Cori Broadus is remembering her daughter, Codi Dreaux, who passed away in January at just 10 months old.
During a recent interview with Hollywood ReelTime, Snoop Dogg’s 27-year-old daughter became emotional when asked to describe her little girl.
“This is the first time somebody has asked me that,” Broadus said with tears in her eyes.
After taking a moment to collect herself, she continued, “She was very sweet. A very special baby, one of a kind.”
Codi, whom Broadus shared with her fiancé, Wayne Duece, was born prematurely in February 2025 at just 25 weeks. She spent months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before finally coming home in January 2026. Just 20 days later, on January 26, Codi passed away.
Despite their short time together, Broadus said she was grateful for the months she had with her daughter.
“I’m just so glad that I was able to carry her for six months and have her and, you know, just experience so many moments with her,” she said.
But life without Codi has been difficult.
“It’s a battle for me every day,” Broadus admitted. “There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t think of her. There’s little things in my house that make me think of her.”
To help her cope with her grief, Broadus has leaned on her faith.
“I just thank God for allowing me to love on her for 10 months,” she said. “You know, he trusted me with her. So now I have to trust him to continue to take care of her.”
Her family has also been a source of support.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better village,” Broadus said. “I feel like that’s why I’m still standing today.”
With the holidays approaching, Broadus said she and her village want to make more time to get together rather than waiting for birthdays or special occasions.
Elsewhere in the interview, the singer spoke about working alongside her father on his animated children’s series, Doggyland, where she voices Maxine, a confident and outspoken character she helped create.
“To the world, he’s Snoop Dogg. And to me, he’s my dad,” she shared. “So, I think to be able to just experience him in a different light and a different scenery is beautiful.”
Broadus also makes her musical debut on the series with “You’re Enough,” an affirmation song inspired by conversations she had with the show’s co-creator, Claude Brooks.
“Sometimes us as humans, we feel like we’re not enough,” she explained. “And no matter where we’re at in life, you know, we’ll always be enough. We just have to believe that ourselves.”
