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Snoop Dogg
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Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born
October 20,
1971), better known professionally
as Snoop Dogg and previously Snoop Doggy Dogg, is an
American
rapper,
record producer, and
actor. Snoop is best known as an
MC in the
West Coast hip hop scene, and for
being one of producer
Dr. Dre's most notable
protégés. His catch phrase is
widely known as "fo' shizzle, ma nizzle", meaning, "for sure, my
nigga". That style of slang was
invented by
Frankie Smith and
The Gap Band in the early eighties,
and popularized in part by fellow rapper
E-40,[1]
much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "-izzle"
sound to the end of a word.
His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy"
as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of
the cartoon
Peanuts; he took the stage name
Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to
Snoop Dogg in 1998, when he left his original record label
Death Row Records and signed with
No Limit Records. But he still can
be called Snoop Doggy Dogg, which he does in his songs, or by other
rappers.
Dr. Dre began collaborating with Snoop Dogg, first
on the theme song of the
feature film
Deep Cover, and then on Dr.
Dre's debut solo album
The Chronic with the other
members of his former starting group,
Tha Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg's
contribution to The Chronic was considerable; the rapper's
rhymes were as present as Dr. Dre's. The huge success of Snoop
Dogg's debut
Doggystyle was partially due to
this intense exposure.
Snoop Dogg's latest music is being featured on
West Coast rap albums such as
Laugh Now, Cry Later by
Ice Cube and
Cali Iz Active by Tha Dogg
Pound. He is featured on 2 tracks from Cube's album including the
single "Go
to Church", and several tracks on Cali Iz Active.
Also, his latest song, "Real Talk", was leaked over the Internet in
the summer of 2006 and a video was later released on the Internet.
"Real Talk" is a dedication to Tookie Williams and a diss to Arnold
Schwarzenegger. His two other new songs are "Keep Bouncing" by Too $hort,
Snoop Dogg & will.i.am; and "Gangsta
Walk" by
Coolio & Snoop Dogg.
Snoop Dogg's 2006 release,
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, did well
on its first week, debuting at #5, which has been his highest since
2000's
The Last Meal. The album, and the
second single "That's
That Shit" featuring R. Kelly have been received good
critical response so far. In the album, he collaborated in a video
with
E-40 and other West Coast rappers
for his single "Candy
(Drippin' Like Water)", the first Snoop Dogg song to
contain elements of the
hyphy sound from E-40.
In July 2007, Snoop Dogg also made history by
becoming the first artist to release a track as a ringtone prior to
its release as a single, "It's The D.O.G.". Currently Snoop Dogg is
working with producer
JT the Bigga Figga on a documentary
DVD entitled Mandatory Business, which will feature the likes
of
Russell Simmons,
Spike Lee,
Xzibit,
Young Buck and
50 Cent. There will also be a
soundtrack released for the documentary.
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