El Lay

Album: Doggumentary Music (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song by Californian rapper Snoop Dogg is a track from his 11th studio album, Doggumentary Music. The song was produced by Scoop DeVille and features singer Marty James, who is the vocalist of the San Francisco-based alternative Hip-Hop group One Block Radius.
  • The song is a homage to Snoop Dogg's home city of Los Angeles. The rapper may have been inspired by his participation on Katy Perry's tribute to Californian gurls.

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  • Hugh from Wick, United KingdomHmm. I thought Snoop was from Long Beach.
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