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Feb 7, 2021 · Published on February 7, 2021. 2 min read. In 1993, Snoop Dogg, birth name Calvin Broadus, was taken to court following the death of Philip Woldemariam, an Ethiopian immigrant. To this day,...
- John Wolfe
- Showbiz Staff Writer, Producer-TV
Philip Woldemariam, 20, was shot to death in a West Los Angeles park in 1993. A rich and famous rapper, Calvin Broadus (Snoop Doggy Dogg) and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, are on trial for the...
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May 4, 1994 · Woldemariam was shot dead in Palms’ Woodbine Park on Aug. 25, 1993. The rap star and two associates face trial on murder charges this fall. Members of Woldemariam’s family say he was a...
While recording Doggystyle with Dr. Dre in August 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested in connection with the death of Phillip Woldermarian, a member of a rival gang who was shot and killed in a gang fight. According to the charges, the rapper's bodyguard shot Woldermarian as Snoop Dogg drove the vehicle; the rapper claimed it was self-defense ...
Jan 14, 1995 · Along with filing a wrongful death lawsuit for $25 million against Broadus and media giant Time Warner, the Woldermarian family has maintained that their son was an innocent victim--not the...
Philipos “Philip” Woldemariam. Birth. 13 Aug 1973. Ethiopia. Death. 25 Aug 1993 (aged 20) Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Inglewood Park Cemetery.
The gang member was Philip Woldemariam, a 20-year-old Ethiopian immigrant. A Rising Rap Star. Later that day, with Lee and Abrams accompanying him, Broadus was driving his Jeep past a park when he encountered Woldemariam again.
