Why Snoop Dogg is called Snoop Dogg… The reason why he is called “Snoop Dogg” is because his mother nicknamed him after a character called “Snoopy”. Snoop Dogg was a fan of the Peanuts cartoon, which has the Snoopy character. Snoop Dogg sang in his church choir and played piano as a child.
Why do they him 50 Cent… His name was inspired by 1980s Brooklyn robber, Kevin Martin, who was also known as 50 Cent. He said he chose the name because “it says everything I want it to say. I’m the same kind of person 50 Cent was.
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