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| Born | Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. October 20, 1971 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Education | Long Beach Polytechnic High School |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Shante Taylor (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Awards | Full list |
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| Formerly of | 213 |
| Website | snoopdogg |
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (/ˈbroʊdɪs/; born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion),[note 1] is an American rapper, media personality, and actor. His initial fame dates back to 1992 following his guest appearance on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover", and later on Dre's debut album, The Chronic that same year. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States, and 35 million albums worldwide.[4][5] His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 Grammy Award nominations.
Produced entirely by Dr. Dre, Broadus' debut studio album, Doggystyle (1993) was released by Death Row Records and debuted atop the Billboard 200. Selling 800,000 copies in its first week, the album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following year and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles "What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice". He was the lead performer on Death Row's soundtrack album for the 1994 short film Murder Was the Case, wherein Broadus made his acting debut. His second album, Tha Doggfather (1996) likewise debuted atop the chart and received double platinum certification. In 1998, he parted ways with Death Row in favor of Master P's No Limit Records, through which he saw largely continued success with his albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). He then signed with Priority, Capitol, and EMI Records to release his sixth album Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), which was further commercially-oriented. This effectively continued upon him signing with Geffen Records to release his next three albums: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004), Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006), and Ego Trippin' (2008); the former spawned the single "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), which became his first to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100. He then returned to Priority and Capitol—upon his hiring as chairman of the former label—to release his tenth and eleventh albums, Malice 'n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011), both of which saw mild critical and commercial response.[6]
During this time, Broadus starred in films and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. In 2012, following a trip to Jamaica, Snoop converted to Rastafari and adopted the alias Snoop Lion, under which he released a reggae album, Reincarnated (2013) and a namesake documentary film about his Jamaican experience. His thirteenth studio album, Bush (2015) was produced entirely by frequent collaborator Pharrell, while his fourteenth studio album, Coolaid (2016) was released the same year as his induction into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.[7] In 2018, Broadus became "a born-again Christian" and released his first gospel album, Bible of Love in March of that year.[8] In November of that year, Broadus was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[9] In 2022, Broadus acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group (formerly known as eOne Music), and released his nineteenth studio album, BODR (2022)—preceded by the independently-released I Wanna Thank Me (2019) and From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021).[10]
- ^ "The Rise of Niggarachi". XXL.com. September 8, 2009.
- ^ Elibert, Mark (February 16, 2024). "Snoop Dogg Mourns Loss of Younger Brother in Heartfelt Post". Complex. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Chris Jericho (August 12, 2015). "TIJ – EP168 – Sasha Banks". Talk Is Jericho (Podcast). No. 168. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2015 – via PodcastOne.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine Match 1, 2008 – pág 25". Billboard. March 1, 2008. p. 25. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
Snoop's Upside Ya Head soundscan.
- ^ Ross, Christopher (August 27, 2015). "Um dia com o rapper Snoop Dogg". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Resurrects Priority Records". XXLmag.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame". WWE.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Snoop Dogg Responds To Criticism Of Gospel Album: 'Are You Going To Heaven?". YouTube. March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, touring with Bone Thugs". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Melas, Chloe (February 10, 2022). "Snoop Dogg acquires Death Row Records". CNN News. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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