The Paramount may have to widen its doors tonight to let in the egos of these two Southern-Cali rap legends, but it should be worth the hassle. Even if Snoop and Cube just played the dozens or shared Hollywood anecdotes for three hours, it would be worth the admission price. That these Dr. Dre associates have authored some of the most memorable, witty, and P-Funky hiphop cuts ever is just yeyo on the burrito-sized blunt. Deep catalogs, deep talents. (Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, www.stgpresents.org. 7:30 pm, $45, all ages.)

Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when...