Known professionally as Snoop Dogg "Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971) is an American rapper, broadcaster, songwriter, record producer, television technician and actor. His musical career began in 1992 with Dr. Discovered by Dre, in which he appeared on Dre's first solo album Deep Cover and later on Dre's first solo album The Chronic.Since then he has released 23 albums in the US and 35 albums worldwide . Produced by Snoop, Dr. Dre's debut album, Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1993. Hip Hop Albums Chart. Doggystyle sold a million copies in its first week of release, was certified 4x platinum in 1994, and wrote "What's My Name?" only produced one. And "Gin & Juice". In 1994 Snoop was to create and star in a film for the short Murder Was the Case for Death Row Records. His second album "Tha Doggfather" also entered both charts with the single "Snoop's Upside Ya Head". The album was certified double platinum in 1997. After leaving Death Row Records, Snoop signed with No Limit Records where he recorded three albums: Da Game Is To Be Sat, Not To Be Toll, No Limit Top Dogg and Tha Last Meal. Snoop then signed and paid for Priority/Capitol/EMI Records and released Cost to Be the Boss in 2002. He then collaborated with Geffen Records on three albums, R&G: The Masterpiece, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment and Ego Trippin' in 2004 featured in Malice 'n Wonderland and Documentary Priority. Snoop Dogg has starred in feature films and hosted various television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, and Dogg After Dark. He also coaches a junior football league and a high school football team. In September 2009, Snoop was hired as president of Priority Records, which was reactivated by EMI.