Snoop+Dogg

Marc McEvoy English 11 May 5, 2010 **__Snoop Dogg__**

Cordozar Broadus otherwise known as Snoop Dogg was born on October 20, 1972 in Long Beach, California. He got the nickname snoop dogg from his mother because she though he looked like the character in the Peanuts cartoon (Infopleasse.com) . Snoop often found himself at loggerheads with the law, as a child. He spent a good portion of his post high school graduation time in and out of jail. Music became his ultimate escape route from a criminal lifestyle. Snoop started by creating homemade hip-hop tapes along with Warren G, and Nate Dogg (the trio is known as 213). Snoop Dogg was a teenage gang member and was locked up multiple times. Snoop Dogg used music as a way to get out of his troubles (Adaso). Snoop was discovered by Dr. Dre and Death Row Records in 1992. Warren G, who happens to be the step-brother of N.W.A. co-founder Dr. Dre, passed Snoop's tape to the good doctor. Dre was sold, and began collaborating with Snoop Dogg. Snoop's first official ticket to fame was the soundtrack to the movie "Deep Cover (Adaso). At Death Row Records Cordozar was called Snoop Doggy Dog and he made his 1993 solo debut Doggystyle with the help of Dr. Dre and Laurence Fishburne. His first hit songs, "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" and "Gin and Juice," established him as a star with broad appeal, and his unapologetic admissions of street crimes and a 1996 acquittal on a murder charge gave him "gangsta" credibility. Snoop's early recordings with Death Row Records are under the name Snoop Doggy Dogg; in 1996 he left Death Row for No Limit Records and changed his name to simply Snoop Dogg (Infopleasse.com) .   Snoop Dogg made many albums but His second album //Tha Doggfather// (1996) also reached the top of the charts. He scored the top slot on the hip-hop charts with his next two albums: //Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told// (1998) and //No Limit Top Dogg// (1999). Throughout all of his albums, Snoop became known for laid-back rapping style and his name has become synonymous with gangster rap of the 1990s (Snop Dogg Biography).   Since Snoop Dogg had achieved fame, the popular gangster rap artist has had a number of brushes with the law. In 1990, he was convicted of cocaine possession. Three years later, he pled guilty for gun possession. Snoop was also tried and acquitted of murder charges in 1996. The case involved the killing of an alleged gang member who was shot by someone in the vehicle Snoop was riding in. Snoop Dog then came out with his best album yet Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album scoring his last big hit with the single "Drop It Like It's Hot" in 2004, which reached the top of the hip-hop and pop charts. His 2006 release, //Tha Blue Carpet Treatment//, and the single "That's That Shit" received good critical response. In 2007, Snoop became the first artist to release a track as a ringtone prior to its release as a single, "It's The D.O.G."(Snoop Dogg Biography).  The rapper has also branched out into acting and appeared in several films, including 2004's //Starsky & Hutch//.  Snoop made legal news again in 2006. He and his posse were taken in custody at a London airport in April after the group got into a fight at the terminal. Later that year, he was arrested at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, after officers found marijuana and a gun in Snoop's vehicle. In 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship, citing his prior criminal convictions, banned him from entering the country and appearing at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. He has made several guest appearances on television shows, including "The L Word" and "Weeds", and starred in his own E! reality show, "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood", in 2007. The series features his wife, Shante, and their three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori. Snoop Dogg is a very successful rapper as well as an actor.  ."(Snoop Dogg Biography).   Rapper, actor Calvin Broadus other wise known as Snoop Dogg is still very successful. Snoop Dogg is still making music and is staring in movies. Snoop Dog is staying out of jail as is having a great reality show Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood. The show is about him his wife Shante and their three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori. <span style="color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Snoop Dogg recently talked about KiD CuDi and their collaboration video "That Tree." Produced by Diplo, the song will be featured on Snoop's upcoming "More Malice" album and features snoop trading verses with KiD CuDi about their favorite smoke filled past-time. <span style="color: #535353; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">