Drink Champs - Episode 439 w/ Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

Episode Date: December 14, 2024

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode we chop it up with the icons, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg!Dre and Snoop hit the Drink Champs stage at ComplexCon, dropping gems and spitting real talk about their journey in the game. From the birth of classics like "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle" to "2001" and their recently released project "Missionary", Dre and Snoop speak on their unbreakable bond, these West Coast legends break it down raw & uncut.The dynamic duo speak on starting their own spirits brand with drinks like Gin & Juice and STILL G.I.N. and reminisce on game-changing moments. Dre and Snoop speak on the grind that built their empire, and tease new & unreleased music!With stories of loyalty, resilience, and keeping it 100, Dre and Snoop remind us why they’re untouchable. This convo is pure and authentic—straight wisdom from two OGs who stay pushing hip-hop forward, no brakes, all gasLots of great stories that you don’t want to miss!Make some noise for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg!! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆   *Subscribe to Patreon NOW for exclusive content, discount codes, M&G’s + more: 🏆* https://www.patreon.com/drinkchamps *Listen and subscribe at https://www.drinkchamps.com Follow Drink Champs: https://www.instagram.com/drinkchamps https://www.twitter.com/drinkchamps https://www.facebook.com/drinkchamps https://www.youtube.com/drinkchamps DJ EFN https://www.crazyhood.com https://www.instagram.com/whoscrazy https://www.twitter.com/djefn https://www.facebook.com/crazyhoodproductions N.O.R.E. https://www.instagram.com/therealnoreaga https://www.twitter.com/noreagaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nobody got switches? Goddamn it. Somebody poured my drink already? Goddamn it. Dutch Masters? Billy Blunts? Jesus. How's everybody doing tonight?

Make some noise! We started this show because our community, people always say, you know, when you got 10 years in this, you're washed up or you're gone. But there's something in this world that's called legends, that's called icons. And the two people that we are interviewing today

are legendary. They are icons. They raised some of you. Some of you people, moms and pops, was fucking to their music. Look at Big Boy. Why you look away? Oh, shit. The legend's in the building.

Yes, yes, yes, yes. So, yo, with no further ado, I just think... We didn't even do a regular intro. Because you know why? They don't need no goddamn intro. That's motherfucking Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre! That's motherfucking fun! X to the Z in the building, okay?

Now, I'm going to keep it 100 with y'all. I was over there, and they got to play me the Dre and Snoop material. I could not stop smiling because you guys sound just as young as you did when you first got... How the hell do you still have that passion? So you're basically calling us all right now, huh? No, we... No, we're all in the same boat.

Hold on, this is the gin and juice right here, right? Yes, it is. We can sip it on that. Yes. So how do you keep that same passion after all these years? Just a love for the music and a love for hip-hop

and what I do. And I just love being creative. I would do this shit if I was a plumber or something. It's just something I love to do. Unfortunately, I've been able to make money at my passion,

which is the ultimate... Yes, yes, yes. The ultimate dream for everyone, right? To do what you love to do and make money at it and make a living at it and be able to not only take care of your family, but your friends and everybody that you care about. So that's my mission.

But what finally was able to get a project past the finish line now? It's been a while. What was special about this moment for you? Well, it has to be a brotherhood. Of course, it's just like I don't just go in the studio and just work a la carte and just give a track out for money.

We never talk about money, you know? We just go in the studio and work, you know? So I got to really fuck with you and have a love and respect for you for me to go in the studio and do my thing. So, you know, this is my brother, and we've been knowing each other for,

oh, actually, we've been knowing each other for more than 30 years, but we've been working together since. But the first album that I produced... 30 years ago, right? It was 30 years ago. Well, a little more than 30 years ago. It was 1993 when I produced his first album,

Doggystyle. And, yeah. Yeah. And then we circled back, when I produced his first album, Doggystyle. And, yeah. Yeah. And then we circled back, and I don't know what the fuck, I don't know why the fuck it took this long for us to circle back and get down, but we in there now when, you know, Snoop came in and allowed me to get down the way I get down.

And, you know, I feel this is uh some of my best work because my um mentality for the musicianship and everything that goes into doing this shit within those 12 notes has uh just advanced so much so yeah I feel like right now today this is some of my best work I ain't gonna lie to you I was sitting there, and I'm looking at the crowd walking, and I'm just looking at everybody. I'm like, you don't know what the fuck I'm listening to right now. I mean, like, I know you're a humble guy, but you do know you're the greatest producer of all time.

I hear that. Y'all make some noise for that. Thank you. I knew you was humble all the top because we did a Zoom call. You said, thank you for doing this. And I was like, did he just thank us? We was like, thank you for Zooming with us. Yeah, I mean, nobody's ever mad at humility.

Right. Right. But it's like, I heard Pharrell say one time that he sees sound, right? I still don't understand what he mean by that, right? Colors. Okay, yeah. There's something in those 12 notes. Just imagine this.

Since I think since the 1600s, there's only been 12 notes for all the music that's been created, which is fascinating to me. Just 12 notes. So if you really think about that, it's fucking amazing to think about how many songs have been done since that time for hundreds of years within just 12 notes.

So, I mean, I'm nerding out right now, but yeah. I spoke to you on one day, and I was wondering when he was going to get it. Yeah, yeah's great. Snoop, I spoke to you on one day. And I was wondering when he was going to get here. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nah. What the fuck is going on?

I'm getting warmed up right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know you got to turn the oven on, let it marinate. Give him the spotlight. This is why we're here right now. Motherfucker on 420. This is the reason why we're here. The oven on 420 right now.

You can ask me a question now. Come on, Snoopy. I didn't realize how dope our conversation was. We had spoke, right? And you said, all right, cuz, I'm going to get with you after the Olympics. And then you hung up. And I did not realize he was talking about the real Olympics. So I'm like, what Olympics you thought he was talking about?

I don't know. I thought he was going to smoke a blunt or something. I didn't know. He was like, after the Olympics. And then I didn't realize I had that information as a journalist. I could have said something. And then like two days... Oh, he saw you way early. Way early, like two weeks.

He tried to give me the correct story, but he didn't understand. Yeah, I didn't understand. He didn't take the ball and run with it. Let me tell you something. Snoop works harder than anybody I know. He'll be at my house one day, right? And then like tomorrow, he'll send me a picture

on a camel standing by a fucking pyramid. It's crazy. Yeah, Snoop. The first time we interviewed you, this is when I knew how powerful you were. We checked into the hotel,

and they gave us shower caps. Why? They knew you were going to smoke. No, he knew. He knew what to do. Where'd they put the shower cap at? Over the fire. Over the fire.

And we still blew the shit out. You remember? What the fuck is the shower cap shit? What's that for? To cover the smoke alarms. You put it over the alarm. You put the shower cap over there. It's just smoke.

He knew exactly what to do. He jumped right in on that, huh? It's my technique. So this is a question. This is a personal question for me that I always wanted to know. After the East Coast, West Coast, you know, the turmoil, whatever happened, right? There was a record that came out for my two friends, Big Pun and Fat Joe. And they did Deep Cover over.

And at first, before the video dropped, we didn't know was that something. And then the video dropped, and we seen Snoop was actually in the video. But they actually took y'all record and made it. They made it. They gave it more life. My opinion was, because sometimes when a person does my record over, I don't like it. He hates it. I hate it.

Especially if they don't make it just as good. How do y'all feel about that? That's when hip-hop was hip-hop. So for them to take it, they knew that they had to hip-hop on it. Vaughn and Fat Joe went hard on that record. Yeah, they did. Crazy. Fat Joe called me personally and was like, I fuck with you. We want you to be

in this video. I'm like, nigga, get down. What do I gotta do? It came to my house, shot the part, and that's me and him became like this. So it wasn't about East-West. It was about hip-hop. I love like, nigga, get down. What do I got to do? It came to my house, shot the part, and me and him became like this. It wasn't about East West. It was about love. I love what he was doing. He wanted me to be a part of it, but I was never afraid to fuck with people from anywhere. It was never me pushing that line.

I just was defending my side. Goddamn, make some noise for that. Goddamn. I'm like, damn. I love what they did to that record, man. You know today... Literally, literally, literally. It would be literally, literally, literally.

