Bad boy rapper Snoop Dogg, made famous by his album ‘Doggystyle’ in 1993 which helped raise the profile of gangsta rap within the music industry, is taking on a new nick-name: Snoop Lion. The rapper who helped the harrowing-sounding Death Row Records become popular seems to now have had a change of heart, perhaps more aptly described as a ‘Reincarnation’ – the name of his upcoming reggae album.
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Snoop Lion has decided to try his hand in the reggae sphere, justifying his spiritual and musical change of direction as due to being older and wiser. As for the new name – he claims it was given to him by Rastifarian priests whilst he was on a soul-searching mission in Jamaica.
Luckily for die hard Snoop Dogg fans though, he has confirmed he is not ruling out returning to rap in the future. But, at 40, one can hardly blame Snoop for his change of heart.
