Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on
Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "
Deep Cover
''Deep Cover'' is a 1992 American action thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum and Charles Martin Smith, and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke in his third directorial outing. The screenplay was written by Henry Bean and Ac ...
", and then on Dre's debut solo album, ''
The Chronic
''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...
''. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.
His
accolades include an
American Music Award
The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Produ ...
, a
Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the
Grammy Awards.
Broadus' debut solo album, ''
Doggystyle
''Doggystyle'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg). It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's app ...
,'' produced by Dr. Dre, was released by
Death Row Records in November 1993, and debuted at number one on the popular albums chart, the
''Billboard'' 200, and on ''
Billboard''s
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated ...
chart. Selling 800,000 copies in its first week, ''Doggystyle'' was
certified quadruple-platinum in 1994 and featured the singles "
What's My Name?" and "
Gin and Juice
"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18, 1994, as the second single from his debut album, ''Doggystyle''.
Lyrics
The lyrics depict a party filled with sexual intercourse, sex, Cannabis (drug), m ...
". In 1994, Death Row Records released a soundtrack, by Broadus, for the short film ''
Murder Was the Case
''Murder Was the Case'' is a 1994 short film and soundtrack album starring and performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection afte ...
,'' starring Snoop. In 1996, his second album, ''
Tha Doggfather
''Tha Doggfather'' is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released on November 12, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records. After the success of his debut album ''Doggystyle'' (1993), Snoop was arrested and charged with ...
,'' also debuted at number one on both charts, with "
Snoop's Upside Ya Head
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 second album ''Tha Doggfather''. The song heavily samples " I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" by the Gap Band and featur ...
" as the lead single. The next year, the album was certified double-platinum.
After leaving Death Row Records in January 1998, Broadus signed with
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, M ...
, releasing three Snoop albums: ''
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
''Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told'' is the third studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records in the United States. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records in ...
'' (1998), ''
No Limit Top Dogg'' (1999), and ''
Tha Last Meal'' (2000). In 2002, he signed with
Priority/
Capitol
A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity.
Specific capitols include:
* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
* Numerous ...
/
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
Records, releasing ''
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss''. In 2004, he signed to
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint.
Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...
, releasing his next three albums: ''
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece,'' then ''
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment,'' and ''
Ego Trippin'''. Priority Records released his album ''
Malice 'n Wonderland
''Malice n Wonderland'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg; it was released on December 8, 2009, by Doggystyle Records, Capitol Records and Priority Records. Production for the album took place from January 2009 to September ...
'' during 2009, followed by ''
Doggumentary'' during 2011. Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, including ''
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,'' ''
Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
''Snoop Dogg's Father Hood'' is an American reality television series, executive produced and directed by David Roma, as well as Ted Chung, Constance Schwartz and Anthony Mandler. The series debuted on December 9, 2007 in the United States on E! ...
,'' and ''
Dogg After Dark
''Dogg After Dark'' is a short-lived American variety show starring rapper Snoop Dogg on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves ...
''. He also coaches a youth football league and high-school football team. In September 2009, EMI hired him as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records.
In 2012, after a trip to
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, Broadus announced a conversion to
Rastafari and a new alias, Snoop Lion. As Snoop Lion he released a
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
album, ''
Reincarnated,'' and a
documentary film of the same name, about his Jamaican experience, in early 2013. His 13th studio album,
''Bush,'' was released in May 2015 and marked a return of the Snoop Dogg name. His 14th solo studio album, ''
Coolaid,'' was released in July 2016. In March 2016, the night before
WrestleMania 32
WrestleMania 32 was the 32nd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It took place on April 3, 2016, at the AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas. This was the last Wre ...
in
Arlington, Texas, he was inducted into the celebrity wing of the
WWE Hall of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE. Originally known as the "WWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993 when André the Giant was posthumously i ...
, having made several appearances for the company, including as master of ceremonies during a match at
WrestleMania XXIV
WrestleMania XXIV was the 24th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The ev ...
. In 2018, Snoop announced that he was "a
born-again Christian" and released his first
gospel
Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...
album ''
Bible of Love''.
[Archived a]
Ghostarchive
and th
Wayback Machine
On November 19, 2018, Snoop Dogg was given a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He released his seventeenth solo album, ''
I Wanna Thank Me
''I Wanna Thank Me'' is the seventeenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 16, 2019 by Doggy Style Records and Empire Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Rick Rock, Chris Brown, Anitta, Jerm ...
'', in 2019. In 2022, Snoop Dogg acquired Death Row Records from
MNRK Music Group
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had ...
(formerly known as eOne Music), and released his 19th studio album, ''
BODR
''BODR'' (an abbreviation for ''Bacc On Death Row'') is the nineteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on February 11, 2022, through Death Row Records, making it his third studio album released on the label following a ...
''.
Early life
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on October 20, 1971, in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
, to Vernell Varnado and Beverly Tate.
Vernell, who was a
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
veteran, singer, and mail carrier, left the family only three months after his birth, and thus he was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. (1948–1984).
His father remained largely absent from his life. As a boy, his parents nicknamed him "
Snoopy
Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recog ...
" due to his love and likeness of the cartoon character from ''
Peanuts
''Peanuts'' is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ''Peanuts'' is among the most popular and infl ...
''. He was the second of his mother's three sons. His mother and stepfather divorced in 1975.
When Broadus was very young, he began singing and playing piano at the Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church. In sixth grade, he began rapping.
As a child, Broadus sold candy, delivered newspapers, and bagged groceries to help his family make ends meet. He was described as having been a dedicated student and enthusiastic churchgoer, active in choir and football. Broadus said in 1993 that he began engaging in unlawful activities and joining gangs in his teenage years, despite his mother's preventative efforts.
Broadus would frequently rap in school. As he recalled: "When I rapped in the hallways at school I would draw such a big crowd that the principal would think there was a fight going on. It made me begin to realize that I had a gift. I could tell that my raps interested people and that made me interested in myself."
As a teenager, Broadus frequently ran into trouble with the law. He was a member of the Rollin' 20s
Crips
The Crips is an alliance of street gangs that is based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips were initially a single alliance ...
gang in the
Eastside neighborhood of Long Beach;
although in 1993 he denied the frequent police and media reports by saying that he never joined a gang.
Shortly after graduating from high school at
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a four-year public high school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California, United States. The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby ...
in 1989, he was arrested for possession of
cocaine
Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South Ameri ...
, and for the next three years, was frequently incarcerated, including at
Wayside Jail.
With his two cousins,
Nate Dogg and Lil' ½ Dead, and friend
Warren G
Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970) is an American rapper and producer known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent.Steve Huey"Warren G: Biography" ''AllMusic.com'', Netaktion LLC, visited May 8, 2020. Along with Snoop Dogg and ...
, Snoop recorded homemade tapes; the four called their group
213
Year 213 ( CCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Calvinus (or, less frequently, year 966 '' Ab urbe co ...
after the
area code of their native Long Beach at that time. One of Snoop's early solo
freestyles over "
Hold On
Hold On may refer to:
Music Albums and EPs
* ''Hold On!'' (album), by Herman's Hermits, 1966
* ''Hold On'' (Trapeze album), or the title song, 1978
* ''Hold On'' (High Inergy album), 1980
* ''Hold On'' (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album), 1987
* ...
" by
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the single ...
was on a
mixtape that fortuitously wound up with
Dr. Dre; the influential producer was so impressed by the sample that he called Snoop to audition. Former
N.W.A
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group whose members were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and the group is widely considered ...
affiliate
The D.O.C.
Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), better known as The D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. In addition to a solo career, he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with ga ...
taught him to structure his lyrics and separate the themes into verses, hooks, and choruses.
