The word "freestyle" used to mean rhyming improv, making it up as you went along. It hasn't really meant that in a long time. And Kanye West protege Cyhi Da Prynce obviously had these lines memorized before going on Tony Touch's radio show. (That's Tony, freestyling in the strictest sense at the beginning of the clip—wait him out.) But they are still impressive.

How does Snoop Dogg pull it off? Can you think of anyone else who can produce porn, rack up numerous convictions on drug and weapons charges, publicly flaunt gang affiliation, regularly fraternize with pimps and yet just as regularly go on TV and charm the pants off responsible-citizen types like Ellen and Martha Stewart and the ladies on The View? An important clue was on display during a recent performance in Holland. As the clip above demonstrates, Snoop's success has a lot to do simple good manners. He's just extremely polite.