Eyez Closed

Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs

Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. on 20 October 1971 in Long Beach, California, USA, a prominent, commercially successful, and influential West Coast Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap artist, known for his laid-back delivery style. He referenced Vietnam in two songs, both using a cliched image of a "crazed" Vietnam veteran: "G Bedtime Stories" and "Eyez Closed" (2011) (with Kanye West and John Legend).The song "Eyez Closed" (Doggystyle Records # 509999 07952 2 0), a collaboration between Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and John Legend, returned to the theme of a "crazed" Vietnam veteran, to portray out-of-control gun violence in US cities and communities: "Vietnamese eyes tighter than ever, fuck with the Dogg, I'm biting whomever".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: And I ain't knockin' niggas hustle, it's all a game / And when they mention the best, will they call your name? / There's only winners and losers, ain't no in betweens / We either hit the hall of fame or you fall to shame... / Shots, shots, shots to me and my cheddar / Run these emcee's I'm tougher than leather / Vietnamese eyes tighter than ever / Fuck with the Dogg, I'm biting whomever / 'Cause I done came from a long path / Only God knows how long left the Dogg has / 'Cause like time we all pass / So if you ever taste success, just pray it's from a tall glass

About the artist

Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. on 20 October 1971 in Long Beach, California, USA, a prominent, commercially successful, and influential West Coast Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap artist, known for his laid-back delivery style. He referenced Vietnam in two songs, both using a cliched image of a "crazed" Vietnam veteran: "G Bedtime Stories" and "Eyez Closed" (2011) (with Kanye West and John Lege.

Themes

City & Community Violence · Crazed Vet · Vet · Anti-Asian Racism · Violence Metaphor

In collections

Rap / Hip Hop Songs