Snoop Dogg has a reggae themed side-project in which he calls himself Snoop Lion. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, United States), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is a Grammy award nominated rapper, producer and actor. Snoop is best known as a famous MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Read more about Snoop Dogg on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.