Imagine
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, D'Angelo
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Yo Doc, what up my nigga? Snoop Dogg, this what it is This record is so motherfuckin' gangsta, man And I think it's time for me and you To just tone it down a bit, come on Imagine it never happened Imagine no rappin', imagine niggaz trapped Imagine it havin' action Imagine how niggaz could be actin' If you never got this shit crackin' Imagine life's so hard You can't imagine, it's like livin' in the City of God You feel me? Imagine life on the yard Or tryin' get that dollar on some shitty ass job Imagine Biggie with his son Imagine Pac gettin' call pop 'bout one Imagine a mother struglin', dealin' with a system That don't give a f*ck about who shot her son Imagine life where you can't win When you get out of the ghetto and go right to the pen When you get out the pen, you go right to the jenz So if you get back to the streets, you go right back in Imagine Russell still strugglin' No Def Jam, just another nigga hustlin' And there no rocks on them fellaz Just rocks on them fellaz, just tryna keep it bubblin' Imagine niggaz dressed up From the East to the West Coast, everybody fucked up I can't imagine no less But it don't take imagination to know niggaz Been blessed with hip hop Before we go, can you imagine? Picture years with your mom, can you imagine? Paint a picture in the sky, can you imagine? Call emergency, I've been dreamin' all my life Could you imagine bein' lit up by some hot shells? Imagine bein' tossed around and put in jail Imagine life when you can't get from under Imagine niggaz at you when you done fo' Remember how they asked you what you run for And treat you like a bitch? When they kick you in your dick and take your shit? We actin' like they hate to see you gung ho But just imagine if the rappin' got the gun, no But you already know Imagine niggaz in the LBC Felt just like Snoop Dogg & D are E And felt just like the niggaz in the 213 Then imagine that's what's comin' when you fuckin' with me Imagine you was up on top of this shit Imagine if the bitches could stay off this dick I mean imagine we said f*ck this shit Imagine if my niggaz got together and tow up this bitch, yeah You can't imagine growin' up in the jail, dunn Happy just to be alive' watchin' all your people run But you imagine growin' up to sell your 50 million records worldwide Or fuckin' off somebody's son Imagine if these niggaz never saw a color Would it be peaceful in them streets where niggaz kill each other? All the drunk fool get is pissed on balls He fuckin' off my niggaz, they gon' murder us all, imagine that Before we go, can you imagine? Picture years with your mom, can you imagine? Paint a picture in the sky, can you imagine? Call emergency, I've been dreamin' all my life, all my life Before we go, can you imagine? Picture years with your mom, can you imagine? Paint a picture in the sky, can you imagine? Call emergency, I've been dreamin' all my life, all my life Imagine, imagine Can you imagine? Can you imagine? Can you imagine? Imagine, imagine In the name of Allah, in the name of God The benificiant, the merciful The one God to whom all praises due Regardless of land labor, of title No matter what name you call God by Whenever life seems hard Everybody know that you must talk to God
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Written by: ANDRE YOUNG, DAWAUN PARKER, CALVIN BROADUS, MARK BATSON, JASON BOYD, TRACY CURRY
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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7 facts about this song
Identity ConfusionMany people mistake the song "Imagine" as a product of the partnership between "Dr. Dre" and "Snoop Dogg" from a different song. In reality, it's an acclaimed song by John Lennon.
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Actual Creators"Imagine" is a thought-provoking song created not by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, but by the revered Beatle, John Lennon.
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Different genreWhile Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are major figures in the hip-hop industry, "Imagine" by John Lennon falls into the genre of soft rock.
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Collaboration ConfirmationHowever, it can't be denied that Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have frequently collaborated and produced hit songs like "Still D.R.E" and "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang."
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Hip-Hop VersionThere is indeed a song titled "Imagine" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, which is featured in Dr. Dre’s 2006 album ”The Chronic II”.
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Similar MessageInterestingly, both songs titled "Imagine"—one by John Lennon and the other by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg—carry a similar message of dreaming for a better world.
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Difference in ReceptionJohn Lennon's "Imagine" is seen as a universal peace anthem, while Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg’s version is recognized mainly within the Hip-Hop community.
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