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Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus is a rare exception in the turbulent world of Hip-Hop. In a genre where big names come and go just as fast as hit records, Snoop Dogg has managed to stay tremendously relevant throughout his 16-plus years in the game. From music to movies, video games to clothing lines and now his own hit TV show (E!’s reality series Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood), Snoop Dogg is an all-out pop culture icon and household name. While his longevity can easily be credited to his musical creativity, the various personalities contained within the character we know as Snoop Dogg have also played a vital role. Ego Trippin’, the Doggfather’s ninth (9th) solo studio album, deftly takes the listener on a ride through Snoop’s many faces. The result is a sonically assorted, yet thematically cohesive offering that shuns present day notions of constructing an album and instead crafts a work that marries Snoop’s many musical influences together with his array of personas. “The album is called Ego Trippin’ because “I wanted to make something that is true to where I’m at as a musician and not just play connect the dots. It’s a record that is free of constraints. It’s just me doing me,” says Snoop. But Snoop Dogg didn’t set out to accomplish this alone. Instead he recruited legendary producer/recording artist Teddy Riley to enhance the process. Riley and Snoop’s participation as honorees in last year’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors was the catalyst that sparked what at first might be seen as an unusual partnership. “We got to talking at the show and I told him how much I admired his work,” remembers Snoop about the fateful evening. “Come to find out that he was just as big of a fan of my music. I told him that we had to work together.” The resulting sessions birthed an unimaginable amount of high quality music. Next the duo added the musical mind of renowned producer/rapper DJ Quik into the fold. “Quik always has had this incredibly trained studio ear,” says Snoop of his fellow West Coast Hip-Hop OG. “I knew with the type of music that me and Teddy was making, he would be the perfect fit.” The trio would form what Snoop coined the “QDT Music Group” behind a very effective song making process. “I would come up with the idea for the song conceptually,” says Snoop. “Then Teddy would come in and act as the musical filter—basically taking my idea and setting it to music. Then Quik would act as the finisher. He would maybe add a few musical elements to certain songs. He also mixed every song!” Flashing his trademark sly smile it’s obvious that Snoop knew this alliance would amount to a musical jackpot. “This album is really produced—and I mean ‘produced’ in the traditional sense,” adds Snoop who also injected the instrumental prowess of burgeoning producer Terrace Martin. “Every song is layered and sonically just right. It’s like a meeting of top notch musical minds and it allowed me to take chances.” Already Ego Trippin’ has produced a smash. “Sensual Seduction,” the album’s first single, is proof positive of the musical leaps that Snoop is willing to take. The song’s Roger Troutman influenced hook and accompanying early 80s nostalgia inducing video impacted radio rotations, video play lists and most importantly, Snoop’s fans immediately. “My fans have been with me for so long that I can take them wherever I want to go and they are comfortable,” he assures. The gangsta rap that Snoop initially made his name off is also at full strength. Bay Area beatsmith Rick Rock’s “Staxxx In My Jeans” and a newly debuted double time flow on “Ridin’ In My Chevy” offer the album’s most menacing moments and shows Snoop can still get down on the street level. And as always, Snoop demonstrates his allegiance to the West Coast with the hyphy driven “Life Of The Party” alongside Oakland’s Mr. Fab and Too Short. The fun loving Dogg is here as well. Snoop’s “Johnny Cash,” produced by Everlast, brings to mind karaoke night at a cowboy bar. It’s easy to imagine the smile on Snoop’s face as he gracefully bounces of the country western inspired romp. And over the lively track of “Hollywood Nights,” Snoop gets a chance to revel in his A-List fame on a ride down the Sunset Strip. But what has rarely been witnessed throughout Snoop’s years in the record business is his home life. But with the wildly popular Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood emerging as one of the season’s top programs, Ego Trippin’ doesn’t shy away from Snoop the family guy. “It was important for me to give the audience another side of me,” explains Snoop. “It can’t be all gangsta, all the time.” This theme is touched on throughout the album leaving the family talk of “Been Around The World,” “Make It Good”—a song dedicated to his wife Shante, the autobiographical “Neva Have 2 Worry” and the Teddy Riley produced, orchestra and choir filled “Say Goodbye” some of the most genuine offerings in Snoop’s entire catalog. While Ego Trippin’ can easily be labeled a redefinition for Snoop Dogg, in many ways it’s more of a blossoming. It took years of grind time and dedication for Snoop to reach this point in his illustrious career. And with Ego Trippin’, Snoop is comfortable enough with his music and his audience to let all his sides shine and again show why he has become one of the top artists of his generation, a living legend indeed.

