by Claudine Zap What's up with the Snoop Dogg ? Recently, rapper Snoop Dogg has fetched some serious buzz. The hip-hop impresario has gone international in his tastes - he recently tried to rent a country, and he may be a soap star in the near future. Here's your buzz roundup. Snoop Dogg (who was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus) may be the protégé of Dr. Dre . And sure, he may even have spun out the quadruple platinum singles " Gin and Juice " and " What's My Name .