Although it might not seem to be a likely pairing, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart have a lot in common. Well, both have spent time in jail, at least. But the friendship between the two celebs has been going on for well over a decade now, since the rapper first joined the famous cook on her show, but their exploits have moved well beyond the kitchen. If you want to know just how these two very different celebs ended up hanging out, then check out their friendship timeline, explained!
November 2008: They meet on The Martha Stewart Show
The famous west coast rapper joined one of America’s most famous television chefs as he was doing publicity for his short-lived reality television show Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood. The pair infamously had hilarious chemistry as they made Stewart’s mashed potatoes recipe and joked about Snoop’s unique lyrics and way of talking. They were both happy to discuss how fun it had been in interviews later, with Snoop even saying “Cooking with Martha just seemed like the right space to be in.”
December 2009: Snoop’s return
The next year Snoop was invited back on to The Martha Stewart Show for the Christmas special, and it was a brilliant episode. The pair made green-colored brownies, a likely allusion to Snoop’s famous love of cannabis and the ubiquity of brownies as a form of edibles, although the rapper joked it was because green was the color of environmentalists. The musician then gave the audience a free style rap, winking at the weed reference again, and leading to a cheeky quip from Stewart that they’d “add the stuff” after filming.
November 2010: Twitter banter
In the wake of the news that Prince William of the U.K. was getting married, Snoop took to Twitter to make a joke about being invited to the bachelor party for the one-day king, and made sure to mention Stewart in his gag.
May 2013: The brownies strike back
Snoop continued with the Twitter banter with a photoshopped picture of the pair from his appearance on her show in 2009. Let’s just say his artistic skills aren’t quite the level of his rapping ones.
November 2014: Snoop cires Martha as his inspiration
It seems the friendship had deepened as Snoop tweeted to his millions of followers that Stewart deserved some of the credit for his new candle line, as she’d inspired his creativity. His shoutout had a much more professional-looking picture attached than the previous one, though, this time of a candle from the range in question next to some flowers.
March 2015: The pair roast Justin Bieber
Here’s where things get really funny. In March 2015, both Stewart and Snoop were two of a number of huge celebs who spoke onstage at The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber. The show, hosted by Kevin Hart, was wall-to-wall laughs, and Stewart even got into the spirit with a cutting barb toward her famous friend, telling Snoop:
“Snoop, I see that you have been following my beauty regimen. You would never know that Snoop Dogg is 43 now, which is three times as long as actual dogs live and twice as long as most of his friends.”
Snoop would later tell NBC that Martha was “the funniest roaster that night.”
June 2015: Stewart tells Seth Meyers about getting high (accidentally) with Snoop
Stewart joined the talk show host on his show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she discussed how she’d been spending time with Snoop once and accidentally gotten stoned thanks to passive smoking:
“I got high just sitting there. Snoop had all those, you don’t call them joints, you call them something else. Big fat ones. We had to sit on the stage for four hours, and the secondary smoke is just as powerful as primary smoke. So I was totally high by the time I got to that microphone.”
July 2016: The friends go on a game show
Just over a year later, the pair went on the revival of the classic game show $100,000 Pyramid as a team, absolutely dominating the word association game. Snoop was impressive as he worked out a list of weed-related terms, and Stewart knew exactly what to say to get the best out of him.
September 2016: Snoop does a Rolling Stone interview where he praises his friend
With the news that Snoop and Stewart would be hosting their own television show, Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, the pair went on a slew of publicity stops. Snoop was charged with doing an interview with Rolling Stone, where he said “I’ve never met anyone like Martha Stewart. When we come together, it’s a natural combination of love, peace, and harmony.” Sweet words for a good friend.
October 2016: Games on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
While appearing on the talk show together, the pair played a quick game of “Never Have I Ever” alongside fellow guest Anna Kendrick and host Ellen DeGeneres, where they both revealed they’d used their fame to get out of trouble before, as well as a couple of racier stories too. Snoop also, unsurprisingly, revealed he’d been stoned while on a talk show.
November 2016: Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party premieres on VH1
The culmination of eight years of friendship was this VH1 series where the pair hosted celebrity friends for cocktails and dinner, as well as good conversation. They had a number of guests during the two season run, including Jason Derulo and Kathy Griffin.
October 2018: Snoop gets a very special forward for his cookbook
The rapper released his cookbook From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes From Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen and Stewart was kind enough to contribute a forward:
“Snoop and I have a special bond that dates back to when he first appeared on The Martha Stewart Show in 2008. Our relationship was born from our connection to food as we whipped up some cognac mashed potatoes and green brownies. Working with Snoop in the kitchen has been a remarkable experience for me. Not only has he taught me new lingo and cultural references, he surprised me with his unique cooking techniques and recipes.”
March 2019: The friends return to television
In a commercial announcing a spinoff to their old VH1 series called Potluck Party Challenge, Snoop and Stewart recreated the famous scene from Titanic where Rose tells Jack she’s flying. The new show had the friends competing against other celebrities in a cooking competition, with a special guest judge choosing the winners every week.
August 2020: Stewart shows Snoop how to garden
During an episode of her show Martha Knows Best, Stewart called up her rapper friend and talked him through the mechanics of potting a tomato plant. She was playful as she told him: “You have planted things before, Snoop. I can tell.”
December 2020: A zoom baking event
During an event sponsored by Salesforce, Stewart and Snoop livestreamed as they jointly baked and decorated Christmas cookies, with the television chef later saying on Instagram: “It was great fun! And the cookies were amazing.”
February 2021: The Puppy Bowl gets some new co-hosts
Possibly the most adorable entry on this timeline, Stewart and Snoop worked together again at the 2021 Puppy Bowl, an annual event that airs just before the Super Bowl. They both picked their separate puppy teams, many of whom were resuces, and the cute event went off without a hitch.
April 2021: The friendship is tested during a talk show
On an episode of The Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the friends played a game called the “Best Friends Challenge,” where they had to write down answers to questions about each other. As it was done remotely, there was definitely no cheating, and although a lot of laughs were had they didn’t exactly score so high.
February 2022: A return to the Puppy Bowl
The pair came back to once again host the incredibly cute 2022 Puppy Bowl, and seemingly couldn’t have been happier, with Snoop saying “I’m honored to be co-hosting the only sporting event on the planet guaranteed to raise the ‘woof’ with the magnificent Martha Stewart.”
June 2022: Snoop is the first guest on his friend’s new podcast
Stewart decided to launch The Martha Stewart Podcast and had her rapper friend as an honorary first guest. Since then she’s had politicians, celebs, designers, and artists on, but we have no doubt that first chat with Snoop was a highlight.
February 2023: A permanent reminder of the friendship
In a tongue in cheek commercial for the shoe brand Sketchers, Stewart pretended to get a tattoo of her famous friend on her shoulder. She committed to the joke with a cheeky Instagram post, before it was revealed it was all for the ad.