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Snoop Dogg Tells Money Honey He Was Named After Snoopy

November 16, 2009

NEW YORK, NY

Snoop Dogg is an icon in the entertainment industry. The hip-hop star and business man is also a dad who gives back a lot to his community. He sat down with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo on Monday to discuss everything from mentoring young people to using social networking to maintain his empire, and he even discussed the origins of his name.

Stars Share What Scares Them This Halloween

October 29, 2009

Los Angeles, CA

Snakes. Guns. Violence.

Some scary stuff is universal, and even celebrities aren’t immune.

‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ To Open Worldwide

October 27, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

When Michael Jackson died in June, he was just days away from launching a 50-show run of comeback concerts in London.

Now, video footage of preparations for those performances have become “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” a documentary opening worldwide Tuesday.

Snoop Dogg: ‘I Wish I Could Be On’ ‘True Blood’

October 21, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Even Snoop Dogg isn’t immune to Hollywood’s bloodsucker craze — the rapper wants to be a vampire.

“You know I’m down with it,” the rapper told MTV News of HBO’s “True Blood,” which he name-drops in his latest single, “Gangsta Luv.” “I love that show. I wish I could be on it. I’d be a hell of a vampire, don’t you think?”

Jay-Z Tops Source Magazine’s ‘Power 30’

June 04, 2009

NEW YORK, New York

It’s been a minute since Jay-Z released an album, but he’s still got enough swagger to land on The Source’s “Power 30” list.

The hip-hop magazine says Jay-Z tops the list because he’s an industry leader and a top businessman, with his ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear, and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets.

Jury Clears Snoop Dogg In Man’s Beating

May 08, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif.

A civil jury says Snoop Dogg didn’t hit a man during a 2005 concert.

The rapper wasn’t in court Friday when the jury’s verdict cleared him of civil assault and battery claims.

Snoop Dogg Takes Stand In Civil Trial

April 27, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif.

Snoop Dogg says he didn’t hit a man with his microphone during a 2005 concert melee.

The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, took the stand Monday afternoon in a civil trial. He is being sued by Richard Monroe Jr., who claims he was seriously hurt by Broadus and his security guards after he came onstage during a show near Seattle.

Civil Beating Case Against Snoop Dogg Begins

April 24, 2009

SANTA MONICA, Calif.

Opening statements have begun in a civil trial against Snoop Dogg by a man who says the rapper and his entourage severely beat him in 2005.

Richard Monroe, Jr., claims he suffered serious injuries after jumping onstage during a Seattle concert. Monroe seeks $22 million in damages and punitive penalties against the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus.

The Killers, Depeche Mode & Jane’s Addiction To Play 2009 Lollapalooza

April 21, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois

The line-up for a revived 2009 Lollapalooza mega-concert tour has been announced. Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, a reunited Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Kings of Leon will headline, joined by Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, and Rise Against, who are all also slated to perform at Grant Park in Chicago for the summer musical festival August 7-9.