[According to Snoop Dogg's memoirs, as told by himself in VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2007]
Music career
1992–1998: Death Row, ''Doggystyle,'' and ''Tha Doggfather''
When he began recording, Broadus took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Dr. Dre began working with him, first on the theme song of the 1992 film ''
Deep Cover
''Deep Cover'' is a 1992 American action thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum and Charles Martin Smith, and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke in his third directorial outing. The screenplay was written by Henry Bean and Ac ...
'' and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album ''
The Chronic
''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...
'' along with the other members of his former starting group,
Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound is an American Hip hop music, hip hop duo made up of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albu ...
. This intense exposure played a considerable part in making Snoop Dogg's debut album, ''
Doggystyle
''Doggystyle'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg). It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's app ...
,'' the critical and commercial success that it was.
![Snoop dog-02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Snoop_dog-02.jpg)
Fueling the ascendance of
West Coast G-funk
G-funk, short for gangsta funk, is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the late 1980s. The genre is heavily influenced by 1970s psychedelic funk (P-funk) sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic.
Charac ...
hip hop, the singles "
Who Am I (What's My Name)?
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (commonly titled "What's My Name?") is the debut single by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 11, 1993, as the first single from his debut album, '' Doggystyle'', with the record labels D ...
" and "
Gin and Juice
"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18, 1994, as the second single from his debut album, ''Doggystyle''.
Lyrics
The lyrics depict a party filled with sexual intercourse, sex, Cannabis (drug), m ...
" reached the top ten most-played songs in the United States, and the album stayed on the Billboard charts for several months.
Gangsta rap became the center of arguments about censorship and labeling, with Snoop Dogg often used as an example of violent and
misogynistic
Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practiced f ...
musicians. Unlike much of the harder-edged
gangsta rap artists, Snoop Dogg seemed to show his softer side, according to music journalist
Chuck Philips
Charles Alan Philips (born October 15, 1952) is an American writer and journalist. He is best known for his investigative reporting in the ''Los Angeles Times'' on the culture, corruption, and crime in the music industry during the 1990s and ...
. ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its ...
'' music critic
Touré
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are '' Turay'' and '' Touray''). The name is probably derived from ''tùùré'', the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan ...
asserted that Snoop had a relatively soft vocal delivery compared to other rappers: "Snoop's vocal style is part of what distinguishes him: where many rappers scream, figuratively and literally, he speaks softly."
''Doggystyle,'' much like ''The Chronic,'' featured a host of rappers signed to or affiliated with the Death Row label including
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and gang ...
,
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...
,
Nate Dogg, and others.
In 1993, Broadus was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of Philip Woldermariam, a member of a rival gang who was actually killed by Snoop’s bodyguard, McKinley Lee, aka Malik. Broadus was acquitted on February 20, 1996. According to Broadus, after he was acquitted he did not want to continue living the "gangsta" lifestyle, because he felt that continuing his behavior would result in his assassination or a prison term. A short film about Snoop Dogg's murder trial, ''
Murder Was the Case
''Murder Was the Case'' is a 1994 short film and soundtrack album starring and performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection afte ...
,'' was released in 1994, along with an accompanying
soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack ...
. On July 6, 1995,
Doggy Style Records, Inc., a record label founded by Snoop Dogg, was registered with the
California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139.
After his acquittal, he, the mother of his son, and their kennel of 20 pit bulls moved into a home in the hills of
Claremont, California and by August 1996
Doggy Style Records, a subsidiary of
Death Row Records, signed
the Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and ...
Charlie Wilson as one of its first artists. He collaborated with fellow rap artist
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
on the 1996 single "
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a song by American rapper 2Pac from his fourth studio album, ''All Eyez on Me'' (1996). The song features fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and was produced by Dat Nigga Daz. The song was released as a pro ...
". This was one of Shakur's last songs while alive;
he was shot on September 7, 1996, in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
, dying six days later.
![Snoop Dogg with Maynard James Keenan of Tool](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Snoop_Dogg_with_Maynard_James_Keenan_of_Tool.jpg)
By the time Snoop Dogg's second album, ''
Tha Doggfather
''Tha Doggfather'' is the second studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released on November 12, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records. After the success of his debut album ''Doggystyle'' (1993), Snoop was arrested and charged with ...
,'' was released in November 1996, the price of appearing to live the gangsta life had become very evident. Among the many notable hip hop industry deaths and convictions were the death of Snoop Dogg's friend and labelmate
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
and the
racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder
Suge Knight.
Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier in 1996 because of a contract dispute, so Snoop Dogg co-produced ''Tha Doggfather'' with
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and gang ...
and
DJ Pooh
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...
.
This album featured a distinct change of style from ''Doggystyle,'' and the leadoff single, "
Snoop's Upside Ya Head
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 second album ''Tha Doggfather''. The song heavily samples " I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" by the Gap Band and featur ...
", featured a collaboration with Charlie Wilson The album sold reasonably well but was not as successful as its predecessor. ''Tha Doggfather'' had a somewhat softer approach to the G-funk style. After Dr. Dre withdrew from Death Row Records, Snoop realized that he was subject to an ironclad time-based contract (i.e., that Death Row practically owned anything he produced for a number of years), and refused to produce anymore tracks for
Suge Knight other than the insulting "Fuck Death Row" until his contract expired.
In an interview with
Neil Strauss
Neil Darrow Strauss, also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter. He is best known for his book '' The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'', in which he describes his ...
in 1998, Snoop Dogg said that though he had been given lavish gifts by his former label, they had withheld his royalty payments.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that after ''Tha Doggfather,'' Snoop Dogg began "moving away from his gangsta roots toward a calmer lyrical aesthetic":
for instance, Snoop participated in the 1997
Lollapalooza concert tour, which featured mainly alternative rock music. Troy J. Augusto of ''Variety'' noticed that Snoop's set at Lollapalooza attracted "much dancing, and, strangely, even a small mosh pit" in the audience.
1998–2006: Signing with No Limit and continued success
![Snoop Dogg Hawaii](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Snoop_Dogg_Hawaii.jpg)
Snoop signed with
Master P
Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...
's
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, M ...
(distributed by
Priority/
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
Records) in March 1998 and debuted on the label with ''
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
''Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told'' is the third studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records in the United States. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records in ...
'' later that year. He said at the time that "Snoop Dogg is universal so he can fit into any camp-especially a camp that knows how to handmake shit
d, No Limit hand makes material. They make material fittin' to the artist and they know what type of shit Snoop Dogg is supposed to be on. That's why it's so tight."
icHis other albums on No Limit were ''
No Limit Top Dogg'' in 1999 (selling over 1,510,000 copies) and ''
Tha Last Meal'' in 2000 (selling over 2,100,000).
In 1999, his autobiography, ''Tha Doggfather,'' was published.
In 2002, he released the album ''
Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$,'' on Priority/
Capitol
A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity.
Specific capitols include:
* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
* Numerous ...
/
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
, selling over 1,310,000 copies. The album featured the hit singles "
From tha Chuuuch to da Palace
"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams from the former's sixth studio album '' Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$'' (2002). Produced by The Neptunes (Williams and Chad ...
" and "
Beautiful
Beautiful, an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty, may refer to:
Film and theater
* ''Beautiful'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Sally Field
* ''Beautiful'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Juhn Jai-h ...
", featuring guest vocals by
Pharrell
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom h ...
. In the same year, he featured in the remix of
Welcome to Atlanta
"Welcome to Atlanta" is a 2002 hip hop song by Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris. It was released in 2002 as the second single released from Dupri's 2001 album '' Instructions'' and also appeared as a hidden track on Ludacris' second album, '' ...
by
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ.