That whole shit was crazy. Today's actually coincidentally the anniversary of 2001. The chronic? 25 years. Get the fuck out of here. Let's take a shot to that. Let me get a shot. I'm going to take a shot.

Hey, motherfucker. What's up? 25 years old, doctor? X and Z, where you at? What's up, big boy? Let's take a shot to that. Let me get a shot. I'm going to take a shot. I see you. What's up? 25 years old, Doc? X and Z, where you at? What's up, big boy? Hey. I see you. That nigga sitting in the front row like a regular nigga.

I'm glad y'all got his ass squeezed in. Got that nigga squeezed in between suave. Right. Squeeze his ass in. You know you wasn't going to get away with that. No first class shit today, nigga. This is not California, nigga. Treat that nigga like a regular nigga.

Ask him where his ticket at right now, somebody. So, Dre, let me ask you something. What is one of your favorite records that you worked on that was not yours? Shit, the next one? I don't know, man. That was not mine that I worked on? Yeah. Please explain that.

A record that I worked on that wasn't mine? I don't know. I don't know how to answer that question. Okay. A song that you produced for somebody that you... A song that I produced? Like maybe you... A song that I produced? Like maybe The Firm? Phone Tap.

Phone Tap. I really like, you know, I work with Nas, AZ, and Nature on that song. And that was one of the times when I was just... J.C. was still using that shit on his radio show. He owe you money for that. He still uses that. Phone Tap. That's right.

I don't think he ever paid you, cuz. Never. That nigga never even talked to me about money. When being the front row goes wrong, I still love you. You know what you was in store for coming here, huh, B? Let me tell you how dope your life is, Dr.

Dre. When we spoke the other day, I said, I met you before before we worked on a firm album you was the one who played I'm Leaving on a firm album for me you was the one who did that and you co-signed me being on the firm album that's how dope your life is you don't even remember I think it changed my life and don't even remember nigga trying hard to remember, too. I'm actually a little bit embarrassed right now. So how was that working on an East Coast album? Because predominantly, you fully produced N.W.A.,

but then you get a chance to work with Nas, who's arguably one of the illest lyricists, and he says, I want to come with my crew. Is it a different process working with East Coast artists? You had dabbled with it before. First of all, I'm not thinking about, when I go in a studio with somebody,

I'm not thinking about where you live, where you're from, East Coast, West Coast, all that bullshit. Right, right. That was complete bullshit beef that caused a lot of motherfucking

violence, danger to our culture and what we do that was really unnecessary. So I wasn't thinking about it in that way what i was thinking about was working with an artist that i really love and respect nas yeah so you know that that was it that was the draw for me so i got a chance to get in the room with this amazing artist and we just created something that i thought was spectacular you know

meaning phone tap i thought that was a really fun record, and that was one of the times that there was no managers or anything like that in the studio, and it was just us, artists, just in there, just free to be creative. All right. I feel like you guys started something as well, right? Can y'all put the spotlight on Snoop?

No, this is both of y'all. This is both of y'all right now. The Super Bowl. Let me get your y'all right now. They know. They talk to me all the time, so let me get your shit off. He's just an alumni. He's like the third host right now. Look at my uniform, Jer. I'm already on the team, Jer.

This is the reason why we in here right now. This guy makes me nervous, Snoop. But let me ask y'all. Since y'all performed at the Super Bowl and that Super Bowl happened to be in Los Angeles,

it's this big thing that's going on right now that everyone thinks that whatever the Super Bowl takes place, that artist that's there is supposed to... No, what we need to think about is that before Jay-Z got control of the Super Bowl, there were no niggas performing. So let's go back to the essence of the beginning of... Preach. He's creating a wave of artists to have an opportunity to perform. If you're a good artist and you're a great artist, your time will come. Like I was never crying about it or mad about it. When Dr. Dre called me and asked me to

get his back, I was there for him, but I didn't feel like I was supposed to be there. I was, you know, in demand to be there. This is a big event. People looking at everything when they pick the person to perform. You should just be honored that hip-hop is being able to be seen on that platform for all of us and not hate on the next man, but be happy.

Right. We had you on the show after the Super Bowl and you spoke about game. Was there anybody that you felt like you spoke about our game and was there anybody that you felt like you left on stage or

you was good with it no I was good it was perfect that's it where'd you be did nobody get no cigars

I got some backwoods you got a backwoods fuck it I smoke a backwood I act like you know what it's time for flowers man yes listen

our show is about giving people their flowers while they alive, while they doing it. Dre, you haven't been able to be on our show, and our show is based on giving people their motherfucking flowers while they alive.

What the fuck is this? Snoop says this is better than a Grammy because it comes from your motherfucking people. So everybody in the motherfucking house, make some noise for motherfucking Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Get your power, boy. Yes. That's dope. So let me ask you.

I'm sorry to have it all on you, but let me ask you something. It's all good. Let's go. Has anybody ever told you? I appreciate it. Thank you. Has anybody ever told you no? Because I feel Thank you. Has anybody ever told you no? Because I feel like you're one of those people that no one says no to.

Oh, shit. Snoop raises his hand quick. But you said no to Snoop. I say no all the time, but he do too. But that's what a brotherhood is about. Yeah. It depends on, you know, the question, you know? Yeah.

And a no is not a mean no. It's like we trying to make each other better so the no is usually because we think we can do better that's what the no is it's never like no i ain't fucking with you is no i think we can do something better than that that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only time that's the only wait snoop said no to a dray beat ever always he said this nigga sent me beats a hundred beats all the time and this is how you know I don't fuck with it.

I don't say nothing. That's a real relationship. But if I fuck with it, he getting all kind of emojis. Yeah, I know. We find out Drake got the emoji game going. I'm always up at like 6 a.m. sending Snoop tracks and shit like that, and then, you know, I don't hear shit.

And then every now and then, it's like non-fire emojis you know so yeah that's that's what it is that's my nigga when he pulled that one out so at one point right it wasn't like y'all wasn't messing with each other but it was like snoop was doing his own thing you was doing your own thing how did that time feel to you guys being separated you want that to me it felt it felt good because i was able to show dr dre that i was i was who i was that's the reason why he was fucking with me and i was always trying to impress dr dre and the part that he didn't understand was every fucking producer i worked would always ask me about him they will play his records that we made or they will play the song

that we made even when we did Drop It Like It's Hot, Pharrell called this nigga to the studio and I told him I'm finna go to the car and get some blunts and I left. Cause I didn't wanna be in there to hear this nigga say that he didn't like the record. But after he heard that record,

that nigga called me and was like, nigga, that motherfucker fire. Drop It Like It's hot. Yes. That's one of my favorite records that Snoop did. That made me feel good that I was able to impress Dr. Dre. Because all his students, you got to understand, we all thrive on impressing him when we're not with him. Wow. Because he's so exceptional when he's with us.

So it's a demand of that level that we demand from the producers. Pharrell, Timbaland, these niggas, they always put their shit up against him. And when they making records for me, they're like, man, I don't know, man. What you think Dre going to say? I'm like, why the fuck is you worrying about what he going to say? Man, if Dre don't like it, man, I'm like, he ain't going to like the motherfucker. I'd imagine this project. I don't know why I'm in those conversations.

You set the bar, doc conversations You set the bar, doc You set the bar, cuz Yeah, okay I'd imagine that this project Probably felt different Because before it was The mentor and the student And it's like the student

Ungraduated And you guys are more No Watch this Wait, wait, hold up Let me tell you what the fuck I'm dealing with, man Telly

So, when we started I'm like, Snoop Let's do this fucking album, right? Right. And he was like, yeah, we can get this done in two weeks. Did you say that?

Two weeks? I did say that. What the fuck we gonna do in two weeks? Two songs? I was trying to lock you into getting this shit to come out.

No, no. That's what we doing now? No. He was a little optimistic. No, I knew if I got two weeks with you that that would be a solid two weeks.

But then it turned from two weeks to after we finished two weeks. No, nigga, keep it a book. You wanted to do the whole album in two weeks. I did. Because you was on one. You had a thousand beats. You had a gang of shit over there. You was energetic.

