#Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits

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There's no disputing Snoop Dogg's iconic status.

From that lanky kid from Long Beach in the early 1990s who shot to stardom (and infamy) as the biggest star on Death Row Records, to the venerated elder statesman who might be the most famous rapper in the world; Calvin Broadus is a blueprint for how to do rap stardom the right way. 

His early hits set the standard for G-Funk, as Snoop's charisma and laconic drawl made him a superstar and took that Cali-based sound to the top of the charts. He took a turn down South in the late 1990s, signing with No Limit Records for what turned out to be a strong stretch to close the millennium, and he became a pop culture mainstay in the 2000s, scoring monster hits with everyone from Dr. Dre to Timbaland to, perhaps most notably, Pharrell and The Neptunes. 

Through it all, he's maintained his near-universal appeal, he's a West Coast icon who isn't bound to any coast; a 90s veteran who transcends era, and a brand and movement unto himself. Snoop is everywhere. We picked 25 of his greatest songs. Believe us—it wasn't easy. 

#26

"THAT GIRL" - PHARRELL FEAT. SNOOP DOGG [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot! There are certain artists the superproducer Pharrell just has great chemistry with, and one is the legendary Doggfather. One of the breeziest tunes he ever crafted.

#25

"CALIFORNIA ROLL" FEAT. STEVIE WONDER

Snoop re-embraced AutoTune on this breezy song that sounds like it could be a lost track from Stevie's classic 70s period. The legendary singer/songwriter provides vocals and harmonica to the track.

#24

"LIFE OF DA PARTY"

A West Coast anthem that perfectly captures the club sound of the early 2000s. That specific period after crunk, but before trap found AutoTune and percocets. Too $hort and Mistah FAB do their thing over production from Scoop DeVille.

#23

"SIGNS" FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND CHARLIE WILSON

Snoop's shift to romantic odes was fairly seamless, and he made it look easy. Grown man Snoop was in full effect on this hit single from R&G: RHYTHM & GANGSTA. 

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#22

"YOUNG, WILD & FREE" FEAT. BRUNO MARS, WIZ KHALIFA

Snoop has mastered cross-generational appeal, and nowhere is that more evident than his work with Wiz Khalifa. With an assist from Bruno Mars, Snoop proved he's forever young with this single from MAC AND DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.

#21

"G'Z UP, HOES DOWN"

This "lost" track was a standout on the immaculate DOGGY STYLE, but only showed up on early pressings of the album. Because of difficulties getting the Isaac Hayes sample cleared (that's "The Look Of Love"), it was removed from the album.

#20

"UPS & DOWNS/BANG OUT"

Over a flip of the Bee Gees' "Love You Inside Out," Snoop gets real about loyalty. R&G: RHYTHM & GANGSTA is one of Snoop's best efforts, and this single is one of the more underappreciated releases from that period. 

#19

"SENSUAL SEDUCTION/SEXUAL ERUPTION"

Produced by Shawty Redd, this monster hit single remains one of the biggest smashes Snoop ever released, and featured the Long Beach legend fully embracing AutoTune. One part parody, one part outside-the-box musicality, it's still Snoop being Snoop.

#18

"LET'S GET BLOWN" FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

Snoop and The Neptunes were locked in by the time they dropped this follow-up to one of the rapper's biggest hits. The coolass vibe is perfect for latter-period, grown man Snoop.

#17

"LODI DODI"

Snoop almost single-handedly legitimized making outright covers in Hip-Hop, with this remake of the Slick Rick/Doug E. Fresh classic "Ladi Dadi." Snoop takes the famous tale straight to Long Beach, and shows just how much he reveres MC Ricky D.

#16

"FROM THA CHUUUCH TO DA PALACE" FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

The first single from the hit album PAID THE COST TO BE THE BO$$ featured Snoop's first high-profile collaboration with the hitmaking Neptunes. The song wouldn't smash the charts like the single that followed (more on that later), but is one of Snoop's most recognized early 00s tracks.

#15

"STILL A G THANG"

Snoop had landed on No Limit Records in the late 1990s, and he blended with the NOLA label's rat-a-tat bounce better than expected. But this single made it clear that he was keeping his West Coast G-Funk sound, even at his new digs. 

#14

"VAPORS"

After his cover of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "La Di, Da Di," Snoop set his sights on a Juice Crew classic. Snoop reworked Biz Markie's beloved "Vapors," showcasing just how well the Golden Age sample of James Brown's "Papa Don't Take No Mess" melded with G-Funk's groove. 

#13

"WOOF!" FEAT. C-MURDER, MYSTIKAL

As Death Row seemed to be in a state of collapse circa 1998, Snoop (no longer "Doggy") Dogg resurfaced as a soldier for the No Limit tank. Master P's house welcomed the West Coast superstars with open arms, and this is the kind of posse cut only Beats By The Pound could deliver.

