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.

Snoop Dogg is making a reggae album. The "Drop it Like it's Hot" rapper has been working with producer Diplo - who has previously produced tracks for Beyonce, M.I.A and Usher - and exploring a new ...

Back in July, when rap legend Snoop Dogg announced that after a spiritual journey to Jamaica, he was changing his name to Snoop Lion and releasing an album of reggae music, you could almost hear the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in January, is changing his name to Snoop Lion and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to." ...

Genre chameleon superproducer Diplo, who must be one of the hardest working men in music, has teamed up with West Coast icon Snoop Dogg for a straight up, out and out Reggae album! Diplo had already ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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 ...

Last July, the rapper Snoop Dogg surprised his fans with the announcement that he was changing both his music style (to reggae) as well as his stage name (to Snoop Lion). The move came during a trip ...

Snoop Dogg has revealed that long-term collaborator Dr Dre was not convinced about his new name. The rapper has announced that he will be called Snoop Lion to coincide with the release of his new ...

Snoop Dogg hit it big when he was 18, and never really dropped out of the public eye, meaning his evolution as an artist—and to some degree, as an adult—has been meticulously documented and followed ...