"Pimp Slapp'd" is a

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by American

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recording artist

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

, taken from his sixth

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, '' Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$'' (2002).

Background

Significance of Death Row Records

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''. ''The Chronic'' was on the

Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ('' ...

record label, a

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label founded by

Suge Knight Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (; born April 19, 1965) is a American former music executive, convicted felon, and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight is considered a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in ...

in collaboration with

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and Dr. Dre. The release of ''The Chronic'' prompted Death Row's popularisation, and Snoop Doggy Dogg released his 1993 debut album ''

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'' on Suge Knight's label, and other artists released music on Death Row, including 2Pac's ''

All Eyez On Me ''All Eyez on Me'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime. Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records, the album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Snoo ...

.''

Controversy of Death Row Records

Dr. Dre was the first to depart from Death Row due to infighting, as

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was beaten up by other Death Row members due to featuring East Coast rappers on his

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for Lady Heroin, since this was during the East Coast-West Coast rivalry, then

and

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followed Dre in leaving the label. However, months after the departure of Dre, RBX, and D.O.C., large exoduses coalesced because Suge Knight

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members of Death Row because like ''All Eyes On Me'', he wanted 2Pac's album '' The Don Killuminati: The Seven Day Theory'' to have many appearances from Death Row artists, but the album had few appearances from Death Row artists, instead mostly appearances from members of

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, if not mostly solo songs. Many artists left, and

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them, and death threats ensued between Snoop Dogg (a departed artist) and Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg released Pimp Slapp'd to diss Suge Knight. In his

, Snoop Dogg also claimed Suge Knight was underpaying him.

Lyrics

The song’s lyrics contain vulgar insults and violent threats to

("Suge Knight's a bitch, and that's on my life") ("

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, get done up, I stay

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"), with accusations of Suge Knight underpaying

("And I still ain't been paid for 187 On a Cop"), dissing Suge Knight's

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known as

and promoting

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(made by Snoop Dogg) as an alternative ("Doggystyle Records is the

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"). Snoop Dogg (in the song) claims Suge Knight is jealous (the chorus is "It all boils down to the fact that you're jealous how my papers stack" and Snoop Dogg calling Suge Knight a "jealous ass nigga").

Music video

The

was directed by Pook Brown and features

smoking marijuana with a group of

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Accolades

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''Complex'' chose the song as the number 41 best diss in music history.

References

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