You was ready to go. And I was ready to go. See what I'm dealing with? But then he said, just give me two days. I gave him two days. Just give me two more days. just give me two days i gave him two days just give me two more days just give me two more days it's been two more days since we started but we're at the finish line and those two days are great days because we make exceptional music and we push each other and it's the funnest time i've ever had working with him and his crew. Cause he got a hell of a crew that he don't speak on that. I want to speak on the ICU.

He got some bad motherfuckers with him that they don't do nothing, but put their head down and they work and they make sure that the project is effective. So I want to get him a shout out. Cause it's a pleasure working with him. I got an amazing team. And I'm an amazing committee that comes from, from my way,

Smitty, con Coco, all of my, you know, uh, uh, all of my, you know, fucking Dem joints. Focus. Fred Rick. Where Fred Rick is in here, too. Eric.

Yeah. Eric Grizz. It's just like a team of us. Preach. Yeah. So it's a team of us that we come in there and we get down. And I don't know what we do more, make music or laugh, but it's a whole situation every day. We come in there and it's just fun. I don't even know why we

call it work. But remember you saying that the student, I graduated, this is the trip about this project, I turned back into the student, but even more of a student. When I was a student the first time, I was like going to the board, writing

ideas, and I think this should happen this time as a student I sat my ass in class and let the teacher teach let the teacher produce and engage and tell me direct me and show me so it was more of a like I'm going back to first back in that mode that's actually what happened we're both, we don't get in each other's way. I do my shit, he does his shit, and then boom. It's magic. Are y'all in the same room? What?

Or do you, this nigga is beating. Oh shit. Oh, what the fuck? You see where you at? He right there. What the fuck did you just say? No, no, no, no,

because you know what? Are we in the same room? One time I worked with Premier, and Premier just got in the zone, and he just went in the room by himself, in the pre-production room, and he just made the beat, and when he came, he walked over, and he erased every beat he played me. Dr. Dre cooking the motherfucking cake in front of you.

In front of everybody. You're not one of those, get out the room. Hold on. Let him tell you. I don't know what the fuck that is. You was just talking. No, I'm just saying, some producers do that. I've seen Premier do that.

I've seen Pharrell do that, go in the zone and just kick everybody out the room. Those are some of my favorite producers. Right. But, however. You make beats in front of everybody. Go ahead, Snoop. Go ahead, Snoop. Dr. Dre cooks the motherfucking dish in front of everybody.

He put the motherfucking, lay the ingredients out on the the table and he cooked that shit. And whatever's in the motherfucking room, he know how to take every piece what's in that room and make that shit fit. And then at the same time, the production ain't right until he say it's right. So we can say the song is done, but he gonna go listen to it, then he gonna add some pieces to it, and it's gonna

be fully loaded. Locked and loaded. I don't know what I'll do for it, Dr. Dre Beat. You got to have a whole lot of money, cuz. Right here. That didn't sound right. We working on it right now. We just said it.

I'm coming out of retirement. We on the record, right? And y'all got Method Man on a new album, too, right? Yes, Method Man came through. It was fabulous. Johnny Blaze. Yeah, he came through not only for a song on Snoop's album, he killed the second verse.

It was actually one of my favorite parts in the album. The song is nutso. And we did a short movie for the release of the album. It's a 10-minute short movie that's crazy as shit. And Method Man blessed us and did the narration over the movie so yeah so that's gonna uh come out right before the album drops the album drops december 13th and hopefully this movie comes out december 9th shameless plug shameless plug i'm gonna take a shot to this yeah love getting drunk so So, let's talk about this for a second.

Because I remember at first, y'all had that. Okay, this is the part that Jimmy. Is Jimmy here? I think right over there. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, there he is. Yeah, this is the part that Jimmy's been waiting for.

Okay. That's my man. Now, we pushing the product right now. Are we supposed to play music? No, no, no. Hold on. So, what we did was We started with the can first right Cause we wanted to make it easy to grab

We wanted to have everybody Moving and grooving to it So we came with the can Then we moved on to the That's pre-mixed right It's already mixed Already mixed Gin and juice

Already ready to go This is the business right here You understand me Ready to go You understand The ladies really love it Right And then we wanted to come with

The next level was the steel. Yeah, this is my shit. You send me that, Snoop. Please send me this. I know. That one cost too much. See the bottle? Yo, this is fly.

I sent you some cans. I didn't send you no motherfucking bottle. I'm not trying to, but take a shot of this, please. Did you drink it? I got to hand you the bottle, nor that shit live on the break from the plane. A guy, he did that bottle,

and he's amazing. Cheers. I ain't going to lie to you. Salute, salute. I ain't going to lie to you he did that bottle and he's amazing. Cheers. I ain't going to lie to you. Salute. I ain't going to lie to you. Smooth. Oh, it's smooth. Yeah, it's smooth.

Yeah, I'm not even a gendry and this is smooth as hell. It's smooth and it's going to fuck you up. So, yeah. And this is in stores yet? Let me get a little bit. Yeah, yeah.

Is this in stores? Yeah. This is in stores? Hello, sunshine. Could you bring me mine? Jimmy's right there. You can ask him Which store is this

Jimmy We need Jimmy To have a mic over there Jimmy's not going To come up here Let's talk about that For a second You and Jimmy's relationship

It seems like It's been Like it's been impeccable Like you know what I'm saying Like most people say You know That you know How bad the music industry is But then you got examples Like you and him Whoccable. You know what I'm saying? Most people say how bad the music industry is,

but then you got examples like you and him who had this great relationship. How did that start? That's a great question. Jimmy and I, we have a massive amount of love and respect for each other. And one of the things that makes Jimmy so great is that he was a music producer

that produced a shitload of fucking crazy working with some amazing artists from bruce springsteen to john lennon and all it is so we understand he understands what it takes to do what i do that's one of the reasons for our friendship and not only that we have a personal relationship that's just unbelievable. We talk all the time. And every time we talk, we have laughter and a whole nine. And again, it's a massive amount of love and respect. So that is just the foundation, just the tip of the iceberg of what our relationship is.

Goddamn it, that was hard. Let's make some noise for that, goddammit, that was hard. The American West with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network, hosted by me, writer and historian Dan Flores, and brought to you by Velvet Buck. This podcast looks at a West available nowhere else. Each episode, I'll be diving into some of the lesser-known histories of the West. I'll then be joined in conversation by guests such as Western historian Dr. Randall Williams and best-selling author and meat-eater founder Stephen Rinella.

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Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th. Add free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I want to go back a little bit here. Okay. I want to go back a little bit here. Dre, was there ever a blueprint that you followed or an inspiration to start doing collaborative projects, like the first being The Chronic, where you were grabbing people, whether it be underground cats or unsigned artists, and bringing them together to make a cohesive project? There was nothing like The Chronic when it first came out. Well, fortunately for me, I was extremely naive

thinking that there's supposed to be one producer on an album, right? So that's how I attempted it from NWA, straight out of Compton. You know, I'm producing all of this shit. The Chronic album is just me from Doggystyle with Snoop's album. It was, I thought you have one artist and one producer. Fortunately, I was naive at that time and was able to accomplish that. And that happened all the way up

through the early 2000s with Eminem's, I think, first three or four albums. It was just us, you know? And then we decided to collaborate on Get Rich or Die Trying with 50 Cent's first album. It was just me and Eminem. He produced the first half and I produced the second half. So that was fun.

And it's just finding an artist that is like Snoop or Eminem or Ice Cube or anything like that, finding artists like that, that you can not only produce, maintain a friendship with, and have a love and brothership with, is amazing, and that's what I look for. So that's what it is to me as a producer. And also, finding people to collaborate with is a skill in itself you know so yeah because you'll you'll pull people out of the underground whether it be a or cats you know legends like like king t and you'll make these records that people wouldn't

think that these artists would dray what what that would be it's like you're not scared to take a chance on these artists you know something that makes sense for your project yeah yeah no risk no reward I mean right you know I'm not mad at taking risks you know I've I've I've failed at times but I've learned from those failures so yeah and the way I think has put me in this position in my life, which is fucking fantastic, you know, and I'm like, damn, don't pinch me. Right.

I guess the cliche is that we think hip-hop would take it this far. Huh. How about that? Yeah. We're here because of hip-hop. Right.

