Happy Birthday Snoop Dogg!

Rappers recall the first time they heard the Doggfather.

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Game - "The first time I heard Snoop Dogg's music I knew he would be the best west coast rapper ever." (Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Prodigy: November 2 - The Mobb Deep rapper celebrates his 37th birthday. (Photo: BET)Baller - Dom attended Santa Monica High School across town and played on the schools' baseball team.  (Photo: Other People's Money Records)

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Snoop Dogg - Happy Birthday Snoop! Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr., hit the big 4-0 today although it seems like just yesterday the slim, fresh faced 23 year-old was introducing himself to the world with the infamous "1-2-3 and to 4" Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre are legends in their own right. A long way from his Doggystyle days, Snoop D-O-Double G has gone from rookie to legend and along the way has inspired many fans and aspiring rappers. Here, some rappers reflect on the first time they heard Snoop…(Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images) 

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