Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg rose from the streets to the suites to become arguably the most recognizable rapper in the mainstream. He has released many albums and mixtapes—ranging from gangsta rap to reggae to gospel—and he has made many film and television appearances in his decades-long multimedia career. Outside of the media, Snoop is also a youth football coach with his own league and he also has multiple business ventures, which includes owning and running Death Row Records, the record label that gave him his start in the music business. Snoop Dogg was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California. As a child, he was nicknamed “Snoopy” due to his likeness of the canine character from the Peanuts cartoons. Snoop grew up in the church as he sang and played the piano there before getting into rapping. During his teenage years, Snoop became affiliated with the Rollin' 20s Crips from Eastside Long Beach and was arrested several times, leading him to seek a new path in life. Snoop began making demo tapes with his cousin Nate Dogg and their friend Warren G, and the crew called themselves 213 to match Long Beach’s area code at the time. Their name was inspired by the…