Thanks. Snoop. What up, y'all? God comes down. Snoop, you there? I'm here, cuz. God comes down. Snoop, you there? I'm here, cuz. God comes down. Yo, Tom.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. God comes down, and God's having a meeting with you one-on-one. And God is like, yo, Snoop, on the low, it's between me and you. You got to make one record to save humanity. This one record's going to change the world. It's going to save humanity. Who's going to be the producer, and who's going to be the feature. It's going to save humanity. Who's going to be the producer? And who's going to be the feature?

Oh, shit. To change humanity? Yeah. Save the motherfucking world. Can I grab somebody from that's not here no more? Oh, yes. Oh, because I'm talking to God. It's God. God, yeah.

God can bring him back. Dead or alive. Yeah, it's God. Dead or alive. God damn it. So God can raise the dead. That's right. He can be with them niggas.

Okay, push it down. So what can raise the dead. That's right. He can be with them niggas. Okay. So what I'm going to do as a producer, I'm going to double up on the production, right? Okay, double up. Two. Yeah. Okay. It's going to be Dr. Dre and Quincy Jones. Rest in peace, Quincy Jones. Yes. God damn it. That's great company

right there. God damn it. Amazing company. Good, man. Now watch this left hook. You said humanity to change the world. That's great company right there. God damn it. Amazing company. Good, man. Now watch this left hook. You said humanity to change the world. That's right. Got to get Marvin Gaye. Talk to him. Those four in one room.

I can hear that. I'm just hearing the record. Those four in one room, Marvin, Snoop, Quincy, and Dre, would God overseeing it? God's executive producers. What's going on? I ain't going to lie. I'm taking another shot. Yeah, yeah.

I'm taking another shot. I'm going to take a shot to that. I'm taking a shot. I'm taking a shot to that. I'm not mad at him for that one. That wasn't bad. You poured me a little bit with your heavy ass hand. Nigga, I said a little.

Damn. Give me a shot. Give me a shot. God damn it. I put it to the bottom, girl. This nigga made my whole drink turn. I ain't going to lie. You got, yeah, this must be special because this nigga don't even really drink.

Yeah. You know what he does. He drinks with us a little. I fuck with y'all every once in a while, but nigga, I got shit to do. You know what I'm talking about? So Missionary. Yes, sir. We got some records.

And by the way, crowd, I did not know that these brothers, they love y'all so much that I wanted to be the only person that heard these five records.

Do you want to share it with y'all? Yeah, we're going to play some records today. They're going to play records for y'all. Yeah.

Okay, so, hold up, Nori. I went too fast? I was funny about this because I don't usually want to be in the room when my music is being played. And that's one. Two, there's going to be a song that's played that I'm not finished with yet. So it's a demo of a song we just did. What was it?

It's called Thank You. It's called Thank You. And I'm not done with it. It's a demo. And fuck it, play that first. But hold on, hold on, hold on. But on Thank You, on Thank You, the first line...

Wait, wait, wait. We're not supposed to play Thank You first. Okay. Out to blue. Jimmy had a request. We not supposed to play thank you first okay out to blue Jimmy had a request we're supposed to play gorgeous first right because gorgeous is out now

it's out just in case those that didn't hear it let them go and get a okay hold on hold on before we get to that you say on thank you

you say things just ain't the same for gangsters you said that back then but you said it again you repeat it Dr. Dre said that okay that was my record

is things still ain't the same for gangsters? It's not. It's not? They telling now. Mm. But they been telling, Snoop. Did I tell you that? Not at this rate.

They telling and they become gangsters. Yes. See, it's the first. How about that answer? See, you didn't like that one, huh? It used to be when you told you wasn't gangster now you telling and you become a gangster like that's that ain't the book i read out of god damn it now before this this for jimmy reason why do you be rich why why do you become

rich and then decide to become a gangster that doesn't make any sense it doesn't make any sense i'm gonna stop right there reverse That's a whole different conversation. You see me? I started that way. Look at me now. Yes. You're supposed to reverse the brainwash. You know what I'm saying?

When I was brainwashed, I was pushing that line. Now my line is love, peace, unity, no division, just bringing everybody together. We're not only doing that. We're building schools. We're doing all of this shit, and we're taking care of our community, and we're giving back. So that's what we're on. So just imagine the trajectory of where we were in 1993 and where we are now.

Shit, banging ain't dead. It just went legit. Before we play the music. No, no, no,. I got a question. Yeah, go. Because I want to ask this because in hip hop, we have so many great movies, right? And then we have, you know, the biopic movies, right? And straight out of Compton. Shit.

It was the shit. I love that movie. It was the shit. I know them niggas and didn't know that story. So that was beautiful for me to see it as I was a teenager on the sideline watching that story. And then to see it come to life, it was beautiful. They told it very well. The actors were very believable. The direction is, I mean, it's fucking incredible.

I loved everything about the process of that. The actors, all new actors that we've never heard a scene of before. And they killed it. Gary, of before and they killed it. Gary, F. Gary Gray killed it. He directed it and yeah, I just yeah, I love the, I'm proud of the way it came out. What'd you say? I told her she smelled good. Oh, I'm sorry.

I said the same time. I was talking about she smelled good. Oh, I didn't even see that. Let me get my blood out my bag. And we got a live audience. Because you know what it is? By the way, I didn't even know we were doing this with a live audience. This is, yeah, but.

Yeah, me neither. Whoa, whoa. This is cool. With that being said, Drake. This is dope. This is such an honor, but I hope that one day we could get you in the Drink Champs set. Yes, the real Drink Champs. That's what I thought I was doing. Jesus, Jesus. That's what I thought I was doing. Jesus, Jesus.

That's what I thought I was doing. Let me take a shot for that. Come on. Right away, you know, you're like. So do you think that Straight Outta Compton was a success because most of the people are still here, Snoop? Or you think. No, I think it was a success because it was a beautiful story on paper.

A great movie starts on paper. The script was amazing. Then they found actors that were believable that really made you feel like you was watching those characters on screen. And it had heart and it had soul. And it had a beautiful ending. You seen Dr. Dre go off and say, what's the name of that weak-ass label? Nigga, Aftermath, nigga. And walked out.

Nigga, that shit was so gangster, nigga. That was the coldest scene in the motherfucking movie. Yeah. Shout out to Corey Hawkins. I always cry when I see him. There you go. Cold. Shout out to Corey Hawkins, who played my character,

because the day I met him, I'm like, okay, he looks nothing like me. But we pushed that aside, and his performance I'm like, okay, he looks nothing like me. But we pushed that aside and his performance was just like, okay, he got it. And it's really crazy because his voice sounds similar to mine and I just like, I stay in touch

with him because of that. He's an amazing actor. Again, his name is Corey Hawkins. How about you, Snoop? Did you not like the dude's voice? Because you did the voice, right? What voice? And the character. No. That wasn't your voice? That was Snoop Did you not like The dude's voice Cause you did the voice right What voice And the character No That wasn't your voice

That was Snoop's voice That was the actor You think you did a voice over Like as a game or something Yes I did The actor nigga Lakeith Man that nigga That nigga was

Sounding like you like that That was Lakeith Actor man That nigga You thought he was AI I thought that was AI Lakeith is amazing You ain't seen his work Back me up Nobody else thought that shit No Fuck y'all thought that was A.I. Lakeith is amazing. You ain't seen his work?

Nobody else thought that shit? No. Fuck y'all, man. Y'all don't know Lakeith? Come on, man. Nigga, Lakeith Stansfield is an amazing actor, man. I was honored that he played me in that movie. I didn't even know I was going to be in that movie.

That's what fucked me up. I was just thinking that it was going to be... N.W.A. Yeah, then when it got to that part, I'm like, oh, shit, I'm in this motherfucker too? Nigga, we told you. Stop playing. You can tell me that, but certain things you say

can get cut out of a motherfucking movie and be left on the floor in the editing room. I'm going to tell you some funny shit. When I first heard Straight Outta Compton, I thought it was a jail. What?

