Snoop Dogg Speaks On Letting Fellow Rapper Cordae Write For Him: I Started Off Writing For Dr. Dre, So What Would I Be If I Didn’t Allow Somebody To Write For Me

Snoop Dogg went on to give an example of another major artist whose best work was written by someone else:

“I feel like Whitney Houston’s best record was The Bodyguard, when the other people came in and gave her records that weren’t hers, where she could just sit back and just sing and they embodied what they thought she should be.”

He continued,

“That’s to the point in my career where I’m at now, where I’ve written so many hit records. It’s not about what I can write sometimes, it’s about what I can’t see that somebody else can write for me.”

In a previous interview with Tidal,  Snoop Dogg explained how Cordae came to write the track for him.

“Terrace Martin came here one day with Cordae. Cordae is like, ‘Let me write something to this for you.’ I’m like, ‘Go ahead, homie.’ He go in that muthaf*ckin’ booth and wrote all of the rap — the first verse and the second verse!”

Snoop noted the importance of the lyrics that Cordae wrote for him.

“The beauty of that is, he wrote some lyrics about my mama. My mama was in great health when he wrote that, but by the time we put that out, my mama passed away.”

Cordae

While the “Ain’t No Fun” rapper enjoys working with the new school rappers, nothing beats that old-school magic.

Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he and Dr. Dre have been in the studio together cooking up something new. When asked what upcoming projects fans should look forward to, he said;

“[Me and Dr. Dre are] cooking up a little something, I don’t wanna talk about it too much, but we’re back together again.”

He went on to say,

“It’s been 30 years since we worked on a record, and we’re doin’ something; we’re workin’ on something.”

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

The two have been hinting at working on new music together for some time now and fans are waiting on the edge of their seats. This has been an exciting year for Snoop Dogg, as it was reported in February that the Gin and Juice rapper bought Death Row Records. When announcing the acquisition, Snoop Dogg said

“It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career, and as one of the founding members, this is an extremely meaningful moment for me.” 

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