![]() Snoop went on to have a massively successful career, and the publicity from the case helped fuel his rise to the top. The prosecution argued that Snoop’s song lyrics proved he had a violent nature, but both Snoop and Lee were found not guilty on grounds of self defense. Snoop’s defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran claimed that Woldemariam threatened Snoop at least twice before shots were fired. ![]() I just got to deal with it and keep on going. “But I believe everything happens for a reason. ![]() “There is nothing you can do to prepare yourself for what I’m going through,” Snoop told the L.A. They were under house arrest for two years until the trial took place. Woldemariam was killed August, 25, 1993, and on September 2, 1993, at the end of the MTV Video Music Awards, Snoop Dogg and McKinley Lee were arrested. ![]() As a teen Snoop had gotten involved with the Crips gang, and he was still involved with gang activity when he was discovered in 1992 by Dr. In 1993 the then 24-year-old (real name Calvin Broadus) was charged with in connection with the death of Philip Woldemariam, a gang member who was shot and killed by McKinley Lee, Snoop’s bodyguard. Snoop Dogg/Lion is pretty chill these days, but almost 22 years ago the rapper was put on trial for murder.
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