Highlights
- Snoop Dogg appeared high on the Late Show with David Letterman, leading viewers to believe that Letterman got a contact high.
- During the interview, Letterman promoted the wrong album and Snoop corrected him.
- Snoop Dogg discussed how music saved his life and his involvement in starting a Youth Football League.
When Snoop Dogg came on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2006, the rapper had already sold “18 million albums.” At that time, he was promoting his eighth studio album, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, which went on to sell 264,000 copies in its first week.
He had also just started his Snoop Youth Football League. The Gin and Juice hitmaker looked serious during the interview, especially while talking about how music “saved” his life (but not how Queen Elizabeth once saved him from it at one point).
But after a few close shots, viewers noticed that Snoop — who spends a fortune on weed each year — was simply high. They even thought Letterman got “contact high” by the end of the episode. Here’s a closer look at their hilarious-serious chat.
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During Snoop’s appearance on the Late Show, Letterman quizzed him on his famous izzle lingo. One of the phrases was, “Five dizzle all-you-can-eezle buzzle at the Sizzle,” which translates to, “Five dollar all-you-can-eat buffet at the Sizzler.” The host, who usually has a lot to say, looked like he was lagging there for a bit. “Dave getting that contact high at the end,” one wrote in the comments.
He made a faint laugh, and just said, almost too slowly, “Oh my god I enjoyed that.” He then proceeded to promote the hip-hop artist’s album but held up the wrong CD. “That ain’t mine,” said his guest. The audience started clapping. Towards the end, Snoop brought the crowd’s attention to an important political matter.
“It’s a song where we’re bringing the black and the brown together,” he said of his single, Vato with B-Real. “Because in Southern California, there’s a lot of killings between Mexicans and blacks. [We’re] just trying to end that and make it peace.” The audience applauded as Letterman wrapped the segment. “Good for you,” he told the Snoop.
Snoop Dogg was charged with murder in 1993 when his bodyguard shot a rival gang member. They were both acquitted of first-degree and second-degree murders in 1996.
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Snoop Dogg Got Serious While Telling David Letterman About How Music “Saved” His Life
Snoop got really serious when he opened up to Letterman about how music “saved” his life. “What was life like in the Long Beach? Was it tough [in] East Side Long Beach?” asked the latter. “It was real tough,” answered the Drop It Like It’s Hot performer.
“But at the same time, we had different options to whether you wanted to go down this lane as far as with athletics.” He then admitted to going through”this lane with the gangs or the drugs or whatnot […] early on.” The audience broke out in laughter to which Snoop smiled. “It ain’t funny,” Letterman said.
“I was lucky enough to bounce back and get my life right,” the Grammy nominee continued. “You realized you made a wrong choice. And then it was through sports and music [that] you were able to pull yourself out,” the host added.
Snoop responded: “Music was more or less the thing that saved me. Once I found a niche, and doing this music thing, it became my number one thing. And I did it.”
Here are Snoop’s major career milestones since his rise to stardom in 1992:
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1992 |
He was discovered by Dr. Dre and was featured on his album The Chronic |
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1993 |
His debut album Doggystyle came out |
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1994 |
His first screen role: Murder Was the Case |
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1996 |
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted, a collaboration with Tupac Shakur, came out; The release of his second album Tha Doggfather |
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1997 |
He headlined the Lollapalooza Music Festival |
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1998 |
He left Death Row Records; Dropped his third album, Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told |
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1999 |
Fourth album, No Limit Top Dogg |
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2000 |
He released his last album under No Limit Records, Tha Last Meal |
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2002 |
His sixth album, Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, featuring Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams was a huge hit; He vowed to quit cannabis for good, but it didn’t last long |
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2004 |
Seventh album, R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece |
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2005 |
Founded his production company, Snoopadelic Films and produced its first movie, Boss’n Up |
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2006-2009 |
Three more successful albums: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, Ego Trippin’, and Malice ‘n Wonderland. |
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2012 |
He converted to Rastafarianism under the new name, Snoop Lion |
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2017 |
He inducted Tupac Shakur to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame; Eleventh album, Neva Left |
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2018 |
He received his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. “I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I want to thank me for having no days off,” he said at that time. |
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2019 |
Seventeenth album, I Wanna Thank Me |
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2022 |
He performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show |
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Letterman was also impressed by Snoop starting his own Youth Football League. “The other thing a lot of people don’t know about you is your involvement in Little League Football,” the former said to his guest. “I started my own league,” said the Baby Boy star. He started coaching football “in Chino Hills where I was just an assistant coach.”
“And then I went to The Rolling Heist Raiders,” he continued. “And I made my own league because I wanted to give something back to the kids. I started my league last year. This is the second year and we had 2,000 kids in Southern California, so we’re growing and growing.”
Snoop Dogg’s son, Cordell Broadus gave up his promising football career to pursue music and fashion in 2015.
Snoop looked like he was trying to hide his emotions during the audience’s long applause. When Letterman asked the rapper what his “philosophy” was in teaching the seven to thirteen-year-old kids in his league, the latter earned another round of applause from saying:
“I teach them 3 Ds in life: dedication, discipline, and desire. If they have those three, they’ll go forward in life.”
Source: NewsFinale
