Snoop Dogg Celebrates 27 Years of Marriage with Wife Shante Broadus

Snoop Dogg is celebrating a special occasion!

The rapper, 52, shared an Instagram post on Saturday, June 15, celebrating 27 years of marriage with his wife and manager Shante Broadus.

“#TwentySeven 💙🔥💎 👏🏿,” Snoop captioned the photo carousel, tagging Broadus, who shared the same shots and a similar caption on her own Instagram.

The pair wore matching pink and white tracksuits in the casual photos they shared. The Garfield movie star had her arm around Broadus in both shots, while carrying a bright blue crossbody bag.

The couple met as teenagers when they both attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California and went to prom together in 1989. They married in June 1997 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey, California.

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Snoop and Broadus have three children: sons Cordé (29) and Cordell (27) and daughter Cori (24). The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” singer also has son Julian, 25, with Laurie Helmond.

Broadus and Training day star became a grandparent when Cordé had his own children, sons Zion and Leo and daughter Elleven. Cordé’s late son Kai Love died in 2019 at just 10 days old.

Snoop and Broadus split briefly in 2004 and renewed their vows in 2008.

“I thought I was the real man, and I was willing to give up what I had at home for that until I realized that what I had at home was irreplaceable,” the musician told PEOPLE in 2007 about their reconciliation.

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Shante Broadus and Snoop Dogg.

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The “Young, Wild & Free” rapper said about why their marriage has stood the test of time. Today 2023, “I think because we were both young and we were both willing to sacrifice ourselves for each other.”

He continued, “She knew what my dreams and goals were, and at the same time, I knew what hers were.”

“When you truly love someone, there’s nothing you can do to stop it, and I feel like it was true love at first sight,” he added.

Snoop Dogg and wife Shante Broadus in 2001.

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In 2024, Snoop revealed on an Instagram Live series Wake & Bake with Double S Express that he turned down a potential $100 million contract with Only Fans because of Broadus.

“I’m like having a black wife,” he explained of his decision. “There’s no way in the world he’s going to let me go out there and pull that thing out for no money.”

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