You thought it was a jail? I don't never want to go to Compton. That was the power of NWA. That was the power. I was literally scared of NWA. From the music. Yeah. We were used to

African medallions at the time. When NWA came out, I was like, straight out of Compton. That's where I work, Nori. We're just making music. Right. All we doing is making music and having fun, being creative and writing. And let's see what it's going to do and if it's going to change some mindsets or temperatures to what's going on.

But that's what we were doing at the time. I was, you know, 20 years old making that music. Right. And a little bit reckless, of course, but, you know, that's what we were doing as kids and adolescents and creating and making music, and that's what came out. But what was so powerful about N.W.A., I think, for hip-hop, and for me, like, personally, N.W.A. and Public Enemy

were my favorite groups of all time, right? Right. And I feel like what happened in hip-hop at that moment is that you guys conveyed an emotion that hip-hop and rap wasn't doing at the time. Like he said, he was scared of comp. Nah, I was scared. We was like, whoa, whoa, yo, what's going on here? Isn't that what we're supposed to do? That's a part of entertainment.

Absolutely. It's like, you know, you go to a fucking horror movie to get fucking scared, right? Hip-hop wasn't doing that yet. Well, yeah, I know it wasn't, but that's the way I decided to do it, you know? So it's like, it's all entertainment. And we're supposed to touch certain emotions in that shit, right? Whether you're scared, whether you're like, fuck you, I don't like what you're saying. We're still touching an emotion with that shit, which means it's entertaining, right?

Right. That's our job, to entertain. So, like it or not, you're still listening to it. You actually comment on that shit. So, you were entertained in some type of way, right? I think it was a positive thing. Yeah. So,

go ahead. Uh, see, like, shut the fuck up. Play the music. Damn! I'm with that. I'm with that. I actually don't have any...

Somebody actually said it. Are we ready for the track part? These motherfuckers talking too much. Yeah. Y'all want to hear the track? Play the... Or the tracks. Yes.

Okay, so... Make sure y'all drink some gin and juice while you're doing it, too. Yo, please. Yeah, bring gin and juice. I'm kind of nervous right now. Somebody take another shot with me, please. Make sure you go and listen to Missionary.

So what record do we want to start with? Out the Blue, Kyle. Out the Blue. Why? Because it's out the blue. No, I think this is one of the songs. I think I'm on two songs on the entire album, two out of the 16. And this is one of the songs

that I'm on. And it's a part of the short movie that we just did. So let's see if you guys enjoy it. They gonna enjoy it. Trust me. Y'all got it queued up? Is everybody ready?

Because, I mean, I know the crowd already. I'm talking about the technique. We're going to play four songs, right? Okay, yep. All right. So this one is Out of the Blue is Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue, yeah Ready Don't be scared, turn that shit up Make these motherfuckers kick us out I need more highs Bottles and bitches, believe me, back in business This shit I be smoking is highly recommended This fuck, all of my niggas pushin' the limit

Mile high, got me going, been in the flight attendant Yeah, I been around the world and I, I, I Ain't seen a motherfuckin' thing that I can't buy See, reachin' these type of heights, it come with a third eye I'm better at bettin' on me, the numbers don't lie Huh, that's how we rollin', nigga You know them gold diggers Want to pick and a little, buryin' them hidden figures

I keep them triple hitters, call them silverback gorillas Growing age, shitting, you know ain't nobody fucking with us What's your time, nigga, yeah, this is the big ticket Coach at Cop Town, I'm talking that King Richard This shit, this like a movie, I'm seeing the bigger picture Said Snoop, couldn't get much higher, but I bet the difference On site, I give you the green light Some niggas, it's all bark, my nigga, we all bite

You gambling with your life, well, well fuck it let's roll the dice There'll be some motherfuckin' problems if this dog in a fight That's right Smokin' that legendary Soundin' like missionary Mind if I pull up with a few? We can't arrange that Panties droppin' out of the blue

Q, I bang that All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is And I, and I, take it all in Hip-hop, took shit global, we done get it Wanna see a mogul, we showin' you how to pivot Got this shit from DMC, let's run with it

Took the fundamentals and have us some fun with it These songs, King Kong, my team strong God, tell us if I do whatever I breathe on Got the killers in choir, all singin' my theme tone I can never do this alone, but motherfuckin' come on! Still draped, still on top, still got it The Shonix still iconic, they still sniffin' the product I seen the money comin', I showed you that I'm a prophet And I'm ridin' shotgun in case niggas get

outta pocket Why you wanna press the issue, my nigga? You need to stop and keep it on your own Retain it for depositions and documents Back to the topic in case you niggas forgot it Anonymous head bopping, baby keep that pussy poppin' Baby I'm just tryna get high Smokin' that legendary Vibes high, open them wide Sounded like missionary

Remind if I pull up with a few We can arrange that Pennies droppin' outta the blue You know I'm back now All I wanna do is Bop bop bop bop And look, and look, just take your money All I wanna do is

Bop bop bop bop And look, and look I just break your money All I wanna do is And I, and I just break your money All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is

All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is

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All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is All I wanna do is I'm not going to lie to y'all. That shit sounds so good. It's even better with them doing the lyrics right now. Yo, I ain't going to lie to you, man. And to see Jimmy put out his phone and him recording. I'm like, holy shit. Oh, this is a euphoria moment for me.

Holy moly, got to go. Are we chilling or we want to go into another one? What's the next joint? Nah, we talked enough. Okay, let's talk. Well, just so y'all know, that song is also featured in... What's the next song? Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz,

new movie that's coming out on Netflix. That song is featured in that. So be on the lookout for that as well. Shameless plug. And y'all just pushing all right. Oh, it's in Madden 25 right now, too. So if you're playing Madden, you can hear that shit.

Yo. This nigga won't stop promoting and marketing. Nigga, I'm plugging right now. I'm plugging. Nigga, I'm the plug to your plug. You know what I'm talking about? See what I'm dealing with? Hey, man.

You know I'll be eating your cereal, too. You fuck with it? Yeah, yeah. He talks about it all the time. Snoop Loops? Yo, I got your phone number, and I don't even be telling you. This nigga actually has a cereal called Snoop Loops. I love you, dog.

Shout out Master P. What the fuck? I love you, Nori. Do you realize you're the most famous rapper everywhere? Like, a nigga can say,

I know Snoop, and a nigga be like, I know. Like, you can't go nowhere. No, everybody knows Snoop. Everybody knows Snoop.

I thought my babies know you. Like, they come out the womb, yeah, that's Snoop. What's the next generation going to be called?

You know, I don't know. Anyway, they're going to know this nigga. They're going to be called you know I don't know anyway they're going to know this nigga they're going to know this nigga yeah

how the hell how the hell that happen I'm engaging you know what I'm saying I got grandkids so I make things for kids

I got a football league I got you know I got a relationship with Martha Stewart so I got like different people in my life

that allow me to you know go to different places and be the football league, though. Yes, sir. I'm proud of that right there, man. That's my baby right there, my football league.

We sent over 40 kids to the NFL. We got graduates, Rhodes scholars, firemen, sheriffs, chief of police that came out of my league. I'm so proud of that league. Thank y'all for the great work and thank y'all for appreciating what we do. That's part of what

this thing is. The foundation of what we're trying to do moving forward and how we'd like to give back. So, let's stop the talking. You want to play some more music? Let's play some more music. We're going to go to Thank You? Thank You. Okay, so let me...

Can you explain some of the music? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me... Yeah, this one, I'm not done with it yet, right? I just started on this shit. It needs horns and strings. You just started on this record?

Yeah, we just did it like three or four days ago. Yeah, we just did this. Is this the one that when we was on the Zoom, you said, I'm about to go finish this? Yes.

Okay. So I'm not finished with it yet. So it's fucking weird as hell to be playing my music. Hey, I'm surprised you let us play it. Let's go. For an audience. Before he says no. My unfinished music for an audience.

But let's go. All right. See what y'all think. Let's go. Thank you. Hey, by the way. Thank you. Can y'all play it for the weekend?

Hey, time out. Time out. Time out. Time out. Time out. Time Hey, time out. Time out. Time out. Stop the music. Time out. Time out. Time out. Stop.

We lost the engineer now. He left the building. That a nigga that ran off. Nigga, do you know how to push play? That a tickle. Yeah, turn that shit up. Turn it up, God. Turn it up.

