Snoop Dogg is celebrating after being formally inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame.
The West Coast legend was introduced as an inductee within the 2023 class on Wednesday (January 18), the place he was credited for his numerous profession hits resembling “Drop It Like It’s Sizzling,” “Nuthin’ However a ‘G’ Thang,” “Gin & Juice” and Dr. Dre‘s “The Subsequent Episode.”
Following the information, Snoop took to Instagram to share his pleasure concerning the induction and being entered into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame alongside Sade and Teddy Riley.
“Rattling, Songwriters Corridor of Fame? That’s huge,” he stated in a video. “And simply to assume, I’ve been telling individuals for the previous seven years, ‘Who you wanna do a tune with, Snoop?’ I’d all the time say Sade. And now we going to the Songwriters Corridor of Fame on the identical day. Not solely that, Teddy Riley? New jack swing? I’m getting into with him? Man, God is nice.”
He continued: “Just a bit child from the East Facet of Lengthy Seashore that had a giant ass dream. It’s true that goals can come true. If it occurred to me, it could possibly occur to you. Hold dreaming, hold believing, hold being you. Hold God in your life. Do extra proper than flawed. Make your life a tune. Thanks.”
Tha Doggfather additional expressed his gratitude in an one other Instagram submit, writing: “Thank. U. im honored @songwritershalloffame.”
Additionally becoming a member of Snoop Dogg, Sade and Teddy Riley within the Songwriters Corridor of Fame are Gloria Estefan, Electrical Gentle Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne, Alanis Morrisette collaborator Glen Ballard, and Taylor Swift collaborator Liz Rose. The 2023 induction ceremony is ready to happen on June 15 on the Marriott Marquis Resort in New York Metropolis.
In a press release, Songwriters Corridor of Fame chairman Nile Rodgers stated: “The music trade doesn’t exist with out songwriters delivering nice songs first. With out them there isn’t any recorded music, no live performance enterprise, no merch… nothing, all of it begins with the tune and the songwriter.
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“We’re subsequently very proud that we’re regularly recognizing among the culturally most necessary songwriters of all time and that the 2023 slate represents not simply iconic songs but additionally range and unity throughout genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who’ve enriched our lives and, of their time, actually reworked music and the lives of billions of listeners all around the world.”
Snoop is simply the fifth Hip Hop act to be honored by the establishment following JAY-Z, Pharrell and Chad Hugo (a.ok.a. The Neptunes), Missy Elliott and Jermaine Dupri.
Nonetheless as busy as ever on the ripe previous age of 51, Snoop Dogg additionally launched a brand new music video for “I’m from twenty first Avenue” on Wednesday, which seems on his Gangsta Grillz: I Nonetheless Received It mixtape with DJ Drama from final 12 months.
