Feb 27, 2022 · Snoop's large number of interests is almost matched by the amount of names he’s gone by, among them DJ Snoopadelic, Snoopzilla, Tha Doggfather, and Snoop Lion. In 2014, he briefly changed his name to DJ Snoopadelic.

Snoop Dogg as Snoop Lion, 2013. On February 4, 2012, Snoop Dogg announced a documentary, Reincarnated, alongside his new upcoming studio album entitled Reincarnated. The film was released March 21, 2013, with the album slated for release April 23, 2013.

Jun 27, 2022 · Snoop Lion. Later, in 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, the rapper announced he was converting to Rastafari, and that came with a new moniker: Snoop Lion.

Sep 22, 2024 · Snoop Dogg took on the stage name Snoop Lion during perhaps the most transitional times in his music and personal life. In 2012, Snoop traveled to Jamaica, where he had a spiritual epiphany about Rastafarian culture.

Sep 21, 2024 · Olympic commentator Snoop dropped the "Doggy" middle name when he released his third album in 1998. The rapper briefly changed his moniker to "Snoop Lion" for the release of his Reincarnated...

Despite being born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, he's known universally as Snoop Dogg (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), with over 37 million album sales to his name,...

Oct 17, 2024 · Snoop underwent a transformation on July 31, 2012, when he announced his new alias Snoop Lion. He explained to journalists that a Rastafari priest in Jamaica bestowed the name Snoop Lion upon...

Nov 3, 2013 · Snoop Lion, also known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus to Beverly Tate and Vernell Varnado in Los Angeles, California, on October 21, 1971. Named for his adoptive stepfather Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Sr., Snoop was nicknamed “Snoopy” as a child by his mother, who thought her son resembled the character from the classic ...

Aug 14, 2012 · Over the past 19 years, Dogg has become a household name, which is why it came as a surprise earlier this month when Snoop announced he’s dropped the Dogg and replaced it with Lion...

Aug 2, 2012 · Announcing his conversion to Rastafarianism on Monday (July 30), the rapper unveiled a new answer to that lyrical question. "I want to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion," he said at a press conference. So, did the onetime gangsta rapper have to drop the "d-o-double-g" when he became a Rasta?