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Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr . ( born October 20 , 1971 ), known professionally as Snoop Dogg ( formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion ), is an American rapper and actor from ___MASK75___ , ___MASK24___ . His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr . Dre ___MASK95___ N . W . A , and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr . Dre ' s solo debut album , " The Chronic " ( 1992 ). He has since sold over twenty - three million albums in the United States and thirty - five million albums worldwide . ___MASK24___ is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( ___MASK73___ ) coast ___MASK95___ the U . S ., ___MASK24___ is bordered by the other U . S . states ___MASK95___ Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state ___MASK95___ Baja ___MASK24___ . The state capital is ___MASK19___ . Los Angeles is ___MASK24___ ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . William Ray `` Willie '' ___MASK5___ Sr . ( born November 30 , 1955 ) is an American Gospel singer and has been involved in singing since early childhood . His father and mother sang in the church choir . He is the father and voice coach ___MASK95___ R & B singers Brandy and Ray J . Brandy Rayana ___MASK5___ ( born February 11 , 1979 ), known professionally as Brandy , is an American singer , songwriter , record producer and actress . Born into a musical family in ___MASK99___ , Mississippi and raised in ___MASK1___ , California , she began her career as a child and performed as a backing vocalist for teen groups . In 1993 , ___MASK5___ signed with Atlantic Records . The following year , she released her self - titled debut album , which was certified quadruple Platinum in the US , selling six million copies worldwide . ___MASK5___ starred in the UPN sitcom " Moesha " as the title character , which lasted six seasons and resulted in numerous other roles . She resumed her music career in 1998 with the widely successful duet with fellow R & B contemporary Monica , " The Boy Is Mine ", which went on to become the best selling female duet of all time , and one of the longest running number one singles in history . Her second album , " Never Say Never " sold 16 million copies worldwide , featured two number one singles , and earned ___MASK5___ her first Grammy Award . This launched her into international stardom , with films , endorsements , sold out concert tours , and her own line of Barbie dolls . ___MASK1___ is a city in Los Angeles County , California . As of the 2010 census , ___MASK1___ had a total population of 91 , 714 . Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport . Incorporated on February 20 , 1968 , ___MASK1___ is the youngest municipality in the South Bay region of Metropolitan Los Angeles . ___MASK99___ is a city in Pike County , Mississippi , United States , approximately south of Jackson . As of the 2010 census , the city had a total population of 13 , 644 . It is the principal city of the ___MASK99___ , Mississippi , Micropolitan Statistical Area . William Ray ___MASK5___ Jr . ( born January 17 , 1981 ) known by his stage name Ray J , is an American singer , songwriter , television personality and actor . Born in ___MASK99___ , Mississippi and raised in ___MASK1___ , California , he is the brother of recording artist and actress Brandy ___MASK5___ and the first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg . In January 2017 he competed in the nineteenth season of the UK reality television programme " Celebrity Big Brother ". Celebrity Big Brother is a British television reality game show based on the Dutch show " Big Brother ", created by producer John de ___MASK61___ in 1997 . The show follows a number ___MASK95___ celebrity contestants , known as housemates , who are isolated from the outside world for an extended period ___MASK95___ time in a custom built House . Each week , one ___MASK95___ the housemates is evicted by a public vote , with the last housemate named the winner . The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell ' s 1949 novel " Nineteen Eighty - Four ".