LOS ANGELES -- The Long Beach, Calif., rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among them.

LOS ANGELES -- The Long Beach, Calif., rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among them.

(CNN) — The artist we once knew solely as Snoop Dogg announced Monday that he’s ready to leave his Doggy ways behind him as he focuses on creating reggae music under the name Snoop Lion. “Rap is not a ...

Snoop Dogg wants you to know he's tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he's got a new name: Snoop Lion. The ...

It's not just a name change, but there's a new take on life for Snoop Lion, who switched his stage name from Snoop Dogg after a trip to Jamaica where he embraced Rastafarian culture. And the new ...

Vice magazine editor Andy Capper's documentary sits in on the recording in Jamaica of the newly rechristened Snoop Lion's upcoming reggae album. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic As is to be expected ...

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Snoop Dogg is back -- in reggae form! Earlier this year, producer Diplo revealed that he was working with the Cali rapper on an album of Jamaican-flavored music, and now, the newly rechristened Snoop ...

The idea of Eddie Murphy and Snoop Lion collaborating on a reggae song seems silly, until you really consider it. After all, it's okay to admit that "Party All The Time" is something played ironically ...

After an incredible amount of controversy, false reports, out-of-context quotes and TMZ videos, Weezy seems to be back home and recuperating, and actually looks pretty virile for a guy who's been ...