It's May 21, 2024, 09:26:45 AM
DX: I know a lot of critics, radio deejays and fans at the time made the association with you and Snoop. There were records you made directed at him, and comments he made in the media directed at you and Suge Knight. I’m curious to know, when you signed, was it just “YGD” or were you always Top Dogg? How much of that came from label politics, and 10 years later, have you ever had the chance to speak with Snoop?YGD Top Dogg: Actually, I had talked to Snoop [Dogg] after [The Source‘s 1998] magazine cover-story had come out, with the blue background. I called him up. I said, “What’s up, I heard you talkin’ that shit about me.” I had met him prior to that, at The Palace in [Los Angeles, for a radio concert]. Jay-Z was there, before he was [a superstar], Mack 10, Ice Cube – everybody was there. I did my song, and [Snoop Dogg and I] chopped it up right before that. He was just tryin’ to give me some game. Then I saw [the interview publish]. Now that I think about it, he probably said [the negative things] before we met. [Laughs]After I saw what he said, I started goin’ in, on the video and all that shit, like “Fuck you too.” However, we gotta respect and pay homage to our legends. That’s my thing now. New cats in the game are disrespectin’ mothafuckas that’s paved the way for ’em. I think, I was that same nigga though. [Chuckles] I’m human, but I love talkin’ [freely].
Ask him if he still has that "2 Tuff" demo, that made Suge sign him Ask him about Eastwood - I've heard he was instrumental into bringing him to Death Row (they were from the same neighborhood I believe)What was his first impression of Tha Realest? Did he had some objections from working with him?Did he always sounded like Snoop or was it Suge's influence to try replicate the success?Did he ever thought that Suge only signed him for his resemblence of Snoop?He signed to Tha Row when Snoop was still on board - did they had a chance to talk while still both on the label?Why it took him so long to drop "The Renegade" album? It was first advertised in 2006, but dropped in 2011...What was the reason for tracks recorded @ Death Row to being featured on "The Renegade"?He said in some interview, that he never recorded an album on Death Row, but a demo submitted to Suge called "Evry Dogg Has His Day" leaked since then - ask him what's up with that?
Just Curious, what did Sir-Rat give in exchange for the interview.