Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus) got his nickname because of his striking
resemblance ot the peanuts character Snoopy the dog. Growin up Snoop hung
out with Warren G and Nate Dogg, rapping and playin basketball. Snoop was
a good high school student and was hella good at basketball. Several
basketball programs recruited him, but he got caught up with the Long Beach
Insane Crips, and ended up in jail just after he graduated. For tha next 3 years
Snoop Dogg was bouncin in and out of jail, but then soon he dedicated himself
to rap. Snoop's homeboy Warren G, hooked him up with his first break by
playin his tape to his brother, Dr. Dre. Dre loved Snoop's rappin so they
hooked it up. In 1992 Dr. Dre introduced Calvin Broadus as Snoop Doggy
Dogg, on the song Deep Cover. The same year Dr. Dre released his first Solo
                         album The Chronic, and Snoop was on just about
                         every song. In 1994 Snoop's solo first album,
                         Doggystyle, was released. After the Chronic
                         Snoop was known as a great rapper, so
                         everybody was buyin Doggystyle, and went 5
                         times platinum. Later that same year Snoop and
                         his bodygaurd McKinley Lee were arrested for
                         the murder of Philip Woldermariam, who was
                         shot in a drive by on August 25, 1993. The trial
                         continued till early 96, when Snoop Dogg and
Lee were aquitted of all charges. In November of 1996 Snoop released his
second album, Tha Doggfather. Expectations were low, since this album was
done without Dre producing or helping in any way, because of his departure
from Deathrow. The album debuted at #1, and went double platinum. Next up
for Snoop was headlining Lollapalooza Tour. Snoop was suppose to release an
EP title Doggumentary, but with problems with Suge Knight and Deathrow, the
album kept being delayed and eventually never was released. In early 98
Snoop Dogg announced he was leaving his current label, Deathrow Records,
because he said if he stayed his life would be in danger. In a later interview
with the Source magazine more and more
problems with Deathrow were revealed.
Earlier this year Deathrow sold Snoop's
contract to Master P's label No Limit
records. He is now releasing a new album on
August 4th, titled Snoop World- Tha Game is
To Be Sold, Not To Be Told. He is also
releasing a straight to video move called Da
Game of Life, release date is August 18th.
Since Snoop has left Deathrow, he has been
doing so much. He released an internet only album at his official site
snoopdog.com, it has 11 all new tracks, he also is selling his Smokefest 1997
World Tour video. Snoop Doggy Dogg has also had time to do a n MTV
Softball challenge, and make many guest appearances on a countless list of
other artists. Snoop Doggy Dogg has proved to be one of the most successful
and great rappers of the times, and will continue to prove this as time passes
by..