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 Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and icon Snoop Dogg was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. 
 
 At the event, which kicked off at 11:30 a.m., the famed entertainer thanked fans, his family, his mentors -- from Warren G to Dr. Dre and Quincy Jones, all of whom were in attendance -- and God. He also thanked himself. 
 
 "I want to thank me for believing in me; I want to thank me for doing all this hard work; I want to thank me for having no days off; I want to thank me for never quitting; I want to thank me for always being a giver, and trying to give more than I receive; I want to thank me for doing more right than wrong; I want to thank me for being me at all times," he told the large crowd that packed Hollywood Boulevard to witness the occasion. 
 
 The multi-platinum artist was praised as a visionary and inspiration to others, while being lauded for his lengthy and impressive career, which has garnered numerous award nominations in multiple mediums. 
 
 "You are not just an artist and entertainer, you are a visionary," Jones said." You deserve this star on the Hollywood's Walk of Fame and every other recognition that comes your way." 
 
 Those sentiments were echoed by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. 
 
 "If there's anyone who deserves Hollywood's highest honor, it's Snoop Doggy Dogg," Kimmel said. "You crossed over color lines, you crossed over genre lines before almost anyone in hip hop did that." 
 
 After, the star was unveiled, the 2,651st on the famed walk, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Snoop Dogg was joined by his wife Shante Broadus and their family. 
 
 Born Calvin Broadus Jr. in Long Beach, Snoop Dogg has sold more than 40 million albums since his Nov. 1993 debut Doggystyle. The record-setting album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week. 
 
 Since then, Snoop Dogg has gone on to record 17 other studio albums and has been nominated for nearly 20 Grammy awards. 
 
 His chart-topping hits include "Gin & Juice," "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," "Next Episode," Drop It Like It's Hot" and Beautiful." 
 
 A popular entertainer, Snoop Dogg has also gone on to appear in films such as "Soul Plane," "Starsky & Hutch," "Training Day," Half Baked" and "Pitch Perfect 2." 
 
 He's also the Emmy-nominated executive producer and co-host of the VH1 program "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner," and has executive produced and hosted other shows, including "Joker's Wild" on TNT and "Coach Snoop" on Netflix. 
 
 The entrepreneur has also made his mark in cannabis culture, co-founding Merry Jane, a marijuana-focused media company. 
 
 And he's a philanthropist who has established his own football league -- the Snoop Youth Football League -- to provide opportunities in sports for children between 5 and 13 years old. 
 
 "Snoop Dogg is one of those people who can do anything. He raps, he acts, he hosts a television show, he cooks, and helps community kids with his philanthropic work," Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, said in a news release. "He is a man of the ages and we welcome him to our Hollywood Walk of Fame." 
 
 34.092809 -118.328661 ||||| Grammy-nominated rapper Snoop Dogg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of the 25th anniversary of his debut album "Doggystyle." (Published Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) 
 
 Rapper Snoop Dogg, a 16-time Grammy nominee, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, four days before the 25th anniversary of the release of his debut album "Doggystyle." 
 
 Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, record producer Quincy Jones and the rapper Dr. Dre were among those attending the ceremony in front of the El Capitan Entertainment Center on Hollywood Boulevard where Kimmel's show is taped. 
 
 After thanking friends and family, Snoop Dogg ended his acceptance speech by quipping, "I want to thank me." 
 
 "I want to thank me for believing in me," he said. "I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I want to thank me for having no days off. I want to thank me for never quitting. I want to thank me for always being a giver, and trying to give more than I receive. I want to thank me for trying to do more right than wrong. I want to thank me for just being me at all times." 
 
 His star is the 2,651st on the famed walk. 
 
 Born Calvin Broadus on Oct. 20, 1971 in Long Beach, he got his stage name from his mother Beverly who joked he looked like the Peanuts character Snoopy. 
 
 Snoop Dogg's rap career began by making mixtapes with his cousins Nate Dogg and Lil 1/2 Dead and friend Warren G. One tape was heard by Dr. Dre, who invited him to audition. 
 
 "Doggystyle,'' released on Nov. 23, 1993, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 11 million copies worldwide through November 2015. 
 
 Snoop Dogg's other memorable works include "Gin & Juice," "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)," "Nuthin' But A `G' Thang," "Next Episode," "Beautiful," "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Signs," "Sensual Seduction" and "I Wanna Rock." 
 
