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Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg performing in Hawaii for U.S. military personnel in 2005.
Background information
Birth name	Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr.
Also known as	Snoop Doggy Dogg
Born	October 20, 1971 (1971-10-20) (age 36)
Origin	Long Beach, California, United States
Genre(s)	West Coast hip hop, G-funk, Gangsta rap, Hyphy, Dirty rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, actor, producer
Years active	1991 – present
Label(s)	Interscope TVT Star Trak Geffen Doggystyle
Associated acts	Warren G, Nate Dogg, Dr. Dre, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, RBX, Soopafly, The Lady of Rage, Goldie Loc, Charlie Wilson, Pharrell Williams, The Game
Website	www.snoopdogg.com

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, singer, 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 "-izzle," a style of slang invented by Frankie Smith and The Gap Band in the early eighties, and popularized in part by fellow rapper E-40.

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.