His mother is Beverly Broadus (née Tate born 1951). He was named after his stepfather, Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Sr. in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. Snoop Dogg was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. His first cousin, Sasha Banks, is currently a wrestler in WWE where she is a two-time and the current reigning Raw Women’s Champion. In March 2016, the night before WrestleMania 32 in Arlington, Texas, Snoop was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame having made several appearances for the company, including as Master of Ceremonies during a match at Wrestlemania XXIV. Snoop Dogg holds the dubious distinction of having seventeen Grammy nominations without a win, the most of any artist. His thirteenth solo studio album, Bush, was released in May 2015. Under the new moniker, he released a reggae album, Reincarnated, and a documentary film of the same name, of his Jamaican experience, in early 2013. In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias, Snoop Lion. In September 2009, Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records. He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team. Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. Malice ‘n Wonderland (2009), and Doggumentary (2011), were released on Priority. He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and Ego Trippin’. Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002, where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). The album was certified double platinum in 1997.Īfter leaving Death Row Records, Snoop signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded his next three albums. His second album Tha Doggfather (1996), also debuted at number one on both charts with “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head”, as the lead single. In 1994 Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including “What’s My Name?” and “Gin & Juice”. Snoop’s debut album, Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records, debuting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. He has since sold over twenty-three million albums in the United States and thirty-five million albums worldwide. Dre’s solo debut album, The Chronic (1992). Dre of N.W.A, and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion), is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach, California.
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