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Snoop Dogg
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. was born in Long Beach, California on October 20, 1971. 1)
IQ
According to rumors, Snoop has an IQ of 147, making him a genius. 2)
Snoopy
His parents nicknamed him “Snoopy” when he was a child because of the way he appeared and because every good parent knows to refer to their son as a cartoon dog. 3)
Rollin 20s Crips
Snoop was a member of the Rollin' 20 Crips on Long Beach's East Side. 4)
Hold On
One of his early solo freestyles over En Vogue's “Hold On” made it into a mixtape that Dr. Dre heard, who encouraged him to audition and helped launch his career.5)
Friendship
Snoop Dogg originally worked with Dr. Dre on the theme song for the 1992 film Deep Cover, and later with other members of Dr. Dre's previous beginning group, Tha Dogg Pound, on Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic. 6)
Trial For Murder
Snoop was famously on trial for murder and was acquitted when the case was declared a mistrial. The attention surrounding the lawsuit helped boost sales of Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, to over five million copies, which, while successful, is not an entrepreneurial strategy that Wharton recommends. 7)