Snoop Dogg, who was born as Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, is undoubtedly one of the world’s most influential and famous rappers in the world and has not only sold tens of millions of record sales worldwide and has the most Grammy nominations off any music artist to date (17), but also enjoyed a successful career in movies and TV.
Snoop Dogg’s career really took off in 1992, after he featured on Dr.Dre’s debut solo single, “The Deep Cover” and then on Dr.Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic. Snoop Dogg then went onto release his debut solo album, Doggystyle on Death Row Records in November 1993 which was met with international acclaim, at number one in the Billboard 200 chart and was certified quadruple-platinum in 1994 and includes hit singles including “What’s My Name?” and “Gin & Juice”.
Following the immense success of his first album, Snoop Dogg has released a wealth of hugely successful albums and singles through the noughties including "Drop It Like It’s Hot" which spent a long time on the international charts. More recently, Snoop Dogg released his 15th studio album Neva Left and a gospel album titled Bible of Love in March 2018. Snoop Dogg has also branched out to TV and movies, releasing his esteemed Doggumentary in 2011 and appearing on movies such as Training Day, Starsky & Hutch and The Wash.
After being forced to cancel his first events due to the coronavirus pandemic, Snoop Dogg has rearranged his international tour, visiting most major UK cities as well as other locations in Ireland and elsewhere. Known for his legendary performances, it is definitely worth experiencing the acclaimed rapper live in concert. This is your chance to experience Snoop Dogg’s singles Drop It Like It’s Hot and Gin & Juice live!
In 1998, Snoop Dogg released several albums called Doggystyle (1993), Da Game is to be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999) and Tha Last Meal (2000), R&G the Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, Magic ‘n’ Wonderland (2009), Neva Left (2017), Bible of Love (2018).
Snoop Dogg’s biggest hits are Drop It Like It’s Hot, Gin And Juice (1993), Still D.R.E (1999), Lay Low (2000), I Wanna Love You (2006), California Gurls (2010), Who Am I, Nuthin’ But A G Thang, urder Was the Case and many other hits and collaborations with other people.
Snoop Dogg is going on tour in 2021/2022. Starting in the USA, he will make his way over to the UK in March 2022 with the first stop at the SSE Hydro on the 2nd March 2022.
Snoop Dogg’s music is generally considered rap music with hip-hop and funk influences.
Snoop Dogg started his career in 1992 when he appeared on Dre’s debut solo album, the Chronic.
Snoop Dogg has famously been nominated for 17 Grammy awards and not won one. However, he has won many other awards including the MTV Video Music Awards for Doggy Dogg World (1994), So Many Pros (2015), the MTV Movie Awards for Best Cameo (2002) for Training Day, the Source Awards for New Artist of the Year (1994), Lyricsit of the Year (1994), Artist of the Year (1995) and Video of the Year (1995) as well as multiple other awards.
Snoop Dogg’s birth name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus.
Snoop Dogg is from Long Beach, California.
Snoop Dogg has appeared in Training Day (2001), The Wash (2001) ,Starsky & Hutch (2004), The Tenants (2005), Whiteboyz (1999), Arthur and the Invisibles (2007), Scary Movie 5 (2013) Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Reincarnated (2013) and many other films.
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