#12

"MURDER WAS THE CASE"

One of the darkest entries on Snoop's classic debut album, this tale finds the protagonist facing death and slipping into his own, personal hell. Part cautionary tale, part reference to the rapper's own real-life drama playing out at the time, it's one of the greatest songs in his catalog.

#11

"DOGGY DOGG WORLD" FEAT. THA DOGG POUND, THE DRAMATICS

The pimptastic video is one of the most memorable of the 90s; and the groove is pure 70s funk, highlighting how deeply indebted to that era G-funk had been.

#10

"DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT"

Again: Pharrell and Snoop's chemistry has always been undeniable. When you put the VA kid and the D-O-Double G in the studio together, you're likely to get summer classics. It's just a given.

#9

"B*TCH, PLEASE"

A new millennium banger that made it clear to everyone that there was still no more potent combination that Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, this smash single was a precursor to Dre's stellar 2001.

#8

"G'Z & HUSTLAZ"

Opening with that classic classroom skit, and carried by a winning sample from the late, great Bernard Wright, this coulda-been-a-single is one of the best album cuts on DOGGY STYLE. 

#7

"WHAT'S MY NAME, PT. 2"

Snoop teamed up with Timbaland for this lead single from his acclaimed final No Limit Records album, THA LAST MEAL. Another song that became one of Snoop's most recognized of the period.

#6

"LAY LOW" FEAT. MASTER P, BUTCH CASSIDY, NATE DOGG, THA EASTSIDAZ

The second single from THE LAST MEAL was another heater featuring Snoop teaming up with Dr. Dre. This time he brought along No Limit boss Master P, as well as his Eastsidaz homies and Butch Cassidy.

#5

"AIN'T NO FUN" FEAT. NATE DOGG, THA DOGG POUND, WARREN G

A classic Death Row posse cut that would probably get banned if it was released today. Yes, it's one of the most problematic songs of all time. But what a banger! Daz ghost-produced this G-funk staple.

#4

"THE SHIZNIT"

It flips the chorus from Billy Joel's "The Stranger" into something new entirely, and this classic track from Snoop's debut album DOGGY STYLE has one of the most sinister grooves in all of G-Funk. 

#3

"BEAUTIFUL"

Forever a vibe! It just sounds like warm beaches and cool drinks, surrounded by your favorite people, soaking up the sun. If that doesn't fit your scene, just enjoy the ambience, homie. It works no matter where you are.

#2

"WHO AM I (WHAT'S MY NAME?)"

It's so P-Funk-like, it's like you can hear George Clinton sitting in the room. Nobody would ever have trouble remembering his name again. Shoutout to "Atomic Dog."

#1

"GIN & JUICE"

Another ode to getting drunk as hell, Snoop's second single cemented him as the most unique new voice in the game back in 1994. All these years later, it's a staple of the sound and era, a true G-Funk classic.

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» Tupac Amaru Shakur aka 2Pac, Makaveli or just Pac was the greatest rapper of all time for many considered the God of Rap. There's no way to talk about West Coast Hip Hop without mentioning the biggest name of this movement, as well as pioneer he is also the most representative of the west coast, carrying the movement's name until the present day, even many years after his death.

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» Pac was born in New York on June 16, 1971 and beyond musician was also an actor and social activist. Most of his songs focused on how to grow in the midst of violence and poverty in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. The Shakur's work is known for defending political equality, economic, social and racial. Prior to joining the artistic career, he was a roadie and alternative hip hop dancer. He became successful when he joined the group Digital Underground.

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» Career start in Pac was shot five times and robbed in a studio hallway in New York. This made Shakur suspected of other figures in the rap industry which sparked the rivalry between the Lestes and Oestes Costas. In addition to these incidents Tupac had several brushes with the law, he was sentenced to prison for sexual abuse, but only served 11 months because their freedom was guaranteed by Suge Knight, CEO of Death Row Records and hitherto partner Dr. Dre. Pac-shaped payment Suge had to record three albums on the label Death Row.

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» 2Pac recorded five studio albums and won eight posthumous albums. Further successes were his musical Dear Mama, California Love, How Do U Want It, Hail Mary and others. His last live performance was on July 4, 1996, he sang the House of Blues with Outlawz, Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop Doggy Dogg. The latter in which he maintained a very strong relationship of friendship, Dogg was present at various times in Tupac's life. Shakur also had a great friendship with Dr. Dre that shook the Death Row Records decline of time and hollow siou Dr. Dre output label, Pac claimed that Dre was receiving much recognition for little work.

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» Tupac died on September 13, 1996. He was watching the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand Las Vegas 7th September 96. After leaving the event Shakur was hit by four fatal shots in his car. After unsuccessful attempts to try to save the rapper he died. Pac was cremated and his ashes were mixed with marijuana and smoked by his friends. Many speculations circulated about who the real killer of 2Pac, Notorious Big many claim that his main rival from the East Coast, was involved in happened. After several investigations family and friends of Notorious proved that the rapper was recording in the studio on the night of the incident. To date the 2Pac killer is a mystery.

