93 Facts About Snoop Lion

Snoop Lion's accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards.

Snoop Lion Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Lion Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark.

In 2018, Snoop Lion announced that he was "a born-again Christian" and released his first gospel album Bible of Love.

On November 19,2018, Snoop Lion Dogg was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Snoop Lion released his seventeenth solo album, I Wanna Thank Me, in 2019.

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In 2022, Snoop Lion Dogg acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group, and released his 19th studio album, BODR.

Snoop Lion was described as having been a dedicated student and enthusiastic churchgoer, active in choir and football.

Snoop Lion was a member of the Rollin' 20s Crips gang in the Eastside neighborhood of Long Beach; although in 1993 he denied the frequent police and media reports by saying that he never joined a gang.

Unlike much of the harder-edged gangsta rap artists, Snoop Lion Dogg seemed to show his softer side, according to music journalist Chuck Philips.

On July 6,1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc, a record label founded by Snoop Lion Dogg, was registered with the California Secretary of State as business entity number C1923139.

Snoop Lion collaborated with fellow rap artist Tupac Shakur on the 1996 single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted".

Dr Dre had left Death Row earlier in 1996 because of a contract dispute, so Snoop Lion Dogg co-produced Tha Doggfather with Daz Dillinger and DJ Pooh.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that after Tha Doggfather, Snoop Lion Dogg began "moving away from his gangsta roots toward a calmer lyrical aesthetic": for instance, Snoop Lion participated in the 1997 Lollapalooza concert tour, which featured mainly alternative rock music.

Snoop Lion signed with Master P's No Limit Records in March 1998 and debuted on the label with Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told later that year.

Snoop Lion Dogg joined Warren G and Nate Dogg to form the group 213 and released The Hard Way in 2004.

Snoop Lion Dogg appeared in the music video for Korn's "Twisted Transistor" along with fellow rappers Lil Jon, Xzibit, and David Banner,.

Snoop Lion Dogg appeared on two tracks from Ice Cube's 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later, including "Go to Church", and on several tracks on Tha Dogg Pound's Cali Iz Active the same year.

In July 2007, Snoop Dogg made history by becoming the first artist to release a track as a ringtone before its release as a single, "It's the D O G " On July 7,2007, Snoop Dogg performed at the Live Earth concert, Hamburg.

Snoop Lion Dogg has ventured into singing for Bollywood with his first ever rap for an Indian movie, Singh Is Kinng; the song title is "Singh is Kinng".

Snoop Lion collaborated with Katy Perry on "California Gurls", the first single from her album Teenage Dream, which was released on May 7,2010.

Snoop Lion can be heard on the track "Flashing" by Dr Dre and on Curren$y's song "Seat Change".

Snoop Lion was featured on a new single from Australian singer Jessica Mauboy, titled "Get 'em Girls".

Snoop Lion was featured on Gorillaz' album Plastic Beach on a track called: "Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach" with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, he completed another track with them entitled "Sumthing Like This Night" which does not appear on Plastic Beach, yet does appear on Doggumentary.

Snoop Lion appears on the latest Tech N9ne album All 6's and 7's on a track called "Pornographic" which features E-40 and Krizz Kaliko.

On February 4,2012, Snoop Lion Dogg announced a documentary, Reincarnated, alongside his new upcoming studio album entitled Reincarnated.

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Snoop Lion told reporters that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by a Rastafari priest in Jamaica.

Snoop Lion recorded an original song for the 2012 fighting game Tekken Tag Tournament 2, titled "Knocc 'Em Down"; and makes a special appearance as a non-playable character in "The Snoop Lion Dogg Stage" arena.

Also in December 2012, Snoop Lion Dogg released a That's My Work a collaboration rap mixtape with Tha Dogg Pound.

On October 28,2013, Snoop Lion Dogg released another mixtape entitled That's My Work 2 hosted by DJ Drama.

Snoop Lion formed a funk duo with musician Dam-Funk called 7 Days of Funk and released their eponymous debut album on December 10,2013.

On June 13,2016, Snoop Lion Dogg announced the release date for his album Coolaid, which was released on July 1,2016.

Snoop Lion headlined a "unity party" for donors at Philly's Electric Factory on July 28,2016, the last day of the Democratic National Convention.

Snoop Lion Dogg released his fifteenth studio album Neva Left in May 2017.

Snoop Lion released a gospel album titled Bible of Love on March 16,2018.

Snoop Lion was featured on Gorillaz' latest album The Now Now on a track called: "Hollywood" with Jamie Principle.

In November 2018, Snoop Lion Dogg announced plans for his Puff Puff Pass tour, which features Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Too $hort, Warren G, Kurupt, and others.

Snoop Lion Dogg was featured on Lil Dicky's April 2019 single "Earth", where he played the role of a marijuana plant in both the song's lyrics and animated video.

Snoop Lion Dogg was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

On July 3,2019, Snoop Lion Dogg released the title track from his upcoming 17th studio album, I Wanna Thank Me.

Snoop Lion Dogg collaborated with Vietnamese singer Son Tung M-TP in "Hay trao cho anh", which was officially released on July 1,2019.

Early in 2020, it was announced that Snoop Lion had rescheduled his tour in support of his I Wanna Thank You album and documentary of the same name.

In May 2020, Snoop Lion released the song "Que Maldicion", a collaboration with Banda Sinaloense de Sergio Lizarraga, peaking at number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.

In January 2022, Snoop Lion Dogg announced that he would release his 19th studio album, BODR, on the same day as his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.

On February 10,2022, Snoop Lion Dogg announced that he is officially in charge at Death Row Records.

Later that year, Snoop Lion Dogg has revealed he has a new album coming out called Missionary and it's entirely produced by Dr Dre.

