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Snoopt Doggy Dogg "Murder was the Case" Kid Styles Airbrushed Denim Vest
Snoopt Doggy Dogg "Murder was the Case" Kid Styles Airbrushed Denim Vest

Snoopt Doggy Dogg "Murder was the Case" Kid Styles Airbrushed Denim Vest

Associated name Snoop Doggy Dogg
Designer Kid Styles
Datec. 1994
Mediumdenim
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 29 1/8 × 27 9/16 in. (73.978 × 70.009 cm)
Credit LineGift of Chris Bowden, MoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.545.4
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Murder Was the Case is a short film and soundtrack album starring and performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., b. 1971) that was released in 1994. The film chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. The 18-minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy. Murder Was the Case debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one and is certified 2x platinum with 2,030,000 copies sold.

Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., b. 1971) better known as Snoop Dogg (and briefly as Snoop Lion) is a rapper, media personality, and actor. Nicknamed Snoop by his mother because of his appearance, Snoop Dogg was raised in Long Beach, California. He emerged in the early 90s when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover," and then on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic. This intense exposure played a considerable part in making Snoop Dogg's debut album, Doggystyle, under Death Row Records, where the album was a commercial success.

When Death Row started to decline due to the murder of Tupac, the arrest of Suge Knight, and money issues, Master P bought Snopp Dogg out of his million-dollar Death Row contract and signed him to No Limit Records in March 1998 and debuted on the label with Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told later that same year. With the influence of his two cousins Nate Dogg and Lil' ½ Dead, his friend Warren G, and The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg built an extensive legacy and style of rapping in Hip-Hop as a West Coast rapper. Snoop Dogg popularized the use of -izzle speaking, using syncopation in his flow which gave audiences his laidback sound, as well as 'linking with rhythm' in his compound rhymes, using alliteration, and utilizing a sparse flow with good use of pauses. Selling over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide, Snoop Dogg is one of the most iconic figures to emerge from the early-'90s G-funk era.

White vest with blue airbrushed paint. Snoop Doggy Dogg “Murder Was the Case” written across vest. Back of vest has an airbrushed image of Snoop Doggy Dogg in a blue hat and shirt. Kid Styles Smoo-G Wear written on side of vest in black cursive lettering.
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