Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus) was born in '71, Long Beach, California. He first appeared in 1990 when helping out Dr Dre on a track called 'Deep Cover', from the film of the same title. Dogg was also ubiquitious on Dr Dre's breakthrough album, The Chronic.
In '93 Snoop came out with his first solo-album, Doggystyle. Doggy Style was the most eagerly anticipated album in rap history, and the first debut album to enter the Billboard chart at number 1. In '95 Snoop was suspected on the murder of Philip Woldermariam, shot by his bodyguard McKinley Lee, while Snoop was driving the car. The verdict on February 20 1996 acquitted Dogg and McKinley Lee of both murder charges and the manslaughter cases were dropped in April.
The trial had not overtly damaged his record sales; his debut has now topped 7 million copies worldwide, and the follow up Tha Doggfather entered the USA album chart at number 1.
But in March '98 he left Deathrow Records and he moved to Master P.'s No Limit Records. He released his third album Da game is to be sold, not to be told in August and Top Dogg in June of 99. The Eastsidas is gonna be released any day. A Snoop Dogg Greatest hits is being scheduled to be released. Snoop is plannin to leave No Limit to make his own label.(Im Glad No Limit Sux)