Tha Doggfather

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musical persona nickname stage persona

Tha Doggfather is a nickname and persona of American rapper Snoop Dogg, reflecting his influential status and laid-back West Coast gangsta rap style.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tha Doggfather (album)	1
album "Tha Doggfather"	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical persona ⓘ nickname ⓘ stage persona ⓘ
aliasOf	Snoop Dogg ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithGenre	G-funk ⓘ West Coast hip hop ⓘ gangsta rap ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	1990s West Coast rap scene ⓘ
associatedWork	Tha Doggfather self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tha Doggfather (album)
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describesAttribute	influential status in rap ⓘ laid-back style ⓘ mentor-like figure in hip hop ⓘ
firstWidelyUsedInDecade	1990s ⓘ
hasConnotation	OG status ⓘ authority in rap ⓘ paternal figure in hip hop ⓘ
inspiredBy	Vito Corleone ⓘ surface form: The Godfather (fictional character)
language	English ⓘ
mediumOfUse	interviews ⓘ merchandise ⓘ music videos ⓘ song lyrics ⓘ
portraysImage	cool, relaxed gangsta figure ⓘ respected elder in the rap community ⓘ
refersTo	Snoop Dogg ⓘ
relatedNickname	Snoop Dogg ⓘ Snoop Lion ⓘ Snoop Dogg ⓘ surface form: Uncle Snoop
usedBy	Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ⓘ Snoop Dogg ⓘ surface form: Snoop Doggy Dogg
usedInContext	West Coast hip hop ⓘ surface form: West Coast rap culture hip hop media ⓘ music promotion ⓘ

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Snoop Dogg → alsoKnownAs → Tha Doggfather ⓘ

Tha Doggfather → associatedWork → Tha Doggfather self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tha Doggfather (album)

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told → follows → Tha Doggfather ⓘ

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. → notableWork → Tha Doggfather ⓘ

this entity surface form: album "Tha Doggfather"

Snoop Dogg → notableWork → Tha Doggfather ⓘ