#SNOOP DOGG OR SNOOP LION PRO#
Some of his players have gone on to success in the NFL, and Cordell himself seemed set for pro stardom after being recruited by the UCLA Bruins - that is, until he abruptly quit to pursue a career as a filmmaker.Īfter an outstanding high school career, the four-star wide receiver prospect waffled on whether he would play for a couple of seasons before permanently hanging up his jersey for film school in 2016. Snoop has been involved in youth football for years and years, getting into coaching for his son Cordell"s middle school team and now running a statewide league in California. His other cousins include Kardashian sex tape star Ray J, R&B singer Brandy, and the late rapper Nate Dogg, who of course shared the Dogg family name. She and Snoop have bonded over their shared love of pro wrestling, and she has said that huge chunks of her "Legit Boss" stage persona came about just from spending time around him. Apparently, though, there is a genetic predisposition for paparazzi and adoring fans in Snoop"s family, and not all of the talent is musical.įirst cousin Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado, professionally known as Sasha Banks, is a three-time WWE Women"s Champion. Snoop is a talented rapper, oozes charisma, and obviously has an aversion to taking any crap whatsoever, so it"s hardly surprising that he achieved a ridiculous level of fame. If any further proof of Snoop"s credentials as a Crip are needed, the blue streak he curses in the video should suffice.
Snoop took to YouTube to angrily deny this, as well as Flossy"s accusations, pointing out the many things he"s done to help disadvantaged youth and proclaiming himself "King of Long Beach." These are basically his only two points that are printable. Rumors even circulated around this same time that Snoop"s "hood card" had been pulled - that he"d been kicked out of the neighborhood by order of the very set he used to claim. A second-generation Rolling 20, Flossy took issue with Snoop neglecting to significantly give back to the Long Beach community - later clarifying that a promised injection of cash to build a youth center never materialized - and failing to use his platform to broker peace between the Rolling 20s and Insane Crips, mortal enemies who both look up to him. Around 2015, a scary gentleman by the name of Big Flossy began calling out Snoop on social media, and his grievances were many. While most prominent members of the Crips have never contested Snoop"s ties to their illustrious organization, that doesn"t mean they"re all too happy with him. That he remains a beloved public figure in spite of all this is a testament to just how lovable this man really is. He makes no secret of his gang past, his many trips to the county lockup, or his post-fame early 2000s stint as an actual pimp. Snoop was close friends with Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the co-founder of the Crips, and was even one of the last people to speak to the notorious gangster on the phone before his 2005 execution.
He was a member of the infamous Rolling 20s Crips as a teenager, and in fact it was the older gangsters that encouraged him to take up rapping after a stint in jail for cocaine possession in 1990. Dre, whose street cred was a bit questionable, the accusations didn"t stick when it came to Snoop. While this may have been largely a result of getting lumped together with Dr. gangs, most notably by Eazy-E and his Gang Friends (or something like that) during his early days with Death Row Records. Snoop has been accused on occasion of creative embellishment in terms of his ties to L.A.