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» 2Pac left a legacy that is taken from generation to generation, and today a rapper fan who does not know the great Makaveli have to review his musical concepts. Long life to God Pac!

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You never been on a ride like this befo': With a producer who can rap and control the maestro At the same time, with the dope rhyme that I kick: You know and I know, I flow some old funky shit.

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Snoop Does It Doggy Style at the Fillmore - IndependentPhilly.com

Snoop Dogg's I Wanna Thank Me Tour

[ Originally published for independentphilly.com ]

Written by Andy Blackman Hurwitz | Photography by Jen Strogatz

The first really cold night of another globally warmed winter cast a spell upon this writer and his photographer as we huddled in line at the Fillmore. Once through the doors however, we were immediately warmed by the vibe and energy inside: “Damn. Everyone’s so... happy!” remarked my partner in journalistic crime.

And by the time we checked our coats and made our way to the bar DJ Green Lantern let us know why: “We just come here to have a good mother fucking time y’all” and it was unmistakeable that everyone was following his cue.

The air was thick with the dank smells of really good weed - no kids stuff, boutique Philly “Beyond/Hello” medicinal shit -  as the thirty-something crowd threw their hands in the mother-fucking air to welcome seminal west coast rapper Warren G to the stage.     Looking mature and stately, Mister G (aka Warren Griffin III), together with Nate Dogg and Snoop, was part of the seminal trio 213 which eventually crumbled when Snoop went solo. Backed by Green Lantern himself, one of the greatest DJs in the history of the game,  G tore through a 30-minute set that displayed his (still) incredible voice, delivery and ability to celebrate the magic of Mary J. “R U High Yet?” he asked before sharing a spliff with a lucky lady in the front row who was “kind” enough to offer up her lighter.

Way before Snoop became the poster child for Weed, Warren G set the bar high with his epic “Indo-Smoke," a stoner anthem that went on to sell over 3-Million copies back in the day.  When G left the stage, Green Lantern kept the party going strong ripping through West Coast classics until suddenly... the music stopped and the room went dark.

A massive screen behind the stage flickered on to project a montage of Snoop’s greatest moments from a young thug to a modern day superstar.   Then magically  it seemed that the man of the hour jumped right out of the video and onto stage wasting no time with salutations, launching  into Next Episode to the crowds delight.

Wearing pressed kaki pants, white Converse low-tops, a Joseph and a technicolor Death Row leather jacket Snoop looked like a million bucks.    With his  trademark shades, braids to his waist and a huge Blunt in hand he proceeded to peel off hit after hit, letting the crowd know that before he was a bona fide global celebrity, he was one of the baddest ass rappers in the land.  Like a proven veteran he just threw the fuck down.   No banter, no bullshit. Strictly business.

“Bitch Please”, “Countdown”, “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head” and the 50 Cent Cover “Pimp” were all delivered with astounding freshness.  When Snoop brought Warren G on to preform the 213 hit “So Fly” (with major nods to Nate Dog) it felt like we were all back in late 1990s. The showman that he is, Snoop kept things visually interesting with a constant parade of  back up singers, mascots (the giant Nasty Dogg), strippers (on massive stripper poles on either side of the stage) and the widely entertaining video playing in the background showing a mix of home movies, football clips, gangster films and stoney treats.

One unexpected surprise was the introduction of Philly’s own legendary gangsta raper Freeway who took the energy up 3 notches with his intense performance that left Snoop sitting on one of the stage’s two picnic benches,  smoking a flat blunt and nodding with approval.    Following Freeway, Green Lantern kept the Philly vibe alive by dropping a dope Grover Washington Jr “Mister Magic” remix for Snoop who added Slick Ricks’ “Children’s Story” on top.

After a quick “smoke break” that left Lantern in control of the dance floor,  Snoop returned sans jacket to reveal a Unity T-shirt and began a “tribute” segment that began with a poignant and sincere paying of respect to the late great (and former Compton mate) Nipsy Hustle covering his song  Question #1 (which Snoop himself guested on).   The tributes kept flowing as Snoop covered some of his dead homies paying  respect  (and brining their images to life through the screen) Easy E (“Real Mother Fuckin Gs”), Biggie (“Hypnotize”)  and Pac (2 of “Amerikaz most wanted”).

Snoop brought it all back to the star of the show — himself — by asking the crowd “What’s my Mother Fucking Name?” before launching into “Big Mouth”, “Gin & Juice” and then stopping the music completely to take off his glasses, look the whole crowd in the eyes and sincerely thanking everyone before sliding into the set’s last tune — the Wiz Khalifa collab “Young Wild and Free”.

Lantern kept playing exit music as the lights went on revealing a crowd that was mixed in every way, reflecting the global attraction of Mr. Doggy Dog.   As we slowly moved out of the venue there was a common feeling of true  joy amongst all.   Sure, everyone was high as fuck, but Snoop also brings a necessary vibe of peace and love.   IT was refreshing.  Happy people celebrating life.   He’s Snoop Dogg after all - everyone’s favorite Uncle.

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