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Snoop Dogg
(born Calvin Broadus in 1972) grew up in Long Beach, California. Nicknamed
"Snoop Dogg" as a toddler because of a resemblance to Snoopy from the
Peanuts, Snoop began rapping as a teenager, in the group called "213"
with his friends Warren G and Nate Dogg.
Despite doing well in school and excelling at football, Snoop ended up joining
the Crips street gang and leading a life of crime. Shortly after high school he
was arrested and jailed for dealing. He spent the next few years in and out of
prison for various crimes.
Deciding to leave the streets and pursue a
career in music, Snoop Dogg sent a demo tape to his old friend Warren G., who
passed it on to his brother, Dr.Dre. Dre saw promise in Snoop and invited him to
appear as a guest rapper on his 1992 solo album "The Chronic". The
album soon went double-platinum, and the single "nuthin but a g thang,"
which featured Snoop's rhymes, shot to No. 1 in the charts.
While recording his debut album in 1993, Snoop was arrested in connection with
the shooting of a rival gang member, 20-year-old Philip Woldermariam, by Snoop's
bodyguard, McKinley Lee. His debut album, "Doggystyle", was released
in 1993 and became the first-ever debut album to enter the charts at No. 1; it
sold over five million copies and spawned several hit singles.
Using the controversy surrounding his arrest to his advantage, Snoop released
the single "Murder was the Case," in 1995. Most of the rest of the
year was spent preparing for his trial, which concluded in February 1996 with
both Snoop and his bodyguard being acquitted of all charges.
In late 1996 Snoop Dogg released his second album called "Tha Doggfather".
The album contained the same uncompromising rap style as his first one, yet only
sold half as well, possibly due to the backlash against gangsta rap following
the shooting of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur (which happened only weeks before
"Tha Doggfather" was released).
Snoop dropped the "Doggy" from his name and jumped to Master P's No
Limit label to record "Da Game is to Be Sold, Not to be Told" in the
summer of 1998.
A year later, he followed up with "No Limit Top Dogg", featuring
appearances by his old friend Dr.Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Goldie Loc and many
others.
Lately Snoop is working on his own Record Label called Dogghouse
Records."Snoop Dogg presents: Tha Eastsidaz" dropped February 2000 and
featured some artist like Goldie Loc, Tray Deee, Dr.Dre, Warren G, Nate Dogg and
others.
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