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Oct 26, 10:32 AM

Malice N Wonderland Week 6 Episode 1 Special Guest Paul Wall

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Big Snoop Dogg will be checking in with Hip-Hop Wired this week as he heads out on his “Wonderland High School” tour kicking off Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland.
The tour is in preparation for the release of his 10th studio album, Malice N Wonderland, dropping December 8, 2009.
The tour will also feature Method Man, Redman and Devin The Dude. Check out the tour itinerary below as well as exclusive content from the West Coast Don discussing the new project below.

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Oct 23, 11:48 AM

Malice N Wonderland Week 7 Episode 5 Special Guest Greg Luska

Snoop Dogg’s Great 8 Countdown: Week 7, Episode 4
Here we are with the fourth video of BallerStatus week on Snoop's Malice N Wonderland countdown. In this episode, the rapper OG is still backstage at WWE Raw, hanging with wrestling superstars and Cryme Tyme.
Via Ballerstatus.com
http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/22/snoop-doggs-great-8-countdown-week-7-episode-4/
Oct 22, 11:14 AM

Malice N Wonderland Week 7 Episode 4 WWE Raw

Snoop Dogg’s Great 8 Countdown: Week 7, Episode 4
Here we are with the fourth video of BallerStatus week on Snoop's Malice N Wonderland countdown. In this episode, the rapper OG is still backstage at WWE Raw, hanging with wrestling superstars and Cryme Tyme.
via Ballerstatus.com
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Oct 21, 05:55 PM

Malice N Wonderland Countdown Week 7 Episode 3

Snoop Dogg’s Great 8 Countdown: Week 7, Episode 3
Here's the third video of the week for Snoop's Great 8 Countdown. In this clip, the west coast king hits WWE Raw, and is backstage hanging with different superstar wrestlers. Malice N Wonderland drops December 8th!
Via Ballerstatus.com
http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/21/snoop-doggs-great-8-countdown-week-7-episode-3/
Oct 19, 12:27 PM

Snoop On WWE Tonight!!!

whaddup - im in Jacksonville FL and it's goin down tonite on WWE
Monday Night Raw. Make sure and tune in tonite at 8pm Eastern to see
tha Bigg Homey host tha biggest nite in Sports Entertainment History.
U neva know what may happen. It's not personal - it's only bizness
jacc!!! I got some plans for tonite and I guarantee u wont be
disappointed. So tune in or kick rocks! Malice N Wonderland - we
only 7 weeks away......

For More Info Go To http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/
Oct 08, 03:16 PM

Watch Snoop On Brothers Tonight at 8/7c

Snoop is headed back to the small screen. The West Coast rapper will be appearing on Football great Michael Strahan’s TV show Brothers tomorrow night (October 9).
On the show the Doggfather plays Strahan’s cousin, Kenny the debt collector. Michael’s brother and mother talk him into hiring Kenny in order to retrieve money his manager stole.
T-Pain and Arsenio Hall also make cameos in the episode.
Peep an exclusive behind the scenes clip of the taping of the show below, with Strahan in the booth with Snoop.
Brothers airs tomorrow night at 8 p.m. on Fox.
http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/10/08/snoop-dogg-x-michael-strahan-x-daryl-chill-mitchell-brothers-video/
Sep 21, 01:56 PM

Snoop and Cheech

Snoop chills with Cheech Marin in this stoner scene from "Up in Smoke."

