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  1. Who's going?

    alexdude1991 replied to Breakfast_of_CHAMPION's topic in The World Of Music
    you missed out the awesome PLACEBO!

  2. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    thank you sharleen, your smile is worth every penny

  3. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    i need some sugar! give me a glass of sugar.

  4. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    i like school

  5. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    12 years ago today, I was sailing on a southern hoe.

  6. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    stupid people should die painfully + cream pies ------------------------------------------------------- 12

  7. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    If it's not baked, it's not true to the soul.

  8. What are you thinking right now?

    alexdude1991 replied to *Justine*'s topic in Lounge Games
    My wife could eat these shoes.

  9. The Bling Thread!

    alexdude1991 replied to alexdude1991's topic in The Lounge
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  10. The Bling Thread!

    alexdude1991 replied to alexdude1991's topic in The Lounge
    i started this thread yo fo shizzle yaw, so this thread shizzle bizzle is mine Snoop Dogg (born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a famous MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to Snoop Dogg in 1996, when he left his original record label, Death Row Records, and signed with No Limit Records. Several of his cousins, including RBX, Nate Dogg, and Daz Dillinger, are also hip hop artists and often collaborate with Snoop. As a rapper, he is perhaps best known for his “lazy drawl” — a slurred, distinctively calm, laid-back, and rhythmically-complex lyrical delivery[1]. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Success with Death Row 1.3 Later years 2 Trivia 3 Discography and filmography 3.1 Solo albums 3.2 Top Singles 3.3 Selected filmography 4 Awards 4.1 Grammy Awards History 4.2 Others Won 4.3 Other Nominations 5 Endorsements and Products 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Biography [edit] Early years Calvin Broadus was active in music from a young age, singing in his church choir. Outside of church, Broadus often found himself in trouble, both in school and with the law for selling/doing drugs. He later attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School[2], where he began participating in schoolyard freestyle MCing competitions. [edit] Success with Death Row As a member of a local Crips gang in Long Beach, Snoop Dogg was in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. Pushed by older inmates to make something of himself, he began making homemade rap tapes with his cousin Nate Dogg, and best friend Warren G (stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A.). Originally, Nate's cousin Lil' 1/2 Dead was also part of the group, called 213, named after the Long Beach area code. This was largely in homage to Richie Rich's group 415, named for the (then) area code of Oakland, California. Dr. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper, first on the theme song of the film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic with the other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg's contribution to The Chronic was considerable: the rapper's rhymes were as present as Dre's. The huge success of Snoop's debut Doggystyle is largely due to this intense exposure. While recording his own debut album Doggystyle with Dre in August of 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in the shooting death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with Snoop. He was eventually acquitted on both self defense grounds and because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley Lee fired the fatal shots (Lee was also acquitted on self defense grounds). Snoop remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. The singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" went to the top ten, and the album remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and his allegedly violent and sexist lyrics. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. A short film about the trial called Murder Was the Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. It is said, to Snoop's distress, that a lot of the hype surrounding his debut was generated by his well-publicized trial. Others argue that the Death Row crew knew that any publicity is good publicity, as this film was directed by Dr. Dre himself. However, by the time Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade, dragged down by the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier that year, and so Snoop co-produced the album himself with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh. The album sold two million copies. [edit] Later years Snoop Dogg has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the alternative rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists. He released an autobiography in 2001. During this period he also released two albums on Master P's No Limit label, including Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told and No Limit Top Dogg. His last album on No Limit was 2000's Tha Last Meal. It featured a more laid-back style with a heavier emphasis on his 'pimp' lifestyle as opposed to his gangbanging lyrics on previous albums. Snoop produced a pornographic film called Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle with Hustler magazine in 2001, where he combines hip hop music with X-rated material. From then on, many films of the genre followed, and finally ended up with founding the Snoopadelic Films company in 2005, Snoop's own movie production company debuting with Boss'n Up, a film inspired by R&G starring Lil Jon and Trina. [3] In 2002, he announced that he was giving up drinking and drugs. Later that year he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful," featuring guest vocals by the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. On May 21, 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. They have since reconciled. Later that year, he recollaborated with his old friends Nate Dogg and Warren G, as part of the rap group 213 (who had previously released an album about a decade before), and they released a new album called The Hard Way, which featured the single "Groupie Luv", and reached #4 in the US Billboard 200 album charts. In 2004, Snoop signed to the Star Trak record label, headed by the Neptunes, who produced several tracks for his 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became his first single to reach number one. His third release was "Signs", featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson, which did not do as well. Snoop Dogg recently announced to British Radio that his next album, The Blue Carpet Treatment, will feature production by long-time partner Dr. Dre, dispelling rumors of a rift between the two in recent times. In addition, Snoop will be featured on Dre's proclaimed (and much delayed) masterpiece Detox. Snoop is particapting in a charity single written and produced by Michael Jackson. His part has reportedly allready been recorded. The single to be titled "I Have This Dream", and released in mid-late February 2006. [edit] Trivia Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by Frankie Smith and The Gap Band in the early eighties, and popularized in part by fellow rapper E-40,[4] much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "-izzle" sound to the word. Some examples: "Fo' Shizzle" = for sure, the real thing "Nizzle" = nigga, perhaps an attempt at making it more palatable by altering it "Mr. Swayne Dizzle" = Himself (His parody character of Sway (reporter on MTV) appeared in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle) "Death Rizzow" = Death Row ("Gz And Hustlas" off "Doggystyle") "Nate Dizzle" = Nate Dogg ("Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" off Nate Dogg's "Music And Me") A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is a reference to the city of Long Beach, California. He and a group of associates from Long Beach's East Side formed the group Tha Eastsidaz, releasing both an album and a direct-to-video film under the name in 2000. Snoop is a former member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in Long Beach, though he still has affiliations with the group. Goldie Loc of Tha Eastsidaz is also a former member of this gang, as are Warren G and Nate Dogg. Snoop Dogg has his own show on XM Satellite Radio called "Welcome to Da Chuuch with Big Snoop Dogg." On December 8, 2005, he was named Executive Producer for XM's classic hip-hop channel, The Rhyme, and will provide the creative direction for the channel and assist in the development of new exclusive programming for The Rhyme as well as other channels. Also in that month, Snoop appeared in a comical TV commercial for XM with fellow XM celebrity DJ's Ellen DeGeneres and David Bowie which finds the rapper attempting to find one of his misplaced vanity necklaces; the punchline