Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

▪ American rapper and songwriter
byname of  Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , also called  Snoop Doggy Dogg 
born Oct. 20, 1971, Long Beach, Calif., U.S.

      American rapper and songwriter who became one of the best-known figures in gangsta rap in the 1990s and was for many the epitome of West Coast hip-hop culture.

      Snoop Dogg's signature drawled lyrics took inspiration from his early encounters with the law. After high school he was in and out of prison for several years before seriously pursuing a career in hip-hop. Eventually he came to the attention of famed producer-rapper Dr. Dre, who featured him on his single "Deep Cover" and on his landmark album The Chronic (both 1992). Snoop's prominent vocals on the hit singles "Dre Day" and "Nuthin' but a ‘G' Thang" fueled a rapid ascent to stardom. His own album Doggystyle (1993) became the first debut record to enter the Billboard 200 at number one.

      While recording Doggystyle, Snoop was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting. Although he was ultimately cleared of all charges, the incident entangled him in court for years, contributing to a long delay before the release of his next album, Tha Doggfather (1996). By that time the gangsta rap movement had begun to ebb. For a few years Snoop's records failed to generate excitement comparable to that of his debut, but his carefully cultivated—and at times cartoonish—public persona made him a popular icon. His West Coast slang and exaggerated verbal tics entered the popular American vocabulary. Snoop was a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows and amassed a substantial number of film credits. In 2008 he starred in Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, a reality television series chronicling his home life.

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