It made me begin to realize that I had a gift. As he recalls from rapping at school: “When I rapped in the hallways at school I would draw such a big crowd that the principal would think there was a fight going on. While in high school he would frequently rap. He was what you would call a “hustler.” Selling candy, delivering newspapers, and bagging groceries were among a few tasks he performed to help provide for his mother and two brothers. Soon after entering the sixth grade he started rapping. If you’re anything like me you had no idea that one of the most popular hip hop artists name would have came from a cartoon.Īt a young age Snoop began singing and playing the piano at his local church – the Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church. His mother and stepfather gave him the nickname “Snoopy” because of his interest and likeliness of the cartoon character from Peanuts. Snoop’s birth name originates from his stepfather who took the role of being his father. Vernall, (Snoop’s Dad) was a Vietnam veteran, singer, and mail carrier, who ultimately abandoned the family just months after Snoop was born. Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, also known as Snoop Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dog, and briefly Snoop Lion was born Octoin Long Beach, California.
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