July 19, 2023

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Hip hop legend Snoop Dogg, brought his High School Reunion tour to Star Lake Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA on Tuesday night.  Tonight's special guests included Berner, Warren G, Too $hort and Pittsburgh's own Wiz Khalifa.

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Driving out on the stage in a modified 1964 Impala, Snoop Dog opened up the drivers door, taking a hit from his blunt and stood in front of the car soaking up the cheers from the sold-out crowd.

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Snoop broke out "The Next Episode" to open the show which got everyone dancing in their seats and singing along.

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The Impala remained center stage and was used as a prop throughout the show.  There were two "stripper poles" on either side of the stage that were used at various times by Snoop's female dancers.

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A couple more old school classics, "Boyz-n-the-Hood" and "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" were played before he played his own solo song, "Bitch Please."

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Snoop is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of his landmark album, Doggystyle and played seven songs from that lp including "Lodi Dodi," "Gin and Juice" and "Who Am I?(What's My Name?" 

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He also paid tribute to Biggie and 2Pac by playing "Hypnotize" and "2 of Amerikas Most Wanted."  At the end of the latter, Snoop had the crowd chant, "We Miss You" and "We Love You."

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At the end of his set, Snoop brought Wiz back out to close the show with "See You Again" and "Young, Wild & Free."

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Pittsburgh native, Wiz Khalifa opened up his set with his number one hit, "Black and Yellow," which happen to be the cities colors for its three professional sports teams.

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During the second song, "The Thrill" Wiz lit up a blunt, took a hit and then gave it to a fan in the front row.

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As Wiz and Snoop stated several times throughout the night, this show was all about getting high and having a good time.

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Other hits in Wiz's set included "Bake Sale," "Peace and Love" and Maroon 5's "Payphone" which he was featured on.

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Closing out his set was the appropriately titled "So High."

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Too $hort was third on the bill and his set was full of old school misogyny and sexism.  Between songs Too $hort often spoke of how he believes everyone is a "bitch" and various sex acts.

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Unfortunately, I missed the two other opening acts, Berner and Warren G because of the unbelievable traffic trying to get into the venue. It literally took over an hour to go about a half a mile.  I have never seen anything like this.  

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I did at least get to hear Warren G's "Regulate."

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Overall it was a fun night of hip-hop, minus Too $hort's set.

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Photos and review by Greg Drugan

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