2010 saw him collaborating with artists like Katy Perry and Jessica Mauboy. His 10th album, “Malice n Wonderland” released on the 8th of December, 2009.
In 2007, Snoop Dogg ventured into Bollywood, singing a track for the movie “Singh is Kinng”. 2004 saw him collaborating with artists like Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake, both the tracks was well received by critics and were chart toppers. In 2002, he released his album, “Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$” which sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. The album wasn’t an uproar like his first but did quite well, selling around 420,000 copies and topped the Billboard charts.
His second album, “Tha Doggfather” was released in November, 1996. The album was a major success selling around 800,000 copies in its initial week. His debut album “Doggystyle” was released on the 23rd of November, 1993. Dre on his solo album thus garnering major recognition. He embarked on his musical career in the year 1992 and took up the stage name Snoop Dogg, a nickname given to him by his parents on account of his apparent resemblance to the cartoon “Snoopy”. He also actively participates in politics and has been not shy to express his rage towards President Donald Trump. On a more personal note, Snoop Dogg converted to Rastafarianism in 2012 and adopted the name “Snoop Lion”. He also has another son, Julian Broadus with Laurie Holmond. The couple have three kids, boys, Corde and Cordell born on the 21st of August 1994 and 21 of February 1997 respectively and a daughter Cori born on the 22nd of June, 1999.
The pair divorced in 2004 but got back together in 2008. Snoop Dogg tied the knot with his wife Shante Taylor, his high school love on the 12th of June, 1997. Though, he is 6 feet 4 inches tall, he weighs about 188 pounds. Snoop Dogg’s age is 50 years old as of today’s date 17th February 2022 having been born on the 20th October 1971.
Apart from his musical career, Snoop Dogg has also appeared in several noted TV shows and movies. This caught the attention of producer mogul, Dr. He had quite a notorious childhood growing up, frequented by drug dealings and gang members, he was arrested for dealing with cocaine right after he finished school and spent several years in and out of prison serving his term.Īfter he got out, he along with his cousin, Nate Dogg experimented with mixtapes and released several songs under the group “213”. From his modest beginnings, he has come a long way to establish himself as one of the forefathers of the hip hop rap scene. The true embodiment of the 90’s rap scene, Snoop Dogg is truly reminiscent of the laidback pimpin’ style of the former decade. One of the most laid-back artists of the decade, Snoop Dogg is cited as a West Coast legend and he has rightly earned the right to.