Snoop Dogg
Debut Smash: Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg was a rap superstar before his debut album even hit the shelves. His lazy, laid-back delivery, West Coast G-funk swagger and ability to spit our rhymes like a gymnast maneuvering the handle bars made folks sit up and paid attention. His career commenced on Dr. Dre’s “187 on an Undercover Cop” and it’s been on and popping ever since. His charisma and slightly menacing mystique immediately translated into crossover success and Doggystyle became simply a coronation of the coming of a once-in-a-generation entertainer.