 Snoop Dogg's 16th and most recent studio album, "Snoop Dogg Presents Bible Of Love," was released March 16, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and stayed there for eight weeks. It was his first foray into the gospel music genre. 
 
 Snoop Dogg and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart have co-hosted the VH1 variety series, "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party'' since 2016. His other television projects have included the 2002-03 MTV sketch comedy series "Doggy Fizzle Televizzle,'' the 2009 MTV talk show, "Dogg After Dark" and the 2007-09 E! Entertainment Television documentary series, "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood." 
 
 Snoop Dogg has had supporting and cameo roles in such films as "Training Day," "Starsky & Hutch" and "Bruno." He has appeared on such scripted television series as "One Life to Live," "Empire," "Monk" and "Las Vegas," and has been a voice actor on episodes of "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill." 
 
 Snoop Dogg established the Snoop Youth Football League in 2005. 
 
 Snoop Dogg's brushes with the law began as a teenager and include the 1996 acquittal with his bodyguard of first- and second-degree murder charges in the 1993 shooting death of a gang member at a Palms park. 
 
 Copyright City News Service ||||| Snoop Dogg finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday and he had many to thank — including himself! 
 
 After paying tribute to several important figures in his life, including his parents, his wife Shante Broadus, DJ Warren G, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Kimmel and Quincy Jones, Snoop, 47, went on to thank himself for getting him to where he was today. 
 
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 “Last but not least, I want to thank me for believing in me,” he began. “I want to thank me for doing all this hard work, I want to thank me for having no days off, I want to thank me for never quitting, I want to thank me for always being a giver and trying to give more than I receive.” 
 
 “I want to thank me for trying to do more rights than wrong, I want to thank me for just being me at all times,” he continued. “Snoop Dogg, you a bad motherf—er.” 
 
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 Snoop Dogg with his Hollywood Walk of Fame star Kevin Winter/Getty 
 
 In addition to his wife and parents, Snoop’s daughter Cori , 19, and son Julian, 20, were in attendance. (Snoop is also father to Corde, 24, and Cordell, 21, both of whom were not present.) 
 
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 Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams also was in attendance at Monday’s ceremony to support his friend. After Snoop’s star was unveiled, the pair greeted each other with big hugs before posing on the red carpet together. 
 
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 Snoop Dogg, wife Shante Broadus, and his kids Cori Broadus and Julian Corrie Broadus Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic 
 
 One person noticeably missing from Snoop’s ceremony? His close friend Martha Stewart. The duo has been longtime friends and has co-hosted the Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party together since 2008. 
 
 Stewart, 77, posted a comment to the rapper on social media (as captured by @commentsbycelebs), and she has previously spoken very highly of Snoop and their friendship to PEOPLE. 
 
 “When you work with someone like Snoop, it’s like having a sidekick. How great it is,” Stewart told PEOPLE. “That’s why all the comedians have sidekicks and bands because it loosens them up and lets them be freer. Snoop is my freedom.” 
 
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 Following the ceremony, Snoop shared a photo of himself to Twitter, kneeling alongside his star. Keeping it simple, the rapper captioned the shot, “Blessed #HollywoodWalkOfFame” 
 
 He also posted several photos and videos to Instagram, where he told his followers, “Thank. U I am humbled.” 
 
 Last Friday, Snoop released an Amazon Original song called “Grateful,” featuring Tyrese and E-40 and only available to stream or purchase on Amazon Music. 
 
 Aside from his music career, Snoop has recently added “author” to his resume. The rapper penned his first cookbook, From Crook to Cook, which hit bookshelves on Oct. 23. 
 
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 The collection features 50 of Snoop’s favorite recipes like baked mac and cheese (which he can be seen showing off on the cover), chicken and waffles and baby back ribs, and is organized by meals and occasions while also highlighting some of his entertaining tips. 
 
 Though all of the recipes are cannabis-free, Snoop shared his go-to munchies and his very own Gin and Juice recipe. 
 
 “You know it’s blazin’ up in my kitchen,” he said. “I’m takin’ the cookbook game higher with a dipped and whipped collection of my favorite recipes, ya dig?” ||||| Photo: Tomassio Boddi (Getty Images) 
 
 Rapper/singer-songwriter/record producer/television personality/entrepreneur/football coach/Martha Stewart BFF/actor Snoop Dogg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the El Capitan theater on November 19. His is the 2,651st tribute to celebrity on the sidewalks of Los Angeles, and during his speech, the Doggfather wanted to thank the man responsible for all of his success: Tha Snoop D-o-double g. 
 
