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.
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Snoop Dogg Lyrics
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It's really really pimpin up in here man.
I know you ain't seen pimpin' in a long time man.
I've been MIA.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Missing in action.
I ain't been on no milk carton box,
But I've been milkin and boxing these bitches
[Chorus]
What you looking at (step yo game up!)
What you waitin' for (step yo game up!)
Go on, come on in the door (step yo game up!)
Drop it to the floor and just (step yo game up!)
You a kin (step yo game up!)
You drink gin (step yo game up!)
Is that your friend (step yo game up!)
Tell a nigga you with you better (step yo game up!)
[Repeat: x2]
Break it down bitch, let me see you back it up!
Drop that ass down low then pick that motherfucker up!
Back that pussy, she's a motherfucker! [Repeat: x4]
Rub that shit it's yours bitch! Grab this dick it's yours bitch! [Repeat: x2]
[Repeat: x2]
Now turn around bitch, put that ass on a nigga!
Grind on his dick make it get a little bigger
[Chorus]
Bitch wanna act like she ain't never been with fast lane pimpin' on em
Nails with the french tip potato chip yup with a french dip say she wanna french kiss all on my
It's cool, go on and break fool if you have to, what which you won't do, bitch I'ma slap you
Stay in line ho it's a pimp affair, if you down to get low I can take you there
But you can't fake once you hit the gate, shake till it ache, work that birthday cake
You say you wanna make it ho, well quit bullshittin' and get naked ho
Now you always got to be hot and vicious, so move them biscuits and hit them tricks bitch
Now you got about a minute to fix this 'cause I'm trying to find a bitch that's bootylicious
[Chorus]
[Trina]
P-you-S-S-why, run a world, I'm the girl in the flesh ah
Lookin' for a nigga that will suck me like a blow pop
Run that dick to the door, do me baby don't stop
Same nigga talkin' all that shit
Just a little bitch, little balls, little dick
Let me show you how to work your tongue like a hurricane
We ain't here to play no games, baby give me everything
I know you like me when I drop it down low
Show it from the back, look back, let it roll
Drop it to the floor like a g-bitch supposed to
Shake it shake it shake it make a nigga go postal
But that's for fucking with a Miami girl
Get your man, take his money, and then buy the world
So nigga don't front, 'cause fat wallets and big dicks is all I want
[Chorus]
In "Step Yo Game Up," Snoop Dogg takes on the role of a pimp, urging his bitches to step their game up. He boasts about being missing in action, milking and boxing his bitches, and declares that anyone who wants to be with him has to step their game up. The chorus invites people to step up their game by dropping it to the floor and breaking it down, accompanied by Lil' Jon's signature ad-libs.
The lyrics of the verses are filled with sexual imagery and vulgar language, typical of the genre. Snoop Dogg is telling his bitches to back that pussy and rub that shit. Trina's verse adds a female perspective, rapping about how she wants a man who can suck her like a blow pop and how she can make a man go postal by shaking her booty.
The song was released in 2004 and was included in Snoop Dogg's album "R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece." It features Lil' Jon and Trina, both of whom were popular in the early 2000s. Despite its explicit lyrics, the song was a commercial success, peaking at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
*Some of the words in the original song have been replaced with asterisks for the sake of appropriateness.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah man. What's going on man?
Greetings. What is happening?
It's really really pimpin up in here man.
It's very fancy here.
I know you ain't seen pimpin' in a long time man.
I'm sure you haven't seen anything this fancy in a while.
I've been MIA.
I've been missing.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Do you understand the message I'm trying to convey?
Missing in action.
I have been absent.
I ain't been on no milk carton box,
I haven't been missing to the point of putting my face on a milk carton.
But I've been milkin and boxing these bitches
Instead, I've been manipulating and dominating these women.
Cause they got to step they game up, you know what I mean?
I'm forcing them to improve and perform better.
What you looking at (step yo game up!)
Why are you just looking? Do better!
What you waitin' for (step yo game up!)
What are you waiting for? Improve yourself!
Go on, come on in the door (step yo game up!)
Come inside and be better!
Drop it to the floor and just (step yo game up!)
Get to work and improve yourself!
You a kin (step yo game up!)
You are related to me. Improve yourself!
You drink gin (step yo game up!)
You consume gin. Improve yourself!
Is that your friend (step yo game up!)
Is that your acquaintance? Encourage them to perform better!
Tell a nigga you with you better (step yo game up!)
Inform the person you're with to improve!
Break it down bitch, let me see you back it up!
Dance provocatively and show it to me!
Drop that ass down low then pick that motherfucker up!
Bend over and twerk then stand back up!
Back that pussy, she's a motherfucker!
Move that buttocks aggressively!
Rub that shit it's yours bitch! Grab this dick it's yours bitch!
Touch me sensually and dominate me!
Now turn around bitch, put that ass on a nigga!
Face away from me and press your buttocks onto me!
Grind on his dick make it get a little bigger
Thrust your pelvis onto mine to make me aroused.
Bitch wanna act like she ain't never been with fast lane pimpin' on em
Women pretend not to have been with pimps.
Nails with the french tip potato chip yup with a french dip say she wanna french kiss all on my
Her nails are painted in the french style and she desires to kiss me intimately.
It's cool, go on and break fool if you have to, what which you won't do, bitch I'ma slap you
It's acceptable to act foolish, but I will discipline you if necessary.
Stay in line ho it's a pimp affair, if you down to get low I can take you there
Behave as a prostitute under my control or experience pleasure with me.
But you can't fake once you hit the gate, shake till it ache, work that birthday cake
But once you're under my tutelage, you can't fake it, move your buttocks until it hurts, show off your curves.
You say you wanna make it ho, well quit bullshittin' and get naked ho
If you want to succeed, stop making excuses and undress.
Now you always got to be hot and vicious, so move them biscuits and hit them tricks bitch
You must always look attractive and be aggressive, move your buttocks and perform sexual acts.
Now you got about a minute to fix this 'cause I'm trying to find a bitch that's bootylicious
You have one minute to improve before I find someone with a nicer butt.
P-you-S-S-why, run a world, I'm the girl in the flesh ah
I am the woman in charge, running the world in the flesh.
Lookin' for a nigga that will suck me like a blow pop
Looking for someone to pleasure me orally.
Run that dick to the door, do me baby don't stop
Hurry up and come here to have intercourse with me without stopping.
Same nigga talkin' all that shit
The same man who talks too much.
Just a little bitch, little balls, little dick
He is weak and has a small penis.
Let me show you how to work your tongue like a hurricane
Let me teach you how to perform oral sex skillfully.
We ain't here to play no games, baby give me everything
We are not here for games; give me everything sexually.
I know you like me when I drop it down low
I know you are aroused when I dance suggestively.
Show it from the back, look back, let it roll
Face away from me and move your buttocks like a rolling motion.
Drop it to the floor like a g-bitch supposed to
Move your buttocks as a prostitute should.
Shake it shake it shake it make a nigga go postal
Shake your body until I'm uncontrollably aroused.
But that's for fucking with a Miami girl
That's how Miami girls behave.
Get your man, take his money, and then buy the world
Get a man to give you his money and use it to better your life.
So nigga don't front, 'cause fat wallets and big dicks is all I want
Don't lie because all I desire is wealthy men with large penises.
Chorus
Reiterating the main message of the song.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Roba Music, Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARK SEYMOUR, CALVIN CORDAZAR BROADUS, LAMARQUIS JEFFERSON, NICOLA LINDO, CRAIG LOVE, JONATHAN SMITH, KATRINA TAYLOR
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