“Pimp Slapp’d” by Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg uses “Pimp Slapp’d” to dismise Suge Knight while placing emphasis on the fact that his beef is not with the entire West Coast Community but with Suge alone.
He begins the track by boasting about his platinum albums, then references lyrics from DJ Quik’s 1991 single titled “Tonite” while stressing that his score is not about the neighborhood, Bloods or Crips but mainly between him and Suge Knight. His main message is that Suge is envious of his successes in both the rap industry and everyday social life, hence their beef. Not only is he jealous of his rap prowess, but he is also jealous that Snoop has more money, more women and more influence.
Snoop further suggests that Suge was initially feared in the industry but he has risen above and against his intimidations. He also reveals how the rapper was responsible for creating a lot of friction in the hip hop industry by setting rappers against each other. He even goes as far as threatening to expose Suge for all his shady actions and jealousy.
When was “Pimp Slapp’d” released?
It was released in November of 2002.
Snoop Dogg vs. Suge Knight
Death Row Records, one of the greatest labels of the 1990s, was full of unique personalities. Amongst them were the label’s CEO, Suge Knight and one of its top artists, Snoop Dogg.
Suge was the type whose ways turned off many business associates. Such was the case when Dr. Dre left Death Row in 1996. And Snoop followed suit shortly thereafter. Like Dre, he had grown weary of Suge’s violent behavior. Moreover he concluded that he was being cheated financially by Death Row, as in having signed a bum contract.
So Snoop migrated over to what he perceived as a preferable label, No Limit Records, in 1996. Around that same time he began speaking out against Suge, and the two of them went on to have a back-and-forth.
Now it should be noted that Suge was locked up at the time Snoop left Death Row. So as his release became imminent, he began physically threatening Snoop without actually namedropping him.
Yet unlike Suge, Snoop is actually a rapper. So he was able to counter by dropping a famous diss track against Knight called “Pimp Slapp’d”. In other words, despite his relatively-cool demeanor, the Doggfather did not back down.
To make a long story short, Snoop and Suge eventually buried the hatchet. In fact in 2019 Snoop dropped a track amply entitled “Let Bygones Be Bygones” in which he officially informed the world of such.