Early life
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...
. By this stage in his career, Snoop Dogg had left behind his "
gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...
" image and embraced a "
pimp" image.
In June 2004, Snoop signed to
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint.
Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...
/
Star Trak Entertainment
Star Trak was an American record label, founded by The Neptunes and Rob Walker in 2001. It operated as a division of Interscope Geffen A&M, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Its name is a reference to the 1960s TV program ''Star Trek''.
...
, both distributed by
Interscope Records; Star Trak is headed by producer duo
the Neptunes
The Neptunes are an American songwriting and production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. Williams often provides additional vocals on records and appears in the duo's music videos ...
, which produced several tracks for Snoop's 2004 release ''
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece''. "
Drop It Like It's Hot
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on September 27, 2004, as the lead single from Snoop Dogg's seventh studio album, '' R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): T ...
" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became Snoop Dogg's first single to reach number one. His third release was "
Signs", featuring
Justin Timberlake and
Charlie Wilson, which entered the UK chart at No. 2. This was his highest entry ever in the UK chart. The album sold 1,730,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and most of its singles were heavily played on radio and television. Snoop Dogg joined
Warren G
Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970) is an American rapper and producer known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent.Steve Huey"Warren G: Biography" ''AllMusic.com'', Netaktion LLC, visited May 8, 2020. Along with Snoop Dogg and ...
and
Nate Dogg to form the group
213
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and released ''
The Hard Way'' in 2004. Debuting at No.4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No.1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, it included the single "Groupie Luv". Snoop Dogg
appeared in the music video for
Korn's "
Twisted Transistor
"Twisted Transistor" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres ...
" along with fellow rappers
Lil Jon
Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...
,
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality.
Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his ...
, and
David Banner
Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), better known by his stage name David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.
Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Banner's family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he was raised. Ba ...
.
Snoop Dogg appeared on two tracks from Ice Cube's 2006 album ''
Laugh Now, Cry Later
''Laugh Now, Cry Later'' is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records, Virgin Records, and EMI. This album is his ...
,'' including "
Go to Church", and on several tracks on
Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound is an American Hip hop music, hip hop duo made up of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albu ...
's ''Cali Iz Active'' the same year. His song "Real Talk" was leaked on the Internet in the summer of 2006 and a video was later released on the Internet. "Real Talk" was dedicated to former Crips leader
Stanley "Tookie" Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gang member and spree killer who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. He and Raymond Washington formed an alliance in 1971 that established the ...
and a diss to
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California. Two other singles on which Snoop made a guest performance were "Keep Bouncing" by
Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
(also with
will.i.am
William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas.
...
of
the Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hi ...
) and "
Gangsta Walk" by
Coolio.
Snoop's 2006 album ''
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment'' debuted on the
''Billboard'' 200 at No.5 and sold over 850,000 copies. The album and the second single "
That's That Shit" featuring
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses.
During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...
were well received by critics. In the album, he collaborated in a video with
E-40
Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, ...
and other West Coast rappers on the single "
Candy (Drippin' Like Water)".
2007–2012: ''Ego Trippin','' ''Malice n Wonderland'' and ''Doggumentary''
In July 2007, Snoop Dogg made history by becoming the first artist to release a track as a
ringtone before its release as a single, "It's the D.O.G." On July 7, 2007, Snoop Dogg performed at the
Live Earth concert, Hamburg. Snoop Dogg has ventured into singing for
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
with his first ever rap for an
Indian movie, ''
Singh Is Kinng''; the song title is also "Singh is Kinng". He appears in the movie as himself. The album featuring the song was released on June 8, 2008, on Junglee Music Records. He released his ninth studio album, ''
Ego Trippin''' (selling 400,000 copies in the U.S.), along with the first single, "
Sexual Eruption
"Sensual Seduction", also known as "Sexual Eruption", is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 20, 2007 as the first single of his ninth studio album '' Ego Trippin, with the record label Geffen Records. The song ...
". The single peaked at No. 7 on the
''Billboard'' 100, featuring Snoop using
autotune
Auto-Tune (or autotune) is an audio processor introduced in 1996 by American company Antares Audio Technologies. Auto-Tune uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances.
Auto-T ...
. The album featured production from
QDT
QDT is a production supergroup, featuring DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley.[Malice n Wonderland
''Malice n Wonderland'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg; it was released on December 8, 2009, by Doggystyle Records, Capitol Records and Priority Records. Production for the album took place from January 2009 to Septembe ...]
,'' was released on December 8, 2009. The first single from the album, "
Gangsta Luv
"Gangsta Luv" is the lead single from Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, ''Malice n Wonderland''. It was produced by Tricky Stewart and co-produced by The-Dream, who is also featured in the song. It was released digitally on October 6, 2009, as the ...
", featuring
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, " Rid ...
, peaked at No.35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at No.23 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 61,000 copies its first week, making it his lowest charting album. His third single, "
I Wanna Rock
"I Wanna Rock" is a song written and composed by Dee Snider and performed by his band Twisted Sister. It was released on the 1984 album '' Stay Hungry''.
Reception
''Cash Box'' called the song "an exercise in hard rocking" that doesn't break ne ...
", peaked at No.41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The fourth single from ''Malice n Wonderland,'' titled "Pronto", featuring
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single " Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peak ...
, was released on
iTunes on December 1, 2009. Snoop re-released the album under the name ''More Malice''.
Snoop collaborated with
Katy Perry on "
California Gurls
"California Gurls" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry. It served as the lead single for her third studio album, '' Teenage Dream'' (2010). The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg. The artists co-wrote the song with Bonni ...
", the first single from her album ''
Teenage Dream,'' which was released on May 7, 2010.
Snoop can also be heard on the track "Flashing" by Dr. Dre and on
Curren$y
Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (often stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings.
Music career
2002–2008: No Limit and Young Money ...
's song "
Seat Change". He was also featured on a new single from Australian singer
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
, titled "
Get 'em Girls" (released September 2010). Snoop's latest effort was backing American recording artist,
Emii
Emily Rose Morrison (born December 4, 1984) known professionally as Emii, is an American actress, pop recording artist, and martial artist originally from Youngstown, Ohio.
Life and career
Emii (formerly Emily Rose Morrison) was a competitor ...
, on her second single entitled "Mr. Romeo" (released October 26, 2010, as a follow-up to "Magic"). Snoop also collaborated with American comedy troupe
the Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone in Berkeley, California, in 2001. They have written for and starred in the American TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'').
The three ...
in their song "Turtleneck & Chain", in their 2011 album ''
Turtleneck & Chain
''Turtleneck & Chain'' is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, whose members are Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album was released on 10 May 2011 by Universal Republic Records. Turtlene ...
''.
Snoop Dogg's eleventh studio album is ''
Doggumentary''. The album went through several tentative titles including ''Doggystyle 2: Tha Doggumentary'' and ''Doggumentary Music: 0020'' before being released under the final title ''Doggumentary'' during March 2011. Snoop was featured on
Gorillaz' album ''
Plastic Beach'' on a track called: "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" with the
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, he also completed another track with them entitled "Sumthing Like This Night" which does not appear on ''Plastic Beach,'' yet does appear on ''Doggumentary''. He also appears on the latest
Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two ...
album ''
All 6's and 7's'' (released June 7, 2011) on a track called "Pornographic" which also features
E-40
Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, ...
and
Krizz Kaliko
Samuel William Christopher Watson IV (born March 7, 1974), better known by his stage name Krizz Kaliko, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and voice actor. He is a longtime collaborator with fellow hometown native Tech N9ne and was signe ...
