Snoop Dogg has been known as many variations on his name over the years, including Snoop Lion which he claimed he’d been reincarnated as in 2013 when he announced he’d made a reggae album. Snoop Dogg, a man who many consider one of the greatest rappers of all time, has posted his own list of the top 10 MCs ever. Snoop Dogg’s fame grew in proportion to his infamy, with newspapers calling for him to be banned, but as the gangsta rap culture was fast becoming toxic with the deaths of Tupac and Biggie Smalls, Snoop broadened his appeal over the years with collaborations with acts such as Justin Timberlake on the song Signs, Pharrell Williams on Drop It Like It’s Hot and with Katy Perry on the UK Official Singles Chart Number 1 California Gurls. Snoop Dogg listed his Top 10 rappers on Instagram, ruffling a few feathers. Snoop Dogg began his career in between bouts of jail, gaining attention by doing freestyles over other people’s songs, some of which ended up gaining the interest of Dr Dre who took him under his wing and got Snoop to contribute to his 1992 album The Chronic, which helped propel interest in Snoop’s own debut, 1993’s Doggystyle and his brand of gangsta rap in general. Snoop Dogg was signed after one of his early mixtapes impressed NWA. ![]() ![]() ![]() in Long Beach, California on October 20, 1971, and is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, actor and serial name changer. A post shared by snoopdogg (snoopdogg) Death Row Records was founded in 1992 by Dr Dre, Suge Knight, the DOC and Dick Griffey. Snoop Dogg was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
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