Herewith, the ABCs of the D-O-Double-G:
A is for Australia, where Snoop was banned between April 2007 and Sept. 2008, because of prior criminal convictions.
B is for "Brüno," which stars Sasha Baron Cohen and features Snoop Dogg in a cameo appearance.
C is for Chronic Candy, which tastes like marijuana and Snoop Dogg endorses.
D is for "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), Snoop's first single to reach No. 1.
E is for E!, which premiered Snoop's reality show, "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood," in 2007.
F is for "fo' shizzle," one example of a phrase that employs the suffix "-izzle," which had been in use for decades before Snoop brought it to the mainstream.
G is for "Gin & Juice," a hit single from Snoop's debut album, "Doggystyle," which went quadruple platinum.
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H is for hardwood. Snoop is a regular in the NBAE, a basketball league for Hollywood celebs.
I is for illegal. After high school, Snoop spent three years in prison after he was convicted of possessing cocaine.
J is for John A. Rowland High School field, where Snoop coached his son's football team.
K is for "King of the Hill," an animated Fox sitcom in which Snoop played a pimp named Alabaster Jones.
L is for "Love Don't Live Here No More, Doggy Tales Vol.1," a novel co-written by Snoop Dogg and David E. Talbert.
M is for "Malice in Wonderland", Snoop's most recent album.
N is for the Nation of Islam, of which Snoop is a member.
O is for "One Life to Live," an ABC soap opera on which Snoop appeared twice in 2008. He recorded a new opening theme for those episodes, and his character credits Bo Buchanan with helping him get started in show business.
P is for Philip Woldemariam, a member of a rival gang who was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard in 1993.
Q is for quitting marijuana, something Snoop tried to do in 2002. It didn't take.
R is for Rollin 20 Crips, the gang Snoop has been affiliated with.
S is for Shante Taylor, whom Snoop married. Twice.
T is for twelve, the number of Grammy nominations Snoop has received. He's never won.
U is for the United Kingdom, where Snoop is banned thanks to an incident at the first-class lounge in the Heathrow Airport, and due in part to his other convictions.
V is for videos. Snoop won MTV Music Video Awards for "Buttons," his collaboration with the Pussycat Dolls, which won Best Dance Video, and for "Doggy Dogg World," which won Best Rap Video.
W is for "Weeds." He was on it.
X is for X, the rating given to "Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle," a pornographic film produced by Hustler and directed by the D-O-Double-G, under the pseudonym "Michael J. Corleone."
Y is for "Yeah roll up the dank, and pour the drank / And watch your step (why?) 'cuz Doggy's on the gank."
Z is for zillions. According to Forbes magazine, Snoop Dogg made $11 million in 2009.
If you go...
• What: Snoop Dogg in concert, with Stephen Marley.
• When: 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
• Where: The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.
• Cost: $48 in advance, $52 on the day of the show.
• More info: rialtotheatre.com
