Snoop Dogg Shirt

Snoop’s work became controversial because of the subject matter, which included ties to gangs, exaltation of drugs and objectification of women. In the 1990s, renowned singer Dionne Warwick famously invited a group of rap artists, including Snoop, to her house to confront them about misogyny in their lyrics. “She was checking me at a time when I thought we couldn’t be checked,” Snoop recalled. “We were the most gangsta as you could be, but that day at Dionne Warwick’s house, I believe we got out-gangstered that day. [Starting with Tha Doggfather in 1996] I made it a point to put records of joy – me uplifting everybody and nobody dying and everybody living. Dionne, I hope I became the jewel that you saw when I was the little, dirty rock that was in your house. I hope I’m making you proud.” Snoop Dogg wore this shirt on the 2000 Up in Smoke Tour.