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Snoop Lion's starring roles in film includes The Wash and the horror film Bones.

Snoop Lion co-starred with rapper Wiz Khalifa in the 2012 movie Mac and Devin Go to High School which a sequel has been announced.

Snoop Lion has starred in three television programs: sketch-comedy show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, variety show Dogg After Dark, and reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood.

Snoop Lion has starred in episodes of King of the Hill, Las Vegas, and Monk, one episode of Robot Chicken, as well as three episodes of One Life to Live.

Snoop Lion has participated in three Comedy Central Roasts, for Flavor Flav, Donald Trump, and Justin Bieber.

Snoop Lion has appeared in an episode of the YouTube video series, Epic Rap Battles of History as Moses.

Snoop Lion then directed Snoop Lion Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp in 2002.

Snoop Lion hosted a Basketball fundraiser "Hoops 4 Water" for Flint, Michigan.

At one point, Snoop Lion described Tyson and Jones as "like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue"; he began singing a hymn, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord", during the undercard fight between Jake Paul and Nate Robinson, after Robinson was knocked down.

Snoop Lion later gave Serpentico a Frog Splash, with Rhodes then delivering a three-count.

On November 12,2021, Snoop Lion Dogg announced the signing of Benny the Butcher on Joe Rogan's podcast.

In February 2022, it was announced that Snoop Lion Dogg had fully acquired Death Row Records from its previous owners, The MNRK Music Group.

On 14 April 2022, Snoop Lion Dogg was added to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone as an operator as part of the Tracer Pack: Snoop Lion Dogg Operator Bundle available from the in game store.

Snoop Lion Dogg had been mainly described as a hip hop, West Coast hip hop, g-funk, and gangsta rap artist.

Snoop Lion started busting and when we got to the break, Dre cut the machine off, did the chorus and told Snoop to come back in.

How to Rap notes that Snoop Lion is known to use syncopation in his flow to give it a laidback quality, as well as 'linking with rhythm' in his compound rhymes, using alliteration, and employing a "sparse" flow with good use of pauses.

Snoop Lion married his high school girlfriend, Shante Taylor, on June 12,1997.

In 2015, Snoop Lion became a grandfather, as his eldest son, Corde Broadus, had a son with his girlfriend, Jessica Kyzer.

Since the start of his career, Snoop Lion has been an avowed cannabis smoker, making it one of the trademarks of his image.

Snoop Lion has been certified for medical cannabis in California to treat migraines since at least 2007.

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Snoop Lion is an avid sports fan, including hometown teams Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and USC Trojans, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Snoop Lion has stated that he began following the Steelers in the 1970s while watching the team with his grandfather.

Snoop Lion is a fan of the Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and Dallas Cowboys, often wearing a No 5 jersey, and has been seen at Raiders training camps.

Snoop Lion has shown affection for the New England Patriots, having been seen performing at Gillette Stadium.

Snoop Lion is an avid ice hockey fan, sporting jerseys from the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Boston Bruins as well at the AHL's Springfield Indians in his 1994 music video "Gin and Juice".

Snoop Lion appeared in the video game NHL 20 as both a guest commentator and a playable character in the "World of Chel" game mode.

Snoop Lion is a certified football coach and has been head coach of his son Cordell's youth football teams.

In 2022, Snoop Lion signed with esports organization FaZe Clan as board of directors and content creator.

Since 2005, Snoop Lion Dogg has been operating a youth football league in the Los Angeles area.

Snoop Lion is a coach in the league, and one of the seasons he coached was documented in the Netflix documentary Coach Snoop.

Snoop Lion is a fan of Celtic FC a football club based in Scotland in the city of Glasgow.

In 2009, it was reported that Snoop Lion was a member of the Nation of Islam.

Snoop Lion said he was a member of the Nation, but declined to give the date on which he joined.

Snoop Lion released a reggae album, Reincarnated, saying, "I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated".

Snoop Lion later dismissed the claims, stating his beliefs were personal and not up for outside judgment.

In 2005, Snoop Lion Dogg founded the Snoop Lion Youth Football League for at-risk youth in Southern California.

Snoop Lion has since claimed that at least 20 of his former pupils have gone on to play with the NFL.

In 2012, Snoop Lion Dogg endorsed Representative Ron Paul in the Republican presidential primary, but later said he would vote for Barack Obama in the general election, and on Instagram gave ten reasons to vote for Obama, and ten reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney.

Snoop Lion has consistently expressed his support for tighter gun control.

In 2020, Snoop Lion endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States.

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In 2014, Snoop Lion Dogg claimed to have become a vegan; however, he has since opted against a complete vegan diet.

In 2020, Snoop Lion Dogg invested in vegan food company Original Foods, which makes Pigless Pork Rinds, which he has said are a favorite.

Snoop Lion is an ambassador for Beyond Meat and lent his name and image as well as financial support for Beyond Meat's Feed a Million+ campaign to provide a million frontline workers with Beyond Meat burgers.

Snoop Lion Dogg revealed himself to be the prolific NFT collector going by the name of Cozomo De' Medici, while sharing his wallet address on September 21,2022, whose identity remained hidden until that point.

Snoop Lion was arrested again in October 2006 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank after being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was arrested for possession of a firearm and for suspicion of transporting an unspecified amount of marijuana, according to a police statement.

Snoop Lion was prohibited from hiring anyone with a criminal record or gang affiliation as a security guard or a driver.

Snoop Lion had been scheduled to appear at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards on April 29,2007.

Snoop Lion Dogg has been arrested and fined three times for misdemeanor possession of marijuana: in Los Angeles in 1998; Cleveland, Ohio, in 2001; and Sierra Blanca, Texas, in 2010.