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Snoop Dogg's funniest and most memorable moments at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ

Bow wow wow - Snoop Dogg's back in town for Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich! When the gangsta rapper pops into the Â鶹ԼÅÄ, great things happen. Let's reminisce about Uncle Snoop at Auntie Beeb...

1. Back to the old school

It's 1994: Snoop's debut, Doggystyle, came out the previous November, he's about the most famous rapper on earth and hip hop in general is on fire. Here's a two-minute mashup of tracks from 1994 by Jaguar Skills, taken from his hour-long 2012 History of Hip Hop mix.

History of Hip Hop 1994 by Jaguar Skills

Hip Hop anthems from 1994 in the mix from the likes of Warren G, Wu Tang Clan & Snoop Dogg (pictured).

2. Snoop reads the news

Find out what was happening with the British railway system in 2012 by having Snoop Dogg read you a news trailer - on, of course, The Big Dawg Tim Westwood's show.

Snoop Dogg reads the news

Snoop Dogg delivers the news, freestyle fashion!

3. Snoop meets Scott

In which Snoop talks about his friendships with Charlie Sheen and David Beckham, and reveals that his family sells off his clothes in garage sales when he's on tour.

Scott Mills - Snoop Dogg interview

Snoop talks Snoopermarkets, David Beckham and the Queen.

4. Snoop on the Graham Norton Show

Riding high in the charts with the David Guetta remix of Sweat, Snoop lands on Graham's sofa with Elle Macpherson and Cuba Gooding Jr. to tell all about its less salubrious original version, Wet.

Snoop Dogg talks about "Sweat"

Graham and Snoop Dogg chat about his track "Sweat".

5. In 3 Records

Snoop's always been "busting out on some serious funk", as the Rick James song says, which is why it's one of his three picks for Benji B in 2013, along with the Clark Sisters' You Bought The Sunshine and Hollywood Squares by Bootsy Collins.

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Snoop Dogg: In 3 Records

Snoop describes his top three favourite Funk records.

6. Top 40 Story

Snoop may have only produced one truly classic album - Doggystyle - but he's always had hit singles. Created to celebrate his Big Weekend performance, this MistaJam mix will remind you of just how many. No wonder they call him the Doggfather.

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Snoop Dogg's Top 40 Story

MistaJam mixes every Snoop Dogg Top 40 hit ahead of his performance at R1's Big Weekend!

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