 
 
 Snoop has definitely earned some tangible appreciation for his career, selling over 23.5 million albums in the United States and 37 million albums worldwide. And since he seems to be the Susan Lucci of the Grammys with 17 nominations, an zero wins, the Walk of Fame is a big deal. So when it came time for Snoop to recognize the person whose hard work and tenacity paved the way for the honor, naturally, the artist formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion gave thanks to the most important member of his squad: himself. 
 
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 Snoop’s been having a good year: His most recent album, Snoop Dogg Presents Bible Of Love, topped the gospel charts in March, and Redemption Of A Dogg, the semi-autobiographical musical that he’s starring in, has just finished up its autumn tour. His new cookbook (From Crook To Cook: Platinum Recipes From Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen) is available wherever books are sold, his GGN news show is coming soon in adapted form to film and television, and his game show (Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild,) is returning to TBS next year. 
 
 And, if that wasn’t enough, earlier this year Snoop Dogg set the Guinness World Record for the largest Paradise cocktail: a “Gin and Juice” drink measuring over 132 gallons and containing 180 bottles of gin, 154 bottles of apricot brandy and 38 jugs of orange juice. Laid back. 
 
 
 
 The fact that Snoop is indeed a hard working man/bad MFer isn’t the only reason he has to shout himself out. While it’s true that anyone can nominate a celebrity for inclusion—including fans, the public figure’s manager, agent, studio, network, or the celebrity themselves, there is a stipulation that whoever does the nominating also agrees to be responsible for paying the $40,000 it costs to install and maintain the star. That’s why it makes sense for talent (or their family or studio) to nominate themselves —$40k is a lot of money, even if you have eleventy billion income generating projects like Snoop does. ||||| Snoop Dogg on 'Lavender' Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F--king Clown as President' 
 
 The rapper's latest video features a Snoop Loops commercial, Michael Rapaport and a clown mocking president Donald Trump. 
 
 The concept for Snoop Dogg's new video for "Lavender" (Nightfall Remix) -- named after the original BADBADNOTGOOD collaboration featuring Kaytranada -- came to its director, YouTube star Jesse Wellens, during a smoking session. 
 
 Sharing the same manager, the PrankvsPrank sensation and the West Coast rap legend were working the same video game event last October. Smoking was not permitted indoors, so the two lit up in the rapper's Sprinter van as Wellens pitched his idea. It included Resident Evil dogs, clowns, a commercial for the faux Snoop Loops cereal, and a timely concept inspired by Philando Castile -- the Falcon Heights man who was fatally shot by cops at a traffic stop last July, as seen in the heartbreaking video his girlfriend recorded and posted online. 
 
 Snoop had promised a song that night, but three days later, sent Wellens his take on "Lavender," which features him targeting police brutality with lines like, "Trying to keep from dying in these muthaf--kin’ streets/ F--k the police/ From a black man’s point of view." 
 
 Snoop, who stumbled upon the BADBADNOTGOOD track after his A&R, Frank Vasquez, had loaded the band's IV record into his iTunes, said Wellens' concept and the beat inspired him to express his thoughts candidly. "I had never had a song like that, so when I got back to the studio, I started skimming through beats, and that particular beat just seemed on the same page to get me going, so I wrote the whole song [to it]," explains the rapper. 
 
 The "Lavender" remix was released Sunday (March 12) via Innovative Leisure, BADBADNOTGOOD's label. It is also available on vinyl, with artwork by Joe Cool. Snoop says it will be on his forthcoming album, the follow-up to 2016's Coolaid. "That record will be a part of my new album that I just finished. It’s called Never Left and it should be out [soon], maybe in May." 
 
 BADBADNOTGOOD's Leland Whitty said the group, who was not involved creatively with the video, found out about Snoop's co-sign via Instagram. "I woke up one morning. Alex [Sowinski] had sent me the Instagram video and I was like, 'This is crazy. Snoop Dogg’s probably one of the first rappers I ever listened to,'" he recalled. "It’s cool [for Snoop] to just turn something we didn’t have any emotional connection to and [associate it] with something so relevant right now ... It kind of sounds like he’s rapping the way that he would in the ‘90s, and it brings out a lot of things that I haven’t really heard in a lot of his more recent music. So that was really neat, too." 
 
