Who let the dogs out: Snoop Dogg vs. Underdog

It's the bow to the wow; who's the best dog in the pound? As the star of the highly popular cartoon from the 60s and 70s, Shoeshine Boy is a humble dog who spends his nights as the mighty superhero, Underdog. Calvin Broadus is one of the most recognizable rappers in the game under his alias, Snoop Dogg. But how can you possibly decide which dog(g) is better? Well have no fear, Who Would Win? is here to solve your dilemma.

Rappers today are often bragging about their success and their rhymes, but also they also spend a lot of time shamelessly admitting to criminal activity. Snoop is one of the pioneers of this. Whether it's cocaine possession or his past with the Crips, Snoop is a gangsta who's no stranga' to illegal activities and has served time. Underdog, on the other hand, fights crime and battles gangsters, such as Riff Raff. Underdog has handled all kinds of criminals, from mad scientists to aliens. Technically, being a superhero means taking the law into your own hands, so Underdog has no moral high ground in this case, as this makes him a criminal too. However, in terms of a fight between the two, Underdog has the advantage. Even though Snoop has rolled with the likes of the Crips as well as 2Pac and Dr. Dre (from the streets of Compton), he has no tactical advantage over Underdog, who can fly, has super strength, and is invulnerable to any heat the Crips are packin'. Besides, Riff Raff is a wolf, so Underdog already has experience fighting canine gangsters. When it comes to dog fights, Underdog wins (and Michael Vick loses).

But though they may have different views on justice, these two hounds have surprisingly similar style - considering their tendency to drop rhymes. Underdog consistently introduces himself by saying, "there's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" or "Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's just little old me, Underdog!" Snoop Dogg obviously has made a career of rhyming, and he often uses it for self-promotion as well ("With so much drama in the LBC/ It's kinda hard being Snoop D-O-double G"). Underdog, however, limits his rhymes severely by sticking to the subject matter of crime fighting. Snoop doesn't hinder himself this way, opening his rhymes up to more than just one topic. You may make the argument that it's easy to rhyme when you put the suffix -izzle at the end of everything, but you have to give Snoop credit for more or less inventing that (And technical-izzle, it's actually surprisingly difficult-izzle. See? That sounds terrible). If the two decided to settle the feud by way of rap battle, Snoop's freestyling ability would give him the edge over Underdog's simpler, pre-composed rhymes (and likely both would resort to a rap battle before violence). As far as canine cadence is concerned, Snoop has the edge with the more euphonious pooch poetry.
Snoop can even call out Shoeshine in German

However, this comparison has only considered Snoop Dogg vs. the Underdog cartoon. But when we bring the 2007 live-action movie into play, the dog's reputation is severely hampered. Voiced by the guy from My Name is Earl, this surprising cast starts the movie with a strike already against it. Casting Jim Belushi as a starring role is another strike, as he is the virtual opposite of Sean Connery cool. And as a general rule of thumb: any time you see Patrick Warburton in something that's not Seinfeld, you should stay away. And I also can't think of a time when a live-action talking dog was a good idea, so that's four strikes. The third one was a foul ball, I guess. So, that being said, Snoop Dogg is the best Dogg, which I guess makes him man's best friend. Had the question come up before 2007, this would have been a tougher debate. But in light of the Belushi-tainted legacy, Snoop drops Underdog like he's hot. In other words: it's Snoop D-O-double Gizzle for the wizzle, fo' shizzle. Get ready for the next episode.
Drop it like you forgot your oven mitt

PS: Hold up! Heyyy, before I move on, let's not forget that Snoop Dogg is cousins with Nate Dogg, one of the smoothest voices in the business (rap apparently runs in the Dogg family) . Having Nate Dogg on your side basically gives you an automatically catchy hook. It even worked for Shaq.