Snoop Dogg

This article is about the American rapper and actor. For the fictional dog, see Snoopy.

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg,^{[note 1]} is an American rapper, record producer and actor.^[5] He became known as one of the popular gangsta rappers during the 1990s. Snoop Dogg has also appeared in many movies and television shows throughout his career.

Snoop Dogg
Dogg in 2022
Born	Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 53) Long Beach, California, US
Other names	Snoop Doggy Dogg Snoop Lion Bigg Snoop Dogg Dogg Father Snoop Rock DJ Snoopadelic Snoopzilla FaZe Snoop Niggarachi[1]
Education	Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter record producer media personality actor
Years active	1991–present
Works	Discography filmography production
Title	Founder of Doggy Style Records Owner of Death Row Records Executive Creative Consultant at Def Jam Recordings
Spouse	Shante Taylor ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	4
Relatives	Bing Worthington (brother)[2] Nate Dogg (cousin) RBX (cousin) Mr. Malik (cousin) Lil ½ Dead (cousin) Mercedes Moné (cousin)[3] Boldy James[4]
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	West Coast hip hop G-funk gangsta rap
Labels	gamma. Death Row Create Doggystyle EMPIRE Def Jam RCA Inspiration E1 i am OTHER Columbia RCA MCA Geffen Star Trak Priority Capitol EMI No Limit Interscope
Member of	Mt. Westmore QDT Tha Eastsidaz
Formerly of	213 7 Days of Funk
Website	snoopdogg.com

Early life

The reason why he is called "Snoop Dogg" is because his mother nicknamed him after a character called "Snoopy". Snoop Dogg was a fan of the Peanuts cartoon, which has the Snoopy character. Snoop Dogg sang in his church choir and played piano as a child. Snoop Dogg's brother, Bing Worthington, was a bad influence for him. He began smoking when he was in the sixth grade. As a young adult, he was involved in gang activity. He was arrested, convicted and put in prison for possession of illegal drugs.

Musical career

At the beginning of his career, Broadus performed under the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. He first appeared on Dr. Dre's first solo album, The Chronic, released in 1992. Later in 1993, Snoop Dogg released his first album Doggystyle. The album became successful.

In 1996, his second album, Tha Doggfather, was released. Although the album met with positive acclaim, it was not as successful as his first album.

In 2004, his album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece was released and featured the hit single “Drop It Like It's Hot”. The single became Snoop Dogg's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

2012–2013: Reincarnated

In 2012, Snoop Dogg went to Jamaica. He studied the Rastafari movement. He changed his name to Snoop Lion, after the Lion of Judah. This is a name from the tribe of Judah. It is sometimes used to describe Haile Selassie, who is worshipped by Rastafarians. Reincarnated, released in 2013, is his first reggae album.^[6]

2018-2022: Bible of Love and Super Bowl LVI

In 2018, Snoop Dogg released his first gospel album, Bible of Love. It features appearances from Patti LaBelle, Fred Hammond, Rance Allen, Charlie Wilson, and others. On February 13, 2022, Snoop Dogg performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. Later, he released the album, BODR (Bacc on Death Row).

Discography

Logo used from 2004 until 2009

Logo used since 2009

Studio albums

• Doggystyle (1993)
• Tha Doggfather (1996)
• Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998)
• No Limit Top Dogg (1999)
• Tha Last Meal (2000)
• Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002)
• R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004)
• Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006)
• Ego Trippin' (2008)
• Malice n Wonderland (2009)
• Doggumentary (2011)
• Reincarnated (2013)
• Bush (2015)
• Coolaid (2016)
• Neva Left (2017)
• Bible of Love (2018)
• I Wanna Thank Me (2019)
• From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021)
• The Algorithm (2021)
• BODR (2022)

Collaboration albums

• Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz with Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
• Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way with Tha Eastsidaz (2001)
• The Hard Way with 213 (2004)
• Mac & Devin Go to High School with Wiz Khalifa (2011)
• 7 Days of Funk with 7 Days of Funk (2013)
• Royal Fam with Tha Broadus Boyz (2013)^[7]
• Cuzznz with Daz Dillinger (2016)

