Snoop Dogg Net Worth: $150 Million
What is Snoop Dogg's net worth?
Snoop Dogg is a West Coast-based rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor. As of this writing, Snoop Dogg has a net worth of $150 million. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He went on to release a number of classic songs and albums under the Death Row Records label. Snoop Dogg is one of the wealthiest and most successful rappers to come out of the 1990s rap scene, and one of the few still recording today.
Career
Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, was produced by Dr. Dre and released in 1993 by Death Row Records. The album debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album produced several hit singles including "What's My Name?" and "Gin & Juice." Snoop's next album, Doggfather, was released in 1996 and also debuted at number one on both Billboard charts. For his next three albums, Snoop left Death Row and signed with No Limit Records. He released 1998's Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, 1999's No Limit Top Dogg, and 2000's Tha Last Meal. After that, he signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002 and released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss. He signed with Geffen Records in 2004 and released R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece, That Blue Carpet Treatment, Ego Trippin, Malice 'n Wonderland, and Doggumentary.
He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team. In September 2009 Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of Priority Records.
In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced that he had converted to Rastafarianism and was to be known as Snoop Lion. He released a reggae album, Reincarnated as well as a documentary of the same name about his experience in Jamaica.
In 2015, he went back to being called Snoop Dogg, and released Bush. In 2018, Snoop announced that he was a born-again Christian and released his first gospel album, Bible of Love. He released his seventeenth solo album, I Wanna Thank Me in 2019.
In addition to his music, Snoop has directed several adult films under pseudonyms (Michael J. Corleone and Snoop Scorcese) and has appeared on television and in films, both as himself and in fictional roles. Snoop Dogg has hosted a number of television shows, including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, Dogg After Dark, WrestleMania, and Snoop and Martha's Potluck Dinner Party. Snoop also has a number of commercial endorsements, including Boost Mobile, Chrysler 200, Orbit Gum, and St. Ides; he also lends his name to a malt liquor of his own, Snoop Dogg's footlong hot dogs, the Snoop Dogg Board Company, and a number of clothing lines.
Death Row Records
In February 2022 it was announced that Snoop Dogg had acquired the brand name rights to Death Row Records. He acquired the brand from private equity giant Blackstone which continues to own the label's master recordings and music royalties. With the brand name, Snoop will now be able to sell merchandise and release music under Death Row Records.
Salary Highlights
We've broken down Snoop Dogg's earnings from 2007 to 2020:
2007 – $17 million
2008 – $16 million
2009 – $11 million
2010 – $15 million
2011 – $14 million
2012 – $9 million
2013 – $10 million
2014 – $10 million
2015 – $10 million
2016 – $13 million
2017 – $17 million
2018 – $15 million
2019 – $15 million
Total: $157 million
Real Estate
In 2007, Snoop Dogg sold his eight-bedroom, 6,527 square foot Mediterranean-style home in Claremont, California for $1.83 million. Snoop bought the house in 1994 for $660,000 but moved out of it in 2000. He also owns a four-bedroom, 3,808-square-foot, house in Diamond Bar, Calif., which he purchased for $720,000.
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