calvin cortazar broadus jr known professionally as snoop dogg previously snoop doggy dog and briefly
snoop lion is an american rapper songwriter producer media personality actor and entrepreneur
his fame dates to 1992 when he was featured on dr dre's debut solo single deep cover and then on dr
dre's debut solo album the chronic snoop dogg has since sold over 23 million albums in the
united states and 35 million albums worldwide on november 19 2018 he was given a star on the
hollywood walk of fame snoop dogg has an estimated net worth of 150 million u.s dollars about snoop
dogg's early life calvin cordoza broadus jr was born on october 20 1971 in long beach california
he's the son of vernell varnado who was born in 1949 and beverly tate who was born in 1951 and
died in 2021. vernell varnado who was a vietnam war veteran singer and mail carrier left the
family only three months after his birth and thus he was named after his stepfather calvin cordozer
brought a senior who was born in 1948 and died in 1985. snoop dogg's father remained largely absent
from his life as a boy his parents nicknamed him snoopy due to his love and likeness of the cartoon
character from peanuts he was the second of his mother's three sons his mother and stepfather
divorced in 1975. snoop dogg began singing and playing piano at the golgotha trinity baptist
church when he was very young he began rapping in the sixth grade as a child snoop dogg 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 in 1993
snoop dogg said that he began engaging in unlawful activities and joining gangs in his teenage years
despite his mother's preventative efforts he was a member of the rolling 20's crips gang in the east
side neighborhood of long beach although in 1993 he denied the frequent police immediate reports
by saying that he never joined the gang in 1989 shortly after graduating from high school at long
beach polytechnic high school he was arrested for possession of cocaine and for the next three years
was frequently incarcerated including at wayside jail with his two cousins nate dog and little half
dead and friend warren g snoop recorded homemade tapes the four call their group 213 after the area
code of their native long beach at that time one of snoop's early solo freestyles over hold on by n
vogue 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 nwa affiliate the doc taught him
to structure his lyrics and separate the themes into verses hooks and choruses snoop dogg is six
foot three inches tall or 1.93 meters tall about snoop dogg's personal life on june 12 1997 snoop
dogg married his high school girlfriend shantae taylor on may 21 2004 he filed for divorce from
shantay taylor citing irreconcilable differences the couple renewed their wedding vows on january
12 2008. they have three children together sons cordee bratis who was born in 1994 and cordell
broadus who was born in 1997 and daughter corey who was born in 1999. snoop dogg also has a son
from a relationship with lori hallman julian cory broadus who was born in 1998. snoop dogg
is a first cousin of r b singers brandy and ray j and wwe professional wrestler sasha banks in
2015 snoop dogg became a grandfather as his eldest son corday broadus had a son with his girlfriend
jessica kaiser since the start of his career snoop dogg has been an avowed cannabis smoker
making it one of the trademarks of his image in 2002 he announced he was giving up cannabis for
good that didn't last long and in 2013 he claimed to be smoking approximately 80 cannabis blunts a
day he's been certified for medical cannabis in california to treat migraine since at least 2007.
snoop dogg claimed in a 2006 interview with rolling stone magazine that unlike other hip-hop
artists who had superficially adopted the pimp persona he was an actual professional pimp in
2003 in 2004 saying that was my natural calling and once i got involved with it it became fun
it was like shooting layups for me i was making them every time 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 1500 players snoop dogg partners with city officials and annually gives away turkeys to
the less fortunate in inglewood california at thanksgiving in 2016 he gave away 3 000 turkeys
about snoop dogg's business ventures and investments in may 2013 snoop dogg 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 nick adler built the app after discovering stickers in japan
as of 2015 the app was generating 30 000 in weekly sales in april 2015 snoop dogg became a minority
investor in his first investment venture ease a california-based weed delivery startup that
promises to deliver medical marijuana to persons doorsteps in less than 10 minutes
in october 2015 snoop dogg launched his new digital media business mary jane that focuses on
news about marijuana in november 2015 snoop dogg announced his new brand of cannabis products leafs
by snoop the line of branded products included marijuana flowers concentrates and edibles in such
a way he became the first major celebrity to brand and market a line of legal marijuana products
in 2019 snoop dogg ventured into the video game business creating his own esports league known as
the gangsta gaming league about snoop dogg's music career in november 1993 snoop dogg's debut solo
album doggy style produced by dr dre was released by death row records and debuted at number one
in the popular albums chart the billboard 200 and on billboard's top r b hip-hop albums chart
in 1994 doggy style was certified quadruple platinum selling 800 000 copies in its first week
and bore several hit singles including what's my name and gin and juice in 1994 death row records
released a soundtrack by snoop dogg for the short film murder was the case starring snoop
in 1996 his second album the dogfather also debuted at number one on both charts with
snoop's upsides ahead as a lead single the next year the album was certified double platinum
in january 1998 after leaving death row records snoop dogg signed with no limit records releasing
three albums the game is to be sold not to be told in 1998 no limit top dog in 1999 and the last meal
in 2000. in 2002 he signed with priority capital emi records releasing paid the cost to be the boss
in 2004 he signed to geffen records releasing his next three albums rng rhythm and gangsta
the masterpiece and the blue carpet treatment and ego trippin priority records released his album
malice in wonderland during 2009 followed by a documentary during 2011. snoop dogg has starred
in motion pictures and hosted several television shows including doggy fizzle television snoop
dogg's fatherhood and dog after dark 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 snoop dogg announced a conversion to rastafari and a new alias snoop
lion in early 2013 as snoop lion he released a reggae album reincarnated and a documentary
film of the same name about his jamaican experience in may 2015 his 13th studio album
bush was released and marked the return of the snoop dogg name in july 2016 his 14th solo studio
album kool-aid was released in march 2016 the night before wrestlemania 32 in arlington texas
he was inducted into the celebrity wing of the wwe hall of fame having made several appearances
for the company including his master ceremonies during a match at wrestlemania 24. in 2018 snoop
dogg announced that he was a born-again christian and released his first gospel album bible of love
on november 19 2018 snoop dogg was given a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 2019 he released
his 17th solo album i want to thank me in 2022 snoop dogg acquired death row records from mnrk
music group formerly known as e1 music and released his 19th studio album bodr snoop dogg
has had 17 grammy nominations without a win about snoop dogg's real estate in snoop dogg sold his 8
bedroom 6 527 square foot mediterranean-style home in claremont california for 1.83 million dollars
snoop bought the house in 1994 for hundred and sixty thousand dollars but moved out of it in
two thousand he also owns a four bedroom three thousand eight hundred and eight square foot house
in diamond bar california which he purchased for seven hundred and twenty thousand dollars
about snoop dogg's car collection snoop dogg is a man who respects the culture of modifying cars his
favorites being late 1960s and early 70s cadillacs and buicks he has a love for low riders for his
family and for his own image his cars vary in size and style but all of them reflect his personality
well snoop dogg owns or has owned a chrysler 300c a 1974 cadillac snoop devil low rider
a 1967 cadillac deville brown sugar a polaris slingshot the batman a 1968 cadillac coupe de
ville a 1968 buick riviera a 1966 pontiac parisian lakers edition a 2011 ford mustang gt funk master
flex edition a dodge challenger srt8 a rolls royce ghost a tesla model x a roland heights school bus
and a 1967 pontiac parisian convertible well that's a wrap on our celebrity video about
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