Filmography

Main article: Snoop Dogg filmography

Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Murder Was the Case: The Movie	Himself	Main role
1996	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Himself	Cameo
1998	Half Baked	Scavenger Smoker
1998	Ride	Mente
1999	Urban Menace	Preacher Caleb	Main role
1999	Whiteboyz	Himself	Cameo
1999	Hot Boyz	C-Dawg
2000	The Wrecking Crew	Dra-Man	Main role
2000	Up in Smoke Tour	Himself	Concert film
2001	Training Day	Blue
2001	Baby Boy	Rodney
2001	Bones	Jimmy Bones	Main role
2001	The Wash	Dee Loc	Main role
2003	Old School	Himself	Cameo
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Ronnie Rizzat	Voice role
2003	Bigg Snoop Dogg: Raw 'N Uncut Vol. 1[8]	Himself	Main role
2004	Starsky & Hutch	Huggy Bear Brown
2004	Soul Plane	Captain Antoine Mack
2005	Racing Stripes	Lightning	Voice role
2005	The Tenants	Willie Spearmint	Main role
2005	Boss'n Up	Corde Christopher	Main role
2007	Arthur and the Invisibles	Max	Voice role
2008	Singh Is Kinng	Himself	Bollywood movie
2009	Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder	Himself	Voice role
2009	Falling Up	Raul
2009	Brüno	Himself
2009	Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard	Max	Voice role
2011	The Big Bang	Puss
2012	We the Party	Big D
2012	Mac & Devin Go to High School	Mac Johnson	Main role
2013	Turbo	Smooth Move	Voice role
2013	Reincarnated	Himself	Documentary
2013	Scary Movie 5	Ja'Marcus
2014	The Distortion of Sound	Himself
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	Himself
2015	The Culture High	Himself
2016	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	Himself
2017	Grow House	Himself
2018	Future World	Love Lord
2019	The Beach Bum	Lingerie
2019	Trouble	Snoop	Voice role
2019	Dolemite Is My Name	Roj
2019	The Addams Family	Cousin Itt	Voice role
2020	Unbelievable!!!!!	Major LeGrande Bushe
2020	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Himself
2021	All-Star Weekend	Himself	Post-production[9]
2021	The Addams Family 2	Cousin Itt	Voice role
2024	The Garfield Movie	Snoop Catt	Voice role

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1994	The Word	Himself	2 episodes
1994	Martin	Himself	Episode: "No Love Lost"
1997	The Steve Harvey Show	Himself	Episode: "I Do, I Don't"
2001	King of the Hill	Alabaster Jones	Episode: "Ho Yeah!"
2001	Just Shoot Me	Himself	Episode: "Finch in the Dogg House"
2002–2003	Doggy Fizzle Televizzle	Himself	8 episodes
2003	Playmakers	Big E	Episode: "Tenth of a Second"
2003	Crank Yankers	Himself	Episode: "Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon"
2004	Chappelle's Show	Puppet Dangle/Himself	Episode 10
2004	Las Vegas	Himself	Episode: "Two of a Kind"
2004	The Bernie Mac Show	Calvin	Episode: "Big Brother"
2004	The L Word	Slim Daddy	Episodes: "Luck, Next Time" & "Liberally"
2004	2004 Spike Video Game Awards	Host/Himself	TV special
2006	Weeds	Himself	Episode: "MILF Money"
2007–2009	Snoop Dogg's Father Hood	Himself	2 seasons, 18 episodes
2007	Monk	Russel “Murderuss“ Kray	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"
2008, 2010, 2013	One Life to Live	Himself	3 episodes Wrote and produced theme song[10]
2009	Dogg After Dark	Himself	1 season, 7 episodes
2009; 2015	WWE Raw	Host/Himself	TV special
2010	The Boondocks	Macktastic	Episode: "Bitches to Rags"
2010	Big Time Rush	Himself	Episode: "Big Time Christmas"
2011	90210	Himself	Episode: "Blue Naomi"
2011	The Cleveland Show	Himself	Episode: "Back to Cool"
2014	Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta	Himself	Guest appearance
2014	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	Himself	Guest appearance
2015	Snoop & Son, a Dad's Dream	Himself	1 season, 5 episodes
2015	Sanjay and Craig[11]	Street Dogg	Episode: "Street Dogg"
2015	Show Me the Money 4[12]	Himself	Episode 4
2016–2017	Trailer Park Boys	Himself	5 episodes
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Snoop Dogg vs Chris Paul"
2016–present	Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party	Himself	Co-host
2017	The Simpsons	Himself	Episode: "The Great Phatsby"
2017	Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta	Himself	Guest appearances
2017	The Joker's Wild	Himself	Host
2018	Coach Snoop	Himself	All 8 Episodes of Netflix documentary
2018	Sugar	Himself	Episode: "Snoop Dogg surprises a young father who is working to turn his life around."
2019	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	P.T. Banks	Episode: "Diss"
2019	American Dad!	Tommie Tokes	Episode: "Jeff and the Dank Ass Weed Factory"
2020	F Is for Family	Rev. Sugar Squires	Voice; episode: "R is For Rosie"
2020	Utopia Falls	The Archive	Series regular
2020	Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special	Himself	Television special
2021	The Voice	Himself	Knockout Mega Mentor
2021	Black Mafia Family	Pastor Swift	Upcoming series

Stage play
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Redemption of a Dogg	Himself	Musical tour

Video games
Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2003	True Crime: Streets of LA	Himself	Playable character
2004	Def Jam: Fight for NY	Crow	Likeness
2012	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	Himself	Likeness
2013	Way of the Dogg	Himself	Likeness
2013	Call of Duty: Ghosts	Multiplayer Announcer (DLC)	Likeness
2015	Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff	Himself	Playable character
2019	Madden NFL 20	Himself	Playable character
2019	NHL 20	Himself	Occasional announcer

Biographical film portrayals
Year	Title	Portrayed by	Notes
2009	Notorious	Anwan Glover	Biographical movie about the Notorious B.I.G.
2015	Straight Outta Compton	Lakeith Stanfield	Biographical movie about N.W.A
2017	All Eyez on Me	Jarrett Ellis	Biographical movie about Tupac Shakur