0_Wizard
snoop dogs real name is calvin  broadus and he was born in 1971. he as an american rapper, singer,songwriter, record producer, tv personality, and actor. are you familiar?
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality, and actor.
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Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre, and as a result he was featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dr. Dre's solo debut album, "The Chronic". He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut album, "Doggystyle", produced by Dr. Dre and released in 1993 through Death Row Records, debuted at number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
List of Love &amp; Hip Hop: New York cast members
The series has a large ensemble cast. Over eight seasons, 28 women have appeared in the opening credits as leading cast members. The show features a sprawling supporting cast, with 52 people credited as "additional cast" or "featured" in the show's end credits. These secondary cast members appear in green screen confessional segments and (for the most part) have the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show's main cast members. Over the years, several supporting cast members have been upgraded to lead. "Love & Hip Hop: New York" has endured the most cast changes in the franchise, with only Rich Dollaz remaining from the original cast.
Young, Wild &amp; Free
"Young, Wild & Free" is a song by American hip hop recording artists Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. The track was first released on October 11, 2011 by Atlantic Records in the United States, as the lead single from the soundtrack of the film "Mac & Devin Go to High School". Initially written by Calvin Broadus, Cameron Thomaz, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine under their stage name The Smeezingtons and Christopher Brown. However, since the single samples two different songs, "Toot It & Boot It" and "Sneakin' in the Back", more songwriting credits were added, making a total of seventeen.
7 Days of Funk
7 Days of Funk is the eponymous debut studio album by California-based funk duo 7 Days of Funk (rapper-singer Snoopzilla—better known as Snoop Dogg—and modern-funk musician Dâm-Funk). The album was released on December 10, 2013, by Stones Throw Records and is Snoop's first project with a single producer since his landmark 1993 debut album, "Doggystyle". Recording sessions for the album took place in 2013 at The Compound and at Funkmosphere Lab in Los Angeles, and it was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. Guest appearances on the album came from Tha Dogg Pound members Daz Dillinger and Kurupt, along with former Slave frontman Steve Arrington.
List of Love &amp; Hip Hop: Hollywood cast members
The series has a large ensemble cast. Over four seasons, 14 people have appeared in the opening credits as leading cast members. The show features a sprawling supporting cast, with 39 people credited as "additional cast" or "featured" in the show's end credits. These secondary cast members appear in green screen confessional segments and (for the most part) have the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show's main cast members. Over the years, several supporting cast members have been upgraded to lead. The cast of "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood"s most recent season consisted of Keyshia Cole, Moniece Slaughter, Teairra Marí, Nikki Mudarris, Lyrica Anderson, Princess Love, Safaree Samuels and Ray J.
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
List of Love &amp; Hip Hop: Atlanta cast members
The series has a large ensemble cast. Over six seasons, 10 people have appeared in the opening credits as leading cast members. The show features a sprawling supporting cast, with 50 people credited as "additional cast" or "featured" in the show's end credits. These secondary cast members appear in green screen confessional segments and (for the most part) have the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show's main cast members. Over the years, several supporting cast members have been upgraded to lead. The cast of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta"s most recent season consisted of Mimi Faust, Rasheeda, Karlie Redd, Tammy Rivera, Tommie Lee, Joseline Hernandez and Stevie J.
1_Apprentice
Am I familiar with the smoke king himself? Yeah I'd say I'm familiar. How many records has he sold at this point in his career?
0_Wizard
he has sold over 23 million albums in the us and 25 million worldwide. that is freaking impressive
He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.
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Usher (musician)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In 1994, he released his self-titled debut album, "Usher". He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album "My Way" (1997), which spawned his first U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single, "Nice & Slow", amongst top-two singles "You Make Me Wanna..." and "My Way".
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears's first and second studio albums, "...Baby One More Time" (1999) and "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000), became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" broke international sales records.
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (; February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados and raised in Bridgetown, during 2003 she recorded demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z. In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album "Music of the Sun" and its follow-up "A Girl like Me" (2006), which charted on the top 10 of the US "Billboard" 200 and respectively produced the singles "Pon de Replay" and "SOS".
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (; ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin American, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. Shakira's first studio albums, "Magia" and "Peligro", failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s; however, she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, "Pies Descalzos" (1996), and her fourth album, "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" (1998). As of 2001, before releasing her best seller Laundry Service, she has sold over 10 million albums alone in Latin America.
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania"; as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s.
Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is a British singer and songwriter. After graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut album, "19", was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. It is certified seven times platinum in the UK, and three times platinum in the US. The album contains her first song, "Hometown Glory", written when she was 16, which is based on her home suburb of West Norwood in London.
Popular music in Sweden
Swedish popular music, also called Swedish pop music, or just Swedish pop, refers to music that has swept the Swedish mainstream at any given point in time. After World War II, Swedish pop music was heavily influenced by American jazz, and then by rock-and-roll from the U.S. and the U.K. in the 1950s and 60s, before developing into the dansband music. Since the 1970s, Swedish pop music has come to international prominence with bands singing in English, ranking high on the British, American, and Australian charts and making Sweden one of the world's top exporter of popular music by gross domestic product.
