Expecting a little bit of "Being Bobby Brown" meshed into the mix? "Oh hell no," Snoop said, promising no train wrecks. "Our thing is about being together. My wife and I, we're very structured. We keep our thing together. As far as our appearance, it reflects through our kids."

*International superstar rapper Snoop Dogg (real name: Calvin Broadus) may be known in the hip-hop world as "Tha Dogg Father," but what about his real life as a father? Well, the world is about to find out. Just keep in mind, this ain't the Huxtables. But it ain't "Being Bobby Brown," either

"Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" reality show premiers this Sunday, December 9 on (E! Entertainment channel), introducing his old fans - and new fans - to the inside of his everyday life with wife Shante, their two sons 13-year-old Corde and 10-year-old Cordell, and their 8-year-old daughter Cori.

Called "hilarious and heartwarming," Snoop promises a new take on reality-based TV as he puts a little of the ‘hood in fatherhood.

"I'd been approached about doing this show for a numerous amount of years, but it never felt right to me [before]," Snoop said of how the show came about. "I ran the idea passed my wife because I felt like my kids were at the age to where they had something to say and it was worth taping. So she agreed and they agreed and we're doing it."

Snoop & family in promo photo for 'Snoop Dogg's Father Hood'

Some of the family members were a little more enthusiastic about having their lives broadcast on TV than others. Little Cori and Cordell were big fans of the idea on the onset.

"I just wanted to be an actress so I wanted to see what it was like," said Cori.

Meanwhile older brother Corde - who is coming into his own as a star athlete and ladies man - wasn't as enthused about sharing his privacy. But while he was reluctant, he agreed with the rest of the family - which mom wouldn't have any other way.

"I did have to think about it, and it was not easy," Shante Broadus said of contemplating doing the show. "And once I came up with my answer for wanting to do it, then I checked with my three kids to see if they wanted to do it."

Although viewers will become enthralled in a "Dogg's" life, with that intrusive element that is reality TV, Snoop said that he's really glad this opportunity came along.

"It gives me time to bond with my family so I want to thank the E! Channel for paying me to spend time with my family," he told EUR's Lee Bailey, explaining that he hasn't been able to include his family in his career very much so far. "E! wants good TV and I want to spend time with my family, so that's what it's all about."

The rapper/reality star explained that originally the show was pitched to showcase the raunchier, industry side of his life. However, Snoop said that he really wanted to show fans the side of him you don't see in videos.

"What I wanted was to figure out a way to make this show more positive and have a great spin, where my family could be involved and I could spend time with them and give people a better view of Snoop Dogg the person as opposed to Snoop Dogg the entertainer."

The Snoop fam is signed up for ten half-hour episodes, and Snoop's confident that they will be quickly renewed for another season.

"For the most part, this show is going to be completely different from anything you've ever seen because it's structured and it's non-structured. It's the best of both worlds. You'll be watching a little bit of ‘The Cosby Show' and a little bit of ‘Sanford and Son' and ‘What's Happenin'' all thrown into one - with a little bit of ‘Good Times' at the end," he described.

Expecting a little bit of "Being Bobby Brown" meshed into the mix?

"Oh hell no," Snoop said, promising no train wrecks. "Our thing is about being together. My wife and I, we're very structured. We keep our thing together. As far as our appearance, it reflects through our kids. The way you are is the way your kids are going to be. I want to give her a lot of credit because she does a great job. I'm not there. I don't even try to act like I'm there. That's why I love this TV show, because it's gonna show that she does the bulk of the work."

Snoop and Shante explained that it was a little awkward getting used to having cameras in the house. With the exception of Cori, the family was a little wary, but after a couple of weeks, they all got pretty comfortable.

"In the beginning, we weren't used to it. We were used to living our own lives. We had to get things right and know how they do this with cameras and all that. Once we got used to it, it was pretty cool - for me."

Snoop also explained that the show isn't as off-the-cuff as you might expect. He said that the family and network come up with ideas for each episode, based on real events happening in their lives.

"Then we shoot it," he said. "Then we also have guys that roll with me everywhere I go, like when I go away from the house to the studio or go do interviews.'

Snoop considers the structured and un-structured combination the best of both worlds. And that the structure makes for better television, but don't expect Snoop to be prim and proper.

"I'm being me," he warned. "The E! Channel knew what they bought when the bought [into] Snoop Dogg. They didn't buy no clean-cut American citizen. They bought a real n*gga, so you're gonna get some real n*gga sh*t. It's just what it is. We try to candy coat it and make it suitable for TV because there are kids involved, but my kids know the real. I can't be fake around them. I don't know how to go Hollywood. I'm going to be me at all times."

Now you can find out just what that means when E! premieres "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" on Sunday, December 9th at 10:30pm ET/PT. For more, check out www.eonline.com/on/shows/snoopdogg/index.jsp.