of the commercial reveals that Bowie had been wearing the jewelry, unbeknownst to Snoop. Snoop Dogg is the most "well-connected" rapper of all time based on a study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [5]. This is counted from the album sales and the collaborations made so far. He collaborated with Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, Chingy, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, 50 Cent, Lil Jon, Trina, Lloyd Banks, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Soopafly, Master P, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and others. [edit] Discography and filmography For a full listing of music and film projects, see Snoop Dogg discography and filmography. [edit] Solo albums 1993: Doggystyle (Death Row/Interscope) #1 US (3 weeks) (6x PlatinumRIAA), #38 UK (PlatinumBPI) 1996: Tha Doggfather (Death Row) #1 US (1 week) (2x Platinum), #15 UK 1998: Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told (No Limit/Priority) #1 US (2 weeks) (2x Platinum), #28 UK 1999: No Limit Top Dogg (No Limit/Priority) #2 US (Platinum) 2000: Dead Man Walkin' (Death Row) #24 US 2000: Tha Last Meal (No Limit/Priority) #4 US (PlatinumRIAA), #62 UK (GoldBPI) 2002: Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars, Welcome to tha House Vol. 1 (Doggystyle) #19 US 2002: Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol) #12 US (PlatinumRIAA), # 64 UK (GoldBPI) 2004: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece (Doggystyle/Star Trak/Geffen) #6 US (PlatinumRIAA), #12 UK (PlatinumBPI) 2005: Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album (Doggystyle/Koch) [edit] Top Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US Hot 100 US R&B / Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart 1993 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" #8 #8 #1 #20 Doggystyle 1993 "Gin and Juice" (feat. Daz Dillinger) #8 #13 #1 #39 Doggystyle 1994 "Doggy Dogg World" (feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound) - - - #32 Doggystyle 1996 "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) - - - #12 Tha Doggfather 1997 "Vapors" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) - - - #18 Tha Doggfather 1997 "We Just Wanna Party with You" (feat. Jermaine Dupri) - - - #21 Men in Black O.S.T. 1998 Tha Doggfather - - - #36 Tha Doggfather 1998 "Still a G Thang" #19 #16 #3 - Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told 2002 "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (feat. Pharrell) #77 #31 #16 #27 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2003 "Beautiful" (feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) #6 #3 #3 #23 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2004 "Drop It Like It's Hot" (feat. Pharrell) #1 #1 #1 #10 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Let's Get Blown" #54 #19 #12 #13 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Signs" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake) #46 - - #2 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Ups & Downs" (feat. The Bee Gees) - #67 - #36 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Real Soon" (as a member of DPGC including Nate Dogg) (free download to support clemency) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album 2006 "Shake That Shit" (feat. Tiffany Foxxx and Young Watt) Currently on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 (position : 35-82-...) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album [edit] Selected filmography I Got the Hook Up (1998) Half Baked (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) Urban Menace (1999) The Eastsidaz (2000) (also executive producer) Crime Partners 2000 (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Training Day (2001) Bones (2001) The Wash (2001) Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Soul Plane (2004) Boss'n Up (2005) The Tenants (2006) [edit] Awards [edit] Grammy Awards History Grammy Stats Career Wins: 0 Career Nominations: 8 Snoop Dogg's Grammy History Category Genre Song Year Result Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (for The Neptunes) Production, Non-classical "Let's Get Blown" (performer) / "Say Somethin'" (performer with Mariah Carey) 2006 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Pharrell and Charlie Wilson) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "The Next Episode" 2001 Nominated Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Still D.R.E." 2000 Nominated Best Rap Solo Performance Rap "Gin and Juice" 1995 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" 1994 Nominated Best Rap Soloist (for Dr. Dre) Rap "Let Me Ride"(composer) 1993 WON [edit] Others Won 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Artist. 2005 MOBO Awards Best video ("Drop it Like It's Hot") 2004 Adult Video News awards Top Selling Tape of 2003 ("Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary Of a Pimp") 2003 BET Awards Best Collaboration (with Pharrell). 2002 Urban Fashion Awards Best Celebrity Clothing Line ("Snoop Dogg Clothing") 2002 Adult Video News awards Best Music soundtrack ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") Top Selling Tape of 2001 ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") 1995 American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. 1994 MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video. ("Doggy Dogg World") 1994 Source Awards New Artist of the Year (Solo) Lyricist of the Year. [edit] Other Nominations 2005 Radio Music Awards Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 Billboard Music Awards Rap song of the year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Male artist Best song ("Signs") 2005 BET Awards Video of the Year ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Collaboration ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Rap Artist 2005 World Music Awards Best-Selling Male R&B Award 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Hip-Hop Video ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Viewer's Choice ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MOBO Awards Best Single ("Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell). 2005 Soul Train Awards ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video. ("Holidae Inn" with Chingy and Ludacris) 2004 MVPA Video Awards Best Hip-Hop Video (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams "Beautiful" / Prod Co: Partizan; Chris Robinson, dir.) 2003 BET Awards Best Male Hip-Hop Artist 2003 California Music Awards Outstanding hip-hop album ("Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss") 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video ("Beautiful") 2003 Vibe Awards Reelest video:"Beautiful" Hottest hook:"Beautiful" Coolest collaboration:"Beautiful" 2003 MVPA Video Awards Soundtrack Video of the year (Snoop Dogg feat. Bootsy Collins - "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" from "Undercover Brother." Director: Gregory Dark. Production company: Atlas) 2001 1st Annual BET Awards (June 19, 2001): Video of the Year ("The Next Episode" - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg) 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rap Video ("Lay Low") [edit] Endorsements and Products "Snoop Doggs" - foot-long hot dogs manufactured in Massachusetts. "Snoop Dogg Board Company (SDBC)." - Skateboards and Luggage fabrication company (with Pentagon Distribution) "Pee Wee Football League" and "Snooperbowl" [6] "Chronic Candy" - candy that tastes like marijuana (from Switzerland and is currently banned in some cities of US) "Dogg Dayz" - fiction book (ISBN: 074327363X · Published by Atria) [7] "Fear & Respect - PlayStation 2 video game (by Midway Games) "Doggy Biscuitz" - shoe brand (in partnership with Pony International) [8] "WRFF" - unique design scooters (in cooperation with Salton, Inc.) [9] [edit] See also List of best-selling music artists [edit] External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Snoop DoggOfficial Snoop Dogg website Snoop Dogg fansite Official Doggystyle Records website Snoop Dog Translator (translates sites into Snoop Dogg slang) Lyrics Translated by Snoop Dogg Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" Snoop Dogg (born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a famous MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to Snoop Dogg in 1996, when he left his original record label, Death Row Records, and signed with No Limit Records. Several of his cousins, including RBX, Nate Dogg, and Daz Dillinger, are also hip hop artists and often collaborate with Snoop. As a rapper, he is perhaps best known for his “lazy drawl” — a slurred, distinctively calm, laid-back, and rhythmically-complex lyrical delivery[1]. