Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], rapper, was born in Long Beach, California in 1971.
Snoop Dogg is a West Coast rapper who grew up under Dr. Dre's mentorship and is best known for albums like 'Doggystyle,' 'Tha Doggfather,' and 'Reincarnated.' Snoop Dogg, a chart-topping hip-hop musician, was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California. His mother gave him the moniker because he reminded her of Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon. Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon, has come a long way since being discovered by Dr. Dre in the early 1990s. As remarkable as he was when he appeared on Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992, few could have predicted he'd go on to global stardom, tens of millions of record sales, and a career
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