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Snoop Dogg Says Kendrick Lamar ‘Has the Right’ to Call Him Out on “wacced out murals”

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Kendrick Lamar has respect for the legends, especially those from the West. On the opening track of his new album, GNX, “wacced out murals,” Lamar revealed his reaction to Snoop Dogg reposting Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” diss toward him:

“Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made’, I prayed it was the edibles
It was only right for me to let it go”

Snoop heard the bar and spoke about it with Bootleg Kev.

“That’s my nephew, he’s a rapper man he’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth,” said Snoop. “That’s the way he felt and he has the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you, it should make you better.”

You can hear the full explanation from Snoop Dogg below.

Back in the beef days, Drake received a cease-and-desist and had to remove the “Taylor Made Freestyle” from online. Originally posted on Instagram, the single used an AI-generated Tupac voice to provoke Lamar.

According to Billboard, the estate threatened to sue and stated the voice was “a flagrant violation” and “blatant use” of Pac’s legacy.

The message was delivered via a cease-and-desist letter filed by Howard King, requesting Drake pull the song within 24 hours or face all of the estate’s “legal remedies.”

“The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality,” King wrote in the letter. “Not only is the record a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the estate’s legal rights, it is also a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The Estate would never have given its approval for this use.”

Additionally, the letter reads, “The unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac’s voice against Kendrick Lamar, a good friend to the Estate who has given nothing but respect to Tupac and his legacy publicly and privately, compounds the insult.”

Last Friday (April 19) on Instagram, Drake dropped off the “Taylor Made Freestyle.”

Upon pressing play, you will hear something you wouldn’t expect: Tupac’s voice. The single opens with an AI Tupac verse requesting KDot stand up for the West Coast. It is followed by an AI Snoop Dogg asking for the same.

AI Tupac raps:
Fuck this Canadian lightskin, Dot
We need an undebated West Coast victory, man
Call him a bitch for me
Talk about him liking young girls, that’s a gift from me
Heard it on the Budden Podcast, it’s gotta be true
They told me the spirit of Makaveli is alive
In the nigga under five-foot five, so it’s gotta be you

AI Snoop added:
‘Cause right now it’s looking like you writing out the game plan on how to lose
How to bark up the wrong tree and then get your head popped in a crowded room
World is watching this chess game, but are you out of moves?

After that, Drake pops in for his own slick talk:
The first one really only took me an hour or two
The next one is really ’bout to bring out the coward in you
But now we gotta wait a fucking week ’cause Taylor Swift is your new Top
And if you ’bout to drop, she gotta approve

Since “Like That,” your tone changed a little, you not as enthused
How are you not in the booth? It feel like you kinda removed
You tryna let this shit die down, nah, nah, nah
Not this time, nigga, you followin’ through

He ends the song with a message, “I know you’re in that NY apartment, you struggling right now I know it.”

You can hear it below.

Snoop Dogg offered his response to his voice being used in Drake’s diss song to Kendrick Lamar.

Hitting Instagram, Snoop said: “They did what? When? How? Are you sure? Y’all have a good night.”

Additionally, Snoop revealed his phone exploded once the song hit the net.

You can see Snoop’s response below.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Snoop Dogg Dropped ‘The Last Meal’ LP 24 Years Ago

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On this date in 2000, West Coast rap giant Snoop Dogg released his fifth full-length studio album entitled The Last Meal, which was released on Master P’s Dirty South, independent powerhouse, No Limit Records, as well as the first album on Snoop’s Doggystyle Records. This album was released during the “dog days” of Death Row, with Snoop and Dre parting ways with their former boss and label owner Suge Knight. The album was leaked on the internet on December 1, 2000, by Suge Knight who made all tracks downloadable in MP3 from the official site of his and Snoop Dogg’s former company Death Row Records, which featured links to tracks from both Tha Last Meal and Dead Man Walkin’ albums, asking visitors to “take The Snoop Dogg Challenge” and decide “song for song” which is the better album.

There was some heavy production on the album, with tracks primarily from Dr. Dre and Master P, adding Timbaland and Soopafly to the unique flavor of this project as well. The most recognizable track from the album was “Lay Low” a melodic track featuring Butch Cassidy, The Outsidaz with Nate Dogg singing the hook and Dr. Dre behind the boards, capturing that original G-funk sound of the 213.

Salute to Snoop, Master P, Dre and the entire No Limit/Death Row teams who helps mold this timeless classic!