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Success with Death Row 1.3 Later years 2 Trivia 3 Discography and filmography 3.1 Solo albums 3.2 Top Singles 3.3 Selected filmography 4 Awards 4.1 Grammy Awards History 4.2 Others Won 4.3 Other Nominations 5 Endorsements and Products 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Biography [edit] Early years Calvin Broadus was active in music from a young age, singing in his church choir. Outside of church, Broadus often found himself in trouble, both in school and with the law for selling/doing drugs. He later attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School[2], where he began participating in schoolyard freestyle MCing competitions. [edit] Success with Death Row As a member of a local Crips gang in Long Beach, Snoop Dogg was in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. Pushed by older inmates to make something of himself, he began making homemade rap tapes with his cousin Nate Dogg, and best friend Warren G (stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A.). Originally, Nate's cousin Lil' 1/2 Dead was also part of the group, called 213, named after the Long Beach area code. This was largely in homage to Richie Rich's group 415, named for the (then) area code of Oakland, California. Dr. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper, first on the theme song of the film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic with the other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg's contribution to The Chronic was considerable: the rapper's rhymes were as present as Dre's. The huge success of Snoop's debut Doggystyle is largely due to this intense exposure. While recording his own debut album Doggystyle with Dre in August of 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in the shooting death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with Snoop. He was eventually acquitted on both self defense grounds and because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley Lee fired the fatal shots (Lee was also acquitted on self defense grounds). Snoop remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. The singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" went to the top ten, and the album remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and his allegedly violent and sexist lyrics. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. A short film about the trial called Murder Was the Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. It is said, to Snoop's distress, that a lot of the hype surrounding his debut was generated by his well-publicized trial. Others argue that the Death Row crew knew that any publicity is good publicity, as this film was directed by Dr. Dre himself. However, by the time Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade, dragged down by the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier that year, and so Snoop co-produced the album himself with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh. The album sold two million copies. [edit] Later years Snoop Dogg has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the alternative rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists. He released an autobiography in 2001. During this period he also released two albums on Master P's No Limit label, including Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told and No Limit Top Dogg. His last album on No Limit was 2000's Tha Last Meal. It featured a more laid-back style with a heavier emphasis on his 'pimp' lifestyle as opposed to his gangbanging lyrics on previous albums. Snoop produced a pornographic film called Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle with Hustler magazine in 2001, where he combines hip hop music with X-rated material. From then on, many films of the genre followed, and finally ended up with founding the Snoopadelic Films company in 2005, Snoop's own movie production company debuting with Boss'n Up, a film inspired by R&G starring Lil Jon and Trina. [3] In 2002, he announced that he was giving up drinking and drugs. Later that year he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful," featuring guest vocals by the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. On May 21, 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. They have since reconciled. Later that year, he recollaborated with his old friends Nate Dogg and Warren G, as part of the rap group 213 (who had previously released an album about a decade before), and they released a new album called The Hard Way, which featured the single "Groupie Luv", and reached #4 in the US Billboard 200 album charts. In 2004, Snoop signed to the Star Trak record label, headed by the Neptunes, who produced several tracks for his 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became his first single to reach number one. His third release was "Signs", featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson, which did not do as well. Snoop Dogg recently announced to British Radio that his next album, The Blue Carpet Treatment, will feature production by long-time partner Dr. Dre, dispelling rumors of a rift between the two in recent times. In addition, Snoop will be featured on Dre's proclaimed (and much delayed) masterpiece Detox. Snoop is particapting in a charity single written and produced by Michael Jackson. His part has reportedly allready been recorded. The single to be titled "I Have This Dream", and released in mid-late February 2006. [edit] Trivia Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by Frankie Smith and The Gap Band in the early eighties, and popularized in part by fellow rapper E-40,[4] much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "-izzle" sound to the word. Some examples: "Fo' Shizzle" = for sure, the real thing "Nizzle" = nigga, perhaps an attempt at making it more palatable by altering it "Mr. Swayne Dizzle" = Himself (His parody character of Sway (reporter on MTV) appeared in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle) "Death Rizzow" = Death Row ("Gz And Hustlas" off "Doggystyle") "Nate Dizzle" = Nate Dogg ("Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" off Nate Dogg's "Music And Me") A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is a reference to the city of Long Beach, California. He and a group of associates from Long Beach's East Side formed the group Tha Eastsidaz, releasing both an album and a direct-to-video film under the name in 2000. Snoop is a former member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in Long Beach, though he still has affiliations with the group. Goldie Loc of Tha Eastsidaz is also a former member of this gang, as are Warren G and Nate Dogg. Snoop Dogg has his own show on XM Satellite Radio called "Welcome to Da Chuuch with Big Snoop Dogg." On December 8, 2005, he was named Executive Producer for XM's classic hip-hop channel, The Rhyme, and will provide the creative direction for the channel and assist in the development of new exclusive programming for The Rhyme as well as other channels. Also in that month, Snoop appeared in a comical TV commercial for XM with fellow XM celebrity DJ's Ellen DeGeneres and David Bowie which finds the rapper attempting to find one of his misplaced vanity necklaces; the punchline of the commercial reveals that Bowie had been wearing the jewelry, unbeknownst to Snoop. Snoop Dogg is the most "well-connected" rapper of all time based on a study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [5]. This is counted from the album sales and the collaborations made so far. He collaborated with Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, Chingy, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, 50 Cent, Lil Jon, Trina, Lloyd Banks, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Soopafly, Master P, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and others. [edit] Discography and filmography For a full listing of music and film projects, see Snoop Dogg discography and filmography. [edit] Solo albums 1993: Doggystyle (Death Row/Interscope) #1 US (3 weeks) (6x PlatinumRIAA), #38 UK (PlatinumBPI) 1996: Tha Doggfather (Death Row) #1 US (1 week) (2x Platinum), #15 UK 1998: Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told (No Limit/Priority) #1 US (2 weeks) (2x Platinum), #28 UK 1999: No Limit Top Dogg (No Limit/Priority) #2 US (Platinum) 2000: Dead Man Walkin' (Death Row) #24 US 2000: Tha Last Meal (No Limit/Priority) #4 US (PlatinumRIAA), #62 UK (GoldBPI) 2002: Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars, Welcome to tha House Vol. 1 (Doggystyle) #19 US 2002: Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol) #12 US (PlatinumRIAA), # 64 UK (GoldBPI) 2004: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece (Doggystyle/Star Trak/Geffen) #6 US (PlatinumRIAA), #12 UK (PlatinumBPI) 2005: Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album (Doggystyle/Koch) [edit] Top Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US Hot 100 US R&B / Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart 1993 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" #8 #8 #1 #20 Doggystyle 1993 "Gin and Juice" (feat. Daz Dillinger) #8 #13 #1 #39 Doggystyle 1994 "Doggy Dogg World" (feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound) - - - #32 Doggystyle 1996 "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) - - - #12 Tha Doggfather 1997 "Vapors" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) - - - #18 Tha Doggfather 1997 "We Just Wanna Party with You" (feat. Jermaine Dupri) - - - #21 Men in Black O.S.T. 1998 Tha Doggfather - - - #36 Tha Doggfather 1998 "Still a G Thang" #19 #16 #3 - Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told 2002 "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (feat. Pharrell) #77 #31 #16 #27 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2003 "Beautiful" (feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) #6 #3 #3 #23 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2004 "Drop It Like It's Hot" (feat. Pharrell) #1 #1 #1 #10 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Let's Get Blown" #54 #19 #12 #13 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Signs" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake) #46 - - #2 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Ups & Downs" (feat. The Bee Gees) - #67 - #36 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Real Soon" (as a member of DPGC including Nate Dogg) (free download to support clemency) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album 2006 "Shake That Shit" (feat. Tiffany Foxxx and Young Watt) Currently on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 (position : 35-82-...) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album [edit] Selected filmography I Got the Hook Up (1998) Half Baked (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) Urban Menace (1999) The Eastsidaz (2000) (also executive producer) Crime Partners 2000 (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Training Day (2001) Bones (2001) The Wash (2001) Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Soul Plane (2004) Boss'n Up (2005) The Tenants (2006) [edit] Awards [edit] Grammy Awards History Grammy Stats Career Wins: 0 Career Nominations: 8 Snoop Dogg's Grammy History Category Genre Song Year Result Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (for The Neptunes) Production, Non-classical "Let's Get Blown" (performer) / "Say Somethin'" (performer with Mariah Carey) 2006 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Pharrell and Charlie Wilson) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "The Next Episode" 2001 Nominated Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Still D.R.E." 2000 Nominated Best Rap Solo Performance Rap "Gin and Juice" 1995 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" 1994 Nominated Best Rap Soloist (for Dr. Dre) Rap "Let Me Ride"(composer) 1993 WON [edit] Others Won 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Artist. 2005 MOBO Awards Best video ("Drop it Like It's Hot") 2004 Adult Video News awards Top Selling Tape of 2003 ("Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary Of a Pimp") 2003 BET Awards Best Collaboration (with Pharrell). 2002 Urban Fashion Awards Best Celebrity Clothing Line ("Snoop Dogg Clothing") 2002 Adult Video News awards Best Music soundtrack ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") Top Selling Tape of 2001 ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") 1995 American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. 1994 MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video. ("Doggy Dogg World") 1994 Source Awards New Artist of the Year (Solo) Lyricist of the Year. [edit] Other Nominations 2005 Radio Music Awards Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 Billboard Music Awards Rap song of the year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Male artist Best song ("Signs") 2005 BET Awards Video of the Year ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Collaboration ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Rap Artist 2005 World Music Awards Best-Selling Male R&B Award 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Hip-Hop Video ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Viewer's Choice ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MOBO Awards Best Single ("Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell). 2005 Soul Train Awards ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video. ("Holidae Inn" with Chingy and Ludacris) 2004 MVPA Video Awards Best Hip-Hop Video (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams "Beautiful" / Prod Co: Partizan; Chris Robinson, dir.) 2003 BET Awards Best Male Hip-Hop Artist 2003 California Music Awards Outstanding hip-hop album ("Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss") 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video ("Beautiful") 2003 Vibe Awards Reelest video:"Beautiful" Hottest hook:"Beautiful" Coolest collaboration:"Beautiful" 2003 MVPA Video Awards Soundtrack Video of the year (Snoop Dogg feat. Bootsy Collins - "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" from "Undercover Brother." Director: Gregory Dark. Production company: Atlas) 2001 1st Annual BET Awards (June 19, 2001): Video of the Year ("The Next Episode" - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg) 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rap Video ("Lay Low") [edit] Endorsements and Products "Snoop Doggs" - foot-long hot dogs manufactured in Massachusetts. "Snoop Dogg Board Company (SDBC)." - Skateboards and Luggage fabrication company (with Pentagon Distribution) "Pee Wee Football League" and "Snooperbowl" [6] "Chronic Candy" - candy that tastes like marijuana (from Switzerland and is currently banned in some cities of US) "Dogg Dayz" - fiction book (ISBN: 074327363X · Published by Atria) [7] "Fear & Respect - PlayStation 2 video game (by Midway Games) "Doggy Biscuitz" - shoe brand (in partnership with Pony International) [8] "WRFF" - unique design scooters (in cooperation with Salton, Inc.) [9] [edit] See also List of best-selling music artists [edit] External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Snoop DoggOfficial Snoop Dogg website Snoop Dogg fansite Official Doggystyle Records website Snoop Dog Translator (translates sites into Snoop Dogg slang) Lyrics Translated by Snoop Dogg Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" Snoop Dogg (born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a famous MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to Snoop Dogg in 1996, when he left his original record label, Death Row Records, and signed with No Limit Records. Several of his cousins, including RBX, Nate Dogg, and Daz Dillinger, are also hip hop artists and often collaborate with Snoop. As a rapper, he is perhaps best known for his “lazy drawl” — a slurred, distinctively calm, laid-back, and rhythmically-complex lyrical delivery[1]. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Success with Death Row 1.3 Later years 2 Trivia 3 Discography and filmography 3.1 Solo albums 3.2 Top Singles 3.3 Selected filmography 4 Awards 4.1 Grammy Awards History 4.2 Others Won 4.3 Other Nominations 5 Endorsements and Products 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Biography [edit] Early years Calvin Broadus was active in music from a young age, singing in his church choir. Outside of church, Broadus often found himself in trouble, both in school and with the law for selling/doing drugs. He later attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School[2], where he began participating in schoolyard freestyle MCing competitions. [edit] Success with Death Row As a member of a local Crips gang in Long Beach, Snoop Dogg was in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. Pushed by older inmates to make something of himself, he began making homemade rap tapes with his cousin Nate Dogg, and best friend Warren G (stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A.). Originally, Nate's cousin Lil' 1/2 Dead was also part of the group, called 213, named after the Long Beach area code. This was largely in homage to Richie Rich's group 415, named for the (then) area code of Oakland, California. Dr. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper, first on the theme song of the film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic with the other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg's contribution to The Chronic was considerable: the rapper's rhymes were as present as Dre's. The huge success of Snoop's debut Doggystyle is largely due to this intense exposure. While recording his own debut album Doggystyle with Dre in August of 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in the shooting death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with Snoop. He was eventually acquitted on both self defense grounds and because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley Lee fired the fatal shots (Lee was also acquitted on self defense grounds). Snoop remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. The singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" went to the top ten, and the album remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and his allegedly violent and sexist lyrics. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. A short film about the trial called Murder Was the Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. It is said, to Snoop's distress, that a lot of the hype surrounding his debut was generated by his well-publicized trial. Others argue that the Death Row crew knew that any publicity is good publicity, as this film was directed by Dr. Dre himself. However, by the time Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade, dragged down by the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier that year, and so Snoop co-produced the album himself with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh. The album sold two million copies. [edit] Later years Snoop Dogg has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the alternative rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists. He released an autobiography in 2001. During this period he also released two albums on Master P's No Limit label, including Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told and No Limit Top Dogg. His last album on No Limit was 2000's Tha Last Meal. It featured a more laid-back style with a heavier emphasis on his 'pimp' lifestyle as opposed to his gangbanging lyrics on previous albums. Snoop produced a pornographic film called Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle with Hustler magazine in 2001, where he combines hip hop music with X-rated material. From then on, many films of the genre followed, and finally ended up with founding the Snoopadelic Films company in 2005, Snoop's own movie production company debuting with Boss'n Up, a film inspired by R&G starring Lil Jon and Trina. [3] In 2002, he announced that he was giving up drinking and drugs. Later that year he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful," featuring guest vocals by the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. On May 21, 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. They have since reconciled. Later that year, he recollaborated with his old friends Nate Dogg and Warren G, as part of the rap group 213 (who had previously released an album about a decade before), and they released a new album called The Hard Way, which featured the single "Groupie Luv", and reached #4 in the US Billboard 200 album charts. In 2004, Snoop signed to the Star Trak record label, headed by the Neptunes, who produced several tracks for his 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became his first single to reach number one. His third release was "Signs", featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson, which did not do as well. Snoop Dogg recently announced to British Radio that his next album, The Blue Carpet Treatment, will feature production by long-time partner Dr. Dre, dispelling rumors of a rift between the two in recent times. In addition, Snoop will be featured on Dre's proclaimed (and much delayed) masterpiece Detox. Snoop is particapting in a charity single written and produced by Michael Jackson. His part has reportedly allready been recorded. The single to be titled "I Have This Dream", and released in mid-late February 2006. [edit] Trivia Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by Frankie Smith and The Gap Band in the early eighties, and popularized in part by fellow rapper E-40,[4] much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "-izzle" sound to the word. Some examples: "Fo' Shizzle" = for sure, the real thing "Nizzle" = nigga, perhaps an attempt at making it more palatable by altering it "Mr. Swayne Dizzle" = Himself (His parody character of Sway (reporter on MTV) appeared in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle) "Death Rizzow" = Death Row ("Gz And Hustlas" off "Doggystyle") "Nate Dizzle" = Nate Dogg ("Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" off Nate Dogg's "Music And Me") A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is a reference to the city of Long Beach, California. He and a group of associates from Long Beach's East Side formed the group Tha Eastsidaz, releasing both an album and a direct-to-video film under the name in 2000. Snoop is a former member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in Long Beach, though he still has affiliations with the group. Goldie Loc of Tha Eastsidaz is also a former member of this gang, as are Warren G and Nate Dogg. Snoop Dogg has his own show on XM Satellite Radio called "Welcome to Da Chuuch with Big Snoop Dogg." On December 8, 2005, he was named Executive Producer for XM's classic hip-hop channel, The Rhyme, and will provide the creative direction for the channel and assist in the development of new exclusive programming for The Rhyme as well as other channels. Also in that month, Snoop appeared in a comical TV commercial for XM with fellow XM celebrity DJ's Ellen DeGeneres and David Bowie which finds the rapper attempting to find one of his misplaced vanity necklaces; the punchline of the commercial reveals that Bowie had been wearing the jewelry, unbeknownst to Snoop. Snoop Dogg is the most "well-connected" rapper of all time based on a study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [5]. This is counted from the album sales and the collaborations made so far. He collaborated with Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, Chingy, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, 50 Cent, Lil Jon, Trina, Lloyd Banks, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Soopafly, Master P, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and others. [edit] Discography and filmography For a full listing of music and film projects, see Snoop Dogg discography and filmography. [edit] Solo albums 1993: Doggystyle (Death Row/Interscope) #1 US (3 weeks) (6x PlatinumRIAA), #38 UK (PlatinumBPI) 1996: Tha Doggfather (Death Row) #1 US (1 week) (2x Platinum), #15 UK 1998: Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told (No Limit/Priority) #1 US (2 weeks) (2x Platinum), #28 UK 1999: No Limit Top Dogg (No Limit/Priority) #2 US (Platinum) 2000: Dead Man Walkin' (Death Row) #24 US 2000: Tha Last Meal (No Limit/Priority) #4 US (PlatinumRIAA), #62 UK (GoldBPI) 2002: Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars, Welcome to tha House Vol. 1 (Doggystyle) #19 US 2002: Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol) #12 US (PlatinumRIAA), # 64 UK (GoldBPI) 2004: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece (Doggystyle/Star Trak/Geffen) #6 US (PlatinumRIAA), #12 UK (PlatinumBPI) 2005: Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album (Doggystyle/Koch) [edit] Top Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US Hot 100 US R&B / Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart 1993 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" #8 #8 #1 #20 Doggystyle 1993 "Gin and Juice" (feat. Daz Dillinger) #8 #13 #1 #39 Doggystyle 1994 "Doggy Dogg World" (feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound) - - - #32 Doggystyle 1996 "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) - - - #12 Tha Doggfather 1997 "Vapors" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) - - - #18 Tha Doggfather 1997 "We Just Wanna Party with You" (feat. Jermaine Dupri) - - - #21 Men in Black O.S.T. 1998 Tha Doggfather - - - #36 Tha Doggfather 1998 "Still a G Thang" #19 #16 #3 - Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told 2002 "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (feat. Pharrell) #77 #31 #16 #27 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2003 "Beautiful" (feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) #6 #3 #3 #23 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2004 "Drop It Like It's Hot" (feat. Pharrell) #1 #1 #1 #10 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Let's Get Blown" #54 #19 #12 #13 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Signs" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake) #46 - - #2 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Ups & Downs" (feat. The Bee Gees) - #67 - #36 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Real Soon" (as a member of DPGC including Nate Dogg) (free download to support clemency) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album 2006 "Shake That Shit" (feat. Tiffany Foxxx and Young Watt) Currently on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 (position : 35-82-...) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album [edit] Selected filmography I Got the Hook Up (1998) Half Baked (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) Urban Menace (1999) The Eastsidaz (2000) (also executive producer) Crime Partners 2000 (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Training Day (2001) Bones (2001) The Wash (2001) Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Soul Plane (2004) Boss'n Up (2005) The Tenants (2006) [edit] Awards [edit] Grammy Awards History Grammy Stats Career Wins: 0 Career Nominations: 8 Snoop Dogg's Grammy History Category Genre Song Year Result Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (for The Neptunes) Production, Non-classical "Let's Get Blown" (performer) / "Say Somethin'" (performer with Mariah Carey) 2006 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Pharrell and Charlie Wilson) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "The Next Episode" 2001 Nominated Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Still D.R.E." 2000 Nominated Best Rap Solo Performance Rap "Gin and Juice" 1995 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" 1994 Nominated Best Rap Soloist (for Dr. Dre) Rap "Let Me Ride"(composer) 1993 WON [edit] Others Won 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Artist. 