.
2012–2013: ''Reincarnated'' and ''7 Days of Funk''
![Snoop Dogg snapped attending a press conference in India](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Snoop_Dogg_snapped_attending_a_press_conference_in_India.jpg)
On February 4, 2012, Snoop Dogg announced a documentary, ''
Reincarnated,'' alongside his new upcoming studio album entitled ''
Reincarnated''. The film was released March 21, 2013, with the album slated for release April 23, 2013. On July 20, 2012, Snoop Dogg released a new
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
single, "La La La" under the pseudonym Snoop Lion. Three other songs were also announced to be on the album: "No Guns Allowed", "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks", and "Harder Times".
On July 31, 2012, Snoop introduced a new stage name, Snoop Lion. He told reporters that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by a
Rastafari priest in
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
. In response to
Frank Ocean
Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...
coming out, Snoop said hip hop was ready to accept a gay rapper. Snoop recorded an original song for the 2012
fighting game ''
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' is a sequel to the ''Tekken'' fighting game series. It was released for the arcades in September 2011. It received an update, subtitled ''Unlimited'', on March 2012. A console version based on the update was release ...
,'' titled "Knocc 'Em Down"; and makes a special appearance as a non-playable character in "The Snoop Dogg Stage" arena.
In September of the same year, Snoop released a compilation of electronic music entitled ''Loose Joints'' under the moniker DJ Snoopadelic, stating the influence of
George Clinton's
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American funk rock band formed in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s.John, Bush. Funkade ...
.
In an interview with ''
The Fader
''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes.
It is o ...
'' magazine, Snoop stated "Snoop Lion, Snoop Dogg, DJ Snoopadelic—they only know one thing: make music that's timeless and bangs."
[ In December 2012, Snoop released his second single from ''Reincarnated,'' "Here Comes the King". It was also announced that Snoop worked a deal with RCA Records to release ''Reincarnated'' in early 2013. Also in December 2012, Snoop Dogg released a ''That's My Work'' a collaboration rap mixtape with Tha Dogg Pound.
In an interview with '' Hip Hop Weekly'' on June 17, producer ]Symbolyc One (S1)
Larry Darnell Griffin Jr. (born August 3, 1976), professionally known as Symbolyc One or S1, is an American record producer from Waco, Texas. He founded the group Strange Fruit Project and is signed to Kanye West's Very GOOD Beats as a producer. ...
announced that Snoop was working on his final album under his rap moniker Snoop Dogg; "I've been working with Snoop, he's actually working on his last solo album as Snoop Dogg." In September 2013, Snoop released a collaboration album with his sons as Tha Broadus Boyz titled ''Royal Fam''. On October 28, 2013, Snoop Dogg released another mixtape entitled ''That's My Work 2'' hosted by DJ Drama
Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), professionally known as DJ Drama, is an American DJ, record executive and music promoter. He is the co-founder (with Don Cannon) of Generation Now, an Atlantic Records imprint with artists including ...
. Snoop formed a funk duo with musician Dâm-Funk
Damon Garrett Riddick (born June 15, 1971), better known by his stage name Dâm-Funk (stylized as DāM-FunK; pronounced "Dame-Funk"), is an American funk musician, vocalist and producer from Pasadena, California. In 2007, Riddick signed with the ...
called 7 Days of Funk and released their eponymous debut album on December 10, 2013.
2014–2017: ''Bush,'' ''Coolaid,'' and ''Neva Left''
In August 2014, a clip surfaced online featuring a sneak preview of a song Snoop had recorded for Pharrell. Snoop's Pharrell Williams-produced album '' Bush'' was released on May 12, 2015, with the first single " Peaches N Cream" having been released on March 10, 2015.
On June 13, 2016, Snoop Dogg announced the release date for his album '' Coolaid,'' which was released on July 1, 2016. He headlined a "unity party" for donors at Philly's Electric Factory on July 28, 2016, the last day of the Democratic National Convention. Released March 1, 2017, through his own Doggy Style Records, "Promise You This" precedes the release of his upcoming ''Coolaid'' film based on the album of the same name. Snoop Dogg released his fifteenth studio album ''Neva Left
''Neva Left'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on May 19, 2017, for digital download and July 7, 2017, for purchase on CD, by Doggystyle Records and Empire Distribution. Snoop Dogg also enlisted a va ...
'' in May 2017.
2018–2021: ''Bible of Love'', ''I Wanna Thank Me'', and ''From tha Streets 2 tha Suites''
He released a gospel album titled '' Bible of Love'' on March 16, 2018. Snoop was featured on Gorillaz' latest album ''The Now Now
''The Now Now'' is the sixth studio album recorded by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released on 29 June 2018 via Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records. Recording for the album began in late 2017 – according to Gorillaz co-creator Da ...
'' on a track called: "Hollywood" with Jamie Principle
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. In November 2018, Snoop Dogg announced plans for his Puff Puff Pass tour, which features Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...
, Warren G
Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970) is an American rapper and producer known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent.Steve Huey"Warren G: Biography" ''AllMusic.com'', Netaktion LLC, visited May 8, 2020. Along with Snoop Dogg and ...
, Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...
, and others. The tour ran from November 24 to January 5.
Snoop Dogg was featured on Lil Dicky's April 2019 single "Earth
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", where he played the role of a marijuana plant
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in both the song's lyrics and animated video. Snoop Dogg was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. On July 3, 2019, Snoop Dogg released the title track from his upcoming 17th studio album, ''I Wanna Thank Me
''I Wanna Thank Me'' is the seventeenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 16, 2019 by Doggy Style Records and Empire Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Rick Rock, Chris Brown, Anitta, Jerm ...
''. The album was released on August 16, 2019. Snoop Dogg collaborated with Vietnamese singer Son Tung M-TP in "Hãy trao cho anh" ("Give it to Me"), which was officially released on July 1, 2019. As of October 3, 2019, the music video has amassed over 158 million views on YouTube.
Early in 2020, it was announced that Snoop had rescheduled his tour in support of his ''I Wanna Thank You'' album and documentary of the same name. The tour has been rescheduled to commence in February 2021. In May 2020, Snoop released the song "Que Maldicion", a collaboration with Banda Sinaloense de Sergio Lizarraga, peaking at number one on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
.
On April 20, 2021, Snoop Dogg released his eighteenth studio album ''From tha Streets 2 tha Suites
''From tha Streets 2 tha Suites'' is the eighteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on April 20, 2021 through Doggy Style Records. The album was released to celebrate 420 (cannabis culture). Production was handled by ...
''. It was announced on April 7, 2021, via Instagram. The album received generally positive reviews from critics.
During an interview on the September 27 airing of ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', Snoop Dogg announced ''Algorithm
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''. The album was released on November 19, 2021.
2022: Super Bowl LVI halftime show performance, ''BODR'' and ''Missionary''
Snoop Dogg performed at the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
, and Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
.
In January 2022, Snoop Dogg announced that he would release his 19th studio album, ''BODR
''BODR'' (an abbreviation for ''Bacc On Death Row'') is the nineteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on February 11, 2022, through Death Row Records, making it his third studio album released on the label following a ...
'', on the same day as his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. However, the album's release was pushed forward two days and was released on February 11, 2022.
On February 10, 2022, Snoop Dogg announced that he is officially in charge at Death Row Records.
On June 24, 2022, Snoop Dogg collaborated with Eminem on the track "From the D 2 the LBC
"From the D 2 the LBC" is a song by American rappers Eminem and Snoop Dogg. It was released on June 24, 2022, as the second single from Eminem's second greatest hits album, ''Curtain Call 2'' (2022). The song was produced by Eminem and was writte ...
