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Legendary west coast rap vet, Snoop Dogg, will be saluted as a BMI Icon later this month during the 2011 BMI Urban Awards, where he'll be honored with a musical tribute and award presentation.
The ceremony goes down on August 26 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, where BMI President/CEO Del Bryant will share hosting duties with VP Catherine Brewton, as the entertainment community gathers to celebrate the most-performed urban songs, songwriters and producers of the previous year.
The evening will include an all-star musical tribute to Snoop, as well as the presentation of the Urban Songwriter, Song, Producer and Publisher of the Year crystals.
BMI Icons are selected because of their "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers." As a BMI Icon, Snoop will join previously honored artists such as Clinton, The Jacksons, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Bee Gees, Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana, to name a few.
As Snoop Dogg approaches his 20th year in the entertainment biz, he remains a visionary emcee with sharp instinct and velvet delivery. Since his culture-shaking 1992 debut, Doggystyle, his sound has engrossed listeners -- those who recognize their own lives in his songs, and others simply drawn to Snoop's authenticity.
He skills as a songwriter are just as impressive. He's capable of cutting rhymes and wry wordplay like no other. Twelve BMI Awards -- spanning urban and pop -- point to his prominent role in hip-hop's seduction of the mainstream. Some of them include his contribution to Dr. Dre's "Next Episode," and "Nuthin' But a G Thang," as well as classics such as "Gin and Juice," "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Beautiful," "Sexual Eruption," and so many more, all creating the soundtrack of a generation.
Snoop has been honored by the American Music Awards, Source Awards, BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and many others, and has also garnered innumerable Grammy nominations. He has also appeared in countless films and TV series, including "Training Day," "Old School," "Starsky & Hutch," "Brüno," "Futurama," "Weeds," and more, which, when coupled with his music, ensure that he will be forever ingrained in pop culture's collective consciousness.
The ceremony goes down on August 26 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, where BMI President/CEO Del Bryant will share hosting duties with VP Catherine Brewton, as the entertainment community gathers to celebrate the most-performed urban songs, songwriters and producers of the previous year.
The evening will include an all-star musical tribute to Snoop, as well as the presentation of the Urban Songwriter, Song, Producer and Publisher of the Year crystals.
BMI Icons are selected because of their "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers." As a BMI Icon, Snoop will join previously honored artists such as Clinton, The Jacksons, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Bee Gees, Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana, to name a few.
As Snoop Dogg approaches his 20th year in the entertainment biz, he remains a visionary emcee with sharp instinct and velvet delivery. Since his culture-shaking 1992 debut, Doggystyle, his sound has engrossed listeners -- those who recognize their own lives in his songs, and others simply drawn to Snoop's authenticity.
He skills as a songwriter are just as impressive. He's capable of cutting rhymes and wry wordplay like no other. Twelve BMI Awards -- spanning urban and pop -- point to his prominent role in hip-hop's seduction of the mainstream. Some of them include his contribution to Dr. Dre's "Next Episode," and "Nuthin' But a G Thang," as well as classics such as "Gin and Juice," "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Beautiful," "Sexual Eruption," and so many more, all creating the soundtrack of a generation.
Snoop has been honored by the American Music Awards, Source Awards, BET Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and many others, and has also garnered innumerable Grammy nominations. He has also appeared in countless films and TV series, including "Training Day," "Old School," "Starsky & Hutch," "Brüno," "Futurama," "Weeds," and more, which, when coupled with his music, ensure that he will be forever ingrained in pop culture's collective consciousness.