Nigga, get us kicked out. Thank you for letting me be myself again Please excuse me while I kiss the sky Thank you for letting me be myself again Please excuse me while I kiss the sky Things just ain't the same for gangsters Times are changing, young niggas is dangerous Rich and shameless, do anything to be famous

If you're talking about this gripping, then you speaking my language That's how you feel waking up with the world up under you I'm rolling blunts, fucked up, it's so comfortable I'm revving up my revenue, I'm unavailable Somewhere in Malibu, somehow I made it off the avenue Once upon a time, the dog was doing all the chores And breaking laws, the streets under my paws In the field, ducking cells, close calls

We big whales got fish scales that's so tall Hold up, shit I'd like to thank me And if we talking about the west, nigga thank me Won't confine native name, nigga thank me Ain't nothing new, this is what a nigga do I just wanna say Thank you for letting me be myself again Thank you Thank you Be myself again Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Please excuse me while I kiss the sky

Thank you for letting me Be myself again Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Please excuse me while I kiss the sky Now you gon' fuck around and find out I think you niggas need to take a time out Might have to leave her a dose of me On the upholstery

High- level potency better than dopamine yeah you fucking would have went up with her shit it's been a minute since we went up now with six billion ways to get it choose one snoop dogg look how i did a hell of a run income tick tick bomb remain calm drop in napalm i'm in here with both guys how i made mine click click boom it's showtime nigga these days I'm throwing money like game time I ain't got this guy standing a minute All on your television cleaning up my image When shit get heavy you know a nigga push the limits

Locking up on every corner nigga I just want Thank you for letting me be myself again Please excuse me while I kiss the sky Thank you for letting me be myself again Can we get high, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Please excuse me while I kiss the sky Alright Hold up

You did say That this was your favorite record when we were talking to us. What are your favorites? I said it's my favorite because it's the latest one. Yeah, that one, like I said, it's not done. I'm still working on it. So it's weird playing. What else you got to do to that record?

It's weird playing the unfinished product. Did you put a ding, ding, ding on it? What are you going to do? That's the difference between his ears and our ears. Yeah. It's done. It's not done. His rough mixes sound like most niggas' master mixes,

but he's a perfectionist. It's something in there that he doesn't feel is right as a composer, the whole album. You going to put a cowbell in there? No, we got a whole album. No, that song got to go inside of the whole album, so it's not just a standalone record. So he's thinking about all of the other songs.

There's a whole thing. I'm on my fucking, I don't know. It's just strings and horns that are missing. And it's not mixed yet. So you guys are hearing just a demo and unfinished work. And I'm weird about playing that shit. I've never done this before. So...

That's what she said. Thank you for doing this. Hold on, let me say something. The greatest thing about 2024 is you could get an instant response, right? You could throw something out and get instant. I just want the crowd to tell you

how... Tell this motherfucker how dope that record was. Tell this motherfucker. Now, now, hold on. What you really think about the record? Yeah! Yeah! about this record? Tell this motherfucker. Now, now, hold up. What you really think about this record? Yeah. Yeah.

Yes. Let's drink some gin and juice, man. Real quick. I know, big up to my brother, Swiss Beats. Pass that blunt. Yeah, pass that blunt.

We don't pass the blunt. I don't smoke with niggas since COVID. Fuck that. Well, yeah. Word. I don't know what you niggas't smoke with niggas since COVID. Fuck that. Well, yeah. I don't know what you niggas got. But bigger my brother, Swiss Beats and Timberland.

But the Swiss Beats and Timberland was to come to y'all and say, y'all, we want Dre and Snoop Dogg to do a versus. But y'all get to pick y'all pony. Okay, so that's a really good question. I was just on the phone with Swiss Beats yesterday

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because the universe is supposed to be a celebration as well it's not a battle right so they say what artists would you what two artists would you, Snoop, want to go against? Nigga, we got to go up against Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Can't nobody fuck with us. I love that answer. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis. That's like, what? How about Jay-Z and Kanye?

I actually talk to Jimmy Jam every now and then. Yeah, and he's a super humble motherfucker. He doesn't even, I don't even think he knows how dope he is. But yeah, he's really cool. Missy and Timberland? Nah. Huh? I said Jay-Z and Kanye.

What do you think about that? What? Say it again. Versus. Versus. Versus? Yeah. Oh, I don't know.

I don't know. I thought that shit was cool. I did Versus with Yeah. Oh, I don't know. I don't know. How about you? I thought that shit was cool, but. I did Versus with DMX. That was a beautiful thing. And he had on Timberlands in your studio during COVID. And you know it turned into a love thing. It wasn't a battle.

You see what happened? Exactly. It was a celebration. It really was. It was a celebration. That probably was the first one that was actually a real celebration. Right. Because we was in the same room.

Word. We shared Now Ladies and Chicken Wings Chicken Wings and Hennessy. You know what I'm saying? And then we shared stories. Sounds like an awesome party to me. No, then he told the story of how his record, Holla At Me, Get At Me, Dog. Yeah. I seen him when I was at Javarga Square.

I was performing out there, and Cuz was coming out the club, and I ain't knowing me. He said, what's up? I said, get at me, dog. And and he said that's how he made his motherfucking record for me saying that to him I didn't know that I didn't know that he said it on the mic? Am I lying? That's out of the X mouth rest in peace to the king you understand me I didn't realize it was that impactful that's crazy but he was at the show when I was at Javaga Square. You wasn't there, though, huh? No, I was too young.

I was in jail. Yeah, you was. On a trip. He was locked up. We came to the Big Apple. Okay, another story? Yes, another story for another day. We on positivity, love, and happiness, goddammit.

Yeah. Fuck the past. Let's do it. Yo, I ain't going to lie to you. Don't lie to him. I'm a real drinker. This shit is great. It's smooth, right? They're going to put you on the app. I ain't even trying to share you. Don't lie to him. I'm a real drinker. This shit is great. It's smooth, right?

They're going to put you on your ass. I ain't even trying to share your shit with y'all. Hold it up. Hold it up for the camera. Yo, listen. Yeah, I'm holding it for the camera. And I'm going to be the first person to, besides you guys and Jimmy, I'm going to be the first person to promote this shit.

So can we make sure when you get back to the real establishment in Miami, I need like five of these lined up every episode. Absolutely. Whether we there or not. Absolutely. Wait. But look at me. Look at me. Yes. Yes! By the way, I've been weak with Snoop Dogg.

Yo, by the way, I didn't see the pants. Oh pants oh shit i didn't see the pants you should see walk on the one time so to show a little bit of that sea walker yo yo by the way you got my address snoop so let me ask you snoop before we get into the music right um? Since Not Like Us, right? Everybody, everybody crip walks. I don't give a fuck. Not crip walk,

they blood walk and crip walk. It's both? Yeah, it's both. Blood walk is a thing. Sorry, I didn't know. Yeah, don't get it fucked up. It's real shit on the West. I'm talking about...

It's either or. When you seen that stage when Kendrick was that night at that concert, it was 98 percent Bloods up there. I thought it was Cribs. I'm saying from the East Coast. Why would they have all that red on? Oh, I don't know. Pay attention.

What the fuck? Let me tell you what that record did do. It unified the West. Wow. So it may have been disrespectful, but it's hip-hop, so it's part of hip-hop. I chose no sides because I have no individual cause

with that. That's a grown man going against a grown man. But what it did do was unite the West and make everybody out here start looking at each other like how much love we got for each other. It was a blood walk where the Bloods had peace treaty. You had certain crip gangs that came together and became

real friends as opposed to being enemies. So that record did a lot for us on the West as far as uniting. So we should speak on that. I mean, one thing I always say on Drink Shot is you don't have to be against someone to be for hip-hop. Right.

Everybody makes that. So what is that dance called? Is it called? It's the walk. If you're a crip, it's the crip walk. If you're a blood, it's the b-walk. But now it's white people walking. Wait, say that again.