", with a live-action/animated music video released the same day.
Later that year, Snoop Dogg has revealed he has a new album coming out called ''Missionary'' and it’s entirely produced by Dr. Dre. The album will be released via Death Row/Aftermath.
Other ventures
Broadus has appeared in numerous films and television episodes throughout his career. His starring roles in film includes ''The Wash
The Wash is a rectangular bay and multiple estuary at the north-west corner of East Anglia on the East coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire and both border the North Sea. One of Britain's broadest estuaries, it is fed by the riv ...
'' (with Dr. Dre) and the horror film ''Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...
''. He also co-starred with rapper Wiz Khalifa in the 2012 movie '' Mac and Devin Go to High School'' which a sequel has been announced. He has had various supporting and cameo roles in film, including ''Half Baked
''Half Baked'' is a 1998 American stoner comedy film starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, and Guillermo Díaz. The film was directed by Tamra Davis, co-written by Chappelle and Neal Brennan and produced by Robert Simonds. ...
,'' ''Training Day
''Training Day'' is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers over a 24-hour period in the gan ...
,'' '' Starsky & Hutch,'' and ''Brüno
''Brüno'' is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno. It is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters from ...
''.
He has starred in three television programs: sketch-comedy show '' Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,'' variety show ''Dogg After Dark
''Dogg After Dark'' is a short-lived American variety show starring rapper Snoop Dogg on MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves ...
,'' and reality show ''Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
''Snoop Dogg's Father Hood'' is an American reality television series, executive produced and directed by David Roma, as well as Ted Chung, Constance Schwartz and Anthony Mandler. The series debuted on December 9, 2007 in the United States on E! ...
'' (also starring Snoop's wife and children). He has starred in episodes of ''King of the Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...
,'' ''Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,'' and ''Monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
,'' one episode of '' Robot Chicken,'' as well as three episodes of '' One Life to Live''. He has participated in three Comedy Central Roast
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s, for Flavor Flav
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, Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
, and Justin Bieber
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. Cameo television appearances include episodes of ''The L Word
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,'' '' Weeds,'' ''Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
,'' '' I Get That a Lot,'' ''Monk
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,'' and ''The Price Is Right
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''. He has also appeared in an episode of the YouTube video series, ''Epic Rap Battles of History
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'' as Moses.
In 2000, Broadus (as "Michael J. Corleone") directed '' Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle,'' a pornographic film produced by Hustler
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Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
. The film, combining hip hop with x-rated material, was a huge success and won "Top Selling Release of the Year" at the 2002 AVN Awards. Snoop then directed '' Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp'' in 2002 (using the nickname "Snoop Scorsese").
Broadus founded his own production company, Snoopadelic Films, in 2005. Their debut film was '' Boss'n Up,'' a film inspired by Snoop Dogg's album ''R&G,'' starring Lil Jon
Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...
and Trina
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Trina has been described by '' XXL'' as "the most ...
.
On March 30, 2008, he appeared at WrestleMania XXIV
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as a ''Master of Ceremonies'' for a tag team match between Maria
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People
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* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
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* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
and Ashley Massaro
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as they took on Beth Phoenix
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Kociański had a successful amateur ...
and Melina. At WrestleMania 32
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, he accompanied his cousin Sasha Banks
Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks.
Banks previously wrestled o ...
to the ring for her match, rapping over her theme music. He was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
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in 2016.
In December 2013, Broadus performed at the annual Kennedy Center Honors concert, honoring jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. After his performance, Snoop credited Hancock with "inventing hip-hop".
On several occasions, Broadus has appeared at the Players Ball in support of Bishop Don Magic Juan. Juan appeared on Snoop's videos for "Boss Playa", "A.D.I.D.A.C.", "P.I.M.P. (Remix)", "Nuthin' Without Me" and "A Pimp's Christmas Song".
In January 2016, a Change.org petition was created in the hopes of having Broadus narrate the entire ''Planet Earth
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'' series. The petition comes after Snoop narrated a number of nature clips on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live
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'' !
In April 2016, Broadus performed "Straight outta Compton" and "Fuck tha Police" at Coachella Coachella may refer to:
* Coachella, California
* Coachella Canal, in California
* Coachella (festival), an annual music and arts festival in California
* "Coachella – Woodstock in My Mind", a 2017 song by Lana del Rey
See also
* Coachell ...
, during a reunion of N.W.A. members Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and MC Ren.
He hosted a Basketball fundraiser "Hoops 4 Water" for Flint, Michigan. The event occurred on May 21, 2016, and was run by former Toronto Raptors star and Flint native Morris Peterson
Morris Russell Peterson Jr. (born August 26, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Michigan State University, where in ...
.
In the fall of 2016, VH1 premiered a new show featuring Broadus and his friend Martha Stewart
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at called '' Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party,'' featuring games, recipes, and musical guests. Broadus and Stewart also later starred together in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile
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during Super Bowl LI
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in February 2017. With Stewart, Broadus also created a fried chicken recipe, with barbecue flavor potato chips as an added ingredient in the batter.
In 2017 Broadus hosted a revival of ''The Joker's Wild
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,'' which spent its first two seasons on TBS before moving to TNT
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in January 2019. He is in the film, ''Sponge on the Run
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''.
In October 2018, Broadus released a cookbook, ''From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen'', containing "50 recipes inspired by Snoop’s family staples and favorite comfort foods, with instructions to make everything from fried bologna sandwiches and baked mac and cheese, to soft tacos and orange chicken." The book is coauthored with Ryan Ford and has a foreword by Martha Stewart. The cookbook had a wave of over 200,000 sales in 2020 and entered the Amazon bestseller list in 2022 after Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl and Puppy Bowl appearances.
In early 2020, Broadus launched his debut wine release, under the name "Snoop Cali Red", in a partnership with the Australian wine brand, 19 Crimes. The red wine blend features Snoop's face on the label.
Broadus provided commentary for Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., who some pundits described as having "won" the night through his colorful commentary and reactions. At one point, Snoop described Tyson and Jones as "like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue"; he also began singing a hymn
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, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord
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The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, " ...
", during the undercard fight between Jake Paul
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and Nate Robinson
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, after Robinson was knocked down.
Broadus made a special guest appearance in All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, ...
on the January 6, 2021, episode of ''AEW Dynamite AEW or aew may refer to:
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* Aerosvit Airlines, an airline based in Kyiv, Ukraine (ICAO airline designator: AEW)
* AEW Capital Management, a property investment management company
...
'', titled New Year's Smash. During this appearance, Snoop appeared in the corner of Cody Rhodes
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during Rhodes's match with Matt Sydal
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Prior to signing with AEW, Sydal wrestled in WWE as Evan Bourne, and was ...
. He later gave Serpentico a Frog Splash
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, with Rhodes then delivering a three-count.
In June 2021, Broadus officially joined Def Jam Recordings as its new Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant, a role allowing him to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster. His immediate focus was A&R and creative development, reporting to Universal Music Group Chairman & CEO Sir Lucian Grainge
Sir Lucian Charles Grainge (born 29 February 1960) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group. Grainge has worked in the music business for his entire career. ''Billboard'' magazine named Grainge as the most powerful ...
as well as Def Jam interim Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Harleston. On November 12, 2021, Snoop Dogg announced the signing of Benny the Butcher
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on Joe Rogan
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's podcast
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.
In February 2022, it was announced that Broadus had fully acquired Death Row Records from its previous owners, The MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). The label was also revived when Snoop Dogg released his 20th album BODR
''BODR'' (an abbreviation for ''Bacc On Death Row'') is the nineteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on February 11, 2022, through Death Row Records, making it his third studio album released on the label following a ...
