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15 True Stories Behind How Rappers Chose Their Stage Names

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Nicknamed "Snoopy" by his parents, after the dog in the Peanuts cartoon, Calvin Broadus became Snoop Doggy Dogg on stage, later shortening it to just Snoop Dogg (and for a while, Snoop Lion...)

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