The Evolution of Snoop Dogg

A look back at the rise of the Doggfather for his born day.

Snoop Dogg, "Drop It Like It's Hot" - Like all the best strip-club songs, Snoop's chart-topping 2004 classic has a simple call to action for a hook, with a sparse, woofer-busting beat, courtesy of the Neptunes, for extra motivation. (Photo: RCA Records)
"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop kept up with the times on his 2007 hit "Sexual Eruption" (also known by its censored title, "Sensual Seduction"). Featuring an Auto-tuned Snoop and a pimped-out retro video, the song was Snoop's fifth solo single to hit the Billboard Top 10. (Photo: Courtesy Death Row/ Interscope Records)
"California Gurls" - Proving his star power hasn't dimmed a single watt, Snoop dropped a guest verse on Katy Perry's 2010 smash "California Gurls," which snagged a Grammy and hit No. 1 in 10 countries across the world.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Snoop Dogg - Snoop D-O-gizzle was one of the voices that put Death Row on the map, starting straight away with his debut, Doggystyle. He maintained that way — as a hit-maker — through several deals including No Limit, Priority/Capitol/EMI, and Geffen/StarTrak/Interscope.(Photo: WENN.com)Beautiful - Snoop's 20-plus-year run doesn't look to be running out of steam anytime soon as he's just revealed that he'll be releasing his 13th album next year on Pharrell's I Am Other imprint through Columbia records. According to Snoop, Skateboard P did the album "from top to bottom."(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop kept up with the times on his 2007 hit "Sexual Eruption" (also known by its censored title, "Sensual Seduction"). Featuring an Auto-tuned Snoop and a pimped-out retro video, the song was Snoop's fifth solo single to hit the Billboard Top 10. (Photo: Courtesy Death Row/ Interscope Records)

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