2005 MOBO Awards Best video ("Drop it Like It's Hot") 2004 Adult Video News awards Top Selling Tape of 2003 ("Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary Of a Pimp") 2003 BET Awards Best Collaboration (with Pharrell). 2002 Urban Fashion Awards Best Celebrity Clothing Line ("Snoop Dogg Clothing") 2002 Adult Video News awards Best Music soundtrack ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") Top Selling Tape of 2001 ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") 1995 American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. 1994 MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video. ("Doggy Dogg World") 1994 Source Awards New Artist of the Year (Solo) Lyricist of the Year. [edit] Other Nominations 2005 Radio Music Awards Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 Billboard Music Awards Rap song of the year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Male artist Best song ("Signs") 2005 BET Awards Video of the Year ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Collaboration ( "Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Rap Artist 2005 World Music Awards Best-Selling Male R&B Award 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Best Hip-Hop Video ("Drop It Like It's Hot") Viewer's Choice ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2005 MOBO Awards Best Single ("Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell). 2005 Soul Train Awards ("Drop It Like It's Hot") 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video. ("Holidae Inn" with Chingy and Ludacris) 2004 MVPA Video Awards Best Hip-Hop Video (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams "Beautiful" / Prod Co: Partizan; Chris Robinson, dir.) 2003 BET Awards Best Male Hip-Hop Artist 2003 California Music Awards Outstanding hip-hop album ("Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss") 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video ("Beautiful") 2003 Vibe Awards Reelest video:"Beautiful" Hottest hook:"Beautiful" Coolest collaboration:"Beautiful" 2003 MVPA Video Awards Soundtrack Video of the year (Snoop Dogg feat. Bootsy Collins - "Undercova Funk (Give Up the Funk)" from "Undercover Brother." Director: Gregory Dark. Production company: Atlas) 2001 1st Annual BET Awards (June 19, 2001): Video of the Year ("The Next Episode" - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg) 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rap Video ("Lay Low") [edit] Endorsements and Products "Snoop Doggs" - foot-long hot dogs manufactured in Massachusetts. "Snoop Dogg Board Company (SDBC)." - Skateboards and Luggage fabrication company (with Pentagon Distribution) "Pee Wee Football League" and "Snooperbowl" [6] "Chronic Candy" - candy that tastes like marijuana (from Switzerland and is currently banned in some cities of US) "Dogg Dayz" - fiction book (ISBN: 074327363X · Published by Atria) [7] "Fear & Respect - PlayStation 2 video game (by Midway Games) "Doggy Biscuitz" - shoe brand (in partnership with Pony International) [8] "WRFF" - unique design scooters (in cooperation with Salton, Inc.) [9] [edit] See also List of best-selling music artists [edit] External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Snoop DoggOfficial Snoop Dogg website Snoop Dogg fansite Official Doggystyle Records website Snoop Dog Translator (translates sites into Snoop Dogg slang) Lyrics Translated by Snoop Dogg Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" Snoop Dogg (born Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a famous MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. His mother nicknamed him "Snoopy" as a child, and he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to Snoop Dogg in 1996, when he left his original record label, Death Row Records, and signed with No Limit Records. Several of his cousins, including RBX, Nate Dogg, and Daz Dillinger, are also hip hop artists and often collaborate with Snoop. As a rapper, he is perhaps best known for his “lazy drawl” — a slurred, distinctively calm, laid-back, and rhythmically-complex lyrical delivery[1]. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Success with Death Row 1.3 Later years 2 Trivia 3 Discography and filmography 3.1 Solo albums 3.2 Top Singles 3.3 Selected filmography 4 Awards 4.1 Grammy Awards History 4.2 Others Won 4.3 Other Nominations 5 Endorsements and Products 6 See also 7 External links [edit] Biography [edit] Early years Calvin Broadus was active in music from a young age, singing in his church choir. Outside of church, Broadus often found himself in trouble, both in school and with the law for selling/doing drugs. He later attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School[2], where he began participating in schoolyard freestyle MCing competitions. [edit] Success with Death Row As a member of a local Crips gang in Long Beach, Snoop Dogg was in and out of jail for the three years after he graduated from high school. Pushed by older inmates to make something of himself, he began making homemade rap tapes with his cousin Nate Dogg, and best friend Warren G (stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A.). Originally, Nate's cousin Lil' 1/2 Dead was also part of the group, called 213, named after the Long Beach area code. This was largely in homage to Richie Rich's group 415, named for the (then) area code of Oakland, California. Dr. Dre began collaborating with the young rapper, first on the theme song of the film Deep Cover, and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic with the other members of his former starting group, Tha Dogg Pound. Snoop Dogg's contribution to The Chronic was considerable: the rapper's rhymes were as present as Dre's. The huge success of Snoop's debut Doggystyle is largely due to this intense exposure. While recording his own debut album Doggystyle with Dre in August of 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in the shooting death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with Snoop. He was eventually acquitted on both self defense grounds and because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley Lee fired the fatal shots (Lee was also acquitted on self defense grounds). Snoop remained entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. The Doggystyle album was released in November of 1993 on Death Row Records, and became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendance of West Coast "G Funk" rap. The singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" went to the top ten, and the album remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and his allegedly violent and sexist lyrics. Gangsta rap became the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musicians. A short film about the trial called Murder Was the Case, and an accompanying soundtrack, were released in 1994. It is said, to Snoop's distress, that a lot of the hype surrounding his debut was generated by his well-publicized trial. Others argue that the Death Row crew knew that any publicity is good publicity, as this film was directed by Dr. Dre himself. However, by the time Snoop's second album Tha Doggfather was released in November of 1996, both the furor and the popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade, dragged down by the death of Snoop's friend Tupac Shakur and the racketeering indictment of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. Dr. Dre had left Death Row earlier that year, and so Snoop co-produced the album himself with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh. The album sold two million copies. [edit] Later years Snoop Dogg has since drawn back a bit from hardcore gangsta rap, performing with the alternative rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and making several film appearances, in addition to producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists. He released an autobiography in 2001. During this period he also released two albums on Master P's No Limit label, including Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told and No Limit Top Dogg. His last album on No Limit was 2000's Tha Last Meal. It featured a more laid-back style with a heavier emphasis on his 'pimp' lifestyle as opposed to his gangbanging lyrics on previous albums. Snoop produced a pornographic film called Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle with Hustler magazine in 2001, where he combines hip hop music with X-rated material. From then on, many films of the genre followed, and finally ended up with founding the Snoopadelic Films company in 2005, Snoop's own movie production company debuting with Boss'n Up, a film inspired by R&G starring Lil Jon and Trina. [3] In 2002, he announced that he was giving up drinking and drugs. Later that year he released the album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$, which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful," featuring