Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California. He is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. His first album, Doggystyle, debuted atop the Billboard 200 in 1993 and received quadruple platinum certification. In 2012, he converted to Rastafari and adopted the alias Snoop Lion, under which he released a reggae album, Reincarnated.