Talk:Snoop Dogg/Archive 1
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- You can learn more about Snoop Dogg’s life, his career and his music from the numerous websites that are dedicated to him on the Internet. His official website (www.snoopdogg.com) doesn’t really provide much information, but pay a visit to online encyclopaedia Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com) for something more substantial.
- For example, did you know that many of the rapper’s songs mention the letters “LBC”? This, according to the site, is a reference to Long Beach, California, as well as the Long Beach Crips, a group he formed in his hometown. The site also teaches you how to speak in Snoop Dogg slang, which he borrowed from another prolific rapper named E-40. This can be achieved by simply adding an “izz” or “izzle” to the end of a word or letter. Some of the phrases regularly used by Snoop Dog include “fo’ shizzle”, which means for sure or the real thing, and D-O-double-Gizzle in the hizzle, which means “DOGG in the house”. You gizzle-e-tizzle (you g-e-t)?
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Looks like some vandalized this page...look at the names of the hit singles. Please fix!
How do I make the caption not push everything over? Tuf-Kat
- Thanks to whoever fixed this. Tuf-Kat
Can someone clarify the bit about Snoop's actual violent history being used as proof that gangsta rap lyrics aren't an artistic reflection of the songwriters' surroundings? It seems like a strawman, because the exact opposite is true. If he had grown up in a middle-class suburban home with no problems with violence, ever, then that would be proof that his lyrics aren't an artistic reflection of his surroundings.
As per above, I removed the claim, the second half of the below sentence:
- Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Dogg's history cited as evidence that the violence in rap music was not simply an "artistic" reflection of a songwriters surroundings.
Because it really doesn't make sense. Tuf-Kat
Shouldn't we really have this at Snoop Dogg now? I don't know anywhere that calls him Snoop Doggy Dogg anymore. RADICALBENDER★ 04:39, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Moved as per above and All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402070125133172&sql=B0ykxikp6bb19. Hyacinth 06:00, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Grammar
"Himself (He would on his MTV show)" -- what was meant by this?
Label changes
Should there be a section on Snoop's label changes (ie, Death Row, No Limit, Capitol, etc.) over the years?
Bluegrass
Since When is Snoop Dog a "bluegrass musician and minister of the gospel" Probably Someones Idea of a joke
Gang affiliation
Snoop has never made his affiliation with the Crips a secret. It probably deserves mention. 09:14, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Meaning of LBC
The article now says:
- A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is reportedly a reference to the Long Beach Crips.
However, the Rap Dictionary says that LBC is a "phonebook abbreviation for Long Beach city". Which does Snoop mean? Tim Ivorson 23:31, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Cleanup
This article just goes on and on without any stops. Snoop is a big enough character that we can at least break his history up into headings and subheadings right? How do I recommend attention again? JoeHenzi 6 July 2005 01:31 (UTC)