guest vocals by the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. On May 21, 2004, Snoop Dogg filed for divorce from his wife Shante Broadus, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their three children, Corde, Cordell, and Cori. They have since reconciled. Later that year, he recollaborated with his old friends Nate Dogg and Warren G, as part of the rap group 213 (who had previously released an album about a decade before), and they released a new album called The Hard Way, which featured the single "Groupie Luv", and reached #4 in the US Billboard 200 album charts. In 2004, Snoop signed to the Star Trak record label, headed by the Neptunes, who produced several tracks for his 2004 release R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece. "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), the first single released from the album, was a hit and became his first single to reach number one. His third release was "Signs", featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson, which did not do as well. Snoop Dogg recently announced to British Radio that his next album, The Blue Carpet Treatment, will feature production by long-time partner Dr. Dre, dispelling rumors of a rift between the two in recent times. In addition, Snoop will be featured on Dre's proclaimed (and much delayed) masterpiece Detox. Snoop is particapting in a charity single written and produced by Michael Jackson. His part has reportedly allready been recorded. The single to be titled "I Have This Dream", and released in mid-late February 2006. [edit] Trivia Snoop Dogg is famous for using slang invented by Frankie Smith and The Gap Band in the early eighties, and popularized in part by fellow rapper E-40,[4] much of which is simply derived by adding an "izz" or "-izzle" sound to the word. Some examples: "Fo' Shizzle" = for sure, the real thing "Nizzle" = nigga, perhaps an attempt at making it more palatable by altering it "Mr. Swayne Dizzle" = Himself (His parody character of Sway (reporter on MTV) appeared in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle) "Death Rizzow" = Death Row ("Gz And Hustlas" off "Doggystyle") "Nate Dizzle" = Nate Dogg ("Ditty Dum Ditty Doo" off Nate Dogg's "Music And Me") A large number of Snoop Dogg's songs mention "the LBC." This is a reference to the city of Long Beach, California. He and a group of associates from Long Beach's East Side formed the group Tha Eastsidaz, releasing both an album and a direct-to-video film under the name in 2000. Snoop is a former member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in Long Beach, though he still has affiliations with the group. Goldie Loc of Tha Eastsidaz is also a former member of this gang, as are Warren G and Nate Dogg. Snoop Dogg has his own show on XM Satellite Radio called "Welcome to Da Chuuch with Big Snoop Dogg." On December 8, 2005, he was named Executive Producer for XM's classic hip-hop channel, The Rhyme, and will provide the creative direction for the channel and assist in the development of new exclusive programming for The Rhyme as well as other channels. Also in that month, Snoop appeared in a comical TV commercial for XM with fellow XM celebrity DJ's Ellen DeGeneres and David Bowie which finds the rapper attempting to find one of his misplaced vanity necklaces; the punchline of the commercial reveals that Bowie had been wearing the jewelry, unbeknownst to Snoop. Snoop Dogg is the most "well-connected" rapper of all time based on a study of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [5]. This is counted from the album sales and the collaborations made so far. He collaborated with Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, Chingy, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, 50 Cent, Lil Jon, Trina, Lloyd Banks, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Soopafly, Master P, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and others. [edit] Discography and filmography For a full listing of music and film projects, see Snoop Dogg discography and filmography. [edit] Solo albums 1993: Doggystyle (Death Row/Interscope) #1 US (3 weeks) (6x PlatinumRIAA), #38 UK (PlatinumBPI) 1996: Tha Doggfather (Death Row) #1 US (1 week) (2x Platinum), #15 UK 1998: Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told (No Limit/Priority) #1 US (2 weeks) (2x Platinum), #28 UK 1999: No Limit Top Dogg (No Limit/Priority) #2 US (Platinum) 2000: Dead Man Walkin' (Death Row) #24 US 2000: Tha Last Meal (No Limit/Priority) #4 US (PlatinumRIAA), #62 UK (GoldBPI) 2002: Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars, Welcome to tha House Vol. 1 (Doggystyle) #19 US 2002: Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ (Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol) #12 US (PlatinumRIAA), # 64 UK (GoldBPI) 2004: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece (Doggystyle/Star Trak/Geffen) #6 US (PlatinumRIAA), #12 UK (PlatinumBPI) 2005: Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album (Doggystyle/Koch) [edit] Top Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US Hot 100 US R&B / Hip-Hop US Rap UK Singles Chart 1993 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" #8 #8 #1 #20 Doggystyle 1993 "Gin and Juice" (feat. Daz Dillinger) #8 #13 #1 #39 Doggystyle 1994 "Doggy Dogg World" (feat. The Dramatics & Tha Dogg Pound) - - - #32 Doggystyle 1996 "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (feat. Charlie Wilson) - - - #12 Tha Doggfather 1997 "Vapors" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie) - - - #18 Tha Doggfather 1997 "We Just Wanna Party with You" (feat. Jermaine Dupri) - - - #21 Men in Black O.S.T. 1998 Tha Doggfather - - - #36 Tha Doggfather 1998 "Still a G Thang" #19 #16 #3 - Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told 2002 "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" (feat. Pharrell) #77 #31 #16 #27 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2003 "Beautiful" (feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) #6 #3 #3 #23 Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ 2004 "Drop It Like It's Hot" (feat. Pharrell) #1 #1 #1 #10 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Let's Get Blown" #54 #19 #12 #13 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Signs" (feat. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake) #46 - - #2 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Ups & Downs" (feat. The Bee Gees) - #67 - #36 R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece 2005 "Real Soon" (as a member of DPGC including Nate Dogg) (free download to support clemency) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album 2006 "Shake That Shit" (feat. Tiffany Foxxx and Young Watt) Currently on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 (position : 35-82-...) - - - - Welcome to tha Chuuch - Da Album [edit] Selected filmography I Got the Hook Up (1998) Half Baked (1998) Hot Boyz (1999) Urban Menace (1999) The Eastsidaz (2000) (also executive producer) Crime Partners 2000 (2001) Baby Boy (2001) Training Day (2001) Bones (2001) The Wash (2001) Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Soul Plane (2004) Boss'n Up (2005) The Tenants (2006) [edit] Awards [edit] Grammy Awards History Grammy Stats Career Wins: 0 Career Nominations: 8 Snoop Dogg's Grammy History Category Genre Song Year Result Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (for The Neptunes) Production, Non-classical "Let's Get Blown" (performer) / "Say Somethin'" (performer with Mariah Carey) 2006 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Pharrell) Rap "Drop It Like It's Hot" 2005 Nominated Best Rap Song songwriter (with Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Pharrell and Charlie Wilson) Rap "Beautiful" 2004 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "The Next Episode" 2001 Nominated Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Still D.R.E." 2000 Nominated Best Rap Solo Performance Rap "Gin and Juice" 1995 Nominated Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Dr. Dre) Rap "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" 1994 Nominated Best Rap Soloist (for Dr. Dre) Rap "Let Me Ride"(composer) 1993 WON [edit] Others Won 2005 MTV European Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Artist. 2005 MOBO Awards Best video ("Drop it Like It's Hot") 2004 Adult Video News awards Top Selling Tape of 2003 ("Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary Of a Pimp") 2003 BET Awards Best Collaboration (with Pharrell). 2002 Urban Fashion Awards Best Celebrity Clothing Line ("Snoop Dogg Clothing") 2002 Adult Video News awards Best Music soundtrack ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") Top Selling Tape of 2001 ("Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle") 1995 American Music Awards Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. 1994 MTV Video Music Award Best Rap Video. ("Doggy Dogg World") 1994 Source Awards New Artist of the Year (Solo) Lyricist of the Year. [edit] Other Nominations 2005 Radio Music Awards Song of the Ye

