Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. was born on October 20, 1971, the second of three children. His fascination with the Peanuts character Snoopy earned him a nickname that stuck into adulthood. Today, most of us know Calvin by his stage name, Snoop Dogg (who coincidentally is first Coach on NBC‘S The Voice this season).

The Doggfather of hip-hop started out rapping in school hallways and became enamored with the feeling of pulling an audience together. A few years later, he was lip-syncing with the likes of Nate Dogg, Warren G, and Dr. Dre to define ’90s West Coast hip-hop. The combination of street cred, a signature singing style, and an abundance of charm propelled Snoop into hearts and homes around the world. Today, he’s transformed into half a hundred different forms.

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Now that he’s completed the main mission of becoming a cultural phenomenon, Snoop—also known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Lion, Snoopzilla, The Doggfather, Snoop DO Double G, or just plain Snoop—has been busy completing side missions like hanging out with Martha Stewart, commentating on the Olympics, and coaching season 26 of The VoiceSnoop’s character is large and casts a long shadow over the Zeitgeist, which only raises one real question…

For context, the average height for men in the United States is 5’9″, which gives Snoop over 5 feet more room than the rest of us. But what does 76 inches really mean, and how can we imagine Snoop standing in front of us? Let’s break it down.

How tall is Snoop Dogg in real life?

More than just a nickname, Snoop has an affinity for dogs and animals of all shapes, sizes, and types. He even has his own brand of pet accessories called Snoop Doggie Doggs. Dogs, of course, come in a variety of breeds with a wide range of sizes. When we are going to measure Snoop’s height in dogs, we first have to choose the dog.

The average medium-sized dog is about 20 inches at the shoulder, which makes Snoop about 3.8 dogs tall, but we can be more specific. Snoop’s own pets include or include a boxer, pit bull, labradoodle, and a French bulldog named Frank, among others. Based on the average shoulder heights of those breeds, Snoop is 3.3 boxers, 3.9 pit bulls, 3.38 labradoodles, or 6.3 Frank the French bulldog tall.

In cockroaches?

During a 2023 interview with cult favorite commentator Nardwuar, Snoop revealed a temporary affinity for a cockroach. As Snoop tells the story, he moved into an apartment and discovered it was inhabited by a roach. After several failed attempts to get rid of it, Snoop welcomed the roach into the Dogg home. If you can’t beat ‘em, make ‘em play.

Snoop began to leave food for the little creature, calling it “The Gooch.” By the time Snoop left, the creature was nearly the size of a dollar bill, about 6 inches, according to Snoop’s recollection. A truly monstrous cockroach, indeed. The average cockroach is only 1.5 inches long, and you’d have to have about 50 of them standing on each other’s shoulders to be as big as Snoop.

On platinum records?

The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) certification system of gold, platinum and diamonds is one of the most recognizable awards in the music industry. And Snoop has many certified records to his name.

His first certified records were for “Who Am I? (What’s My Name?)” and “Gin and Juice”, both singles from Snoop’s debut album, DoggystyleThe album itself was certified platinum, as was The Doggfather (1997), The game must be sold, not told (1998), No Limit Top Dogg (1999), and so on. The pattern continued with gold and platinum albums and singles, one after the other. More recently, Snoop took home certified records for 2007’s “Drop it Like it’s Hot” featuring Pharrell and 2024’s “Bad Decisions” by Benny Blanco featuring BTS and Snoop Dogg.

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Certified records are the same size as regular vinyl records, 12 inches in diameter and about 2 millimeters wide. It would take 6.3 of them, stacked on top of each other, to be as tall as Snoop, or a stack of about 950 records in a row in a gold and platinum pillar.

In The Voice Chairs?

The coaches change almost every season The Voicebut the chairs remain steadfast as one of the show’s most iconic features. Like tonight’s Season 26, each season begins with the Blind Auditions, where the coaches sit back-to-back and choose their team members based on their performing talents.

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These are the thrones from which each Coach builds their sonic kingdoms. They come complete with seat heaters, cup holders and a suite of buttons for Turning, Blocking and Stealing contestants. Each seat is a massive 88-inch (7’4”) rock ‘n’ roll recliner. Despite Snoop’s imposing stature, he’s only 0.86 Coach seats tall.

In the other Vote Trainers?

Gwen Stefani stands a comfortable 5’6″ from head to toe. Reba McEntire, the Queen of Country, is an inch taller at 5’7″. Michael Bublé is only a few inches taller at 5’10”. And Snoop Dogg towers over the rest of the Season 26 Coaches at 6’4″. That’s 1.09 Michael Bublé, 1.13 Reba McEntire and 1.15 Gwen Stefani.

Season 26 of The Voice will determine once and for all how Snoop’s mentorship stacks up against his Coaching competitors. We can crunch the height comparison numbers today, but we’ll have to wait until the finale to see who really stands the tallest.