Snoop Dogg gave up the "girls and nightlife" of Hollywood after realising the value of his family.
The rapper-and-actor, who is about to star with his wife and children in new reality TV show 'Father Hood', has confessed three years ago he almost left spouse Shante for a life of wild partying, until he came to appreciate his "irreplaceable" home life.
Snoop confessed: "I was going to split up with my wife. My wife wasn't going to split up with me. You know, I was caught up. I was caught up with Hollywood, all the girls and the nightlife.
"I thought I was the man, and I was willing to give up what I had at home for that until I realised that what I had at home was irreplaceable.
"Sometimes you lose focus because Hollywood can throw you off track. That's why you now see me doing things like this television show and my own football league, and the positive things I do, because I'm back aware again."
In 2004, Snoop - real name Calvin Broadus - filed for divorce from Shante after almost seven years of marriage.
The 36-year-old star said the main reason for the reconciliation was that he wanted to be a good father to their three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori.
He said: "I just don't want another man raising my kids. That was the main goal. I had kids with my wife because I wanted to be with my wife. And those three babies are all wanted, and I wanted to be with them."
