Snoop Dogg

CTL-E-5381 · Person · musician · 1971–present

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Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. in Long Beach, California, in 1971, is an American rapper, producer, actor and broadcaster whose laid-back delivery became one of the most recognisable voices in hip-hop. He came to national attention in 1992 through Dr. Dre's single Deep Cover and Dre's album The Chronic, including the hit Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang. His own debut, Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1993 and produced by Dre, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and produced the singles What's My Name? and Gin and Juice. In the decades since he has moved across labels and styles, released a gospel album, acted in film and television, coached on The Voice, and become a familiar Olympic broadcaster. In 2022 he acquired Death Row Records, the label that launched him, and co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. Few rappers have travelled so completely from West Coast gangsta rap's centre to broad American popular culture while keeping their original persona intact.

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• Also known as: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., Calvin Broadus Jr., Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion

Notes

Statistics: Born October 20, 1971, Long Beach, California; sources accessed 2026-10-15 list 16 Grammy nominations and no wins — GRAMMY.com (Recording Academy) describes him as a "16-time GRAMMY nominee" as of October 15, 2026 — plus more than 23 million albums sold in the United States and 35 million worldwide, and Doggystyle's 1993 Billboard 200 debut at No. 1 with 806,000 first-week copies per the Wikipedia summary. · Curator's Judgment: DRAFT — A West Coast originator who became a cross-generational public fixture; the 2022 Death Row acquisition closes a rare full circle from artist to owner. · Photo slot: CLEARED — Wikimedia Commons File:Snoop Dogg 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg, Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, verified via Commons API 2026-10-15; direct URL https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Snoop_Dogg_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg/1920px-Snoop_Dogg_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg; master in packet photos/. · Remediation 2026-10-15: GRAMMY.com (Recording Academy) source retrieved and added as primary source; GRAMMY nomination total corrected in these notes from 17 to the Academy's count of 16; record upgraded to Verified. No standalone Recording Academy artist page surfaced in search, so the Academy's GRAMMY.com feature stands as the authoritative-tier citation.

Relationships

• Dr. Dre — collaborated with
  Snoop Dogg appeared on Dr. Dre's Deep Cover and The Chronic (1992), and Dre produced Snoop's debut album Doggystyle (1993).

Referenced by

• Tupac Shakur — collaborated with → this record

Sources

• Wikipedia contributors, "Snoop Dogg" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg
• OSN+, "Snoop Dogg — Cast Biography" — https://osnplus.com/en-ly/cast/snoop-dogg-2884
• GRAMMY.com (Recording Academy), "Essential Hip-Hop Releases From The 1990s: Snoop Dogg, Digable Planets, Jay-Z & More" — https://www.grammy.com/news/hip-hop-albums-1990s-releases-videos-50th-anniversary/ (primary source)

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