2Pac

Released: October 3, 2005

Featuring: Tha Dogg Pound

Songwriter: Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre George Clinton Garry Shider David Spradley

Producer: J. Kevin Swain Dr. Dre Emanuel Dean

[Spoken Word Intro]
C'mon, c'mon (Ha ha)
Yeah, c'mon
C'mon, c'mon, bounce
C'mon, c'mon, bounce
C'mon, bounce

[Chorus: Snoop Dogg & (Audience)]
What's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
What's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)

[Verse 1]
From the depths of the sea, back to the block
Snoop Doggy Dogg, funky as the, the, The D.O.C
Went solo on that ass, but it's still the same
Long Beach is the spot where I serve my 'caine
Follow me, follow me, follow me, follow me, but don't lose your grip
Nine-trizzay's the yizzear for me to fuck up shit
So I ain't holdin nuttin' back
And motherfucker, I got five on that twenty sack
It's like that and as a matter of fact (Rat-tat-tat-tat)
'Cause I never hesitate to put a nigga on his back
Yeah, so peep out the manuscript
You see that it's a must we drop gangsta shit

[Chorus: Snoop Dogg & (Audience)]
What's my name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
What's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
Now let me hear you say "Ola, ola, ola"
(Ola, ola ola)
Let me hear you say "ola, ola, ola"
(Ola, ola ola)

[Verse 2]
It's the bow to the wow, creepin and crawlin
Yiggy yes y'allin, Snoop Doggy Dogg in
The motherfuckin house like everyday
Droppin shit with my nigga Mr Dr. Dre
Like I said, niggas can't FUCK with this
And niggas can't FUCK with that
Shit that I drop 'cause ya know it don't stop
Mr. One Eight Seven on a motherfuckin cop
Tick tock, never the Glock, just some nuts and a cock
Robbin motherfuckers then I kill dem bloodclots
Then I step through the fog and I creep through the smog
'Cause I'm Snoop Doggy (who?) Doggy (what?) Doggy

[Chorus: Snoop Dogg & (Audience)]
What's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
I can't hear y'all, what's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
Now let me hear you say "hell yeah"
(Hell yeah)
Say "hell yeah"
(Hell yeah)
Now somebody, anybody, everybody scream

[Verse 3]
Now just throw your hands in the motherfuckin air
And wave the motherfuckers like ya just don't care
Yeah roll up the dank, and pour the drank
And watch your step (Why?) 'cause Doggy's on the gank
My bank roll's on swoll
My shit's on hit, legit, now I'm on parole, stroll
With the Dogg Pound right behind me
And up in yo bitch, is where ya might find me
Layin' that, playin' that G Thang
She want the nigga with the biggest nuts, and guess what?
He is I, and I am him, slim with the tilted brim

[Chorus: Snoop Dogg & (Audience)]
What's my motherfuckin' name, y'all?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
C'mon, make some motherfuckin' noise, what's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
Ladies, what's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)
House of Blues, what's my motherfuckin' name?
(Snoop Doggy Dogg)

[Outro]
You know

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an actor and a highly influential rapper who is considered by many to be the greatest of all-time due to the revolutionary spirit and thug passion he mixed into his music. During his music career, he made appearances in movies such as his acclaimed debut in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).

Born in Harlem, New York City to Black Panther Party members Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, Tupac would later move to Baltimore before settling in the Bay Area cities of Oakland and Marin City in the late 1980s. There, he joined his first rap group Strictly Dope with Ray Luv before connecting with Shock G and Digital Underground. He was a roadie and backup dancer for the group before his breakthrough performance on their 1991 song “Same Song.”

2Pac released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, which featured intense storytelling on singles such as “Trapped” and “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” His sophomore album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z featured one of his signature songs, the Digital Underground-assisted “I Get Around.” After working on the Thug Life group album in 1994, 2Pac released Me Against the World the following year, which is considered by many to be his best album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Grammy nomination—all while he sat in prison.

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