Snoop has managed a successful rap career and track record of hit after hit so when he blesses a track for another artist with his vocals it’s supposed to guarantee a hit. Here are 10 songs that didn’t pan out that way.
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Snoop Dogg tracks that no one knew about except him
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Trina “Sexy Gurl” (The Glamourest Life) Trina is a pimp in her own right so it was only natural that Snoop would hook up with the Diamond Princess. But isn’t she better at making money doing personal appearances than rapping? There’s no glamour in poor record sales.
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Lil Kim “Kronik” (The Naked Truth) Snoop wanted to be part of the Lil Kim movement since she’s been heralded for not snitching on her people. But the truth is Kim needs to go back to getting naked, which is what got everyone excited about her in the first place. Put your light-uhs up!
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Daddy Yankee “Gangsta Zone” (Barrio Fino En Directo) Snoop laid it down with Reggaeton’s favorite son. Although Snoop always reps for the lighter shade of brown, is it safe to assume that he’s the only one of the two?
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Wu-Tang Clan “Conditioner” (The W) Back in the 90’s when Wu dropped their debut 36 Chambers, Snoop Dogg would have never worked with 16 or however many of them grimy niggas could fit on a track. By 2000 though, the ice cream had melted and The W stood for the West. Freeway “We Get Around” (Philadelphia Freeway) Beanie Sigel’s protégé was met with skepticism with the loud nasal-flow that bordered annoying. Even with the Roc behind him and a Snoop track on deck, that free ride got him nowhere. Matter of fact, he got lost and ended up back where he started - home.
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LL Cool J “U Can’t Fuck With Me” (G.O.A.T.) LL named his album the greatest of all time and Snoop is still rapping… all the time. Isn’t that great.
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Babyface “Baby Mama” (Face2Face) This was at the time Babyface really needed a hit record or his wife was going to leave him. So he looked to the big homie Snoop for help. Needless to say, that line of thinking didn’t help and his wife still ended up leaving.
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Mac Dre “Executives” (The Appearances) Can’t really say anything bad about this collabo. Two “Boss Tycoons” puttin’it down from the Bay to L.A. This is one of those moments where Dre’s not here to defend himself so just get you some candy and do the Thizzle dance. Kid Rock “WCRS” (Cocky) Rap meets rock as Snoop lays it down with this rambunctious white boy. The album was a representation of Kid Rock’s new found attitude thus the title, and now this cowboy is missing without a cause. Selfconfident or just an ass?
Will Smith “Pump Ya Breaks” (Lost & Found) WHOA! The Prince of No-Curse Words and the Prince of the Crips joined together hoping all of us would believe Willard was on some thug shit. News flash: Bel-Air is a long way from Long Beach, and the only thing hard about this rapperturned-actor-turned TV producer is his wife. What up, Jada?