The Evolution of Snoop Dogg

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

"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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Snoop Lion - One reason Snoop's career has lasted is because of his ability to keep reineventing himself. In 2013, Snoop studied the ways of the Rastafarians and released his 12th album, Reincarnated. Totally switching it up, Snoop recorded the album in Jamaica, no rapping, all reggae music. (Photo: WENN.com)

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