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Mar 27, 2019 · March 27, 2019. "Murder was the case." In 1993, Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop, aka The D-O-double G was charged with first-degree murder after a member of a rival gang was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee, aka Malik, who fired the shot while in the then 21-year-old rapper's vehicle.
Jan 24, 2022 · Snoop and Lee were acquitted February 20, 1996, after a 24-month trial. Following the acquittal, Snoop made a conscious effort to minimize the theme of gang-related death from his lyrics, which had regularly featured in his bars to that point, and later explained how his change in subject matter bothered his fanbase, but that he was comfortable ...
Feb 21, 1996 · February 21, 1996 at 12:00 a.m. EST. LOS ANGELES, FEB. 20 -- A jury acquitted rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg and his former bodyguard McKinley Lee of murder and assault in the 1993 shooting of a gang ...
Nov 3, 2023 · The Truth About Snoop Dogg's Murder Trial. Thanks to Hasbro's acquisition of Death Row Records, future generations may recognize Snoop Dogg as the voice of My Little Snoop Pony, the wholesome horse who raps about Beyond Sausage donut sandwiches in Dunkin' Donuts ads. But in the 1990s, many people considered him the menacing face of hip-hop.
Feb 21, 1996 · Feb. 21, 1996 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Snoop Doggy Dogg, one of the nation’s preeminent rap artists, was acquitted along with his bodyguard Tuesday of first- and second-degree murder ...
Feb 22, 1996 · A jury that acquitted the rap artist Snoop Doggy Dogg and his former bodyguard of murder charges earlier this week said today that it was deadlocked on lesser charges of voluntary manslaughter ...
Feb 7, 2021 · In 1993, Snoop Dogg's bodyguard shot and killed Philip Woldemariam. Dogg and his bodyguard stood trial, and the rest is history. In 1993, Snoop Dogg, birth name Calvin Broadus, was taken to court ...