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Eminem Promotes Snoop Dogg’s “Missionary” With Hilarious Commercial

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Eminem has always used comedy to his advantage. He’s one of the zaniest rappers of all time, as evidenced by his music videos, lyrics, and Slim Shady alter ego. Em may have retired said alter ego on his last album, but he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. The Detroit rapper decided to drop a commercial in promotion of the new Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre album Missionary. Eminem appears on the album, but he doesn’t hype the music up so much as riff on the album’s suggestive title.

The opening line of the commercial is guaranteed to elicit giggles from longtime Eminem fans. “Fellas, are you tired of blowjobs like I am,” he asks with a straight face. The somber delivery and the music that accompanies him evokes a commercial about a serious health issue. “I think it’s time to take it back to the basics,” Eminem adds. “Who wants their d*ck sucked every day?! That sh*t can get to you, man.” The rapper proceeds to mime the sexual act that he’s grown so tired of. “It’s boring,” he exclaims. He does have a solution for those with the same affliction as him, though. And it’s the title of the new Dre and Snoop album.

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Eminem Wants Listeners To Go “Back To Basics”

“Can we just lay down and f*ck?,” Eminem aggressively asks. “I don’t know why everything’s gotta be so f*cking complicated. You don’t have to put your leg over your head.” The rapper gives his endorsement to Snoop Dogg’s latest venture. He leaves listeners with another gem of a line: “Just f*cking. In stereo.” Eminem’s promotional game has been strong for most of 2024. The rollout for The Death of Slim Shady included memorable videos with the likes of 50 Cent and magician David Blaine. Em also sat down for a side-splitting interview with his aforementioned Slim Shady alter ego.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg are both Dr. Dre proteges, but they haven’t always been cool. The two rappers actually disliked each other for several years. Eminem told Pod Paul: Curtain Call 2 host Paul Rosenberg that the dislike stemmed from a misunderstanding back in 2000. It wasn’t until Dr. Dre suffered a health scare that Em and Snoop Dogg decided to squash their differences. “I don’t remember if I called him or he called me,” the rapper explained. “But we talked it out.”

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Snoop Dogg Says He ‘Called And Apologized’ To Kendrick Lamar After Recklessly Reposting Drake’s Diss Song

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Snoop Dogg dropped by The Bootleg Kev podcast to discuss is latest collaborative album, Missionary with Dr. Dre. However, another recording artist’s music sneakily became the topic of conversation.

Bootleg Kev did not waste anytime in asking Snoop Dogg about inserting himself in Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s rap beef when he reposted Drake diss “Taylor Made Freestyle.”

Snoop Dogg confessed that he “called and apologized” to Kendrick Lamar for giving the diss track a co-sign without listening to the full song that featured an AI-generated verse of his likeness and the late Tupac. On “Wacced Out Murals,” Kendrick called Snoop out for going against the home team (California) and he’s ok with that.

“That’s my nephew, man,” Snoop Dogg said. “He’s a rapper, man. He’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That’s the way he felt. You know what I’m saying? He has the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy, so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you. It should make you better.”

Snoop then went on to try and explain away the misstep claiming he only reposted that song because it referenced his song “Gin and Juice” and adult beverage company.

“What happened was, I did a collaborative post with someone [on Instagram]. So when I post it, I’m thinking I’m posting Gin and Juice,” he said. “I don’t know what song this is. I’m not hip to everybody’s music. Then I get the word, ‘Nephew didn’t like what you did.’‘What did I do?’‘You played some music’. ‘What music?’ Then I had to go look at it. I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s cuz… damn.’ So then I deleted it, called nephew, left him a message ’cause he ain’t pick up. He was working on his sh*t. I left him a message. ‘I apologize. I was f*cked up, my bad.’”

However, users online are not buying Snoop’s explanation. “Very mature of him. But he’s def lying about now knowing about the song lol,” wrote one user.

Well, if it was good enough for Kendrick that is all Snoop cares about.

Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg on The Bootleg Kev podcast above. Missionary is out now via Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

Snoop Dogg’s Dream Blunt Rotation Is An Eclectic Mix (And So Is Dr. Dre’s)

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Snoop Dogg enjoys smoking weed, so much so that just the idea of him quitting was the foundation of a viral marketing campaign last year. So, of course people want to talk to Snoop about it, and the rapper is always willing to indulge, like he did in a new interview.

