Snoop Dogg (real name: Calvin Broadus) was born in 1972 in Long Beach, CA. he began his professional music career in the middle 90’s. In 1992 Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre recorded the soundtrack for the Deep Cover movie. The same year Dr. Dre issued the full-length album entitled The Chronic, which also included Dogg’s songs.
In 1993 Snoop Dogg produced his own solo album called Doggystyle; the record was released on the Death Row label. Songs like "Gin & Juice" and "What's My Name?" sent the album to the top of the American hip-hop charts. In 1994 Snoop Dogg went on the music tour in the United Kingdom. The "Murder Was the Case" hit single appeared the same year.
In 1996 Snoop Dogg released his second full-length album called The Doggfather. The record had a great success and was sold over two millions copies. The following year the rapper went on the music tour with the Lollapalooza band. Besides, in 1997 he worked with such artists as Marilyn Manson and Beck.
