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Hip-Hop, Jemele Hill, Music, Rap, Snoop Dogg - November 23, 2018

On the 25th anniversary of Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’ — a look back at his life and times A hip-hop prodigy, in a pop culture maelstrom — on trial for murder

Big Boy is a connector. “You need to speak to Dogg?” That’s what the Los Angeles-based syndicated radio personality asks when the topic of 1993’s Doggystyle comes up. “I mean I can help you … I’m with him right now.” Before you even get a chance to respond, he’s already calling Snoop, born Calvin Broadus […]

Snoop Dogg Smoked Weed While Voicing His Displeasure with Our President, Which Is How I Have Spent Most of the Last Two Years

In yet another headline ripped from my living room floor after most workdays, rap legend, reggae interloper and ganjapreneur Snoop Dogg took to social media during this week’s midterm election to give the world—and the president—a piece of his mind.

Tamar Braxton speaks on Delta flight mishap and announces stage play with Snoop Dogg

Tamar Braxton is speaking out about the recent incident she experienced on a Delta Airlines flight and sharing her plans to hit the road with Snoop Dogg. The Braxton Family Values star was given a stern talking to by the plane’s pilot before take-off after flight attendants took issue with her trying to catch some […]

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LeBron James inks deal with HBO for new talk show ‘The Shop’

LeBron James found a new home with the Los Angeles Lakers as well as a new home for his latest project, The Shop. The NBA star has inked a deal with HBO to debut his latest project, a barbershop-style talk show, on the network. The Shop will begin airing on HBO in August and […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Foxx on his EPIC BET Awards after party and how you can get in

Jamie Foxx is set to host the 2018 BET Awards this weekend and while we can’t wait to see what unfolds when he hits the stage, we’re even more curious about what will happen once the big show is over. Each year, there are tons of events to hit before and after the annual award […]

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Kobe Bryant sounds off on Kanye’s controversial slavery comments during speaking engagement

After weeks of keeping his thoughts to himself, Kobe Bryant is finally speaking up about Kanye West‘s controversial comments about slavery. Tuesday, the basketball legend surprised 300 excited high school students at WE RISE, a 10-day pop-up festival in Los Angele dedicated to inspiring change in the mental health system. During a Q&A with the […]

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Snoop Dogg speaks on ‘Bible of Love’ and prepares for backlash: ‘My spirit is in the right place’

Snoop Dogg discusses his motivation for his first Gospel album, 'Bible of Love' and why the church should welcome him with open arms.

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Snoop Dogg’s cannabis firm raises $45 million

Snoop is the co-founder of Casa Verde Capital, an ancillary cannabis industry venture firm that was started in 2015, but just recently closed its debut fund with $45 million.

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Finally! RuPaul will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The fabulous, the great, the iconic, RuPaul will finally be honored with his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Biracial Child Breaks Down Into Tears After Learning He’s Not 100% Black

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Beyonce, Chris Rock, Jay Ellis, Michael B. Jordan and more celebs take over LA for NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Weekend hit Los Angeles in full force and tons of celebrities were on deck to attend parties and watch the big game.

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Day one of All-Star Weekend: 2 Chainz vs. Snoop, Draymond Green loves the kids, and Quavo is the real MVP

Missing out on All-Star Weekend? Don’t worry. We got you. Check out The1point8’s photo dispatches from the 2 Chainz vs. Snoop Dogg celebrity one-on-one game, Draymond Green at the Makerspace Youth Basketball clinic, and the action-packed NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, where stars such as Jamie Foxx, Common, Migos, and Erik Killmonger — sorry, Michael B. […]

Snoop Dogg’s West Team beats 2 Chainz’s East in Adidas Celebrity Game ‘We all think we supposed to be in the league … just like all #NBA players think they supposed to be rappers.’

LOS ANGELES — At the intersection of hoops and hip-hop, one thing has always been the case. “We all think we supposed to be in the league,” the legendary MC Snoop Dogg professes, “just like all NBA players think they supposed to be rappers.” So the godfather of West Coast rap approached Adidas about creating […]

Serena Williams surprises girls with a trip to see ‘Black Panther’

Serena Williams is just one of the latest stars to take on the #blackpantherchallenge. Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, rented out an entire theater for a group of girls to enjoy a private screening of Marvel’s Black Panther. The girls are part of the nonprofit organization, Black Girls Code, which offers them […]

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Kendrick Lamar’s label is sending 1,000 kids to see ‘Black Panther’

Another celebrity team is stepping up to take on the #BlackPantherChallenge to send more children to see the biggest, blackest movie of the year. According to TMZ, Kendrick Lamar’s record label is sending 1,000 children from three different Watts-area housing projects to see Black Panther for free! Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, the owner of Top […]

