Rap’s Doggfather: Snoop Dogg Over the Years

Where Did His Name Come From?

When Snoop Dogg was just a young boy, his parents gave him the nickname Snoopy, because they thought he looked like the character Snoopy, the infamous and endearing Beagle from the classic comic strip Peanuts.

A baby Snoop Dogg plays in the backyard with his mother.

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The name stuck to him all throughout his childhood, and eventually evolved into Snoop Dogg, the name we all grew to know and love, the name that turned into his global identity as an absolute rap god.