Biography
As the embodiment of '90s gangsta rap, Snoop Dogg blurred the lines between reality and fiction. Introduced to the world through Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Snoop quickly became the most famous star in rap, partially because of his drawled, laconic rhyming and partially because the violence that his lyrics implied seemed real, especially after he was arrested on charges of being a murder accomplice. The arrest certainly strengthened his myth, and it helped his debut album, 1993's Doggystyle, become the first debut album to enter the charts at number one, but in the long run, it hurt his career. Snoop had to fight charges throughout 1994 and 1995, and while … » Read more
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Influenced By
- N.W.A
- Slick Rick
- Rick James
- George Clinton
- Ice Cube
- Cameo
- The Gap Band
- Zapp
- Scarface
- Too Short
- Dr. Dre
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- Parliament
- The Persuasions
- Barry White
- Biz Markie
- Grandmaster Flash
- Ice-T
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- Charlie Wilson
- Fiend
- Craig B.
- DJ Daryl
- Mo B. Dick
- Da Unda Dogg
- Chingy
- Webbie
- Top Authority
- Crooked
- Fatal
- Do or Die
- La Fouine
- New Ridaz
- T-Bone
- Clipse
- Musab
- Omar Cruz
- Kid Cudi
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- The Cataracs
- Joey Starr
- Lord T & Eloise
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- Nelly