No, no. Wait, say that again because most people. So they're just walking. Yeah. Wait, wait, wait. No, say that again, Snoop, because most people don't understand that and they don't even know that that exists. Okay, so when it comes to the gang culture, that dance was created by gang members. So when both sides dance to the music,

they dance with that in mind. So if you're Blood, you put your gang first. That's the Blood Walk. If you're a Crip, that's the Crip Walk. But the Crips have been so dominant in the music industry that you think that that's the only way that it's done. The default that you think of is that. Right.

But when you see Kendrick, you see Quick, you see YG, whoever you see that's from the red side, they dance the same way we dance because it's a culture thing. You know what I'm saying? It's for the culture. They just represent for their side, but both sides are together, so it's a unification. So it's a beautiful thing. And you could never understand this shit if you don't understand the culture. They just represent for their side, but both sides are together, so it's a unification, so it's a beautiful thing. And you can never understand this shit if you don't understand the culture. Absolutely right. You know? There's a lot of people probably in this room and

probably going to be listening and looking at this shit that don't understand it, but hopefully we can at least clear it up for you a little bit to at least take a chance to understand it. Is Stevie Wonder really call you at 5 take a chance to understand it. Is Stevie Wonder really call you at 5 a.m.? Stop that.

Stupid. Oh, now we're back to the levity, right? No, but on some real shit... Let's get back to the funny shit. Let's get back to the entertaining part of this. No, on some real shit... Because they said that Stevie Wonder just thinks that he likes seeing basketball players play. On some real

shit. Kiss Stevie C. On everything I love, Stevie Wonder just treats it like seeing basketball players play. On some real shit. Kiss Stevie C. On everything I love. Stevie Wonder does FaceTime me. Come on, man. I can't make this shit up. Come on. Nigga, I was in there chilling. I was getting my hair done with my hair stylist.

He's going to tell us a story. And my phone rang. And my hair stylist was like, did that say Stevie Wonder? I said, yep. I went, boop. And he was like, nigga, I've been looking for you. Get the fuck out of here, man. The fuck out.

I've been looking for you. No, Stevie Wonder calls me like at 5 a.m. And he's asking me to text him. I'm like, what the? What the fuck? What did he say? He's sending you a text? I didn't mean to send him. I'm like, what the? What the fuck? What did you say? I didn't see your text.

I didn't even send him a text. And I'm like, okay, I'm hanging up the phone. I'm like, what the fuck did this? Stevie wants me to text him? Okay.

We need Stevie Wonder on Drink Shares 100%. Yeah. But first of all, let me just be clear. Stevie Wonder is one of of all let me just be clear Stevie Wonder is one of my all time Favorites he's my fucking hero He is funny And he is funny too

He will laugh at this He's funny as hell Right he walks up to you And says that's a nice red shirt You're wearing you know So that shit Let me ask you a question does Stevie Wonder have TVs or lights in his house It says, like, that's a nice red shirt you're wearing, you know? So that shit. Let me ask you a question.

Does Stevie Wonder have TVs or lights in his house? Woo. All right, let's move on. Let me start. Okay, so what record are we going to now? What record are we playing now? Another part? Jimmy keeps screaming out Mary Jane, all right? Mary Jane?

Okay, there's a song. They didn't have the Mary Jane. They didn't have it. They didn't have it. When I was back there, they didn't have the Mary Jane. They didn't have it. They didn't have it ready when I was back there. I love how Nori keeps saying back there. No, no, they didn't have it

back there. We got it up here. They got to get it ready because I'm about to set it up. Yeah, I'm about to give a whole setup for that shit. So hopefully they have it ready. Alright, let me set it up.

Stop for a second. Stop here for a second. This is the one. So, the great Tom Petty says something in a documentary, and he said the day that Dr. Dre does a version of Mary Jane's Last Dance is going to be an instant hit, right? So fortunately, his family blessed us with the files and all of his vocals. So I did a whole new beat and put his vocals on the chorus and his harmonica playing on the chorus.

And then Jelly Roll. Jelly Roll came to my house and sung the second verse. Right? So, yeah, that's the setup. and that's what we're about to hear. Can we turn it up? Don't bother asking me to ever give my lady up Was about five years old taking my first puff It was love at first light, feather love the first night My uncle told me don't rush, this could be your first crush Now I'm on the block with all the homies and it's a family affair

Seventeen with a dream, blowing smoke in the air Serving fiends, my routine is where I was that year Avoiding them fucking pandas in my rearview mirror County blues, wanna lose shit, I'm with all of my peers Looking back, I wouldn't change shit, oh what a career I used to flip bags with her, skip class with her She comfortable as fuck when I'm trying to smash with her She got a lot of bags and they always harassing us

Ashes to ash to dust, look like I'm Lazarus I can't get past the rush, never pass her up Who took this bitch worldwide, Nigga, we gassing up Now it's the best plans with Mary Jane One more time to heal the pain Even before the fame, she was my Novocaine You know it ain't no change, cause now I'm I've been coming and creeping in and out

Tired of this downing pain And yet the truth remains, that it just ain't the same But I'm a lower slave, I'm a time Jolly Road I've seen some things in my life. It feels like I'm raging inside. This time I'm changing my mind. I'm saying goodbye to the dangerous side. Sometimes you gotta roll with it. Fighting fire is a damn cold finesse. Somehow she came in my life. Between the white lines, it made it all right.

And everything she ever told me, knew it from the get-go Yes, I did Yes, I did And if I gotta grab a can of gasoline Strike a match, I'ma burn that bridge It's so unfair what she did to me The way she sparked this epiphany I tried to walk away, but I'm stumbling Whole world crumbling

Something never changed And now it's my Best epiphany ever One more time to give her thanks world crumbling, some things never change. Now it's my last chance to let it change. One more time to give the pain. Even before the fame, she was my nova king. You know it ain't gonna change, cause now

I feel so good. I feel so good. Now I'm out of this town again. And yet the truth remains, and it just ain't the same without my novaain by my side Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, come on

Keep moving on Hey, come on So that's labeled Mary Jane, not the last dance? That was dope. Thank you. So what's the name of that one? That's Mary Jane, not the last dance? Last dance with Mary Jane. Okay, all right, cool.

Yeah, because I heard that one. They told me I didn't hear Mary Jane. Hey, Nori, how much money Jardine gave you to wear that hat? Jeez Louise, stupid. How much dope they give you? You fucking foul nigga. I'll fuck with you. They my people.

They my people. I'm just trying to make sure you're getting what you're supposed to get. Absolutely, man. You okay? Just pick up the Jardine, goddamn it. You can do it. So how fun was it getting back in the studio with him? It was like me being a kid again because I got a chance to just go back to being directed

and not have to be the leader in the studio and be the one to come up with all the ideas and be so creative. I could come to the studio and just really just let them work on me. And it feel good to be in a position to have them produce me and write for me and put me in great positions as an artist. Because I want to be a great artist when I'm done with this. Sometimes you got to be produced. I look at all of the great. You already are a great artist. No, but I'm saying.

You already are a great artist. But I think one thing that was missing from my artifacts was to be produced. Right. And to actually be produced and to let the rings go and say, okay. Like, let go a little bit. Let go a lot of bit. Right, right, right. Like, everything.

Like, this is what it's all about. When you really trust somebody. Like, to trust Dr. Dre's process and his procedure, no matter how long it take, I trust it. And to trust it and say, look, produce me like nobody else has. Is everybody too afraid to try to write for me or try to do for me because they feel like, oh, you know what you're doing, Snoop. You're at that level. But with him, I'm still his little brother,

so it's always that he knows what's best for me. So to produce for me and to write for me and to put me in a position where I can sound good and feel good for the moment that I'm in right now, very appreciative to that. Also, it feels like you guys have fun with it, too. Meeting adjourned. Hold on. Hold on, because we got a couple more records to play.

Do we need anything else after that? Yo, I mean, it's... That was great. All right, let's go. Yeah, come on. So what's the next record? Another Part of Me featuring Sting? Yeah, it was crazy because we did this song

and we just sent it in to Sting to just clear. Because we redid all of his music, guitar, pause, drums, and everything. We just sent it in to him to get it cleared. And he asked if he could be on the record. Like, what the fuck? Like, what? See see that's what's dope that you're still a fan of it so much that that excites oh yeah man in order to be great at

something you have to be a a student of it first you know so yeah and i'm not i'm still a student of what i do you know so um yeah so he um called back and you know, would you like me to be on the song? So the end of the song, we wrote it, and he sung and did the harmonies. Actually, he left some of the same harmonies that were on the template. I know I'm fucking talking shit that they might not give a fuck about right now. Yeah, but he did. He left some of the backgrounds in

and he did the whole outro and he sounds amazing. So I'll stop talking. You want to play it? You'd like to hear it? Here it go. Let's go. Ali.

