publication date: Friday, June 15, 2012 (part of Summer 2012)

category: Music

clue: This rapper from the 213 area code reached the end of his leash last year after a series of strokes.

explanation: Dogg started out in the rap group "213" with Snoop Dogg and Warren G. He passed away in 2011 from complications after strokes. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, and Tony Peters

In the Doghouse: The dog days of summer are here: This week, Celebrity Goo Game goes to the dogs, nominally speaking. Fetch the right answers and try not to waste time barking up the wrong tree.

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