Vanilla is a sacred and very important part of their culture and their lives. Vanilla first left Mexico in the early 1500s on ships bound for Spain. It was originally believed only to have value as a perfume. It wasnât until Cortes arrived in 1519 that they discovered that it was also used as a flavor.Until the late 19th century, Mexico had the monopoly on growing vanilla, but now Madagascar grows the majority of the worldâs crop.Additional countries that grow vanilla include Costa Rica, Guatemala, Uganda, Kenya, China, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.t wasnât until Cortes arrived in 1519 that they discovered that it was also used as a flavor. Until the late 19th century, Mexico had the monopoly on growing vanilla, but now Madagascar grows the majority of the worldâs crop.
Snoop Dogg was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Sr. (1948 â 1985). His mother is Beverly Broadus (nÃ©e Tate; born 1951).
In the early eighties, Rappers like EASY E, DR. DRE, ICE CUBE, and DJ QUICK were nothing more than young kids growing up in the harsh streets of Compton. Snoop Dog was in North Long Beach, which is on the border of Compton, involving himself with a Crip gang. Easy E, DR. DRE and Ice Cube were hanging out in the area of Atlantic Dr., a street in Compton known for the sales of narcotics, and a known hang out for Atlantic Drive, N-hood and Kelly Park Crips. The influence of rap started in the Jamaica, then New York City, eventually getting to the west coast.