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Calvin Cordozar Broadus |
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Male |
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6' 3" |
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US - United States of America |
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October 20, 1972 |
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Long Beach, California |
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Biography |
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Calvin Cordozar Broadus (born October 20, 1972 in Long Beach, California) is an African-American hip hop musican and actor. The Snoop Dogg name was adopted when he signed for No Limit Records. Snoop Dogg was frequently in trouble with drugs and the law as a young man, in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. He began making homemade rap tapes with his friend Warren G, a stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A.. Dr. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. A short film about the trial called Murder Was The Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. However, by the time Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade. Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier that year, and so Snoop co-produced the album himself with Dat Nigga Daz and DJ Pooh. He has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the hard rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists.
He released an autobiography in 2001. On 21 May 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences. He is seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. They have since reconciled. Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by fellow rapper E-40, much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "izzle" sound to the word. During the 2004 Christmas season, he was featured in a series of television commercials for T-Mobile, promoting the T-Mobile Sidekick, the company's version of the Danger Hiptop mobile phone and Internet device. In early February 2005, Snoop Dogg offered to pay for the funeral of Devin Brown, as well as any rallies against the LAPD.
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