Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born October 20, 1971. He is better known as Snoop Dogg who is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.
He is one of the most influential and important rappers of the 20th century.
“ Cannabis makes me feel good and allows me to be more creative , something that is very important for an artist. You must stay inspired. Marijuana relaxes you and opens your mind. It also makes you laugh – great medicine.”
Snoop Dogg Biography
He was born in Long Beach, United States , on October 20, 1971, the son of Vernall Varnado, a singer and mail carrier, and Beverly Broadus.
His mother remarried after the death of his father and he took the last name of his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. From a very young age, he was interested in music and especially in rap .
He studied at the Long Beach Polytechnic School and after graduating, he faced several problems with the law. He was in and out of prison for several years, although this did not stop him.
During his time in prison, him and his cousin recorded their first songs. It was then that one of his singles, Hold On, was heard by Dr. Dre, who wasted no time in inviting him to work.
He initially took the name Snoop Doggy Dogg and was part of Dre’s debut album The Chronic. This album was well received, opening the doors of the industry for him.
The artist turns 48 while trying to get over the death of his grandson. Noted for his transcendence in West Coast Hip Hop and controversial for his lifestyle and statements, he spends a large part of his days with his activity as a football coach in teams made up of children from poor neighborhoods.
His life was far from having the quiet routine enjoyed by the friendly Snoopy waking up on the roof of his red bed, and listening to the piano played majestically by his owner, Charlie Brown , in the afternoons .
Since he was a child he had problems with the law, he became an emblem of West Coast Hip Hop and was one of the first rap musicians to get involved in pornographic productions. In addition, he hosted television shows and has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He said his days begin with smoking marijuana and eating fruit, and that healthy living includes sleeping well, listening to good music and smoking “good quality” weed .
He is virtually always under the influence of cannabis (he claimed to have smoked 81 cigarettes in a single day), except when he coaches the kids on his football team.
In addition, on The Howard Stern Show , he revealed that he has hired a person exclusively to assemble his cigarettes .
“He is very timely. He knows how to anticipate your needs. But that is his occupation. In his resume, in the part where he explains what he does for a living, he says: ‘Joint maker. I roll joints at a professional level.’ He knows how to read a person’s face to guess when they need to smoke, “explained Snoop about the man, who not only receives the succulent sum of 44 thousand dollars a year for his work, but also has access to the artist’s home and all his dope.
He was the first celebrity to launch his own line of products linked to marijuana and in 2015 he founded Merry Jane , a medium that combines pop culture, business, politics, health and cannabis culture. An experience shared with his friends, actor Seth Rogen and rapper Wiz Khalifa , lovers of marijuana like him.
It is a platform with editorial content and almost educational articles and videos for those interested in the most diverse topics related to marijuana. Something like a cannabis encyclopedia.
In addition, it has its own show: each chapter focuses on different aspects of the drug. For example, in one they teach recipes for cooking with marijuana, in another they talk about celebrities who smoke it, and in another about its health benefits.
Snoop Dogg Career
His musical debut came in 1993 with the album Doggystyle, which became a complete success. The album featured 16 songs, including the hits Bathtub, Gin and Juice, Ain’t No Fun, and the classic Murder Was The Case.
Three years later Tha Doggfather (1996) came out, which was not as successful, but was quite popular. It was followed by Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1988), his first album on No Limit Records, including tracks like Snoop World, Slow Down and Still a G Thang, and then came No Limit Top Dogg (1999). with Snoopafella and Tha Last Meal (2000), with his What’s My Name, Part2.
In 2002, Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $$ arrived, with the single From tha Chuuuch to da Palace and the hit Beautiful. Two years later, he released R & G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) with the single Drop It Like It’s Hot and that same year The Hard Way (2004) was released, which included Groupie Luv.
In the following years, he hardly rested prioritizing his career. Thus, Blue Carpet Treatment was released in 2006, followed by Ego Trippin (2008), Malice n Wonderland (2009) and Doggumentary (2011).
After changing his stage name to Snoop Lion, he released his own documentary titled Reincarnated (2013) and a studio album of the same name. In 2017, he returned to music with Neva Left and later explored the religious side of himself in Snoop Dogg Presents the Bible of Love (2018).
His most recent studio album is 2019’s I Wanna Thank Me.
Since his debut in the 90s, he has appeared in leading roles. He has participated in films such as Half Baked (1998), The Wash (2001), and Training Day (2001), with Denzel Washington, and in the horror Hood of Horror (2006), along with Daniella Alonso.
Other titles in his filmography include Starsky & Hutch (2004), The Tenants (2005), Mac and Devin Go to High School (2012), Turbo (2013), Scary Movie 5 (2013), Meet the Blacks (2016) and Future World (2018).
Additionally, he has made guest appearances on shows like The Boondocks, The L Word, Entourage, Brothers, and Trailer Park Boys.
Since the beginning of his career, he has expressed his commitment to different social issues, which is materialized in the Snoop Youth Football League , a non-governmental organization founded by the singer in which children from five to thirteen years old from poor neighborhoods participate, with the objective of transmitting values about teamwork, camaraderie, discipline and respect for others.
He himself works as a coach for some teams, and his children have passed through his ranks. It also helps him stay active: according to what he has said in several interviews, when he is with the children it is the only time he does not smoke marijuana.
Although he stayed away from politics for many years (he said he was neither a Republican nor a Democrat), he once recorded a video in which he insulted former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a “racist .”
This happened because when he was an official he refused to stop the execution of Snoop’s friend Stanley “Rookie” Williams , famous leader of the gang called Crips, who died by lethal injection in San Quentin prison in 2005.
The rapper’s fury against the Hollywood star was unleashed upon learning that Esteban Núñez , the son of one of the Terminator protagonist’s political allies during his public office, had been released from prison after Schwarzenegger drastically reduced his sentence for murder before to leave his mandate .
Snoop Dogg Awards
Throughout his career he has received numerous awards. In 1994 she won three Billboard Music Awards and two MVT Video Music Awards.
He also won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist (1995), the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album (1995) and received the BET for Beautiful.He has been nominated for the Grammys 8 times.
His collaborations include: 2 Amerikaz Most Wanted with 2Pac; Drop It Like It’s Hot and Beautiful with Pharrell; Gangsta Zone with Daddy Yankee; All I Do Is Win along with DJ Khaled, T-Pain, Ludacris and Rick Ross; That Tree with Kid Cudi; Black and yellow with Wiz Khalifa and Wiggle with Jason Derulo.
Last year he was recognized with a star with his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , in commemoration of a quarter of a century of the premiere of Doggystyle.
Snoop Dogg Net Worth
His net worth: $129.6 million. His income/salary: per year: $21.6 million and month: $1.8 million
Snoop Dogg Personal Life
He has been married since 1997 to Shante Broadus , his partner since high school: they form one of the longest-running relationships between celebrities in the United States.
Although in 2004 he signed the divorce petition after a fight. But then they both repented and got back together .
“I wanted a divorce, but I came home and fell in love with my wife and children again. Many times you go blind: the music industry is a daughter of p…, man, and it clouds your vision. But God is good, so I understand that I need my wife and children for my life . So I threw away the (divorce) papers, I didn’t want it. So if they hear anything about a divorce, it’s going to be my wife asking for it, I’m not going to do it.I made a mistake and I’m trying to fix it,” said Snoop, a father of four, referring to photos that were leaked while he was with some girls at a party.