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    swallowedinamessage wrote: André Tanneberger, better known as ATB was born in the small German town of Freiberg in 1973, he and his parents left to find better opportunities for themselves in 1984 and headed for the west. Heir Tanneberger has been producing music since the early 1990’s and is still going strong with a huge and loyal fan base, his first big break came with 9pm (Till I Come). ATB has preformed with several high profile acts and now has a number of gold, platinum and silver disks to his name which were awarded for massive sales in many countries (United Kingdom, Germany, USA and Poland to name but a few). ‘Marrakech’, the standout 2004 track taken from the album ‘No Silence’ was an international club smash hit, so much so that it attracted the attention of film producers in Hollywood and was used as the title track for the 2004 film ‘Mindhunters’. André doesn’t limit himself to just the music production, he has previously had a Modeling contract with H&M and has recently set up the SEAP, a school dedicated on teaching young producers the know how of music production. ATB, Woody Van Eyden and Rudee are the tutors, spaces are limited and the course is in huge demand. ATB got his very first break when he met Thomas Kukula at the Tarm Centre (Germany) who was impressed with André’s first productions. So much so that Kukula let André use his studio to finish off some of his earliest music. The first release by André was that of ‘Dance’ under the project name Sequential One, André spotted a Sequential One Pro Synthesizer and named his first project after that. Sequential one went on to produce three studio albums and several maxi singles, which were re-released as “classics” some years later (Woody Van Eyden, Spacekid and Morpha later joined Sequential One). The end for Sequential One came in 1999 when André again took control of the project and re-named it SQ-1. As mentioned briefly above André never really made his ‘real’ breakthrough until 1999, when 9pm (Till I Come) was released worldwide. It became the fastest selling Dance record of 1999 in the UK selling 270,000 copies in its first week of release going on to sell over 800,000 in the UK alone – worldwide sales of ‘9pm’ have reached well over 1.5 Million. Not bad. 9pm has also been used in several bootlegs, the best known is of course ‘ATB Vs. EBTG – 9pm & Missing’. 9pm has also been used over the vocals of Robbie Williams (‘ATB’s Millennium’) and Gloria Ganor (‘Gloria comes 9 times and survives’). With 4 artist albums, 17+ singles and a greatest hits collection ATB is now one of the world’s most successful electronic producers. Did I hear someone say one hit wonder…? Thought not. For many artists the ‘Greatest Hits’ collection would signal the end of an act, however ATB is already working on his 6th studio album and the third instalment of ‘The DJ (In The Mix)’. Both albums will be released in 2006 and will no doubt propel ATB back into the top end of the charts where he so rightly belongs. thats how you quote in the blingful way!! :P

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    innit blad

  24. The Bling Thread!

    alexdude1991 replied to alexdude1991's topic in The Lounge
    no u aint, u got loadsa bling nd u been a member for 3 months!

  25. The Bling Thread!

    alexdude1991 replied to alexdude1991's topic in The Lounge
    but i'm a newbie.... im naive! i didn't know.... :embarrased: :embarrased: :cry:

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