Along the way, he cleverly reconstructed the English language with songs like “What’s My Name? (Part 2),” adding new words like “fo shizzle” to our lexicon. The following year, Dre repaid the favor by producing Snoop’s debut solo album “Doggystyle” (1993), which featured hydraulic hits like “Gin N Juice” (“Laid back with my mind on my money and my money on my mind”), not to mention a catchy cover of George Clinton’s funky “Atomic Dog” in “Who Am I? What’s My Name?”Īs a member of Suge Knight’s controversial label, Death Row Records, Snoop memorably collaborated with Tupac “2Pac” Shakur on “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” with the refrain, “Ain’t nothin’ but a gangsta party.” Ironically, the track released in May of 1996, just four months before Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas in September.Īfter Shakur’s death, Snoop left Death Row Records to join other labels like No Limit Records, Priority/Capitol/EMI Records and Geffen Records. Dre’s seminal album “The Chronic” (1992), spitting the smoothest flow of any rapper in the game and helping define the West Coast sound. 1.īorn in Long Beach, California, in 1971, Snoop Dogg burst onto the scene on Dr. The legendary Snoop Dogg plays Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on Aug. One, two, three and to the four - a hip-hop legend is about to rap at the DMV’s door. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Snoop Dogg at Jiffy Lube Live (Part 1) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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