1_Apprentice
I'll say! 25 million ain't nothin' to shake a stick at, that's for sure. What would you say is his most popular single?
0_Wizard
was a typo he actually sold 35 million worldwide. i cant say about his most popular but d-ggystyle the album sold millions of copies in its first week of release being platinum certified 4 times. it spawned several hit singles like whats my name and gin & juice.
Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, "Doggystyle" became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name?"
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, "Guinness World Records" cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, with 200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps.
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre, and as a result he was featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dr. Dre's solo debut album, "The Chronic". He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut album, "Doggystyle", produced by Dr. Dre and released in 1993 through Death Row Records, debuted at number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
Nu metal
Nu metal (also known as nü-metal and ) is a form of that combines elements of with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk and grunge. bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, including multiple genres of heavy metal. rarely features guitar solos; the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use that are down-tuned to play a heavier sound. DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in include singing, rapping, screaming and growling.
Snoop Dogg discography
The discography of American rapper Snoop Dogg of fifteen studio albums, four collaborative albums, seventeen compilation albums, two extended plays, twenty mixtapes, 127 singles (including seventy-four as a featured artist), and fourteen promotional singles. He has sold over 23.5 million albums in United States and 37 million albums worldwide. He has garnered fourteen top ten singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100 (including eight as a featured artist). Snoop Dogg came to attention of the music industry in 1992, through his vocal contributions on Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". That album is considered to have "transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap" by its development of what later became known as the "G-funk" sound.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American major record label established in 1958 as the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group (WMG), and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. Warner Bros. Records was established on March 19, 1958, as the recorded-music division of the American film studio Warner Bros.. For most of its early existence it was one of a group of labels owned and operated by larger parent corporations. The sequence of companies that controlled Warner Bros. and its allied labels evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.
1990s in music
Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Aside from rap, reggae, contemporary R&B and urban music in general remained extremely popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing, neo-soul, hip hop soul and g-funk which were popular. Similarly to the 1980s, rock music was also very popular in the 1990s, yet, unlike the new wave and glam metal-dominated scene of the time, grunge, Britpop, industrial rock and other alternative rock music emerged and took over as the most popular of the decade, as well as punk rock, ska punk and nu metal, amongst others, which attained a high level of success at different points throughout the years.
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, and was the best-selling music artist during the year of his death. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. He began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records.
1_Apprentice
Ah I gotcha, I mean even if it really were 25, that'd still be insane. Has he been in any films?
0_Wizard
i can recall him being in the movie baby boy. and also after leaving death row recods, snoop signed with no limit records. he recorded his next three albums there. and i agree that still is impressive. i am inspired
After leaving Death Row Records, Snoop signed with No Limit Records, where he recorded his next three albums.
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Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre, and as a result he was featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dr. Dre's solo debut album, "The Chronic". He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut album, "Doggystyle", produced by Dr. Dre and released in 1993 through Death Row Records, debuted at number one on both the "Billboard" 200 and "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ) (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, poet and actor. Shakur sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His double disc albums "All Eyez on Me" (1996) and his "Greatest Hits" (1998) are among the best-selling albums in the United States. Shakur is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time and he has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of any genre by many publications, including "Rolling Stone", which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Death Row Records
Death Row Records (formerly Future Shock Entertainment and Tha Row Records) was an American record company founded in 1991 by Suge Knight and other associates, record label almost instantly became a sensation by releasing a succession of multi-platinum hip-hop albums from West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ("The Chronic"), Snoop Dogg ("Doggystyle"), Tupac Shakur ("All Eyez on Me"), Tha Dogg Pound ("Dogg Food") and others during the early-to-mid-1990s. At its peak, Death Row Records was making over $100,000,000 a year, but by the late 90s the label began to decline in the wake of the shooting death of its star artist Tupac Shakur and imprisonment of co-founder Suge Knight.
Suge Knight
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (; born April 19, 1965) is an American record producer, music executive, and a former replacement player as an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album "The Chronic" in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on probation violation charges in September 1996 and went bankrupt in 2006.
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner of, and an artist on, Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar. He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.
Doggystyle
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's appearances on Dr. Dre's debut solo album "The Chronic" (1992), to which Snoop contributed significantly. The West Coast style in hip-hop that he developed from Dre's first album continued on "Doggystyle". Critics have praised Snoop Doggy Dogg for the lyrical "realism" that he delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow. Despite some mixed criticism of the album initially upon its release, "Doggystyle" earned recognition from many music critics as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the most important hip-hop albums ever released.
Gangsta rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap consists with themes and lyrics that generally emphasize the "gangsta" lifestyle. The genre evolved from hardcore rap into a distinct form, pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A attracted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gangsta rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Many (if not most) gangsta rap artists openly boast of their associations with various active street gangs as part of their artistic image, with the Bloods and Crips being the most commonly represented.