 The video, which dropped March 12 on Wellens' Prankvsprank YouTube page and was co-helmed by esteemed music video director James DeFina, also features a parody clown version of president Donald Trump named Ronald Klump. The clip is a satirical look at current events, with Clown-in-Chief Klump even holding a press conference to announce the deportation of all dogs. Actor Michael Rapaport steps in as the father (also a clown), who smokes weed to alleviate his stress, and is ultimately shot dead with a glitter gun by clown cops. 
 
 "I just had been seeing this go on in the world politically, and I actually was a cop for six years in the military, so I can kind of see it from the cop’s point of view too," explains Wellens. "When I originally wrote the idea of the video, the video of [Philando Castile] getting shot came out online and it was causing riots. We just kind of wanted to bring the clowns out, because it’s clownery -- it’s ridiculous what’s happening." 
 
 He adds, "As America, it just doesn't seem like we're very respected right now." 
 
 Snoop Dogg echoes the same sentiment. Last July, he and fellow West Coast MC The Game led a peaceful march to the Los Angeles Police Department to spark dialog in the midst of the violent sniper shootings that took place in Dallas. Those shootings occurred during a protest in response to the deaths of Castile and Alton Sterling, a man who died in Baton Rouge in a police-related killing. 
 
 When asked what was going through his mind as he wrote the song, Snoop says he was "making a song that was not controversial but real -- real to the voice of the people who don’t have a voice. It’s not like [Jesse] told me to make a record to express what I’m expressing on the song, but there were certain things that he said that brought that feeling, to make me want to express that when I was writing." 
 
 Snoop continues, "The whole world is clownin’ around, and [Jesse’s] concept is so right on point with the art direction and the reality, because if you really look at some of these motherf--kers, they are clowns." 
 
 He also runs through his list of grievances with the president: "The ban that this motherf--ker tried to put up; him winning the presidency; police being able to kill motherf--kers and get away with it; people being in jail for weed for 20, 30 years and motherf--kers that’s not black on the streets making money off of it -- but if you got color or ethnicity connected to your name, you’ve been wrongfully accused or locked up for it, and then you watching people not of color position themselves to get millions and billions off of it. It’s a lot of clown sh-t going on that we could just sit and talk on the phone all day about, but it’s a few issues that we really wanted to lock into [for the video] like police, the president and just life in general." 
 
 In the video's climactic scene, Snoop Dogg pulls out a fake gun and aims it at Parody Trump. Though it may be controversial to some critics, the hip-hop legend says he's not looking for any response from America or Trump himself for the video. 
 
 "When I be putting shit out, I don’t ever expect or look for a reaction. I just put it out because I feel like it’s something that’s missing. Any time I drop something, I’m trying to fill in a void," he says. "I feel like it’s a lot of people making cool records, having fun, partying, but nobody’s dealing with the real issue with this f--king clown as president, and the shit that we dealing with out here, so I wanted to take time out to push pause on a party record and make one of these records for the time being." 
 
 Wellens adds that he's proud of what he and Snoop were able to accomplish. "When I watch it against other music videos, this one has a message and a story. It looks like a film. I’m just proud of the entire piece altogether." 
 
 Watch the "Lavender" video below.
– Snoop Dogg got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, and the final person the rapper thanked in his speech wasn't God, his wife, or his parents—it was himself. "Last but not least, I want to thank me for believing in me. I want to thank me for doing all this hard work, I want to thank me for having no days off, I want to thank me for never quitting, I want to thank me for always being a giver and trying to give more than I receive," the 47-year-old said, per People. "I want to thank me for trying to do more [right] than wrong, I want to thank me for just being me at all times. Snoop Dogg, you a bad motherf-----." Of course, he did also thank all of those aforementioned people and entities, plus colleagues including Dr. Dre and Quincy Jones, KTLA reports. And on Instagram, he thanked his fans. "Blessed," he captioned a photo of the star on Twitter. NBC Los Angeles notes the tribute came four days before the 25th anniversary of his debut album, Doggystyle. Snoop, born Calvin Broadus, is "the Susan Lucci of the Grammys," per the AV Club, having racked up 17 nominations since then with no wins. "Snoop Dogg is one of those people who can do anything. He raps, he acts, he hosts a television show, he cooks, and helps community kids with his philanthropic work," the producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame said in a news release. "He is a man of the ages and we welcome him to our Hollywood Walk of Fame." (He's also into weed.)