On this date in 1993, Calvin Broadus Jr. aka Snoop Doggy Dogg released his highly anticipated first album Doggystyle on Death Row Records. This was the label’s first full-length project by a solo artist, which was piggybacking on the success of Death Row’s last release, The Chronic, the Dr. Dre album where many had just […]
On this day in 1999, legendary super-producer Dr. Dre put out Chronic 2001, his last album before a 16 year hiatus. Containing some of the most known tracks in rap, Chronic 2001 has been extremely successful over the years. As of July 2013 the album has been certified septuple platinum, selling 7,664,000 copies in the […]
Snoop Dogg has one of the best and lengthiest catalogs in Hip-Hop history. It’s about to get bigger as he has announced his new album, Take It From A G, set to release this December. The announcement was revealed on Instagram, coupled with a snippet of a new single. In the video, Snoop shows a […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of Hip Hop and pop culture’s most recognizable icons, Snoop Doggy Dogg. Uncle Snoop was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in Long Beach, California in 1971. Since then he has risen to become a household name in Hip Hop. His image and […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Eazy-E releases his second solo EP It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa. Released one year after his first EP and a long five years after his debut album Eazy-Duz-It, this album was a response to Dr. Dre’s prolific debut The Chronic. Tensions became high between the two NWA heavyweights and after the group’s […]
With the Lakers winning the championship game last night, Snoop Dogg celebrated the win by getting a Kobe Bryant tattoo on him. It has been over 10 years since they won a ring! Snoop has the tattoo on his right forearm that has Kobe Bryant’s initials below is the Larry O’ Brien championship trophy with […]
The countdown for the 2020 Presidential election already kicked off and Snoop Dogg documented himself registering to vote online for the first time. The rapper posted a video on his YouTube channel to encourage those who aren’t too tech savvy to follow his lead. Snoop admitted that he never voted before because he believed that […]
Uncle Snoop Dogg has linked with the Democratic National Committee for the new ad, “Drop It In The Box!” The new spot flips Snoop’s classic “Drop It Like It’s Hot” to showcase how voters can drop their ballot in a conveneint drop box thourghout the electon season. “This is the most important election of our […]
In May of 2019, Grammy Award-winning artist Diamond D released his first album in almost five-years The Diam Piece 2. The legendary virtuoso gathered esteemed names such as Fat Joe, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Snoop Dogg, Erick Sermon, Havoc, Talib Kweli, David Banner, Elzhi, Twista, Xzibit, Styles P, Buckshot & O.C. among others on the long-awaited project. […]
Snoop Dogg had to alert Power‘s executive producer 50 Cent. Power Book II: Ghost has kept viewers locked in and on the edge of their seats for the first four episodes. This season is all about Tariq’s quest to free his mother from prison, navigate life as a college student while dealing with the aftermath […]
Today, entertainment icon, entrepreneur, and social activist Snoop Dogg has teamed up with two voting advocacy groups, Rock The Vote and 1 VoteCloser, as well as social justice initiative OneOpp to launch an online voter registration drive called #VoteWithSnoop that will run from now through the election on November 3. Legendary artist Shepard Fairey (Obama “Hope,” Obey the Giant) created a series of Snoop Dogg posters that […]
Prolific rapper Curren$y has teamed up with celebrated New York hip hop producer, Harry Fraud, to release the new 9-track project The Director’s Cut on his own Jet Life Recordings. The entirely produced Harry Fraud short new release features Snoop Dogg, Trippie Redd, Styles P of The Lox, and Larry June as guest vocal features […]
Snoop Dogg and Damian Lillard, a.k.a. Dame Dolla, recently teamed with songwriter Derrick Milano up for their Kobe Bryant tribute track “Kobe.” The song had landed on the NBA 2K21 soundtrack that released earlier this month. Now, the song is available on all streaming platforms. Dame raps about what Kobe meant to him not only […]
Multi-platinum Baton Rouge rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again has overnight released his highly anticipated new 21-track second solo studio album Top featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne on his own Never Broke Again imprint and Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group). The 58-minute release also features a range of producers working on the extended project including […]
TBS has ordered a full season of Go-Big Show, an hour-long extreme talent competition starring celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles, and “The American Nightmare” Cody, and hosted by popular comedian Bert Kreischer. The show’s pick-up was announced by the host and judges this evening from the set in Macon, GA, and broadcast simultaneously across TBS, TNT, and truTV, marking the three […]
A chemistry class got a once in a lifetime first day when rap icon Snoop Dogg showed up on their virtual screens to make sure the students read their syllabuses. Pierce College’s Dr. Benny in Los Angeles recruited Snoop to have an unconventional, yet surefire way to get his students interested in his class on […]
Snoop Dogg’s ever-expanding brand is continuing, this time with a deeper trek into the spirits industry. The Doggfather is making his “Gin & Juice” days of the past into a lucrative move for the future with the launch of INDOGGO Gin. The arrival of Snoop’s new Gin brand comes 26 years after the hit song […]
The unmistakable G-Funk sound of Southern California created a style that in the ’90s shaped Hip Hop culture in its own image. Since it’s conception by Dr. Dre with The Chronic, G-Funk has grown to be one Hip Hop’s most unique and distinguished sub-genre and has spread West Coast culture across the globe. On this day […]
Snoop Dogg has dropped a tribute to Nipsey Hussle a day before the late rapper’s 35th birthday titled “Nipsey Blue.” “A tribute to my neffew Nip comin tomorrow,” Snoop wrote on Instagram announcing the collaboration. The new release features a sample of Dorothy Moore’s “Misty Blue” and is available below. Advertisement
On this day in Hip Hop history, Snoop Dogg released his third LP Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told, his first release on No Limit Records. Although met with mixed reviews from critics, this #1 album may very well be the most important project of Snoop’s career. Following the release of his sophomore LP […]
