Weight and Growth Snoop Doga

Snoop Dog (photo below) is an outstanding musician and an extraordinary rapper who has become a real legend in his genre. Many modern performers try to imitate him. And this is not surprising. Indeed, in the US music industry, it has become a symbol of a whole musical direction. In this article, we will tell you about the growth of Snoop Dog and present his brief biography. So, let's get started.

Childhood and family

Snoop Dog (real name Kelvin Kordozar Brodus Jr.) was born in 1971. The father left the family almost immediately after the birth of the boy. Care for Kelvin and his two brothers lay on his mother's shoulders. After a while, the stepfather appeared in the family. Just his name and is Snoop Dog is all conscious life.

The only thing that the real father left as a legacy to a future rapper is the love of music. After his departure, a whole mountain of different plates lay in the house. So all the free time the boy spent on their audition.

From an early age, Snoop Dog played the piano, trying to compose his own tunes. He also sang in the church choir for African-American children. It stood out against the background of others, as the growth of Snoop Dog at that time was higher than the average indicators. With rap, the future musician met in about 5-6 grade and was seriously taken by them.

Nickname

Around the same time, the boy received a nickname, under which the whole world now knows him. Mom called him Snoopy (translated from English as "curious"). In his interview, the musician stated that the nickname was suitable. First, he had a natural curiosity, and secondly, he could watch the animated series about a sad dog for days at a time. But in general, the childhood of the legendary rapper was not at all cloudless.

Jail

Back in school, Snoop Dog was in the band Crips. It is with her that the early stage of the musician's work is connected. The main occupation of members of this group was the drug trade. After graduation, Calvin entered the Polytechnic College in California. But half a year later he was found cocaine and put in jail. She did not break Brodus Jr., and after his release, his life entered the usual course. Snoop decided to implement the plans he had planned earlier.

Music

Together with friends he made demos of his own songs. After some time, they heard the famous producer and musician Dr. Dre. In 1992, he teamed up with Snoop to create a joint album. Soon the disc The Chronic was presented to the public. It turned out to be quite successful, and in the US and Canada it was considered a bestseller. And critics and listeners praised not only the legendary Doctor Dre, but also his young colleague. After this, there was a significant increase Snoop Doga as a musician. He has not yet released a solo album, but has already become a real star.

In 1993, Snoop began to collect material for the first plate. As a result, the Doggystyle disc became the most anticipated album of the year. Immediately after the release, he turned into a real classic of rap. This moment became the starting point of the musician's long journey to the heights of world fame.

Reasons for popularity

It is worth noting that the success of the Doggystyle album was partly due to the presence of topics that aroused the public. This savoring scenes of violence, crime and profanity. That's how Snoop got scandalous fame. His work was even discussed in Congress. The organizations on women's rights, ethics and morals betrayed the rapper anathema. And the musician was not at all embarrassed and only confirmed his unflattering words with deeds. In 1993, Snoop was charged with the murder of Phillip Voldermanian. The lawyers of the artist insisted that he acted in the framework of permissible self-defense. All this created an unimaginable sensation in the press and sales of the Doggystyle disc increased from several times.

The legal disputes lasted about two years. Only in February 1996 with the rapper all charges were dropped. In September of the same year, Tupac Shakur was killed. And his next album Doggfather Snoop dedicated to him, consolidating his popularity.

Contract

In 1997, the musician signed a contract with the label "Know Limit", which just appeared on the market. His head, Master Pee needed a bright celebrity, which would become the face of the company and lead her to the primacy in the field of American rap. Snoop Dog was ideally suited to this role. After a couple of years he put together a very good capital for the label. From 1998 to 2000, Nou Limit released three rap albums: Da Game Is To Be Sold Not To Be Bold (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999) and Last Meal (2000). Despite the musician's efforts, the first two discs were taken cool. But the last album was very successful.

Cinema

Since 1994, rapper has tried himself in a new role. Periodically, Snoop Dog was a cameo in different films. At first his game was not very remarkable. But after the pictures "Black Business", "Training Day" and "Bones", Snoop Dog's growth became apparent as an actor. Rapper constantly improved artistic skills. Over time, this allowed to move from gangster paintings to the genre of comedy. The most vivid projects of the rapper in this direction were: "Scammers", "Uletny transport" and many others. However, Snoop did not view the movie as his main activity. In the first place, there was always music for him.

Business

In the later stages of his career Snoop became a producer and started promoting other performers. Many of them themselves went out to the musician and offered big money to record a joint track or a concert performance.

But on this growth Snoop Dog as a merchant did not end. At the moment, the musician owns several profitable businesses in such areas as headphones, cigars, shoes, clothes and even porn films.

Personal life

In mid-1997, Snoop Dog, whose work was described above, married Shante Taylor. She was his girlfriend from school. After some time, Shanta gave birth to a rapper of three children: daughter Cory and two sons - Cordell and Cord.

For a long time, Snoop's family lived in happiness and harmony. But in 2004, the musician filed for divorce, saying there were insurmountable differences in his relationship with his wife. Four years later Snoop and Shanta made peace. They renewed the marriage vows.

Snoop Dog: height, weight

In different sources, these indicators differ. But most often mentioned are the following figures: Snoop Dog's growth in cm is 192, and the rapper's weight is 82 kilograms.

Interesting Facts

• The musician works as creative director of the label "Priority".
• In 2009, the rapper joined the "Nation of Islam" movement.
• Snoop trains the youth football team of Pomona Steelers. It consists of the sons of a musician.
• In the television series "Clinic" the character Ronald has the nickname "Snoop Dog". And outwardly, he is very similar to a rapper.
• Snoop is a fan of the series "True Blood". At one time, he really wanted to take part in the shooting, but Alan Ball (the creator) refused. Also, the musician recorded a track dedicated to the main character.
• In April 2009, Snoop's wax figure appeared in the Madame Tussauds Museum (Las Vegas).