“ owed me, and I wasn’t sending no invoices because I did that for X and then X passed away. Snoop Doggs first real love song, 'Beautiful,' took over the airwaves, as has the Jay-Z track 'Excuse Me Miss.' As we all know, Pharrell produced and sang about being with Ms. Now you think I can get one better than that?’ You think Jay’s saying, ‘How the f*ck do you get this n**** ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot?’ I’ve been hanging out with you, and you’re going to give him that?'”Įlsewhere in the interview, Snoop talks about letting DMX record his final album at Snoop’s own compound for free, which became a key point in his negotiations to become the Def Jam’s creative consultant.
“I’m like, ‘Man, that sh*t you gave Jay-Z was hot. “Because that’s our producer he’s our guy,” he said. “Because I felt like heard his beats the best, you know what I’m saying? We did his beats the most justice.” This opinion stemmed from a bit of friendly competition between the two rap vets. “What I didn’t get from him that I always wanted was a song with me and Jay-Z together on a Pharrell beat,” Snoop admitted. However, Snoop does have one major regret about his time working with Pharrell as a producer, which he revealed in a recent interview with GQ. 1 or in the top 10 on numerous global charts. Pharrell joined The Fader’s The FADER Uncovered podcast with Mark Ronson, and on the episode the legend talked about Jay-Z’s unique style of making music, and how Hov would repeat his bars.
“Beautiful” also hit the top 10, while “Signs,” with Justin Timberlake, was also a huge hit in its own right, landing at No. In fact, many of Snoop’s collaborations with Pharrell have been wildly successful. Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z have released their first new song together in more than a decade, Entrepreneur. 1, a position it held for three weeks in 2004, and it was nominated at the 2005 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, ending the decade named the most popular rap song of the decade by Billboard.
Of all of the hits in Snoop Dogg‘s massive catalog, the biggest is his 2004 Rhythm & Gangsta single “Drop It Like It’s Hot” featuring Pharrell. The video for the new single from Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z features successful Black entrepreneurs including Tyler, the Creator and 'Insecure''s Issa Rae.