Snoop Dogg’s daughter Chocc on her debut EP ‘Journals to Johnny’: “I’ve always been an open book”

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Snoop Dogg’s daughter Cori Broadus, now known as Chocc, has spoken to NME about her debut EP ‘Journals to Johnny’ and her mission to “be a safe space where people can understand it’s OK to feel”.Earlier this week, Broadus revealed she is dropping her debut tomorrow (Friday December 6) under the moniker Chocc.

She is now the third child of Snoop’s to dabble in music, following in the footsteps of her brothers, Cordell and Cordé, who released an album in 2013 called ‘Royal Fam’ as a duo under the name Tha Broadus Boyz.‘Journals to Johnny’ is a bright and earnest collection of six songs about “a girl who’s been through life” and leans more towards pop than the hip-hop music her father is known for.“Life be lifin’ and – one thing about me – I’ve always been an open book,” Chocc told NME. “I’ve always shared with the world what I’m going through – whether it’s a good day or a bad day, a good month or a bad month – I show it off.”She said that she knew that “when you’re a celebrity’s kid, people have certain expectations,” but she “finally got to put out music that feels true to who she is” on ‘Journals to Johnny’.The EP will be released a day after the premiere of her reality TV special on E!, Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood: Cori & Wayne’s Story – a spinoff of her father’s original 2007 series. “I was the baby girl when I was on that show and I didn’t carry no weight on it,” Chocc said about her latest venture into reality TV. “Now, you get to see an insight into my life and I’m sharing everything: my good days, my bad days, and I love that.”Finding her artistic identity wasn’t straightforward, as she couldn’t figure out what sound she wanted.