Snoop Dogg wants you to know that 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 artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to."

The former gangster rapper is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. He said that in Jamaica, he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now "Bob Marley reincarnated."

Bob Marley's son Rohan attended the conference and gave Snoop his blessing.
"I feel like I've always been Rastafarian," Snoop said of the spiritual Jamaican movement. While there, he said, he visited a temple, was renamed Snoop Lion and was also given the Ethiopian name Berhane, meaning "light of the world."
Snoop didn't explain why he was switching from "Dogg" to "Lion," but it's likely a reference to the Lion of Judah, a religious symbol popular in Rastafarian and Ethiopian culture.

Later, he played five songs for a small crowd, including one called "No Guns Allowed." It features his daughter and includes the lyrics, "No guns allowed in here tonight, we're going to have a free for all, no fights."
"It's so tragic that people are doing stupid things with guns," he said.
Snoop, best known for hits like "Gin and Juice" and "Drop It Like It's Hot," is an avid supporter of marijuana rights and has been banned from entering Norway for two years after trying to enter the country with a small amount last month.

He said that in Jamaica, where he stayed for 35 days, he grew closer to his wife, who saw his transition. He added that he's excited to perform music that his family and children can listen to.

"As a 40-year-old man ... I've got to give them something," he said. "That's what you do when you're wise."
Snoop Dogg said he's not completely retiring from hip-hop but is "tired" of the genre because it is no longer challenging.
"Reggae was calling ... it's a breath of fresh air," he said. "Rap isn't challenging; it's not appealing."

The album was produced by Diplo and will feature Snoop singing. It will be released on Vice Records.
The album will be followed with a documentary of the same name, also produced by Vice. It features Snoop making music and will include some personal elements of his life, a producer of the film said. It will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
A coffee table book about Snoop's rebirth is also in the works.
"It feels like I'm 19 or 20 years old again," he Said.

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Weed don scatter this old man brain. Soon he go metamorphose to Snoop Junkie Donkey. Agbaya oshi.

Snoop Lion kor snoop cat ni,hehe snoop catty cat

LOL! Anything to make money now.

From Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion, cos of Bob Marley.. and my cousin still dey advice me to smoke weed?

Come to Nigeria where your spirit can as well connect with Dagrin's!

Na wa. C what @ 40 can do to a man

obviously jamaican weed is stronger than californian weed

Na so craze dey start.

Snoop got high on special weed in Jamaica.

Better advise him to see a therapist.

This guy needs re-habilitation. Una go de think say im brain de norman na when e go naked finish chanbge name to snoop Adam talk say na new swagg people eye go open.

A føol at 40 is a foøl forever..

musKeeto: From Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion, cos of Bob Marley.. and my cousin still dey advice me to smoke weed?

lwkmd bros no smoke

Him dey joke..

Who gives a f**k abt wat u call urself. . . .nxt story plssss

A ploy to stay relevant by a 40yr old ex-pornster, who is speedily decelerating to irrelevancy

Middle age crisis, he should also try snoop tiger or snoop crocrodile

Happy graduation. Snoop lion.
Xpktin yet anothr graduation 2 mayb snoop monkey.
WEED NO GUD OOO.

Tis no biz of mine.tis his life.if I decide to change my name from CUTEOBI to WORWOROBI,of course he won't talk about it

Snoop kinda confused, so reggae musician no dey weed.

sirwyte: Happy graduation. Snoop lion.
Xpktin yet anothr graduation 2 mayb snoop monkey.
WEED NO GUD OOO.

u bad ooo!

Nyntynplus: A føol at 40 is a foøl forever..

dnt mind d ode,he wl soon change it 2 snoop elephant.com 2 tink of it,of wat importance is ds trend in d front page?

Now there are about 22,000 lions, 300 white lions and 1 black lion left in the world.

Watch it peeps, Snoop Lion (or whatever his name is) will soon be a goner. Signs are all in the sky.

R.I.P

we r looking foward to d day dat u ll b cald snoop Ape, snoop Rhinocero n snoop Raccoon.

I expect a graduation to SNOOP FIASCO soon.
Marijuana is a genius

Smoke weeeeed everyday... Some of that yikky yikky.. My guy don dey reach general

Snoopac Shakur

pro01: Weed don scatter this old man brain. Soon he go metamorphose to Snoop Junkie Donkey. Agbaya oshi.

Or snoop goat!

marijuana in action

okay me too have changed my name to snoop-bokoharam