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Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, is an influential music figure. The 53-year-old is recognized as a pioneer of West Coast Hip-hop and has built an impressive discography over his more than 25-year-long career.
Snoop Dogg’s resume includes songs in the R&B, soul, reggae, and gospel genres of music. Snoop also popularized "-izzle" speak in the rap industry and is credited as an influence for artists like Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q.
He has earned an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 Grammy Award nominations. Snoop received the BMI Icon Award in 2011 and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Young, Wild & Free, Drop It Like It's Hot, and 3 other popular Snoop Dogg songs
1) Young, Wild & Free (1,521,884,725 Spotify streams)
Young, Wild & Free is a pop rap song that uses hip-hop drums and a piano hook for a nostalgic effect. The hit track was released by American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa on October 11, 2024, and features vocalist and songwriter Bruno Mars.
The pop song was released as a soundtrack from the film Mac & Devin Go to High School. The writers credited on the track include Mars, Snoop Dogg, Khalifa, Ari Levine, and Philip Lawrence, among others.
Young, Wild & Free peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 6 times platinum by the RIAA. The lyrics of the song allude to the fun and recklessness of youth. The second verse reflects this:
"You know what? It's like I'm seventeen again/ Peach fuzz on my face, lookin' on the case/ Tryna find a hella taste, oh, my God/ I'm on the chase, Chevy, It's gettin' kinda heavy, relevant, sellin' it,"
2) Drop It Like It's Hot (634,494,864 Spotify streams)
Drop It Like It's Hot was penned by Chad Hugo, Calvin Broadus, Pharrell Williams, Tim Stahl, and John Guldberg. The hip-hop song features American vocalist and rapper Pharrell Williams and was produced by The Neptunes. The track was released on September 27, 2004, as the lead single of Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece.
Drop It Like It's Hot took the world by storm and became Pharrell and Snoop's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart for three weeks. The track, which describes a dance move, also leaves a message to ignore the opposition and live freely.
3) Gin and Juice (454,070,653 Spotify streams)
Gin and Juice was released on January 18, 1994, as the second single from the rapper's debut studio album, Doggystyle. The song was penned by Snoop Dogg and David Ruffin Jr. and was produced by Dr. Dre, who sampled George McCrae's I Get Lifted and used an interpolation from Slave's Watching You.
Gin and Juice copped a Grammy nomination under the Best Rap Solo Performance category and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics depict a laidback lifestyle while exploring themes of materialism and partying.
The chorus reads:
"Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo/ Sippin' on gin and juice/ Laid back/ With my mind on my money and my money on my mind,"
4) Beautiful (295,425,554 Spotify streams)
In Beautiful, Snoop Dogg expresses admiration for a woman’s physical appearance and charisma. The chorus reads:
"See, I just want you/ To know that you are really special/ (Yeah, oh, yeah, there's something about you)/ Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my/ See, I just want you,"
The R&B song was penned by Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo. Beautiful was released on January 27, 2003, as the second single from the American rapper's sixth studio album, Paid tha Coast to Be da Boss.
The song features Pharrell Williams and Uncle Charlie Wilson and was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Rap Song Songwriter, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in the 2004 Grammy Awards.
5) What's My Name? (285,916,608 Spotify streams)
This track's full title, Who Am I? (What's My Name?) is Snoop Dogg’s debut single from his first studio album, Doggystyle, released on November 11, 1993.
The song was written by Snoop and produced by Dr. Dre, who sampled and used interpolations from numerous songs. What's My Name? gave the now 53-year-old artist his first top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart for three weeks.
It was certified gold by the RIAA. The song's lyrics state Snoop Dogg's grasp for identity as he introduces himself on the track. A part of the second verse reads:
"It's the bow to the wow, creepin' and crawlin'/ Yiggy-yes, y'allin', Snoop Doggy Dogg in/ The motherfu**in' house like every day/ Droppin' shit with my ni**a Mr. Dr. Dre/ Like I said, ni**as can't fu** with this/ And ni**as can't fu** with that"
Other popular tracks by Snoop Dogg are Ain't No Fun If The Homies Can't Have None and Signs.
