Snoop Dogg Says He Went 'Dirty' While Performing at a Bar Mitzvah: 'F--- It'

In an interview with Latto for 'Rolling Stone,' Snoop Dogg revealed he opted for the "dirty" version of one of his songs while performing at a bar mitzvah

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Snoop Dogg in Los Angeles in April 2023. Photo:

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Snoop Dogg is the life of the party — especially at a Bbar mitzvah.

In an interview for the Musicians on Musicians issue of Rolling Stone, Snoop, 52, opened up to the "Big Energy" rapper, 24, about opting to go "dirty" while performing at a bar mitzvah.

The pair were discussing the business of performing and how certain gigs will pay more than others.

"You’re going to have opportunities where somebody going to book you for a wedding that’s going to pay you more than you getting paid onstage," Snoop tells Latto, to which she replies, "Bar mitzvah money."

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Snoop Dogg; Latto.

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Snoop then playfully recalls his own experience performing at a bar mitzvah.

"No, for real. I did a bar mitzvah for some kids that was, like, five years old. I’m doing the radio version. They doing the motherf---ing dirty version. So I’m like, “F--- it, we going to go dirty," he says of the experience.

Latto said the mantra "this game is 85 percent business, 15 percent talent" has stuck with her.

"Nowadays, talent isn’t involved anymore. They’re moving talent out the way because it’s overnight successes that they can make. That’s why when you really do have talent, you should hone it. Study the greats before you to see how you can stay here for a long time," Snoop advised Latto.

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Snoop Dogg and Latto for the cover of 'Rolling Stone'.

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Snoop noted that he's "probably" one of the only rappers from the '90s "that's still around" because of the business opportunities he chose.

"So you got to be a smarter businesswoman and say, 'OK, the women are winning right now in the music industry.' This is a first, for the women to be [in] the foreground," the "Gin and Juice" performer told Latto.

He added: "You’re the first era to actually dominate music. [But] you guys have to understand that here’s where the bulls--- comes in. They going to make y’all fight each other. That’s what they made us do. They didn’t want us to join hands and say, 'Hey, East Coast, West Coast, down South. I love your music.'"

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Earlier this week, the Doggfather celebrated his birthday and opened up to PEOPLE about his secret for looking so good at 52.

"You gotta treat yourself, don’t cheat yourself," he said. "Like fine wine, I’m aging better with time. But we really only got a short time here, so making the most of life and trying to be the best version of me every day, by surrounding myself with good people, positive energy and love.”

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