In a recent feature with Complex alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop was asked for his “dream blunt rotation,” dead or alive, and he responded, “I really want to smoke with and do a record with Sade. I think we would have a nice time smoking and then going right into a session that Dr. Dre produced.”

(Earlier this year, he said he’d love to smoke with Sade.)

When prompted for more people to fill out the rotation, he said Michael Jordan (not Michael Jackson, since he’s already smoked with him). (MJ was also another recent pick by Snoop in an interview.) His final selection was Muhammad Ali.

Then, it was Dre’s turn, and he answered, “I’m going to go with [Kurt] Cobain. Ella Fitzgerald — I really like this version of her singing ”Round Midnight’ — Thelonious Monk, and George Clinton.”

He also spoke of the time he smoked with Snoop, saying, “I f*cking realized what God looks like. I’m never smoking with this motherf*cker again.”

Check out the full interview here.

Snoop Dogg Highlights Dr. Dre’s Genius on ‘Missionary’ Album: ‘His Ear and Brain is Differen Than Ours’

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Snoop Dogg went to Apple Music and discussed his work with Dr. Dre on the Missionary album. In conversation with Zane Lowe, Snoop revealed how Dre gets to work.

“He knows exactly what he wants,” Snoop said. “You may not hear it, you may not know exactly what it is or you may feel like he’s making you do unnecessary things or repetitive things. But once it’s all finished, he needs what he needs to create the masterpiece. And his ear and his brain is a little bit different than ours, so he don’t hear or see what we hear or see in the studio.”

He added, “Back in the days, it was more like we was doing it together, because we was both learning. And it was more about me writing for him, writing for myself, and trying to paint a picture of what I thought he should be and what he should sound like. And then you speed the clock up to now, you got him writing for me, and painting a picture for me on what I should be and what I should sound like.”

You can see the full conversation below.

Global icon Snoop Dogg has released his highly anticipated studio album, Missionary, produced by longtime collaborator Dr. Dre. The album, available via Death Row, Aftermath, and Interscope, marks the first joint effort from the legendary duo since Snoop’s 1994 debut, Doggystyle. Nearly three decades later, their chemistry is as powerful as ever.

Missionary is a milestone for Snoop, serving as the 20th album of his storied career. More than just a collection of songs, it is a cultural moment, solidifying the duo’s legacy while introducing a fresh chapter for one of music’s most iconic partnerships.

Fans got a preview of the album with singles like “Outta Da Blue” featuring Alus, “Another Part of Me” featuring Sting, and “Gorgeous” featuring Jhené Aiko. The tracks debuted at No. 29 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, marking Snoop and Dre’s return to the chart after 13 years.

Reflecting on their collaboration, Snoop says, “We [still] in love with what we do. I’m peaking right now and Dr. Dre see that. He brings the best out of me because he’s particular about everything I say, the way I deliver it, the fuckin’ music and the concept of the songs.”

With Missionary, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre celebrate their past and reaffirm their relevance and mastery in shaping the future of music.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Dr .Dre Released His Solo Debut LP ‘The Chronic’ 32 years Ago

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On this date in 1992, Dr. Dre released his debut solo album The Chronic on his own Death Row Records imprint, which was distributed by Priority Records. This album introduced the world to the Death Row experience, G-Funk infused Hip Hop and the one and only Snoop Doggy Dogg.

Recorded in Death Row Studios in L.A., The Chronic album was created under the influence of some of the most powerful marijuana in the United States during that time, hence, the title. It was also fueled by Dre’s relentless passion to show his former crewmates from N.W.A. that he could make it on his own as well as prove to the world that he could do more than just make dope beats.

Timeless tracks where Dre shined on the lyrical side include “Let Me Ride”, “Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang” along with Snoop, and “The Day The Niggaz Took Over”, where Daz, Dre, and RBX went in about racial tensions during the 1992 L.A. riots.

Even with its conceptual perfection and trailblazing sound, which left an open market for artists like The Dogg Pound, 213, and Warren G., The Chronic is still Dre’s second best-selling album behind The Chronic: 2001, which went sextuple platinum.

Salute to everyone at Death Row Records who contributed to this gangsta rap classic! Cali love!!

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Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Are Back In Business On Our New “Fire Emoji” Playlist Update

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Even though the year is winding down as far as new music releases, we still have some killer picks to round up this week on our latest Fire Emoji playlist update. Of course, we need to start off with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s grand return via their new collab album Missionary, which shows off a lot of classic sounds and modernized efforts. A clear standout is “Gunz N Smoke” featuring Eminem and 50 Cent, which has more of a trap swing to it bolstered by crisp percussion. As you can imagine with a song with all these rappers on it, the flows and charisma on here is quite palpable.

