Snoop Dogg has recalled the time he met Paul McCartney and was left mind-blown that the Beatles legend knew who he was.
Speaking to Complex alongside longtime friend and collaborator Dr. Dre, Snoop detailed the wild (and weed-friendly) interaction.
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“You know what’s crazy? I was doing a little concert for somebody in Hollywood. Paul McCartney was there,” he began. “I’d never met him before but I’m a fucking fan of the Beatles. I know Jimmy [Iovine] knows him, Dre knows him. I’m in the back smoking and they like, ‘Sir Paul would like to meet you.’ I’m like, ‘For real? Hold on.’
“I put the blunt out. Cuz walked in the room like, ‘Don’t put that down.’ He gives me a hug and he meets me and it’s like, Paul McCartney knows who the fuck Snoop Dogg is. Fuck who Snoop Dogg is; this is Paul McCartney! He knows who I am! That’s the experience I love is when people you respect, respect you.”
Tha Doggfather was then asked if he would collaborate with McCartney, answering: “Fuck yes. In a heartbeat. ‘Ebony and Ivory,’ ‘The Girl is Mine’ — what you wanna do?”
Snoop Dogg is currently gearing up to release his new album Missionary, which will mark his first full-length collaboration with Dr. Dre since his 1993 debut Doggystyle.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight following his recent Olympics performance, Dre shared more details about the eagerly anticipated project, which he’s confident will be another jewel in his acclaimed catalog.
When asked about working on Missionary versus Doggystyle, Dre said: “It was much more fun, to be honest, because we were kids at that time. Snoop may have been 18 or 19 years old and I think I’m six years older than him, so we were kids at that time.
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“This one’s gonna show a different level of maturity with his lyrics and with my music. I feel like this is some of the best music I’ve done in my career […] I’m not playing.”
He added: “The musicians I’m working with right now and some of the writers in the studio that are helping us… Snoop is really excited about this and so am I. I think people are gonna really enjoy this.”
