Snoop Dogg, who is considered a legend in rap music, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Variety has learned.
Family and longtime friends gathered for the star's unveiling right in front of the El Capitan Entertainment Center on Hollywood Boulevard, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is taped.
During his acceptance speech, the 47-year-old hip-hop star saved special praise for the source of his inspiration and energy over a decades-long career…himself. "I want to thank me for believing in me, I want to thank me for doing all this hard work," he said. "I wanna thank me for having no days off. I wanna thank me for never quitting. I wanna thank me for always been a giver and trying to give more than I receive. I want to thank me for trying to do more right than wrong. I want to thank me for just being me at all times.”
Kimmel joined legendary producers Quincy Jones, Dr. Dre and Leron Gubler, president & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber, in unveiling the star, while the likes of 2 Chainz, BattleCat, Big Boy, George Lopez, Jeannie Buss, Jeezy, Pharrell Williams, T.I.,Ty Dolla $ign, Warren G and others were in attendance.
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