Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg
Dogg in 2022
Born	Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (1971-10-20) October 20, 1971 (age 53) Long Beach, California, U.S.
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

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.

1. ↑ "The Rise of Niggarachi". XXL.com. September 8, 2009.
2. ↑ Elibert, Mark (February 16, 2024). "Snoop Dogg Mourns Loss of Younger Brother in Heartfelt Post". Complex. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. ↑ Chris Jericho (August 12, 2015). "TIJ – EP168 – Mercedes Mkné". Talk Is Jericho (Podcast). No. 168. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2015 – via PodcastOne.
4. ↑ Nevares, Gabriel Bras (2023-08-31). "Boldy James Explains How He's Related To Snoop Dogg". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
5. ↑ "Biography" Archived 2022-06-25^{[Date mismatch]} at the Wayback Machine June 24, 2017.