Snoop Dogg (born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a singer, rapper and actor from the USA. The artist was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. in a poor neighborhood of Long Beach. He has been rapping from an early age. In the early 1990s, he was discovered by hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. The two released the album The Chronic in 1992. In 1993, Snoop Dogg released his debut album Doggystyle, then still under the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. The rapper immediately achieved worldwide success. The album reached number 1 in his home country and also reached top positions in the international charts. His other albums Tha Doggfather (1996), Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (1998) and No Limit Top Dogg (1999) were particularly popular in the 1990s. The rapper later changed his name to Snoop Dogg. In 2021, Snoop Dogg released the album Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm. His best-known songs include "(Who Am I?) What's My Name?", "Gin & Juice ", "Drop It Like It's Hot", "Sweat" and "Young, Wild & Free". Snoop Dogg frequently brings other well-known artists into the studio for his music, including Bruno Mars, Wiz Khalifa, David Guetta, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams. Snoop Dogg has also achieved fame as an actor and has even had a star on the famous Hollywood Walk Of Fame since 2018. Missionary, Snoop Dogg's twentieth studio album, will be released in December 2024.
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