SNOOP TO RECORD SONG FOR CHARITY: Rapper hopes to

 raise $5 million for a youth center in Long Beach hometown.

*Snoop Dogg is reportedly trying to raise $5 million toward a $140 million youth center being built and run by the Salvation Army in his hometown of Long Beach.      

       According to Allhiphop.com, the rapper plans to record a song and donate the proceeds to The Kroc Center, which will sit on 19 acres of land and include a two-story, 84,000 square-foot recreation center with a gymnasium, a fitness center, gardening areas, walking trails, pools and other facilities to train future athletes and Olympians.       

       Professional football player Willie McGinest has also signed on to promote the center's endeavors and recently made a sizeable donation.