"That's how we do it in the black community; we give back to the people who made us who we are. We never forget that"
About this Quote
There’s a flex hidden in the humility here: Snoop frames philanthropy not as noblesse oblige but as cultural protocol. “That’s how we do it” sounds casual, almost throwaway, yet it functions like a rulebook. He’s not asking for applause; he’s asserting a norm inside Black community life where success carries an obligation to circulate resources back into the same neighborhoods, families, and informal networks that held you up before the money showed up.
The line “the people who made us who we are” shifts authorship away from the individual star. That’s a quiet rebuke to the pop myth of the self-made artist. Snoop’s brand has always played with outsized individuality - the voice, the persona, the mythology of survival - but he’s careful to tether it to collective labor: the aunties, coaches, friends, local hustlers, and community institutions that create the conditions for talent to become a career.
“We never forget that” is doing protective work. It’s a promise, but also a warning to anyone who “makes it” and starts speaking like their past is an inconvenience. In an industry that routinely extracts Black style and sells it back stripped of community context, memory becomes resistance. Snoop’s intent is to place giving back in the realm of identity, not PR: if you detach from where you come from, you’re not just ungrateful - you’re out of alignment with the code that kept you alive.
The line “the people who made us who we are” shifts authorship away from the individual star. That’s a quiet rebuke to the pop myth of the self-made artist. Snoop’s brand has always played with outsized individuality - the voice, the persona, the mythology of survival - but he’s careful to tether it to collective labor: the aunties, coaches, friends, local hustlers, and community institutions that create the conditions for talent to become a career.
“We never forget that” is doing protective work. It’s a promise, but also a warning to anyone who “makes it” and starts speaking like their past is an inconvenience. In an industry that routinely extracts Black style and sells it back stripped of community context, memory becomes resistance. Snoop’s intent is to place giving back in the realm of identity, not PR: if you detach from where you come from, you’re not just ungrateful - you’re out of alignment with the code that kept you alive.
Quote Details
| Topic | Gratitude |
|---|
More Quotes by Snoop
Add to List







