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Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor. Snoop's music career began in 1992, when he was discovered by rapper Dr. Dre. Snoop featured on Dre's solo debut single and album, "Deep Cover" and The Chronic, respectively. He has since gone on to sell over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide[1][2]. Dr. Dre produced Snoop's debut album, 1993's Doggystyle, and released it on Death Row Records. In part due to Snoop's well-received appearance on The Chronic, Doggystyle debuted at No. 1 on both the US Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It sold almost one million copies the first week of it's release, was certified Quadruple Platinum in 1994, and spawned hit singles "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" and "Gin and Juice". In 1994, Snoop starred and composed the soundtrack for the short film Murder Was the Case. His second album, 1996's Tha Doggfather, also debuted atop the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified Double Platinum in 1997. After releasing Tha Doggfather, Snoop left Death Row Records and signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and Tha Last Meal (2000). Starting with 2002 album Paid tha Cost to Be tha Bo$$, Snoop's albums would be released under his own record label, Doggy Style Records. In the interim, Snoop Dogg starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, such as Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. He also appeared on DJ Khaled's hit single "All I Do Is Win", which was used in a TV spot to promote Sing. Read more here... References
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