One beaten murder charge (broadcast for the ages circa a moving Video Music Awards performance in which Snoop declared, “I’m innocent! I’m innocent!”) and 19 solo LPs later, this project with Dre is a ...

But behind the shades and blunts lay Dr. Dre’s masterstroke. In the early '90s, Dre plucked Snoop from obscurity, introducing ...

Impressed by his talent, Dre invited Snoop to collaborate on the single “Deep Cover” and later, his debut solo album, The Chronic, which marked Snoop Dogg’s breakout as a major artist.

Dre’s debut single, “Deep Cover.” Dr. Dre (André Romelle Young) helped popularize gangsta rap as a producer and the ...