Snoop was in Jamaica recording a new reggae album at the time he was enlightened by the High Priest and claims that he was “born again” in the country.īut why reggae? Well Snoop feels like he is now ready to start making music that his “kids and grandparents can listen to.” We should also mention that during his trip to Jamaica, Snoop claims that he connected with the spirit of Bob Marley and is now “Bob Marley reincarnated. Snoop Dogg Changes His Name to Snoop Lion. You are the light – you are the lion,’” he added “I went to the temple where the High Priest asked me what my name was and I said, ‘Snoop Dogg.’ He looked me in the eyes and said, ‘No more. Granted to Snoop by a Jamaican high priest, the name was first floated during a summer 2012 press. New York Post’s is reporting that the artist did a special guest appearance at the Box in. was doing more than fine under his hip-hop moniker Snoop Dogg, a 2012 trip to Jamaica convinced the rapper that reggae was his true calling and that he should assume the Rasta name Snoop Lion. The lifestyle, the music, and the look seemed to have stuckat least, for now. Snoop Lion, the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, appears to be committed to his Rastafarian rebirth.
“I want to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion,” the 40-year old musician said. Snoop Dogg Celebrates His Transformation to Lion.
This past February, Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., was in Jamaica and during his time on the island visited a Rastafarian priest who christened the. Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he had changed his name after experiencing a spiritual awakening while in Jamaica. The name change ultimately came after he embraced the religion of Rastafarianism on a recent trip to Jamaica. Snoop Dogg Changed His Name: Now Called Snoop Lion. Raised in Long Beach and nicknamed Snoop due to his resemblance to Peanuts top canine, Snoop Doggs troubled teen years culminated in a drug conviction after high school. Tributes pour in following death of Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan READ MORE Laid-back rapper Snoop Dogg followed in the footsteps of such West Coast colleagues as Ice Cube and Ice-T, and added acting to his repertoire in the late 90s.
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