The following year he began hosting Uncle Snoop's Army Radio on Apple Music Hits. Snoop celebrated his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his 17th album, I Wanna Thank Me, in 2019. In 2013 he released reggae album Reincarnated, and the 7 Days of Funk EP with keytar hero Dâm-Funk then came 2018’s gospel double-LP Bible of Love.
As he transitioned into reality TV as a family man, pee wee football coach, and Martha Stewart cohost, he experimented with other genres. After leaving Death Row Records and signing with No Limit for three albums, Snoop C-walked into the mainstream with the Pharrell-featuring “Beautiful” (2002) and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (2004), swapping in an easygoing, pimpish persona for the violent, charge-dodging image that frightened and fascinated suburban listeners a decade earlier. Music Videos credits for Snoop Dogg, sorted by Year. Snoop’s Doggystyle (1993) was yet another timeless album pairing gleefully narcissistic and lewd lyricism with Dre’s dense soundbeds-“Gin & Juice” and “Who Am I? (What’s My Name)” broke sales records and permeated barbecues and family reunions for decades. An iconic partnership was born when the MC featured on the G-funk pioneer’s “Deep Cover” single, and it bloomed quickly: Snoop costarred on Dre’s genre-shifting 1992 debut, The Chronic, riding over the deep grooves and high synths of classics like “Nuthin’ but a G thang.” His silky flow conveyed gun-toting menace and weed-smoking euphoria with equal candor, and demanded its own platform. Born Calvin Broadus (1971) in Long Beach, CA, the rapper known as Snoop Doggy Dogg was discovered by freshly solo N.W.A. Over the weekend, Snoop Dogg performed at this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show, alongside peers including Dr Dre, Mary J Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar.With a hypnotic, laidback voice and charisma to match, Snoop Dogg emerged as one of gangsta rap’s most compelling characters, evolved into one of music’s most versatile artists, and wound up a pop culture icon. Ireland's representative in Turin will be the pop star Brooke Scullion, who won a national public vote to perform her entry, That's Rich. While the UK's entry has yet to be announced, they will be hand-selected by the management team behind Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey. The American Song Contest will be broadcast over eight weeks on NBC premiering March 21, before the grand final on May 9.Īs for Eurovision, this year's contest will take place in Turin, Italy following Maneskin's record-breaking win last year. Kelly added: " I have been a fan and love the concept of Eurovision and am thrilled to bring the musical phenomenon to America."
The American Song Contest will see 56 acts take to the stage, 50 to represent each of the American states, plus one from the country's capital Washington, DC and five other US territories.Īnnouncing the news yesterday (February 14), Snoop said he was honoured to MC the event "alongside my lil sis Kelly, aka Miss Texas." MORE: Mika to co-host Eurovision 2022 The programme is not an official spin-off of Eurovision, but instead a competition that is heavily modelled and adapted from its European counterpart. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest.