Snoop Dogg didn’t hold back on his new album Iz It a Crime? where he came for Suge Knight on the track “ShutYoBi**hA**Up” — calling out the former Death Row boss for lying, snitching, and even being salty over Snoop’s 2022 takeover of the iconic label.
On the Stresmatic-featuring song, Snoop delivers bars dipped in decades of resentment, aimed squarely at his former label boss, although he never says his name.
Over a West Coast bounce, he raps: “I can see why you mad. I bought everything you own.” Claiming that Suge has been “snitching” he adds, “Now you in PC snitching on the phone/ Oh, bi**h-a** ni**a, I’m a rich-a** ni**a/ Waiting for you to get home so we can get the sh*t on.” He also alleges that Suge’s jailhouse stories are “made up.”
Listen below.
Snoop and Suge’s beef dates back to 1998 when Snoop dipped out of Death Row Records amid chaos, courtroom drama, and Knight’s looming legal issues. Fast forward to 2022, and Snoop’s now the proud owner of the infamous label. Earlier this year, Suge spoke on Snoop’s acquiring of the label from behind bars.
Doubting Snoop’s purchase of Death Row, he demanded to “see the paperwork,” and even tossed out a wild accusation that Snoop admitted to financing Tupac’s murder. “Snoop, you said I’m mad because you bought Death Row,” Knight said at the time. “What you buy? Shut me up. Show me where y’all paid the money to buy it. Show me the paperwork. Show me what you own.” Fed up with his remarks, Snoop fired back on Instagram with a slick post: “This ni**a won’t stop talking about me. Mad ‘cause I own Death Row. I realize your real lies.”
In a more recent interview with Big Boy, the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper explained why he finally put their issues on wax: “You can’t keep throwing rocks at me and bullying me and think I ain’t gon’ say nothing… I can’t do nothing. ‘Cause you in PC. But I can say something.”
Iz It a Crime? dropped on Wednesday (May 14) with 21 tracks including features from Pharrell Williams, Sexyy Red, Wiz Khalifa, LaRussell, and October London. The title track even reimagines Sade’s iconic ballad with an ‘80s slow jam/modern-day Hip-Hop twist.
Listen to the full album below.
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