I emphasize it because it is a problem of substance of the African-American artists in the USA: they have a hard time owning a proper name, since they are descendants of people torn from their origins, as slaves they were named after their masters, that’s why their names often sound quite absurd, because borrowed from all but African cultures – while the singers of the privileged white world have no trouble assuming their civil status as rock or variety artists – you can be John Lennon, Lou Reed, Britney Spears, but it’s harder to be Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. Broadus sounds both Anglo-Saxon (“ broad“) and Latin (“ -us“), which a third time does not stick to the identity of an African-American.Cordozar sounds Spanish, which is weird for an African-American.Calvin comes from the Swiss Protestant preacher, Jean Calvin.He could have signed his real name, but he obviously preferred that scene name that hides his true identity. This real name itself could, by its strangeness, influence the nickname, because it is composed of names that do not really fit together: In short, this name looks like nothing, but it is rich in meaning, and it will lead to various puns.īy the way, the real name of this singer is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. gangster – yes, gangster, because paradoxically, if you do not want to end up in prison when you live illegally, then you’d better tell everyone around that your name is Snoopy the dog, rather than distribute copies of your identity card, including to your victims. In short, this ridiculous, generic name is the ideal hiding place for crime – like passing a kilo of weed in the teddy bear of a baby, in the pram, at the airport.ghetto – the word dogg has a “g” in excess, it is written by a dunce, and rappers, as we saw it with the “ muthaphuckkin’ G’s” of Eazy-E, like to massacre spelling, as a rematch after school humiliation.“Pop” – it’s a “ready-made”, a name that was found, appropriated, a parody of mass culture, as in the art of the 60s (Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein recycling comics…).quirky – it’s a funny name for a gangster as for a rapper.childish – everyone knows Snoopy, the cartoon character.
#Kurupt c walk lyrics code
Signing one’s artwork straight away, it is already a long time tradition, a code of rap lyrics, which fundamentally consists of saying “ Yo, it’s me speaking now“. Here we are back to this creature we learnt to know from close in rap lyrics: a motherfucker! He gives us his artistic nickname, as part of a practice that resembles that of graffiti: the artwork is the name of the artist, his signature. It’s the motherfuckin DO-double-G (SNOOP DOGG!) Of course, putting something else than intelligible words as opening text, makes an effect, says something. This intro reflects some good mood, positioning the song in a register similar to CALIFORNIA LOVE : some not too contesting, rather happy, optimistic, sexy hip-hop. We are far from the sinister or negatively aggressive or sad mood of hits like NWA’s STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, Coolio’s GANGSTA’S PARADISE, or The Notorious BIG’s WHO SHOT YA? In this analysis, we’ll use the concept we teach in our 4 scenario courses. Hope you ready for the next episode, heyyyeyyy….ĭr Dre Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg – The Next Episode – Lyrics analysis, explanation & meaning Then go home with, somethin to poke on (whassup bitch?)Ĭomin real, it’s the next episode… Outro – Nate Dogg I’m on one, I might bail up in the Century Club It’s California Love, this California bud got a nigga gang of pub South Central out to the Westside (wessyde) With Doc in the back, sippin on ‘gnac (yeah)Ĭlip in the strap, dippin through hoods (what hoods?) King of the beats you ride to em in your Fleet (Fleetwood)ĭre and Snoop chronic’ed out in the ‘llac You know I’m mobbin with the D-O-double-G Verse 2 – Dr Dre If you believe in the S you’ll be relievin your stress Interlude – Snoop Dogg and Dr. Out of town, put it down for the Father of RapĪnd if yo’ ass get cracked, bitch shut yo’ trapĬome back, get back, that’s the part of success Take a bullet with some dick and take this dope from this jet Step up in this motherfucker just a-swangin my hairīitch quit talkin, Crip walk, stay down with the set Slip my hoe a forty-fo’ and she got in the back do’īitches lookin at me strange but you know I don’t care
Takin chances while we dancin in the party fo’ sho’ Thug niggaz drug dealers yeah they givin it up Top Dogg, bite em all, nigga burn the shit upĪnd when they bang this in the club baby you got to get up (Just blaze that shit up nigga, yeah, ‘sup Snoop?) Verse 1 – Snoop Dogg It’s the motherfuckin D-O-double-G (SNOOP DOGG!) Dr Dre Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg – The Next Episode – Lyrics Intro
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