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(ABC/ Lou Rocco) MARTHA STEWART, SNOOP DOGG Lou Rocco—ABC via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 3, 2016 6:41 PM UTC [Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart](http://time.com/4483943/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-interview/?iid=sr-link1)‘s [upcoming VH1 show _Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party_](http://time.com/4517332/martha-stewart-snoop-dog-premiere-date/) is already one of the fall’s most highly anticipated shows and for good reason — the queen of domesticity and Uncle Snoop are downright hilarious together. The pair recently sat down with [_Billboard_ ](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7565444/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-potluck-dinner-party-tv-show-vh1?utm%5Fsource=twitter)to divulge their best party-throwing tips, during which Snoop also revealed that he’d like the world to know that Martha’s a “dope lyricist.” Read on for the best way to get your party on like Snoop and Martha below. **On ambience:** “You’ve got to have a great band on call to play all the favorites.” — Snoop Dogg “I usually play classical music in my kitchen, but now it might morph into something a little bit more hip-hop-y.” — Martha Stewart **On the menu**: “If you ask what people like, 400 different menus are going to come back.” — MS “If your cooking hand is strong, everything’s going to get eaten.” — SD **On helping your guests get acquainted**: “I often ask my guests, especially if it’s a diverse group that has just met, to stand up and talk about themselves for one minute.” — MS “I take my guests to the green room and say ‘Y’all hit this.’ Then everybody’s ready to come out and start talking to each other.” — SD \[[Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7565444/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-potluck-dinner-party-tv-show-vh1?utm%5Fsource=twitter)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4556818/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-party-tips/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4556818/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-party-tips/"},"headline":"Snoop Dogg Wants You to Know Martha Stewart Is a 'Dope Lyricist'","datePublished":"2016-11-03T18:41:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:22.652Z","description":"The pair also share their best party tips","url":"https://time.com/4556818/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-party-tips/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television","celebrity","Snoop Dogg","Culture","martha stewart"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6386e11035adbede/6988ace4656a3f07dbbcdb66/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-party-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6386e11035adbede/6988ace4656a3f07dbbcdb66/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-party-tips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's \"$100,000 Pyramid\"","caption":"ABC's \"$100,000 Pyramid\"","creditText":"Lou Rocco—ABC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4556818/snoop-dogg-martha-stewart-party-tips/","name":"Snoop Dogg Wants You to Know Martha Stewart Is a 'Dope Lyricist'"}}]}] ```