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.
Think About It )
Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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"You know it's easy to talk about, doing something
But when it comes down to the action part, the most folks take a little
Light vacation"
[Snoop Dogg]
I was just thinking to myself man
And I need to let my peoples know how deep it is to me
On some real talk like
It's like looking and popping and seeing whoppers and movers
Despite a Guidant, I try to be hard on the low
Nobody's guidance so I decided to sleep by the do'
Open my mind try to slip inside my grandpa's fo'
Drifting off into another stage of life
Nigga paid ya price and big homies made ya fight
Niggas ain't wanna see ya nigga be-bop, no
Toe for toe, I beat a nigga down to the flo'
[Chorus: Snoop Dogg]
Incredible, forgettable, better blast, past, to move the mind
Many men were eradicated by music minds
Open ya eyes and take ya time to visualize
And once ya decide to move ya mind in due time
It's so erotic, if it ain't exotic, it's gettin naughty
Freeze and groove, get rowdy, rowdy; girl move ya body
It's melodic, I'm bein honest and modest
You done fucked off my whole rap flow, think about it
[Snoop Dogg]
Fuck that nigga, I'ma do it right
Things ain't moving right, I don't think that you would like
For me to be mad, saying, "Niggas can't stand me"
Sitting at home, watching motherfuckers at the Grammy's
Wishing I was there, naw nigga I don't wish no more
I'm the big cat, fish in the bowl
Basically you hear these rappers out here using my flow
They need Snoop on they song to make they shit official though
In dismissible, police a nigga, modern day KMI
Taking my time, chronolizing my rhyme
Writing my rhyme, trying to get intellectual
Directing the weather, making my negative records more intellectual
Trying to change the direction of flowing
And saying, born saying, "You know I get live-er when I get fluent"
Ain't been nobody to change game since King came
Same thing, same lane, hit it and ya get banged
Word to Rob Bass, just make the music dope
Things don't change man, it's so remarkable
And they don't know how to do it 'cause they don't flow that way
Go that way, roll that Jay
Roll my tape and take me back the day you were phony
You're so into what ya doing but you can't get into it
You can't talk and now ya ruined but y'know I'ma do it
And now you doing it, they booing like, "You blew it! You blew it!"
I'm dipping through the universe, make 'em move the verse
Through the Luda-verse, hit the boota first
You can never beat a hoe, lemme show you how to treat a hoe
If you liking me, follow me, you so believable
(So) Got a way to get his own music out
Record executive, bounce balling and acting bad
Take my time, with my, great mind
Take 'em out, make mine, kicked about it
Thanks to niggas who might make it illegal
And not rival the Beatles, and rock, rocking my peoples
And fly, fly like eagles been doing the shit like liters
And hitting y'all with heaters and walking in my Adida's
I continue to bust, then I switched up to chucks
Giving niggas a puff, still giving it up
Beanie Sigel what up? Real niggas is up
On the scheme with my team, yeah Daz and Kurupt
[Chorus]
[Snoop Dogg]
We bust 'til we buss 'em up
(Lay Low), I know they told you not to fuck with us
Laying and playing, and saying man, walking in vain
Anxious for fame, my nigga trying to walk in my lane
And trying to, walk in my shoes but they just don't fit
You couldn't spit the shit that I spit 'cause I'm the shit
And this is it, legit, let's split the chips
And fix, and move the work and hurt that bitch
I'm through with this! [crowd cheers]
In "Think About It" Snoop Dogg talks about the challenges of success and how easy it is for people to talk about doing things, but how difficult it is to actually take action. Snoop reflects on the depth of his Blue Carpet Treatment record and how important it is to him. He mentions how hard he tries to be tough despite being guided by no one. He talks about drifting into another stage of life and the experiences that come with it. The chorus speaks about how music has eradicated many people and how important it is to take time to visualize and then take action. Snoop Dogg raps about how he wants to change the flow of his negative records and be more intellectual. He speaks about rolling his tape and taking listeners back to the days when they were phony. He also mentions the challenges of success and how easy it is for people to try to walk in his shoes.
