Snoop Lion

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Snoop's stint with No Limit Records need to be recognized.

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Rappers are all over TV, whether they're starring in and producing their own shows like Eve or writing them like Childish Gambino. But there are a few other series ideas kicking around XXL that we'd like to see explored, mostly in the reality TV realm...

While most people are concerned with having a white Christmas, Snoop Dogg's holiday is bathed in a different hue. The OG joins in the Christmas spirit releasing his version of Elvis Presley’s 1957 track "Blue Christmas." Check out "Blue Xmas," below...

Snoop Lion is up in smoke. The Cali OG releases the official visual for his Collie Buddz assisted single, "Smoke The Weed." As you can imagine, the video also features a plethora of THC clouds. Also check for cameos by Curren$y, Sugarfree, dead prez and others...

Snoop returns in Lion form breathing life into his last LP ,Reincarnated, with the cinematic visual for the song "Tired Of Running," from the project. The video features cameos from Nipsey Hussle and actors KeKe Palmer and Tyrin Tuner (of Menace II Society fame), and depicts a heist gone terribly wrong...

It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since Snoop Doggy Dogg released his classic debut, Doggystyle.  Calvin Broadus might have taken to calling himself Snoop Lion these days but nobody is going forget that the D-O-G-G has enjoyed one of the most iconic careers in all of music...

One of the ideas that Kanye West has been trying to get across during his recent all-out assault on the media is the importance of not letting society putting your creativity in box. Kanye West wants to be known as more than just a rapper...

Winter is coming... As the weather slowly chills and the crushing inevitability of winter snow becomes imminent, our minds drift to warm summer breezes and the soft touch of white sand between our toes. With the city sure to freeze, it might be time to escape it all and go on vacation...

Our childhood fascination with wild animals never quite dissipates as we grow. The call of the wild is strong and there is nothing quite as beautiful as the diverse majesty of the animal kingdom. Rappers are no different. No matter how hard a rapper claims to be, nobody is immune to the sublime charms of animals...

Another Halloween has come and gone and all that is left - other than a nasty hangover - is the drunken photos of the night's debauchery. Hip-hop showed out last night in celebration of Halloween's costume as rappers dressed up in their spookiest costumes...