Top 5: The five best Snoop Dogg guest verses

Snoop Dogg is one of hip hop’s most beloved MCs. Rising to fame by the side of Tupac and Dr Dre on Death Row Records, the rapper (real name Calvin Broadus) is loved for his unique tone, funky West Coast raps and laidback delivery that leaves his listeners feeling relaxed. Known as hip hop’s marijuana maestro, Snoop is considered one of the best rappers of all time.

With the Long Beach rapper’s rise to fame commencing during the early 1990s G-Funk era, his mainstream commercial success was almost instant when he was introduced to the world as Dr Dre’s protégé on the legendary track ‘Deep Cover’ in 1992.

His first and second albums would lay the foundation for a career that would accelerate at lightning speed leading the rapper to work with the likes of The Neptunes, Ice Cube and Jay-Z. However, Snoop didn’t just release solo material; he also laid down guest verses for various artists, from Tinie Tempah to Mann. 

Having let the world know that for a 16-bar verse, he charges $250,000, it is only fitting that we look back and pick the top five Snoop Dogg guest verses.

The five best Snoop Dogg guest verses ever:

5. ‘That Girl’ – Pharrell, (2006)

This track, produced by Pharrell, is one of the best from his debut album, In My Mind. The song also features backing vocals from the soul legend that is Charlie Wilson. However, Snoop makes the song with his verse.

‘That Girl’ was made during Pharrell’s most active music-making period, with him and Snoop Dogg collaborating on a number of tracks such as ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’, ‘Signs’ and ‘Beautiful’.

4. ‘P.I.M.P’ Remix – 50 Cent, (2003)

A remix from 50 Cent’s 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin‘, this was a totally natural collaboration for both artists as they were both rappers who liked to reference their pimp-like ways.

Released to add more buzz to the single, which originally featured just 50 Cent, the remix featured not only Snoop but also G-unit member Lloyd Banks. There was legal controversy surrounding the track as it samples the track by ‘BAMBA’ by Brandon Parrott. However, the case was dismissed as the label had licensed it correctly.

3. ‘2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted’ – 2pac, (1996)

This classic song by 2pac is one of Snoop Dogg’s most renowned collaboration tracks. Rapping verse for verse with 2pac, this was one of the last tracks 2pac ever performed live, performing it in July of 1996. He was killed in September of that year.

This track, produced by Dr Dre is one of the definitive songs of the G-funk era and, as such, was performed in 2012 by Snoop Dogg and a hologram of Shakur. The track featured on Shakur’s 1996 album All Eyez On me.

2. ‘Nuthin But A G Thang’ – Dr Dre, (1992)

Another G-funk classic, ‘Nuthin But A G Thang’, was released as the lead single for Dr Dre’s debut album, The Chronic. The single reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified platinum.

‘Nuthin But A G Thang’ samples the track ‘I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You’ by Leon Haywood and is widely considered one of the first G-funk songs. It was also one of Snoop Dogg’s first appearances on a commercially released single.

1. ‘Still D.R.E’ – Dr Dre, (1999)

This track is one of hip hop’s most legendary from Dr Dre’s second album 2001. However, one thing that not a lot of people know about this track is that it was written by Jay-Z. Both Snoop and Dre’s rhymes were crafted the Hov as Dre wanted his comeback album to be perfect.

Irrespective of whether or not Snoop Dogg actually wrote the rhyme, it is by far his biggest and best guest verse on a track. The single’s music video has accumulated over 1 billion views on youtube, and it is approaching the same number on Spotify. One of Snoop’s best guest verses of all time, it is iconic.