Snoop Dogg is an artist.
Doggumentary is the eleventh studio album by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg . `` Gin and Juice '' is the second single by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from his debut album Doggystyle . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ) , or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry . Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss ( stylized as Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $ $ ) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg . Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr. ( born October 20 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Snoop Dogg ( sometimes shortened to Snoop and formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion ) , is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach , California .