Turn it up. This is more of a pop one. For the audience. Play it from the top! The crowd is like. So that's what we're picturing in the stadium Loving how this is feeling Yeah, go ahead, Aaron, save them Yeah, make some noise if you don't give a fuck

Yeah, like that Just another part of me I'm just trying to show you some gangster love Wearing my heart on my sleeve Out here living on the dangerous Now tell me what do you want from me Here in the land of the lost and the scandalous Living on the dangerous Now tell me what do you want from me? Here in the land of the lost and the scandalous

Bright eyes, sunny days, cold nights Ride the wave on tight Just today in Los Angeles Encore, I'm not done Here's I, one of one From a hood to one Risky business, Top Gun Throw back out on a morning run

Me and Drake, Red Rum Baking cake with these breadcrumbs On my mom, son of a gun This for my people, I'm just handling procedure Hear no sleep, no sleep, no evil vision Like a desert eagle Good start with war scars from breaking laws And beating charges, top and charts, this shit is ours Stacey Adam on a blue car

Standing too close, you'll fuck around And get your contact From the smell of this pro-phoreg Stacey Adam on a blue car Standing too close, she'll fuck around and get your contact Yeah, yeah From the smell of this boat for real And it got you feeling good, don't insane Make the same, oh, this is an iconic moment Money on my mind Oh, yeah, yeah

She about to come alive Oh, yeah, yeah And it's right before your eyes Oh, yeah, yeah Just a thief in the night Sting From the jump, I can run Might I walk away

I'm the one, give or put What they got to say Better get up, I'm out of my way Yeah There's no better time than today In the moment, jump up, I can see the ocean Stay in motion, you're not broken No I'm chosen, I just gotta have faith

Time is passing as they act, the bomb is lapping Movies rapping in the stack and the run happened Life just isn't the same Time to jump on the run while I walk away I'm the one give a fuck what they got to say I'm gonna get up and fly out of my way There's no better time than today Yo. That's fun. These records sound big.

They sound big. I can't. Thank you. I'm getting ready to hit the line. Can't wait for this fucking album to drop, yo. Never had so many times, so much for so few. So we're short of time, but let me just say something to you, Dre, again. Because I never had a chance. I never had a chance to tell you

this or Jimmy this. I know that you actually said that the firm flopped or whatever, but the firm didn't flop for me. Okay. The firm made me my whole solo artist. Well, I shouldn't have said that, actually. You shouldn't have? No, I shouldn't have, but go ahead. Okay, but

I'm just letting you know that you and Jimmy, I was the only person that was on that album that wasn't firm. I wasn't officially firm. I was just a queen shooter, and they put me down. Yeah. And really, but you co-signed that. And Jimmy, I never told you. I got your phone number too, Jimmy.

And I never told you that when y'all let my record rock on the Firm album, that set up my whole solo career. Wow. It was set up Drink Champ So I think I owe you money and shit You don't owe me He too rich Give me the money Nori

Nori he too rich Give me the money I'll hold it for him Yo Stop it But I want to tell you This is enough I want to tell you thank you

Because That shit changed my life That one record From that one record You know I dropped an album Called The war report and i dropped it and everyone said it's a classic i didn't feel it i was still selling crack that's what's up it was horrible i was still selling crack and then i did that one out of that one record now i told me to fly out to the la i believe it's record one um the studio yeah and i i went there and I did it and... I still have that studio,

actually, but go ahead. Continue. Let's hear this. But you... For you, co-signing, along with Nas, of course,

after that record, I printed out and did most wonderful things as a solo artist. Uh-huh. But if it wasn't for that record, I wouldn't have went on that path.

So I got to thank you, my brother. Oh, man. I really do. I really do. And Jimmy... I speak to Jimmy, I never't have went on that path. So I got to thank you, my brother. I really do. I really do. And Jimmy, I speak to Jimmy. I never even told you this, right? Jimmy's probably like, what the fuck is wrong with Nori?

But, man, I really thank you. I wish we could flash the fucking camera on Jimmy right now. He doesn't want that. Yeah. Yeah. I actually want to say, my thing is going to be a little bit more cornier than his because Masha's a little corny. Am I was corny?

No, no. Masha's corny. No, you weren't corny. Masha's going to be corny. Your shit wasn't corny. No, no. It wasn is corny no you weren't going to be your shit wasn't corny it wasn't corny much it's gonna be corny i told you on the zoom that we briefly met at how can i be down in jamaica yeah you sat across in uh we was in a picnic table and you was right across on the other side of the seat of the picnic table and i'm and i'm telling i was like i'm a huge nwa fan the legacy of everything nwa and i couldn't

bring myself to say shit to you. Yeah, that's fucked up. Yeah, yeah. I was like... I'm not that guy, bro. I don't like... How ill is it that we're here right now? Listen, bro, I'm not that nigga that takes my job to my head

to where I'm not approachable and shit. You were. It was my problem. But I'm just letting you know, I'm not that guy. I'm not that nigga It was my problem. No, but I'm just letting you know, I'm not that guy. I'm not that nigga. Yeah, listen. What's up?

What's up? You want to meet? Nigga, what you want? Nigga, a picture, an autograph, nigga? You want to take a picture? Whatever the fuck. You want to, you want to, like, it's like,

it's really impressive that motherfuckers still want to take a picture with me and get my autograph and shit. So, you know. I just think it's dope where we at right now, how important that is for me. Yeah. But that's how I get down, bro.

And I want to congratulate both of you. Yo, both of you, what you've been doing with Death Row Records is so impressive. It's inspiring, to be honest with you. Yeah, I'm dropping my single with Dr. Dre on Death Row Records. Let me tell you something.

I was so upset when I heard that Snoop was fucking doing the Def Rose shit at the beginning. Like, nigga, what? That shit has so much bullshit following it. But then, now, I'm so happy about it. And I'm so impressed with what my bro is doing. Because he's taking our thing that we that we created and bringing it back to life and now I see

I see his vision now when I his vision is clear I appreciate it and I'm proud of it now so I'm going to flag that that made me feel good because I thank y'all

y'all trying to make a nigga cry because I'm drunk I just want to say something there's a rumor in my city I'm born and raised in New York City and when I'm just giving raised in New York City. I'm just giving you niggas a countdown.

I should say three, two, one. Let me say this. You know real TV right now. Slow down, nigga. Slow down, Junior. Let me say this. There's a rumor in my city that when the Knicks is winning, the city is better, right? So I want to say to y'all, on behalf of the music industry,

when Dre is making music, life better that's the fact uh he ain't lying on that one really that's what we're doing right now i'm gonna be honest because you know snoop snoop knows how i feel about him the world knows and i just i it's very seldom that by the way i, I got to floss too. We the first podcast to have Dr. Dre on, you motherfuckers. We got it. We did it first. We got Dr. Dre, bro. Calm down. Calm down, Lori.

It's hard to get me outside, but I'm here. Yeah, but I'm going to take another shot. But, man, life, you changed my life in so many ways. I know personally, but. Thank you for all of that I really appreciate all of those words bro yeah but besides all that

like you are the best producer of all times and when you are embracing the studio when you embrace this industry

life is better crime goes down really? and up is that true? damn it's great he said and up and up and up is that true? damn it's great he said and up

and up and up oh okay so without further ado okay Snoop that's official

Dr. Dre I want to thank y'all so much because I literally could never repay y'all back for what y'all did just right now sitting down with us

in front of all these people yeah it's an honor it's an honor, man. I want to thank all of you guys for coming out to check us out and listen to us just talk our shit. We really appreciate it. Really appreciate it.

And that's no bullshit. You know? Thank you. And also, let's make them complex, right? Complex con. God damn it. Gin and juice. And we're going to take a picture. We're going to go. Yeah, get out of here.

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