As one of the world’s most renowned rappers, Snoop Dogg epitomizes the West Coast lifestyle with his affinity for cannabis, wealth, and an unmistakable charisma.

Boasting an estimated fortune of $160 million, Snoop Dogg has effectively transformed his celebrity status into a diverse business empire. This includes founding a production company, authoring a best-selling cookbook, sponsoring the Arizona Bowl, and most recently, taking the spotlight during the NFL Christmas Day Halftime show.

Yet, when it comes to his real estate portfolio, Snoop Dogg defies the typical celebrity trend, as revealed by the Daily Mail.

Unlike his fellow hip-hop stars such as Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Drake, who indulge in opulent mansions in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and other elite neighborhoods, 54-year-old Snoop has quietly amassed a modest collection of nine properties valued at a total of $8 million.

This sum is considerably less than the cost of many Hollywood mega-mansions.

Indeed, the entire set of homes owned by the rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., is just a fraction of what many Hollywood elites spend on a single lavish residence.

Compare that to other mega-rich celebs such as pal Jay Z and wife Beyonce.

Snoop Dogg and wife Shante Broadus are the owners of a relatively modest property empire worth under $8 million, the Daily Mail can reveal

Snoop’s primary residence is not in Beverly Hills or Malibu – but Diamond Bar, a quiet, gated community in eastern Los Angeles, nearly 50 miles from Hollywood

The Hollywood power couple smashed all national property records, shelling out $200 million for a Malibu mansion in 2023, featuring eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms over 7,749 sq feet of floor space, and designed by ‘celebritect’ Tadao Ando.

With each square foot costing $25,809, the custom-made lounge, spanning over 500 square feet, would amount to a minimum $12.9 million. 

The whole of Snoop’s portfolio, on the other hand, cost a combined $7,877,550.

And unlike many celebs, he hasn’t tried to hide his assets through business managers and trust funds. 

The homes are actually all held directly in his own name and that of his wife of 28 years, Shante.

The only company the couple has used for purchasing is Bosslady Realty LLC, a nod to his wife, who became the official manager of the rapper’s business empire four years ago, and has set up her own production firm Boss Lady Entertainment.

But property records show the couple began snapping up more real estate a few years after the success of his 1993 debut album. They purchased this two-bed apartment for $95,000 in Rancho Cucamonga, California in December 2000

About a year earlier, in November 1999, the couple bought a three-bed family home on a private estate in Rancho Cucamonga, for $182,500 

The couple bought their main residence for $720,000 in June 1998 – exactly a year after they married – in which they still live in today.

Situated in Diamond Bar, eastern Los Angeles – some 50 miles from Beverly Hills – the four-bed, four-bath mansion is situated in a gated community.

At the time, Snoop had already gotten his huge break with his hit 1993 debut album Doggystyle, but liquid cash may have still been tight that the couple financed it with a $477,830 mortgage from the lender Skyline Financial Corp, according to records seen by the Daily Mail.

Since then, they’ve been snatching up properties within a five-mile radius of their home.

They bought two in nearby Rancho Cucamonga, in San Bernardino County, over the next two years. 

One is a three-bedroom family home on a private estate for $182,500, and another is a two-bed condo purchased for just $95,000, close to Ontario Airport.

The rapper has a reported net worth of $160 million, but appears to prefer to live lowkey 

In 2012, they expanded their portfolio by adding this $350,000  three-bed detached home in Eastvale, California

The couple picked up a four-bedroom house near Ontario airport in San Bernardino County for $717,500 in May 2021

They added a further two to their east LA portfolio – a three-bed pad in Eastvale for $350,000 in January 2012 and another four-bed property in Ontario for $717,500 in May 2021.

But perhaps their most intriguing purchase is a property they snapped up outside of California 20 years ago, which they still own today. 

It’s a three-bedroom house on a one-acre lot in a secluded area of Douglasville, Georgia – 20 miles from Atlanta – costing $188,500. 

It’s not known why they chose that location or what the property is used for. 

According to property records, Snoop and Shante have only edged closer to the coast, in west LA, for more high-end purchases, in recent years. 

The first was in January 2019, when they bought a a two-bed penthouse in Marina Del Rey, for $2,599,000 – leveraged with a $1,949,250 mortgage.

Snoop and Shante have only edged closer to the coast, in west LA, for more high-end purchases, in recent years, including a two-bed penthouse in Marina Del Rey for $2,599,000 in 2019 

In October 2021, Snoop bought a former duplex close to LAX for $1,299,000, which had been converted into two two-bed apartments

Their most recent addition came in February 2023: a three-bedroom Westchester home with a studio, purchased for $1.73 million

Two years later, in October 2021, they picked up a duplex close to LAX airport for $1,299,000, which had been converted into two two-bed apartments and advertised to potential buyers as a ‘great Airbnb investment.’

Their most recent addition came in February 2023: a three-bedroom Westchester home with a studio, purchased for $1.73 million. 

While it’s hardly a flashy portfolio, Snoop Dogg’s understated property purchases appear to prove to be sound investments, buying him security and privacy in an industry obsessed with excess. 

The rap star, born in Long Beach, California, and raised largely by his mother,  didn’t grow up around wealth or luxury. 

Despite decades of success, that early experience may be behind a real estate strategy that’s rooted more in caution and control than celebrity excess. 

Snoop married his high school girlfriend, Shante Taylor, on June 14, 1997, by which point they already had two children together – sons Cordé and Cordell.

The rapper recently took the stage for the NFL’s Christmas Day Halftime Show during the Minnesota Vikings game against the Detroit Lions in Minneapolis 

Snoop – real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr – has been married to his high school sweetheart Shante since 1997. The couple has three sons and a daughter

After they had married, Snoop and Shante then welcomed their daughter Cori in 1999.

However, their relationship has not always been plain sailing, and the rapper filed for divorce in May 2004.

But the couple never went through with the divorce and in January 2008, the high school sweethearts renewed their vows.

Shante is not just Snoop’s wife but also his manager and an entrepreneur, having founded Boss Lady Entertainment, a corporation that handles labels and recording studios.

Shante became Snoop’s official manager in 2021, taking over all parts of his enterprises.