10 Things You Didn’t Know About Snoop Dogg

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audacy.com

Snoop Travels With A Ton Of Cash. The 43-yr-old rapper was stopped in Italy as he was about to board a private plan to London. The authorities found $422,000 in cash in his Louis Vuitton luggage.

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guardian.ng

Snoop owes his career to En Vogue magazine. He used one of the beats from the En Vogue song "Hold On" for one of his freestyles. At the beginning of his career.

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nme.com

Snoop tried to stop smoking marijuana in 2002. It didn’t stick. Now he admits to smoking up to 80 blunts per day.

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people.com

Snoop Dogg’s real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. His parents nicknamed him “Snoopy,” which caught on as a lifelong moniker.

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hollywoodlife.com

Snoop Dogg is said to be among the most intelligent rappers worldwide, with an IQ of 147. According to TheThings, the average IQ level usually ranges from 85 to 115.

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dailymail.co.uk

Snoop sang and played piano in a church called the Golgotha Trinity Baptist Church at a young age.

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rollingstone.com

Snoop Dogg married his high school sweetheart, Shante Taylor. They wed in 1997 and nearly divorced in 2004 before renewing their vows. The couple is still together with three teenage children to boot.

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capitalfm.com

 In 2010, George Lopez revealed Snoop’s ancestry test results on Lopez Tonight. The DNA test results showed that Snoop Dogg was 71% African, 23% Native American, and 6% European.

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twitter.com

 Unlike many rappers, Snoop comes by his gang credentials honestly. Snoop is a former member of the Rollin’ 20 Crips. He now actively speaks out in favor of gun control.

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imdb.com

Snoop owns up to few famous relatives. His cousins include Brandy Norwood, Ray J, and Nate Dogg.