Few rappers have shaped culture like Snoop Dogg. Beyond his laid-back flow and legendary music career, Snoop has become a global icon of coolness, hustle, and positivity. His words, sometimes funny, sometimes deep, always real, offer lessons about life, success, love, and staying true to yourself.
- “Sometimes if you’re lucky, someone comes into your life who’ll take up a permanent place in your heart.”
- “You might not have a car or a big gold chain, but as long as you’re happy, you’re successful.”
- “You’ve got to always go back in time if you want to move forward.”
- “Life is about growing and becoming who you are.”
- “Sometimes a loss is the best thing that can happen. It teaches you what you should have done next time.”
- “If the ride is more fly, then you must buy.”
- “You’ve got to always put your hustle first.”
- “I’m just doing what I do and having fun while I’m doing it.”
- “You might not win every game, but never let it be because you didn’t put in the work.”
- “The most important decision I’ve made in business? The choices of people I keep around me.”
- “Music makes me forget that I’ve got to be responsible.”
- “Hip hop is what makes the world go around.”
- “I just change with the times. I keep myself relevant, and I keep myself in the mix.”
- “The music industry is like the streets—you’ve got to survive, hustle, and make your mark.”
- “My style is unique because it’s just who I am.”
- “Be your own leader, be your own self, step out of my shadow and be yourself.”
- “It’s so easy for a kid to join a gang, to do drugs… but it’s not easy to give a kid a book and teach him.”
- “I love being me. I love doing what I do. And I’m just gonna keep being me.”
- “You can teach an old dog new tricks. And I ain’t too old.”
- “The more medicated, the more dedicated.”
- “Love is the key to everything.”
- “My wife taught me the true meaning of love.”
- “When you stop fighting and arguing, that’s when the love begins.”
- “I’m nothing without the people I love around me.”
- “The energy you put into love is the same energy you put into hate—so why not choose love?”
- “If it’s flipping hamburgers at McDonald’s, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is, you have to master your craft.”
- “I’m living proof that you can just be yourself and people will still dig it.”
- “It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none.”
- “Sometimes I smoke to remember, sometimes I smoke to forget.”
- “I tell shorties all the time: don’t look at me for who I am, look at yourself for who you can become.”
- “What people don’t understand is joining a gang ain’t bad, it’s cool. It’s finding a family outside your home.”
- “If the police can’t protect me, I don’t have no choice but to protect myself.”
- “I love making music and I’m never going to stop doing that.”
- “Don’t let society manipulate you.”
- “Life is about learning and teaching at the same time.”
- “The best advice I’ve ever received is to be true to yourself.”
- “At the end of the day, I want people to say: Snoop did it his way.”
- “When I was younger, I was all about me. Now it’s about we.”
- “A lot of people don’t know the real Snoop. They just see the character. But the character is me too.”
- “You gotta always be evolving. If you don’t, you become irrelevant.”
- “Drop it like it’s hot.”
- “Fo shizzle.”
- “Keep it gangster, keep it real.”
- “Stay fly, stay focused.”
- “Life is too short not to smoke weed.”
- “If you stop at general math, you’re only going to make general math money.”
- “You’ve got to pay the cost to be the boss.”
- “I’m a lion in the jungle.”
- “Gangsta rap is what brought me here.”
- “I just want to be loved.”
Snoop Dogg’s words blend wisdom, humour, and authenticity. These quotes remind us to stay true, keep hustling, and never lose sight of who we are.
If you need a mantra to live by, just remember Snoop’s vibe: relax, stay real, and always keep moving forward.