.
On 14 April 2022, Broadus was added to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone as an operator as part of the Tracer Pack: Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle available from the in game store.
As of 2022, Broadus was a stakeholder in Fluf World, an NFT community based on 3D rabbit avatar
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s.
Style and rap skills
Snoop Dogg had been mainly described as a hip hop, West Coast hip hop
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, g-funk
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Charac ...
, and gangsta rap artist. Kool Moe Dee
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ranks Broadus at No. 33 in his book '' There's a God on the Mic,'' and says he has "an ultra-smooth, laidback delivery" and "flavor-filled melodic rhyming".[Kool Moe Dee, 2003,'' There's A God On The Mic: The True 50 Greatest MC,'' Thunder's Mouth Press, p.106.]
Peter Shapiro describes Broadus's delivery as a " molasses drawl
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"[Shapiro, Peter, 2005,''The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop,'' 2nd Edition, Penguin, p. 339.] and AllMusic
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notes his "drawled, laconic
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rhyming" style. Kool Moe Dee
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refers to Snoop's use of vocabulary, saying he "keeps it real simple...he simplifies it and he's effective in his simplicity".
Broadus is known to freestyle some of his lyrics on the spot – in the book ''How to Rap
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,'' Lady of Rage
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says, "When I worked with him earlier in his career, that's how created his stuff... he would freestyle, he wasn't a writer then, he was a freestyler", and The D.O.C.
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states, "Snoop's apwas a one take willy, but his shit was all freestyle. He hadn't written nothing down. He just came in and started busting. The song was "Tha Shiznit"—that was all freestyle. He started busting and when we got to the break, Dre cut the machine off, did the chorus and told Snoop to come back in. He did that throughout the record. That's when Snoop was in the zone then."
Peter Shapiro says that Broadus debuted on "Deep Cover
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" with a "shockingly original flow – which sounded like a Slick Rick
Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer.
He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs " The Show" and " ...
born in South Carolina
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instead of South London" and adds that he "showed where his style came from by covering Slick Rick
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He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs " The Show" and " ...
's 'La Di Da Di'". Referring to Snoop's flow, Kool Moe Dee
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calls him "one of the smoothest, funkiest flow-ers in the game". ''How to Rap
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'' also notes that Snoop is known to use syncopation in his flow to give it a laidback quality, as well as 'linking with rhythm' in his compound rhymes, using alliteration
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, and employing a "sparse" flow with good use of pauses.
Legacy
Broadus popularized the use of '' -izzle speak'' particularly in the pop and hip-hop music industry. A type of infix, it first found popularity when used by Frankie Smith
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Smith went to college in Tennessee for elementary education ...
in his 1981 hit song "Double Dutch Bus
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It was first released as a 12" promotional single in 1980, and released under the album "Children of Tomorrow" in ...
".
Broadus listed his favorite rap albums for ''Hip Hop Connection
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History
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'':
10. Mixmaster Spade, ''The Genius Is Back''
9. Lauryn Hill
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, ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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''
8. Ice Cube, ''Death Certificate
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''
7. 2Pac
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, ''Me Against the World
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''
6. The Notorious B.I.G.
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, ''Ready to Die
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''
5. N.W.A
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, '' Straight Outta Compton''
4. Eric B. & Rakim, '' Paid in Full''
3. Slick Rick
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He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs " The Show" and " ...
, ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
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It topped ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at number 31 ...
''
2. Snoop Doggy Dogg, ''Doggystyle
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''
1. Dr. Dre, ''The Chronic
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'' ("It's da illest shit")
Personal life
Snoop married his high school girlfriend, Shante Taylor, on June 14, 1997. On May 21, 2004, he filed for divorce from Taylor, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple however renewed vows on January 12, 2008. They have three children together: sons Cordé (born August 21, 1994) and Cordell (born February 21, 1997), who quit football to pursue a career as a film maker, and daughter Cori (born June 22, 1999). Snoop also has a son from a relationship with Laurie Holmond, Julian Corrie Broadus (born 1998). He is a first cousin of R&B singers Brandy and Ray J
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, and WWE
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professional wrestler Sasha Banks
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Banks previously wrestled o ...
. In 2015, Snoop became a grandfather, as his eldest son, Cordé Broadus, had a son with his girlfriend, Jessica Kyzer. Cordé had another son, who died on September 25, 2019, ten days after birth.
Since the start of his career, Snoop has been an avowed cannabis
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smoker, making it one of the trademarks of his image. In 2002, he announced he was giving up cannabis for good; that did not last long (a situation famously referenced in the 2004 Adam Sandler film ''50 First Dates
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'') and in 2013, he claimed to be smoking approximately 80 cannabis blunts a day. He has been certified for medical cannabis in California to treat migraines since at least 2007.
Snoop claimed in a 2006 interview with ''Rolling Stone
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'' magazine that unlike other hip hop artists who had superficially adopted the pimp persona, he was an actual professional pimp in 2003 and 2004, saying, "That shit was my natural calling and once I got involved with it, it became fun. It was like shootin' layups for me. I was makin' 'em every time."
On October 24, 2021, Snoop's mother, Beverly Tate, died.
Sports
Snoop is an avid sports fan, including hometown teams Los Angeles Dodgers
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, Los Angeles Lakers, and USC Trojans
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, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has stated that he began following the Steelers in the 1970s while watching the team with his grandfather. He is also a fan of the Las Vegas Raiders
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, Los Angeles Rams, and Dallas Cowboys
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, often wearing a No. 5 jersey, and has been seen at Raiders training camps. He has shown affection for the New England Patriots, having been seen performing at Gillette Stadium
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. He is an avid ice hockey fan, sporting jerseys from the NHL
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's Los Angeles Kings
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, Pittsburgh Penguins
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, Toronto Maple Leafs
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, and the Boston Bruins
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as well at the AHL's Springfield Indians
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in his 1994 music video "Gin and Juice
"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18, 1994, as the second single from his debut album, ''Doggystyle''.
Lyrics
The lyrics depict a party filled with sexual intercourse, sex, Cannabis (drug), m ...
". Snoop has been seen attending Los Angeles Kings
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games. On his reality show ''Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
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,'' Snoop and his family received hockey lessons from the Anaheim Ducks, then returned to the Honda Center
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to cheer on the Ducks against the Vancouver Canucks
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in the episode "Snow in da Hood". Snoop appeared in the video game '' NHL 20'' as both a guest commentator and a playable character in the "World of Chel" game mode.
Snoop is a certified football coach and has been head coach of his son Cordell's youth football teams. Cordell played wide receiver and defensive back at Bishop Gorman High School
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in Las Vegas, Nevada
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, Cordell played on the 2014 state championship team, and received football scholarship
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Scholars ...
offers from Southern California
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, UCLA
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, Washington
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** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
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, Cal, Oregon State
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, Duke
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, and Notre Dame.[Smith, Cameron]
Snoop Lion's son, Cordell Broadus, excelling as a junior, drawing interest from Florida State
, Yahoo! Sports, November 1, 2012. accessed January 30, 2013. Cordell committed and signed a letter of intent to play for UCLA
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on February 4, 2015. On August 14, 2015, UCLA announced that Cordell had left the UCLA football team "to pursue other passions in his life".
In 2022, Snoop signed with esports organization FaZe Clan
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as board of directors and content creator.
Since 2005, Snoop Dogg has been operating a youth football league in the Los Angeles area. He is a coach in the league, and one of the seasons he coached was documented in the Netflix
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documentary ''Coach Snoop
''Coach Snoop'' is a 2018 American docu-series, following hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg as he coaches his youth team Snoop's Steelers in the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL).
