Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. Dre 's debut solo single, " Deep Cover ", and later on Dre's debut album, The Chronic that same year. Snoop Dogg has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States, and 35 million albums worldwide.
Produced entirely by Dr. Selling , copies in its first week, the album received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA the following year and spawned the Billboard Hot -top ten singles " What's My Name?
He was the lead performer on Death Row's soundtrack album for the short film Murder Was the Case , wherein Snoop Dogg made his acting debut. He has since appeared in other films and popular media. His second album, Tha Doggfather , debuted atop the chart and received double platinum certification. He then returned to Priority and Capitolβupon his hiring as chairman of the former labelβto release his tenth and eleventh albums, Malice 'n Wonderland and Doggumentary , both of which saw mild critical and commercial response.
In , following a trip to Jamaica , Snoop Dogg converted to Rastafari and adopted the alias Snoop Lion , under which he released a reggae album, Reincarnated , and a namesake documentary film about his Jamaican experience. His thirteenth studio album, Bush , was produced entirely by frequent collaborator Pharrell. His fourteenth studio album, Coolaid was released in In , Snoop Dogg became "a born-again Christian " and released his first gospel album, Bible of Love in March of that year.
As a boy, his mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " due to his love for and likeness to the cartoon character from Peanuts. His mother and stepfather divorced in Snoop Dogg was raised Baptist and began singing and playing piano at Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church when he was very young. Snoop Dogg was described as having been a dedicated student and enthusiastic churchgoer, active in choir and football.