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Daily Dose: 5/22/17 Sasheer Zamata exits ‘SNL’ with zero fanfare

If you missed The Morning Roast on Sunday, Mina Kimes was back from Korea, and we talked about the NBA and where we are in the playoffs at this point. Also, some more French lessons from your boy. Here’s a new segment we call: This Week in Racist Nonsense and Terror. We’ll start in Maryland, […]

All Eyez on VIBE magazine’s 1996 Death Row cover The only thing wilder than Death Row Records’ rise was its public and violent fall

Appropriately titled “Live From Death Row,” VIBE ’s February 1996 cover featured the already-notorious label’s faces: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight and Tupac Shakur in a Goodfellas-inspired collage. To understand the significance of the cover image is to understand the chain of events that led to it — and to the label’s downfall shortly […]

Snoop Dogg Attends Tupac’s HOF Ceremony to Ensure He’s Remembered As ‘Strong Black Man’

By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle rockers Pearl Jam, the late […]

Daily Dose: 3/15/17 Snoop Dogg is taking figurative shots at the president

We taped another All Day Podcast this week, and this time we discussed the new video surfaced from Michael Brown’s final days alive in Ferguson, Missouri, and, of course, the life and legacy that is LaVar Ball and his family. Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had […]

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All Day, Hockey, NHL, Snoop Dogg - January 26, 2017

Snoop Dogg to participate in NHL All-Star Weekend as a DJ during the skills competition, which is tremendous

You’ve got to give it to the NHL for trying. In bringing its All-Star Weekend lineup, the league has branched out beyond what the typical “hockey demographic” might expect by bringing in stars that many people actually know, to try to create some buzz around the product. With the festivities beginning Friday in Los Angeles, […]

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg finally hit their stride Thankfully, the Turkey Day episode is the most compelling yet

It took three episodes, but this show has finally taken off, and VH1 is rewarding its stars for it. Martha and Snoop’s Pot Luck Dinner is being renewed for a second season. But it didn’t always appear it was going to work. The first episode was clunky. Seth Rogan looked out of place, Ice Cube […]

ComplexCon excels in first year Inaugural event brings together art, fashion, music, food and education

#ComplexCon is a real life twitter — YoungKing (@Malique4k) November 7, 2016 When Pharrell Williams and Complex announced in May that they were launching ComplexCon, nobody was really sure what to expect. Of course, the superproducer and media site both hold separate and important places in society, but with the massive expansion of “cons” (conferences) […]

It’s Doggy time at the Democratic convention Rapper Snoop Dogg has been a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton

How the hell did Snoop Dogg go from gangsta rap pariah in the early ’90s to performing on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton? How did Snoop Dogg, whose catchphrase “We don’t love these h—” simultaneously enraged and endeared him to millions, land center stage on one of the biggest political nights in recent […]

Rappers Snoop Dogg and The Game led peaceful march to LAPD headquarters The Calfornia natives joined forces to help create healthy dialogue between police and citizens

Early Friday morning, The Game posted a picture of himself, standing alongside fellow rapper Snoop Dogg — each man wearing shades with their hands crossed in front of them, standing in solidarity. In the photo, the California natives looked as if they were ready to be the change they wish to see in the world, […]

Watch: Rappers Snoop Dogg and The Game Reveal Plan to Quell Police Violence – Get to the Cadets Early

A video posted by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Jul 8, 2016 at 8:48am PDT At the […]

Popular Soul Food Chain Files for Bankruptcy, Snoop Dogg May Take Over and Change Name

Iconic American rapper Snoop Dogg may save the famous West Coast restaurant Roscoe’s House of Chicken […]

Whoopi Goldberg Launches Medical Marijuana Line for Women: ‘It’s Not a Joke’

Multi-award winning actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg has founded a medical pot company that will […]

See Why Snoop Dogg Is Really Upset at Bill Gates

Exciting Jazz Saxophonist Kamasi Washington Finds New Fans From His Work With Kendrick Lamar

If Kendrick Lamar is the John Coltrane of rap, as he was recently called in Billboard after […]

Snoop Dogg Joins Families of Michael Brown, Jordan Davis for ‘Fallout From Ferguson’ Panel

Rapper Snoop Dogg and the League of Young Voters came together to host a panel […]

Snoop Dogg is down to judge 'American Idol'

NEW YORK (AP) - If Randy Jackson yells 'Yo Dawg!' during the next season of "American Idol," he could be talking to Snoop Dogg, if the rapper has his way...

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Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion, makes reggae CD

NEW YORK (AP) - Snoop Dogg says he was 'born again' during a visit to Jamaica in January...

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Snoop Dogg banned from Norway for 2 years over marijuana

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A lawyer representing Snoop Dogg says the American rapper has been banned from entering Norway for two years after trying to enter the country with a small amount of marijuana last month...

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