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...as 'Snoop Lion' rises

Los Angeles - Rapper Snoop Dogg conquered hip-hop with his canine-themed moniker and is now taking on the world of reggae with a new name, Snoop Lion, the performer's representatives said on Tuesday.

The veteran rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Junior, said in a statement that he was renamed Snoop Lion by Rastafarian priests on a recent trip to Jamaica where he was filmed for a documentary, Reincarnated. The documentary coincides with the rapper's upcoming reggae album of the same name. A release date has not yet been set.

“I didn't want to be Snoop Dogg on a reggae track... I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn't know that until I went to the temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabingi priest,” the rapper said.

"I went to the temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said 'Snoop Dogg'. And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. You are the light; you are the lion'."

Snoop, 40, initially began his career in the early 1990s rap and hip-hop scene as Snoop Doggy Dogg, eventually dropping the middle name “Doggy”. Snoop Dogg has become his brand, earning him nicknames like “The Doggfather”.

The new Snoop Lion comes with the rapper's latest foray into reggae music, moving away from hip hop, embracing Rastafarian culture and people for his new identity.

Snoop Lion has already been introduced onto social media platforms to promote the rapper's latest single, La La La, along with his upcoming album and documentary, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. - Reuters
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You know the weed is good in Jamaica, if it makes you change your name! :D
 
Sounds crap.
He'll soon pull a Prince/Symbol and change it back.
 
Suits the reggae theme :)

Would like to hear the outcome.
 
If he tries to put on a jamiacan accent this will fail miserably.

If it's more along the lines of the NAS and Damian Marley album then I'll get it.
 
Snoop is turning Rasta now?

Ere me now bwai, I paid tha cost to be da bumbaclot!
 
Will an upgrade to Snoop Mountain Lion be available next year?
 
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