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aka: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., Calvin Broadus, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion
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GRAMMY award-winning Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper and actor. Broadus has sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards.
A childhood pal of Dr. Dre’s stepbrother, Warren G, Snoop (born Calvin Broadus) was once a promising young ball player from Long Beach, California. Although gangbanging, drug dealing, and jail time soon ruined his chances at athletic scholarships, Snoop Dogg was nonetheless connected in all the right ways. He got his first break when Warren G passed his tape to Dre, which led to Snoop’s distinctive nasal monotone rap being displayed on “Deep Cover” and later Dre’s top-selling 1992 release, “The Chronic.”
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Snoop went on to multi-platinum success with his first solo record, “Doggystyle,” jet-propelled by ballsy, funk-driven singles and weirdly compelling videos. While not particularly an innovator in terms of lyrical content, Snoop Dogg made the gangsta lifestyle seem not only cool, but fun as hell. Appearing in a multitude of guises, from corn-rowed prisoner to wheelchair-bound OG, he furthermore proved himself a master of image manipulation.
As with many of his rap-world contemporaries, Snoop Dogg has been, ahem, dogged with legal and financial difficulties. In 1996, he was acquitted of the 1993 murder of gang member Philip Woldermariam (alluded to in 1994’s short Dre-directed film, “Murder Was The Case“).
That same year, Snoop Dogg released his sophomore album, “Tha Doggfather” that teamed him with GAP Band lead singer Charlie Wilson on the single “Snoop’s Upside Your Head.” The album did not yield the acclaim of “Doggystyle,” but Snoop kept himself in the forefront of the music scene, appearing on the soundtrack to the Martin Lawrence film, “A Thin Line Between Love & Hate,” and on a collaboration with Tupac Shakur, “2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted,” from Shakur’s post-prison, Death Row Records debut, “All Eyez On Me.”
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By 1998, while controversial Death Row Records honcho Suge Knight served a prison bid for parole violation, Snoop Dogg exited the label to join the ranks at Master P‘s No Limit Records. Snoop’s first No Limit album, “Da Game Is To Be Sold Not To Be Told” proved that Snoop‘s usual, infectious slow drawl was a poor mesh for the thunderous, production sound of the New Orleans based No Limit.
In 1999, Snoop’s second No Limit album, “Top Dogg” re-teamed him with Dr. Dre, and scored an underground anthem with the song “B Please”, featuring Xzibit, that helped Xzibit achieve further notoriety.
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Snoop’s “Tha Last Meal,” released in 2000, was his final record under Master P‘s tutelage. The album showcased Snoop’s growth as an artist, finally finding his artistic comfort zone with producers other than Dr. Dre.
Additionally, he released two albums with Tha Eastsidaz through a label deal with TVT Records, performed songs with everyone from Keith Sweat to Kid Rock to Tyrese, and appeared on a half dozen soundtracks.
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His comical disposition also earned him a stack of roles in movies, including John Singleton’s “Baby Boy,” Denzel Washington’s “Training Day,” and a starring spot in the horror film, “Bones.”
In 2001, Snoop secured a second label deal. This time with MCA Records, he issued the compilation, “Snoop Dogg Presents Doggy Style Allstars: Welcome To The House, Vol. 1” in 2002. Snoop broke into the adult entertainment business in 2001, recording adult videos to some of his music tracks for the DVD, “Doggystyle, Vol. 1,” which received two AVN Video Awards. He followed “Doggystyle” with his own installment of the “Girls Gone Wild” series, dubbed “Girls Gone Wild Doggy Style.”
Ironically, just before “Girls Gone Wild Doggy Style” was released, the long-time marijuana advocate announced that he had stopped smoking the illegal herb and drinking as well. He said his son was a motivation, as he coached the young Broadus’ football team.
In June 2010, Snoop Dogg performed at the Glastonbury Festival with other artists, including Gorillaz, Willie Nelson, Muse, Stevie Wonder, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, The Flaming Lips, Florence and the Machine, The National, MGMT, The Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Ellie Goulding, Pet Shop Boys and Tegan and Sara.
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In January 2022, Snoop Dogg announced that he would release his 19th studio album, BODR. Snoop Dogg performed at the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar.
On June 24, 2022, Snoop Dogg collaborated with Eminem on the track “From the D 2 the LBC”, with a live action/animated music video released the same day.
His discography includes 19 studio albums, five collaborative albums, 17 compilation albums, three extended plays, 25 mixtapes, 175 singles (including 112 as a featured artist), and 16 promotional singles.
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