Snoop Dogg

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 and actor. His initial fame dates back to 1992 after guest appearing on Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, “Deep Cover”, and then on Dre’s debut album, The Chronic, the same year. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards.

Broadus’ debut studio album, Doggystyle (1993), produced by Dr. Dre, was released by Death Row Records and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Selling 800,000 copies in its first week, the album was certified quadruple-platinum by the following year and spawned the singles “What’s My Name?” and “Gin and Juice”. In 1994, Death Row Records released a soundtrack, by Broadus, for the short film Murder Was the Case, in which he starred. In 1996, his second album, Tha Doggfather, reached similar success, preceded by the successful single “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head” (featuring Charlie Wilson) as its 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, releasing three albums: Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). In 2002, he signed a joint venture deal with Priority, Capitol, and EMI Records to release Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002). In 2004, he signed 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 album spawned his first single to peak the Billboard Hot 100 with “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (featuring Pharrell). He returned to Priority and Capitol respectively to release Malice ‘n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011). Meanwhile, Broadus starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. In September 2009, EMI hired him as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records.In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Broadus announced a conversion to Rastafari and a new alias, Snoop Lion. Under the new moniker, he released a reggae album, Reincarnated, and a documentary film of the same name, about his Jamaican experience in early 2013. 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. In 2018, Broadus became “a born-again Christian” and released his first gospel album, Bible of Love in March of that year. In November of that year, Broadus was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2022, Broadus acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group (formerly known as eOne Music), and released his ninteenth studio album, BODR (2022)—preceded by the independently-released I Wanna Thank Me (2019) and From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021).

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