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Aug 12, 05:47 PM

Dodgers Ticket Truck hits greater Los Angeles

Dodgers Ticket Truck hits greater Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today the launch of the club's first mobile ticketing unit. The Dodgers Ticket Truck will be the first-of-its-kind in MLB that will take sales on the road and give fans access to Dodger tickets in their own communities.
The Dodgers Ticket Truck was collaborated on by West Coast Customs and will begin traveling to various community festivals, events, concerts, parks, grocery stores, retail locations, and throughout greater Los Angeles neighborhoods. The mobile unit was designed to take Dodgers tickets at all price levels directly to fans, offer ticket specials exclusive to the Dodgers Ticket Truck, and to increase the Dodgers' visibility in the community.
"We are looking forward to giving fans the chance to purchase tickets in their own neighborhoods," said Dodgers President Dennis Mannion. "The fan experience begins at the moment someone decides to come to a game at Dodger Stadium and we believe our fans will appreciate this process being simplified and brought directly to them like never before."
Jul 10, 06:36 PM

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Today Cashmere Agency - the premier lifestyle online marketing firm - announced the launch of their newest foray into the digital mobile space, Cashmere Mobile. The announcement of Cashmere Interactive comes on the heels of their creation and today's launch of the highly anticipated Snoop Dogg iFizzle iPhone Soundboard application, the first in a suite of upcoming iPhone applications featuring Snoop Dogg.<br />As previewed on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien this past week, the application boasts 16 of Snoop Dogg's most popular and iconic phrases and quotes - including "Fo Shizzle My Nizzle" and "I Got My Mind on My Money and My Money On My Mind" - letting users pocket Snoop and his brand everywhere they go.<br />Personally recorded by Snoop Dogg, with artwork by the famed Joe Cool - the artist behind the legendary cover art of Snoop's classic 1993 debut Doggystyle - makes this application an instant mobile must have and allows fans a daily interactive relationship with Snoop, his diverse brand, and his music.
Click on the link to get the iFizzle app - http://tiny.cc/ifizzle
Jun 29, 06:24 PM

Cheap Snoop Dogg Tickets!!!1

LOS ANGELES, CA June 29, 2009 – Live Nation announced today that its “No Service Fee Wednesday” program for July 1 will continue to give music fans deep discounts on 4-Pack ticket packages and will expand the offer to include 6-Pack tickets as well. These programs already save fans money with lower prices for purchasing a 4 or 6 ticket bundle. With the service fee eliminated on 4-Packs this Wednesday, music fans will enjoy a 40% average discount when compared to the regular price of individual tickets. Fans who buy 6-Packs will save even more – an average 54% over the purchase of individual tickets.
The new offer, which is valid for all 4-Packs and 6-Packs at Live Nation ticketed amphitheaters, runs for 24 hours beginning on Wednesday, July 1 at 12:01 a.m. local time, only at LiveNation.com. Parking, municipal taxes and certain venue fees may still apply.
The service fee free 4-Packs and 6-Packs are available only at Live Nation ticketed amphitheaters in the U.S. and Canada for concerts including but not limited to:
•    311
•    Aerosmith
•    The Allman Brothers Band
•    Blazed & Confused Tour / Slightly Stoopid – Snoop Dogg
•    Blink-182
•    Brad Paisley with Dierks Bently
•    Coldplay
•    Creed
•    Crosby Stills & Nash
•    Crue Fest 2
•    Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick
•    Depeche Mode
•    The Fray
•    George Strait with Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough
•    Incubus
•    Jason Mraz
•    Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd
•    The Killers
•    New Kids on the Block with Jesse McCartney
•    Nickelback
•    O.A.R.
•    Rascal Flatts with Darius Rucker
•    REO Speedwagon & Styx
•    Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Marilyn Manson & Slayer
•    Rod Stewart
•    Toby Keith with Trace Adkins

*Subject to availability at participating venues and select shows. Parking and other fees may apply. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.

ABOUT LIVE NATION:
Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience. Our core business is producing, marketing and selling live concerts for artists via our global concert pipe. Live Nation is the largest producer of live concerts in the world, annually producing over 22,000 concerts for 1,600 artists in 33 countries. During 2008, the company sold over 50 million concert tickets and drove over 70 million unique visitors to LiveNation.com. Live Nation is transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into ticketing and building the industry's first artist-to-fan vertically integrated concert platform. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol LYV. For additional information about the company, please visit www.livenation.com/investors

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Live Nation
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