Premise
''Coach Snoop'' follows Snoop Dogg as he coaches his youth team Sn ...
''.
Snoop is a fan of Celtic F.C.
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a football club based in Scotland
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in the city of Glasgow
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.
Religion
In 2009, it was reported that Snoop was a member of the Nation of Islam. On March 1, he made an appearance at the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours' Day
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holiday, where he praised minister Louis Farrakhan
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. Snoop said he was a member of the Nation, but declined to give the date on which he joined. He also donated $1,000 to the organization.
Claiming to be "born again" in 2012, Snoop converted to the Rastafari movement
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, switched the focus of his music to reggae and changed his name to Snoop Lion after a trip to Jamaica. He released a reggae album, ''Reincarnated,'' saying, "I have always said I was Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
reincarnated".
In January 2013, he was criticized by members of the Rastafari community in Jamaica, including reggae artist Bunny Wailer
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, for alleged failure to meet his commitments to the culture. Snoop later dismissed the claims, stating his beliefs were personal and not up for outside judgment.
After releasing '' Bible of Love'' in early 2018 and performing in the 33rd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Snoop Dogg told a TV One interviewer while speaking of his Gospel influences that he "always referred to issavior Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
" on most of his records, and that he had become "a born-again Christian".
Charity
In 2005, Snoop Dogg founded the Snoop Youth Football League for at-risk youth in Southern California. In 2018, it was claimed to be the largest youth football organization in Southern California, with 50 teams and more than 1,500 players. He has since claimed that at least 20 of his former pupils have gone on to play with the NFL. Since 2017, he has also run a special-needs division called Snoop Special Stars for anyone 5 years or older with a physical, mental, or developmental disability.
Snoop Dogg partners with city officials and annually gives away turkeys to the less fortunate in Inglewood, California, at Thanksgiving
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. He gave away 3000 turkeys in 2016.
Although Snoop has donated and raised millions of dollars for charitable causes over the years, it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of Snoop's charitable giving, as he is wary that his donations and charitable causes might be seen as publicity stunt
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s for his own image. For example, regarding Snoop Special Stars, he said on LL Cool J's ''Rock the Bells Radio'' that he avoided being in videos and photos at first—due to this apprehension—but he acquiesced once he saw the joy the kids and parents were getting by taking photos together. Some other known causes that he supports include Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a nationally ranked, freestanding acute care children's hospital in the East Hollywood district of Los Angeles, on Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Vermont Avenue. The hospital has been academically affi ...
, Mothers Against Police Brutality, Habitat for Humanity, Orca Network, Save a Life Foundation, Shriners Hospitals for Children
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, and The Healing Circle.
Politics
In 2012, Snoop Dogg endorsed Representative Ron Paul in the Republican presidential primary, but later said he would vote for Barack Obama
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in the general election, and on Instagram gave ten reasons to vote for Obama (including "He a black nigga", "He's BFFs with Jay-Z", and " Michelle got a fat ass"), and ten reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney (including "He a white nigga", "That muthafucka's name is Mitt", and "He a ho").
In a 2013 interview with ''The Huffington Post
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'', Snoop Dogg advocated for same-sex marriage
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, saying: "People can do what they want and as they please."
In his keynote address at the 2015 South by Southwest music festival, he blamed Los Angeles's explosion of gang violence in the 1980s on the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, and insinuated that his administration shipped guns and drugs into the area.
He endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
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on Bravo's ''Watch What Happens Live
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The show fea ...
'' in May 2015, saying: "I would love to see a woman in office because I feel like we're at that stage in life to where we need a perspective other than the male's train of thought" and " ..just to have a woman speaking from a global perspective as far as representing America, I'd love to see that. So I'll be voting for Mrs. Clinton."
Following the deadly shooting of five police officers in Dallas on July 7, 2016, Snoop Dogg and The Game organized and led a peaceful march to the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. The subsequent private meeting with the mayor Eric Garcetti and police chief Charlie Beck, and news conference was, according to Broadus, " ..to get some dialogue and the communication going ... The march and conference were part of an initiative called "Operation ", serving as a police brutality protest in response to the police shooting and killing of two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling
On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by two Baton Rouge Police Department officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The officers, who were attempting to control Sterling's arms, shot Sterling while Sterling al ...
, whose killing prompted nationwide protests including those that led to the Dallas killing of police officers. Broadus stated that "We are tired of what is going on and it's communication that is lacking". Reports of attendance range between 50–100 people.
Snoop Dogg advocates for the defunding of police departments, saying: "We need to start taking that money out of their pocket and put it back into our communities where we can police ourselves."
Snoop has consistently expressed his support for tighter gun control. In 2013, then known as Snoop Lion, he told HuffPost Live: "Politicians, you all got to pay attention, man. This world that we live in, it’s so easy to get your hands on a gun. You’ve got to put some restrictions or ramifications on it. I can go outside right now and buy a gun. Easy. Just like that." Additionally, he released a song called " No Guns Allowed" feat. Drake
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* A male duck
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* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
and Cori B in 2013.
In 2020, Snoop endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States.
Animal rights
Snoop Dogg regularly appears in real fur
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garments, especially large coats, for which he attracts criticism from animal welfare charities and younger audiences. In a video podcast
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in 2012, the rapper asked, "Why doesn't PETA throw paint on a pimp's fur coat". In 2014, Snoop Dogg claimed to have become a vegan
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; however, he has since opted against a complete vegan diet. In June 2018, he performed at the Environmental Media Association
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(EMA) Honors Gala. While he was performing, the logo for vegan brand Beyond Meat was displayed on the screens behind him. In 2020, Snoop Dogg invested in vegan food company Original Foods, which makes Pigless Pork Rinds, which he has said are a favorite. He is an ambassador for Beyond Meat and lent his name and image as well as financial support for Beyond Meat’s Feed a Million+ campaign to provide a million frontline workers with Beyond Meat burgers.
Business ventures and investments
Broadus has been an active entrepreneur and investor. In 2009, he was appointed creative chairman of Priority Records.
In May 2013, Broadus and his brand manager Nick Adler released an app, Snoopify, that lets users plaster stickers of Snoop's face, joints or a walrus hat on photos. Adler built the app in May after discovering stickers in Japan. As of 2015, the app was generating $30,000 in weekly sales.
In October 2014, Reddit raised $50 million in a funding round led by Sam Altman
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and including investors Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel
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, Ron Conway
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Conway graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's d ...
, Snoop Dogg, and Jared Leto.
In April 2015, Broadus became a minority investor in his first investment venture Eaze, a California-based weed delivery startup that promises to deliver medical marijuana to persons' doorsteps in less than 10 minutes.
In October 2015, Broadus launched his new digital media business, Merry Jane, that focuses on news about marijuana. "Merry Jane is cannabis 2.0", he said in a promotional video for the media source. "A crossroads of pot culture, business, politics, health."
In November 2015, Broadus announced his new brand of cannabis products, Leafs By Snoop
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History
Leafs By Snoop was launched in November 2015 in Denver, Colorado, at the home of LivWell owner John Lord, a few mo ...
. The line of branded products includes marijuana flowers, concentrates and edibles. "Leafs By Snoop is truly the first mainstream cannabis brand in the world and proud to be a pioneer", he said. In such a way, Broadus became the first major celebrity to brand and market a line of legal marijuana products.
On March 30, 2016, Broadus was reported to be considering purchasing the famed soul food
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restaurant chain Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles out of bankruptcy.
In 2019, Broadus ventured into the video game business, creating his own esports league known as the "Gangsta Gaming League".
