# Rapper Snoop Dogg now wishes to be known as Snoop Lion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 1, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043 "2012-08-01T09:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/1 "2012-08-01T09:59:11Z")
[Yup.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/snoop-doggs-new-name/2012/08/01/gJQATPfhOX_video.html) Also, he’s the reincarnation of Bob Marley. Please update your contact lists accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/2 "2012-08-01T10:01:40Z")
Huh. So it _does_ cause long-term brain damage. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/3 "2012-08-01T10:06:40Z")
Methinks Snoop needs to adjizzle his medizzle. (For the Bob Marley thing…for the name thing…meh, at least he’s still not Puff Daddy.) ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/4 "2012-08-01T10:53:21Z")
It’s a good thing he didn’t visit France and get reincarnated as Snoop Sparrow. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/5 "2012-08-01T10:53:33Z")
IOW, he’s not getting his share of the spotlight, so he’s going to try to reinvent himself. My contact list has been updated as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/6 "2012-08-01T11:17:35Z")
Wasn’t “Doggy” in there at one point? Lion make no sense whatsoever. Roar Lion Yo, perhaps, would have been a better choice. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/7 "2012-08-01T11:22:45Z")
Snoop Doggy Lion just seems weird. What about Snoop Lion Fish? Or Snoop Dingo Gringo? Snoop Puppy Love? Snoop Fresh Water Otter? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/8 "2012-08-01T11:28:10Z")
Does the OP specify “Rapper” Snoop Dogg so as to avoid confusion with “UN Diplomat” Snoop Dogg, “Physicist” Snoop Dogg, et al? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/9 "2012-08-01T11:40:27Z")
What Snoop says: He’s ‘tired of hip hop.’ What Snoop means: He hasn’t had a no. 1 song in years, so why not see if the kids are stupid enough to believe that he’s a reincarnation of Bob Marley? In Snoop Dog’s defense, kids are REALLY DUMB. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/10 "2012-08-01T11:45:17Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Wasn’t “Doggy” in there at one point? Lion make no sense whatsoever. Roar Lion Yo, perhaps, would have been a better choice. I see it more as an escalation. Snopp Dogg –\> Snoop Lion –\> Snoop Velociraptor –\> Snoop Tyrannosaurus –\> Snoop Godzilla. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/11 "2012-08-01T11:55:51Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Wasn’t “Doggy” in there at one point? Lion make no sense whatsoever. Roar Lion Yo, perhaps, would have been a better choice. Snoop Doggy Dogg was his “first” name when he showed up with Dr Dre on The Chronic (at least that’s where I first heard of him). I listened to la la la which I gather is his first reggae single. I didn’t really care for it but I’ll be interested to hear some others, I think he’s got the talent to put out some better stuff. Do we know who his producer is? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/12 "2012-08-01T12:02:04Z")
Snoop Lion actually replaces Snoop Snow Leopard. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/13 "2012-08-01T12:52:10Z")
It would have been easier to change it to Snoop Og or just Snog. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/14 "2012-08-01T13:04:02Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > I see it more as an escalation. > > Snopp Dogg –\> Snoop Lion –\> Snoop Velociraptor –\> Snoop Tyrannosaurus –\> Snoop Godzilla. – \> Snoop Cthulhu. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/15 "2012-08-01T13:05:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > – \> Snoop Cthulhu. Google only shows up one hit for this phrase! Well, two, in a couple of minutes… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/16 "2012-08-01T13:09:00Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Methinks Snoop needs to adjizzle his medizzle. :D:D:D This post nearly caused me an injury. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/17 "2012-08-01T13:09:06Z")
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtizzle. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/18 "2012-08-01T13:19:33Z")
“Iä! Iä! Snoop Fhtagn!” ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/19 "2012-08-01T13:21:22Z")
Is there legal standing for him to start receiving royalties from all of the downloads by college kids of Bob Marley’s Legend? ---
**Author:** ![LaurenIpsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043/20 "2012-08-01T14:41:08Z")
While you are all updating your contact lists, please be aware that I would now like to be known as “The Maestro.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-wishes-to-be-known-as-snoop-lion/630043.md?page=2)