Signed to Dr. Dre's Death Row label, former teenage drug dealer Snoop Dogg - a
nickname coined by his mother - caused a stir in the US with his debut album
Doggystyle in 1993 that topped the Billboard 200 Chart. With his unique brand of
gangster rap embodying G-Funk, Snoop also managed to break into the top ten with
his single What's My Name. Arrested just before his debut album's release, the
controversy and continuing drugs charges brought against him seemed to boost his
popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. His second album Tha Doggfather
arrived in 1996 again hitting the ...