#SNOOP LION SNOOP DOG PLUS#

IвЂ™m sure Snoopy will be pleased as punch about that one. Although, we have to admit this DOES clear up all those people confusing Snoop with Snoopy, I guess.

#SNOOP LION SNOOP DOG PLUS#

Plus rap is where Snoop grew up! HeвЂ™s the doggfather of the game, yвЂ™all. ItвЂ™s what made the whole persona and the ridiculous name (calling yourself a dog, erm, dogg and being taken seriously is no small feat. See, for us, Snoop doesnвЂ™t just embody a dog, he damn-near LOOKS like one, too. WeвЂ™re personally a bit conflicted about this name change, I mean, heвЂ™s been Snoop Dogg for so long now how are we supposed to cope with this news? Is there anything good that could possibly come out of Snoop going from a Dogg to a Lion? LetвЂ™s take a gander. I just didnвЂ™t have my third eye open, but its wide open right now.вЂќ And with his third eye wide open, heвЂ™s decided that reggae music is the only game left for him, so pour one out for SnoopвЂ™s rap career, because apparently, itвЂ™s over. вЂњI have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated.

(Not-so-coincidentally, this is also the name of his new album: Reincarnated.) So why not tap into his alleged origins? After all, (lest you forgot from a few lines ago) Snoop believes heвЂ™s Bob Marley, reincarnated. вЂњThere comes a point where you say I done it all, or there isnвЂ™t much more to do,вЂќ roared the Lion himself. Jah approves, apparently, as SnoopвЂ™s next album will be entirely reggae. You are the light you are the lion.вЂ™ From that moment on, itвЂ™s like I had started to understand why I was there.вЂќ вЂњI didnвЂ™t know that until I went to the temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said, вЂSnoop Dogg.вЂ™ And he looked me in my eyes and said, вЂNo more. It came about while the artist was in Jamaica, where the new name was given to him by a Rastafarian priest. Diddy/ Diddy/Sean Combs and Prince/The Artist Formerly Known As/Random symbol you cannot produce on a keyboard) that have changed their names after pivotal, life-changing events.ДЄnd in SnoopвЂ™s case, his change has to do with his newfound spiritual rebirth.

And so Snoop joins a long line of artists (including Puff Daddy/P. Dogg, also known as Snoop, Snoop Doggy Dog, Uncle Snoop, the Doggfather, and also Snoop-a-Loop (just me?) during a news conference in New York. вЂњI want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become Snoop Lion,вЂќ proclaimed the now-former Mr. In you-canвЂ™t-make-this-up news, today it was announced that famed West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg was changing his name to Snoop Lion and becoming a reggae artist because he is the reincarnation of Bob Marley.

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