On March 7, 2022, it was announced that Broadus had joined FaZe Clan
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and would be a member of their Board of Directors.
On December 19, 2022, Snoop Dogg ran a poll asking if he should "run twitter ". Out of 2.3 million users, 81% said yes.
NFTs
Snoop Dogg revealed himself to be the prolific NFT collector going by the name of Cozomo De’ Medici, while sharing his wallet address on September 21, 2022, whose identity remained hidden until that point. Cozomo De’ Medici (Snoop Dogg) owns multiple “blue-chip NFTs” from collections such as Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Meebits, World of Women, Moonbirds, The Proof Collective, and more. Snoop Dogg is also responsible for launching several of his own NFT collections, including Nyan Dogg, The Doggies, Snoop’s Stash Box - B.O.D.R, and Snoopverse Early Access Pass
World records
Largest paradise cocktail
At the BottleRock Napa Valley
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music festival on May 26, 2018, Snoop Dogg, Warren G
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, Kendall Coleman, Kim Kaechele, and Michael Voltaggio set the Guinness World Record for the largest paradise cocktail. Measuring , the "Gin and Juice" drink was mixed from 180 bottles of gin, 156 bottles of apricot brandy Apricot brandy can refer to a liquor (or Eau de Vie) distilled from fermented apricot juice or a liqueur made from apricot flesh and kernels.
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and 28 jugs of orange juice
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.
Reported volume and content
''Time
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'' reported its total volume as "...more than 132 gallons [], according to Guinness...", following with an embedded Twitter, tweet by Liam Mayclem via GWR (the Guinness World Records' official Twitter account), showing a reply from GWR to its own tweet stating " e cocktail contained 180 bottles of Hendricks gin, 154 bottles of apricot brandy and 38 3.78 litre jugs of orange juice..."
''Mixmag
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,'' ''NME
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'', and ''USA Today
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'' published the same content quantities as GWR's tweet. with ''Mixmag'' reporting that " cording to Guinness the cocktail measured at 132 gallons." ''NME'' states that the total volume was "...more than 132 gallons" and ''USA Todays European website states that " Guinness World Records official was on hand to certify the record of the 550 liter cocktail."
'' Billboard'' published that "...the concoction required 180 handles of Hendricks gin, resulting in a gigantic beverage...".
Legal incidents
Shortly after graduating from high school in 1989, Broadus was arrested for possession of cocaine
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and for the following three years was frequently in and out of prison. In 1990 he was convicted of felony possession of drugs and possession for sale.
While recording ''Doggystyle'' in August 1993, Broadus was arrested in connection with the death of a member of a rival gang who was allegedly shot and killed by Broadus's bodyguard; Broadus had been temporarily living in an apartment complex in the Palms neighborhood in the West Los Angeles
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region, in the intersection of Vinton Avenue and Woodbine Street - the location of the shooting. Both men were charged with murder, as Broadus was purportedly driving the vehicle from which the gun was fired. Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr.Adam Bernstei ''The Washington Post'', March 30, 2005; retrieved April 17, 2006. (; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal ...
defended them. Both Broadus and his bodyguard were acquitted on February 20, 1996.
In July 1993 Broadus was stopped for a traffic violation and a firearm was found by police during a search of his car. In February 1997, he pled guilty to possession of a handgun and was ordered to record three public service announcements, perform 800 hours of community service, pay a $1,000 fine and serve three years' probation.
In September 2006, Broadus was detained at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California
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by airport security after airport screeners found a collapsible police baton in his carry-on bag. Donald Etra, Broadus's lawyer, told deputies the baton was a prop for a musical sketch. Broadus was sentenced to three years' probation and 160 hours of community service for the incident, starting in September 2007. He was arrested again in October 2006 at Bob Hope Airport
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in Burbank after being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was arrested for possession of a firearm and for suspicion of transporting an unspecified amount of marijuana, according to a police statement. The following month, after taping an appearance on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The fourth incarnation of the ...
,'' he was arrested again for possession of marijuana, cocaine and a firearm. Two members of his entourage, according to the Burbank police statement, were admitted members of the Rollin 20's Crips gang and were arrested on separate charges. In April 2007 he was given a three-year suspended sentence, five years' probation and 800 hours of community service after pleading no contest
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In criminal trials in certain United States jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neith ...
to two felony charges of drug and gun possession by a convicted felon. He was also prohibited from hiring anyone with a criminal record or gang affiliation as a security guard or driver.[
On April 26, 2006, Broadus and members of his entourage were arrested after being turned away from ]British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport.
The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers ...
' first class lounge at Heathrow Airport in London. Broadus and his party were denied entry to the lounge due to some members flying in economy class. After being escorted outside, the group got in a fight with the police and vandalized a duty-free shop
A duty-free shop (or store) is a retail outlet whose goods are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes and duties, on the requirement that the goods sold will be sold to travelers who will take them out of the country, wh ...
. Seven police officers were injured during the incident. After a night in jail, Broadus and the other men were released on bail the next day but he was unable to perform a scheduled concert in Johannesburg
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. On May 15 the Home Office decided that he would be denied entry to the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future and his British visa was denied the following year. As of March 2010 however, Broadus was allowed back into the UK. The entire group was banned from British Airways "for the foreseeable future".
In April 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship banned him from entering the country on character grounds, citing his prior criminal convictions. He had been scheduled to appear at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards
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on April 29, 2007. The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship lifted the ban in September 2008 and had granted him a visa to tour Australia. The DIAC said: "In making this decision, the department weighed his criminal convictions against his previous behaviour while in Australia, recent conduct – including charity work – and any likely risk to the Australian community ... We took into account all relevant factors and, on balance, the department decided to grant the visa."
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Snoop Dogg, after performing for a concert in
, Sweden, on July 25, 2015, was pulled over and detained by Swedish police for allegedly using illegal drugs, violating a Swedish law enacted in 1988 which criminalized the recreational use of such substances – therefore making even being under the influence of any illegal/controlled substance a crime itself without possession. During the detention he was taken to the police station to perform a drug test and was released shortly afterwards. The rapid test was positive for traces of narcotics and he was potentially subject to fines depending on the results of more detailed analysis. Although final results "strongly" indicated drug use the charges were ultimately dropped because it could not be proven that he was in Sweden when he consumed the substances. The rapper uploaded several videos on the social networking site
; police spokesman Daniel Nilsson responded to the accusations, saying "we don't work like that in Sweden." He declared in the videos, "Niggas got me in the back of police car right now in Sweden, cuz," and "Pulled a nigga over for nothing, taking us to the station where I've got to go pee in a cup for nothin'. I ain't done nothin'. All I did was came to the country and did a concert and now I've got to go to the police station. For nothin'!" He announced to his Swedish fanbase that he would no longer go on tour in the country due to the incident.
Snoop Dogg has also been arrested and fined three times for misdemeanor possession of marijuana: in Los Angeles in 1998;
in 2010.
In the Death Row Records bankruptcy case, Snoop Dogg lost $2 million.
In February 2022 a woman sued Snoop Dogg for $10 million, alleging that he
. A source representing Snoop Dogg has denied the accusation. Snoop Dogg was also sued for sexual assault in 2005.
Broadus was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. He received the
'', "an icon of gangsta rap". In 2006,
called him "The King of the West Coast". ''
s Rob Fitzpatrick has credited his album ''Doggystyle'' for proving that rappers "could reinvent themselves", expanding rap's vocabulary, changing hip-hop fashions, and helping introduce a hip-hop genre called
to a new generation. The album has been cited as an influence by rapper
have also cited him as an influence.
's Paul Donoughue has credited him among the 1990s acts that took hip-hop into the pop music charts.
.