Biography
With his thought-provoking rhymes that authentically described the violence of urban living delivered in his distinct smooth, slow, laid-back growl, Snoop Dogg undeniably set the bar high for rap and hip-hop artists. With the release of his debut album, Doggystyle (1993), Snoop Dogg redefined the sound of West Coast rap, infusing it with his own autobiographical stories and profanity- and violence-laced lyrics. The album quickly shot up to the …
Career Milestones
2008 | Earned a Grammy nomination for his song "Sexual Eruption" from the album Ego Trippin | |
2007 | Produced and starred in "Hood of Horror" an animated anthology of three short tales; debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival | |
2006 | Featured in "Arthur and the Minimoys," a live-action/computer-animated fantasy based on a popular French children's book by filmmaker Luc Besson who also directed | |
2006 | Cast as a writer in the drama "The Tenants" | |
2004 | Starred in "Soul Plane," a comedy about the maiden flight of a black-owned airline | |
2004 | Played an informant in the big screen remake of the 70's cop series "Starsky & Hutch" | |
2003 | Earned 2 grammy nominations for his song "Beautiful" | |
2001 | Executive produced and appeared in the comedy feature "The Wash", directed by DJ Pooh | |
2001 | Appeared alongside Dr. Dre and Denzel Washington in the police action feature "Training Day" | |
2001 | Starred in the hip horror feature "Bones" | |
2001 | Had guest role on the NBC sitcom "Just Shoot Me" | |
2001 | Played menacing parolee Rodney in John Singleton's "Baby Boy" | |
2001 | Released "Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle", a controversial video pairing his hip-hop stylings with hardcore pornography | |
2000 | In an amicable split with No Limit, switched to his own label, Dogghouse | |
1998 | Switched from Death Row to No Limit Records; dropped the 'Doggy' and began being credited as Snoop Dogg | |
1996 | With bodyguard McKinley Lee, was found not guilty of the 1993 murder of reputed rival gang member Philip Woldermariam | |
1995 | Played Scavenger Smoke in the marijuana-fueled comedy "Half Baked" | |
1995 | Featured in the hip-hop concert documentary "The Show" | |
1994 | With Dr. Dre, starred in the short film "Murder Was the Case", based on the lyrics to his inspiring song | |
1993 | Released his debut album "Doggystyle" | |
1992 | Hit the top of the charts as co-rapper on the Dr. Dre comeback track "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"; featured on Dre's album "The Chronic" as much as Dre himself; billed as Snoop Doggy Dogg | |
1992 | With Dr. Dre, recorded the theme to the feature "Deep Cover" | |
| Joined the Crips; spent time in jail for drug dealing and other other offenses shortly after his high school graduation | ||
| Began rapping as a teenager with Warren G and Nate Dogg; formed the group 2-1-3 | ||