Snoop Dogg says that his first Rap battle cost him.

“I lost my clout that day,” Snoop Dogg says during an exclusive interview with BattleRap.com.

Snoop Dogg also says that Rap has evolved since he was first battling.

“There was no money,” Snoop Dogg says. “It was about pride. You built your pride and you built your base up as far as knowing that you could really do it as an emcee, that was my thing whenever I wanted to battle.”

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