Line by Line Meaning
I was just thinking to myself man
I need to express how deeply the Blue Carpet Treatment record impacts me
Y'know this Blue Carpet Treatment record is deep to me
The Blue Carpet Treatment record holds significant meaning to me
It's like looking and popping and seeing whoppers and movers
Life is full of opportunities and obstacles
Despite a Guidant, I try to be hard on the low
Despite the challenges I face, I try to remain strong
Nobody's guidance so I decided to sleep by the do'
I had no one to turn to for guidance, so I relied on my own instincts
Open my mind try to slip inside my grandpa's fo'
I'm trying to connect with my roots and understand my family history
Drifting off into another stage of life
I'm transitioning to a new phase in life
Nigga paid ya price and big homies made ya fight
I've paid my dues and faced challenges with the support of my mentor
Niggas ain't wanna see ya nigga be-bop, no
Others didn't think I could succeed in my art
Toe for toe, I beat a nigga down to the flo'
I have overcome many obstacles by persevering and fighting back
Incredible, forgettable, better blast, past, to move the mind
Music has the power to inspire and transform the mind
Many men were eradicated by music minds
Music has a profound impact on people's lives
Open ya eyes and take ya time to visualize
Take the time to consider the world around you
And once ya decide to move ya mind in due time
Making a decision takes time and careful consideration
It's so erotic, if it ain't exotic, it's gettin naughty
The music I create is passionate and unique
Freeze and groove, get rowdy, rowdy; girl move ya body
Let the music take control and dance like no one is watching
It's melodic, I'm bein honest and modest
My music is both beautiful and sincere
You done fucked off my whole rap flow, think about it
You're not fully understanding my music, take a closer look
Things ain't moving right, I don't think that you would like
You wouldn't be happy with the way things are going
For me to be mad, saying, 'Niggas can't stand me'
I don't want to be known as the angry artist
Sitting at home, watching motherfuckers at the Grammy's
Watching others succeed can be frustrating
Wishing I was there, naw nigga I don't wish no more
I don't dwell on missed opportunities
I'm the big cat, fish in the bowl
I am the top artist in the industry
Basically you hear these rappers out here using my flow
Other artists have copied my style
They need Snoop on they song to make they shit official though
My presence validates other artists' music
In dismissible, police a nigga, modern day KMI
I am judged unfairly and targeted by law enforcement like Rodney King
Trying to change the direction of flowing
I aim to challenge the status quo and bring something new to the music industry
And saying, born saying, 'You know I get live-er when I get fluent'
My music is at its best when I am in the moment and fully engaged
Ain't been nobody to change game since King came
No artist has had the same impact as Martin Luther King Jr.
Same thing, same lane, hit it and ya get banged
Repetition leads to no progress
Word to Rob Bass, just make the music dope
Focus on creating excellent music above all else
Things don't change man, it's so remarkable
Change is difficult to achieve
And they don't know how to do it 'cause they don't flow that way
Others struggle to innovate because they lack creativity
Go that way, roll that Jay
Follow your own path and smoke some weed along the way
Roll my tape and take me back the day you were phony
Listen to my music and reflect on times you were dishonest with yourself and others
You're so into what ya doing but you can't get into it
You're too caught up in your own agenda to be fully present
You can't talk and now ya ruined but y'know I'ma do it
You can't execute your ideas and I can
And now you doing it, they booing like, 'You blew it! You blew it!'
Others may not appreciate my music, but that won't stop me from pursuing my passion
We bust 'til we buss 'em up
We'll continue making music until we can no longer
Laying and playing, and saying man, walking in vain
Others may judge my music, but I am confident in my skills
Anxious for fame, my nigga trying to walk in my lane
Others may want to emulate my success, but they will never be able to mimic my unique style
You couldn't spit the shit that I spit 'cause I'm the shit
You can't do what I do because I am the best
And this is it, legit, let's split the chips
This is the real deal, let's make some money
And fix, and move the work and hurt that bitch
Let's work hard and make our music the best it can be
I'm through with this!
I'm done talking, let's make some music.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, JERRY BUTLER, BRYAN FRYZEL, JERRY PETERS
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