Because I am what they adore, you understand
I'll break em
I will defeat or overpower them
Shake em and I make em and I take em
I will intimidate them, dominate them, and steal from them
To the whale, leave em in a spell
To a luxurious location, leaving them in a state of enchantment
And I got a little story to tell
And I have a small narrative to share
For all my homies that's locked up in jail
Dedicated to all my friends who are currently imprisoned
I kick it to ya give it to ya for real
I communicate with you and provide you with genuine content
Cuz I know y'all dealin with the reals every day
Because I am aware that you deal with genuine challenges on a daily basis
And to get killed ain't nothin to laugh about
Losing one's life is a serious matter and not a subject for laughter
But some niggas goin out so sideways
However, some individuals are engaging in reckless activities and endangering themselves
Make me wanna get me a bulletproof hoo ride and slide around town in
Motivates me to acquire a car with bulletproof protection and drive around town in it
But yet and still, if I get peeled
However, if I were to be shot or killed
My niggas gon ride forver and that's real
My friends will always support and stand up for me, and that's the truth
Ain't no stoppin we ain't coppin no pleas
There's no halting us, we won't make compromises or plead guilty
We spit game for all the real G's
We share our knowledge and wisdom for all the genuine gangsters
Feel up the they love to have it
Fulfill their desires, they love to own it
They love to take it to the dome
They enjoy consuming or using it immediately
Yeah it's on
Yes, it's happening and in progress
Meanwhile back in the lab
Meanwhile, in the recording studio
Paper was gettin stacked
The money was accumulating
Hatas was gettin mad
The haters were becoming angry
Confidential information exchanged up
Secret information was shared
On the regular
Frequently or as a routine
One dead head, two steps a my competitor
One unintelligent person, and I am two steps ahead of my competitor
Catch em slippin cuz they just been bought
Catch them off guard because they have recently been deceived
Got directions to the house and the keys to the vault
Obtained information on the location and access to a secure place containing valuables
Well let me open up this bundle of money
Now, allow me to reveal this large amount of cash
Each off a half
Split the money equally
Pullin capers with cousin Snoop Kurrupt and young Daz in for the cash
Planning and executing criminal activities with my cousin Snoop, Kurrupt, and young Daz for financial gain
Man this gang is thick
This group of individuals engaging in illegal activities is strong and well-connected
If one caught up in the track
If one member gets involved with the law
We can all get sick and have em shook
All of us could face consequences and make them fearful
The four O crook didn't leave a clue
The criminal with the nickname 'Four O' was careful not to leave any evidence
Snoop D-O double G tell em what you gon do
Snoop Dogg, also known as D-O double G, explain to them what your plan is
I'll keep doin what I'm gon do with my
I will continue doing what I plan to do with my
(nigga JT) the Bigga Figga, that's my nigga
My friend JT, who is known as the Bigga Figga, that's my friend
Representin (Frisco, in case you didn't know)
Representing San Francisco, in case you were unaware
(We blow by like Jerry Rice
We surpass or excel like the famous football player Jerry Rice
Come back with styles that are oh so nice)
Returning with impressive musical styles that are incredibly pleasing
Snoop D-O double to the G from the LBC
Snoop Dogg, also known as D-O double G, from Long Beach, California
You gots to have (cash) to make it these days
You need to possess money in order to succeed in today's world
You could make it at
It is possible to achieve success at
Least a hundred different (ways)
A minimum of one hundred diverse methods
I go the man and I get a (8 track)
I meet the person in charge, and I obtain an 8-track music recording
Make me a beat (smoke me a sack)
Create a musical rhythm for me, and provide me with a bag of marijuana to smoke
Roll up some fat ass uh uh uh
Prepare large marijuana joints
Blaze with my homies and it's (on like that y'all)
Smoke with my friends, and it's happening in that manner
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@denspre6183
Very good track!!! i love this !
@maztergee
Shame 2Pac doesn't actually appear on this track!!
@jemine5396
Mazter Gee I guess he had ghistwritted Snoop part
@mihailnikoloff2554
It's really shame, cuz the track is perfect for a 2Pac verse
@mikespeedyproductions2118
Cause i believe he wrote for JT part
@supernintendochalmers1948
Damn used to love this song
@5thdawg917
I'm guessing pac wrote this song. Always wondered why his name was there but he doesn't rap on this.
@florentijnwinkelman2091
I had this album 2004
@florentijnwinkelman2091
Dit album had ik
@WilliamStallworthJrBey
The rapper is Jt the Bigga Figga & Snoop Dogg & Fast One