Next up on Fire Emoji is the chilling new Offset single “Swing My Way,” produced by Turbo and boasting some psychedelic and icy synth keys. When it comes to flow and performance, the former Migo is as smooth as ever, even if there’s nothing on here that will surprise you lyrically. But that doesn’t mean that you won’t walk away from this track with anything, as the chorus is solidly catchy and it’s an overall hypnotizing tune.

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On a similarly woozy and trippy note, we have producer BNYX and Lil Yachty’s latest collaboration, “SMOKING IN THE RAIN.” Compared to some other material from the beatmaker, this isn’t as outwardly aggressive, but the resonant bass hits and ear-candy tones go a long way to highlight Yachty’s eccentric performance. His flows and refrains are intoxicating, especially as he continues to perfect his more breathy and ethereal vocal tone for these kinds of tracks. It’s one of the more addictive and sweet additions to Fire Emoji this week.

Finally, we’re wrapping up this Fire Emoji with BossMan Dlow’s new album Dlow Curry, which is unsurprisingly filled to the brim with banger after banger. In particular, if you’re looking for a representative taster to clue you in, we’d recommend the grimy and minimal “Like Dat.” The snares are relentless on this cut, some horns come in to add some drama to the verses, and Dlow never loses his sense of fun and focus on here.

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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Reunite for ‘Missionary’ Short Film

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Global cultural icons Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have released the explosive Missionary short film, coinciding with the arrival of Snoop’s highly anticipated studio album of the same name. Produced by Dr. Dre and released through Death Row, Aftermath, and Interscope, the project marks a milestone in their storied partnership.

The album features standout track “Last Dance With Mary Jane,” which includes contributions from Tom Petty and Jelly Roll. Petty, who shared a connection with Dre via Interscope founder Jimmy Iovine, seemed to foresee its significance. “I have this video clip with Tom Petty saying, ‘If Dre ever samples the song Mary Jane’s Last Dance, he’s going to have an instant hit on his hands,’” Dre told Los Angeles Times. “It comes along with a massive amount of trust. And you know, Snoop’s putting his entire career and his legacy and everything that he’s built in my hands. So I have to really nurture that and make sure it’s presented in the right way.”

Missionary represents the first collaborative project from Snoop and Dre since Snoop’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle. More than just an album, it’s a cultural moment that reaffirms the duo’s influence on rap and pop culture while symbolizing a new chapter for their creative alliance.

Reflecting on the process, Snoop shared, “We [still] in love with what we do. I’m peaking right now and Dr. Dre see that. He brings the best out of me because he’s particular about everything I say, the way I deliver it, the fuckin’ music, and the concept of the songs.”

With Missionary, Snoop and Dre once again solidify their position as one of the most iconic and influential musical duos, blending innovation with a respect for their deep cultural roots.

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Snoop Dogg And Dr. Dre’s ‘Missionary’ Short Film Is A Tongue-In-Cheek Crime Thriller

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It’s New Music Friday, and it’s brought a treat: Snoop Dogg’s first album produced by Dr. Dre in 30 years. Missionary was heavily anticipated head of its release, which was preceded by the tracks “Gorgeous” with Jhené Aiko and “Outta Da Blue” with Dr. Dre. The Gangsta rap elder statesmen also team up in a short film accompanying the album’s release, which is narrated by Method Man, who also appears on the album on the track “Skyscrapers.”

Naturally, the film is inspired by Snoop’s favorite genre: Blaxploitation crime films, the posters for which can be seen hanging all over his compound in LA. As with their prior film collaborations like Car Wash, Missionary mixes subdued, tongue-in-cheek comedy with gritty street violence, following a plot going back to their beginnings in rap. Apparently (according to Meth’s enthusiastic narration), while they were building up their music careers, they also moonlit as vigilantes, “giving back to the streets” by brutally gunning down criminals engaged in various forms of unethical villainy — including elder abuse, kidnapping, and other unsavory activities.

However, they had a habit of stashing bodies in their nightclub before disposal, and now run the risk of discovery. I’m not going to give away what happens, just know: this could have easily been a 90-minute big-screen feature.

Watch Snoop Dogg’s Missionary short film above.