Snoop Dogg was presented with a Star of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Dr, Dre, Quincy Jones and Jimmy Kimmel were on hand to help Snoop honor his special day.
The mogal is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of his debut and classic album, Doggystyle, which was originally released in November 1993.
Check out the video below of the ceremony which kicks off around 30 minutes in.
The Long Beach native’s most recent album (2018), Snoop Dogg Presents Bible Of Love, his first offering in the Gospel music genre, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts and stayed #1 for eight weeks.
Snoop Dogg has performed across the globe for diverse audiences, including his epic headlining act at the 2012 Coachella Festival, where he brought out the Tupac Shakur hologram. In 2014, Snoop Dogg had the honor of performing at the Kennedy Center Honors at the White House to celebrate jazz legend, Herbie Hancock, in front of an esteemed audience, including former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
A serial entrepreneur, in 2015 Snoop Dogg co-founded Merry Jane, a media company which sits at the crossroads of pop culture, business, politics, health, and the new generation of normalized, sophisticated cannabis culture for all. Snoop Dogg also partnered with Seth Rogen and Wiz Khalifa for this venture.
Snoop Dogg has positioned himself as a savvy and forward-thinking leader in the tech space. In 2008, Snoop Dogg started his wildly popular WestFestTV YouTube channel, which is home to his GGN News weekly series and has featured interviews with top celebrities from Jimmy Kimmel to Seth Rogen to Kendrick Lamar. He has broken records on social media for his massive fanbase and engaging content.
The Entertainment Icon is also a highly sought-after speaker and has appeared at conferences and events around the world, including Google Zeitgeist, C2 Montreal, Consumer Electronic Show (CES), YouTube, AdColor and TechCrunch Disrupt where he has spoken on topics ranging from career longevity, entrepreneurship and diversity.
Snoop Dogg’s commitment and passion for community work is commendable. In 2005, he established the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) to provide children between the ages of five and thirteen the opportunity to participate in youth football and cheer. Throughout the years, the SYFL program has coached thousands of kids and many of the SYFL players have gone on to play football in college and in the National Football League. Since its inception, Snoop Dogg has personally coached a team of players during each SYFL football season. His Snoop Youth Football League was also the subject of a critically acclaimed Netflix series, Coach Snoop (2017).
