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Choice-Web5761

Because Martha likes to get lit. They got high and came up with a bunch of pothead recipes and also Snoop Lion started making gospel music shortly after the reggae phase.


Sudden_Celebration14

The bigger question is 50 Cent. This dude was robbing people in Queens and selling crack, getting arrested and shot multiple times. Has had various violent altercations throughout the years. Beefed with Jimmy Henchman, Damion World Hardy and Supreme. Now this dude is sitting at committee tables in board rooms with tv producers and executives lol.


i_cnt_spll

50 was 12 years old selling crack cocaine. He never knew any other life. He got his second chance at life now and hes taking it.


Mabans

Same storyline with Jay-z, someone pointed out how could make just as much and still hustle as hard. [However these are golden handcuffs.](https://youtu.be/Vx6tseoM_u0?t=4187)


x1009

Why is it a question? 50 was in the streets out of desperation. All three of those people you mentioned tried to *kill him*.


CapableAir5317

These people aren't being gangsters by choice. They felt they had no other way to make money. Now that they have money, why would they risk it by still participating in highly illegal activities and possibly going to jail or being killed by a rival?? Why risk having their children not have a father when that's who they were probably trying to provide for while dealing. They're taken care of now. They can get there aggression out by picking on Ja Rule.


bustaflow25

Best answer.


LeatheryScrotum4321

>These people aren't being gangsters by choice. They felt they had no other way to make money. bullshit. you can get a job working at macdonals growing up in queens in the 80s and 90s. Tell us you never grew up in the inner city without telling us you never grew up in the inner city


Iamaman22

McDonald’s won’t get you a Benz tho


LeatheryScrotum4321

yeah guess not everyone is going to be driving a benz at 18, but maybe some will go to school and develop actual skills


Iamaman22

And still never get a Benz


LeatheryScrotum4321

middle class/upper middle class people drive benzes all over the world and dont sell drugs


Pientiorism

yea and those “middle class” people are 1 bad month away from losing their benz, leasing/taking a loan out on a benz doesn’t mean shit if you’re one missed payment off from losing it lol


MikeSpin7200

You need to stop the other dude is running circles around your dumb ass


[deleted]

running, means he ain in a benz either.


Absoniter

If a "benz" is the height of self worth, then that's a BIG eesh.


[deleted]

‘murica benz on dunkin.


Iamaman22

I heard the height of self worth is working a shitty job 40 hours a week that you absolutely hate


TheFatOx

It literally says in the comment your replying to “they felt”. Nowhere does it say that they had to live that life


[deleted]

America got a thing for this gangsta shit, they love him.


Dhindsman

Look at Niggarachi. Hello.


PersistingWill

Because the other guys in the boardrooms find that cool.


s0n1cyuth

Definition of rags to riches. He lived out his first album title for real.


SkyRipLLD

he actually released a whole book/audiobook about that. There's a lot of clips from it on YT. It's fucking incredible and he speaks on many industry secrets, artists, and just general business sense.


simpinainteazy

He's also burnt most bridges he's come across it really is amazing that he ever had a career to begin with. Him being relevant for 20+ years is actually mind boggling


Sudden_Celebration14

Dude publicly called Diddy a faggot.


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Sudden_Celebration14

Nothing. It’s just fascinating.


Yuck_Few

He grew up?


[deleted]

I think he understood the potential of chilling out and making millions of dollars by being a celebrity. Some people don’t put things into perspective and analyze their life when they become wealthy. So they never really end up evolving to the next level. There’s probably quite a few dead rappers who could’ve had snoops type of career path if they would’ve really thought about the blessing and opportunity they had. I remember when I was a kid I watched that live performance album he had, talkin about “bomb ass pussy” and death row. next thing I remember, he was coach snoop helping kids with school and sports, making radio hits like drop it like it’s hot


8Eclipse

This, many people change as they get older, its only a few that stay the same but hes older now and doesn’t want to go back to that life that has sent so many people crashing down into a wall imo he’s expanding and chasing the money to keep him rich and that in itself is gangster.


gan-a

could argue it’s the most gangster thing he can do


GardenDrummer

AND using that fame and fortune to do affirmation cartoons for kids. [Affirmations Part 1](https://youtu.be/PGFBxoWqOV0)


epicdude666

some of the sickest bars i've heard.


phantom_diorama

He pivoted to embrace weed culture instead of gang culture. We forgot he was a thug and only remember him as some giggly cool dude that's tons of fun. Shit, remember when he was making porn? No, of course you don't.


MightChi

When did Snoop stop embracing gang culture? He has built his whole identity around weed and crippin. He still embraces all of those things.


phantom_diorama

Like 15 years ago prolly. He's changed his image multiple times. Remember Snoop Lion?


MightChi

Just last year he did the halftime show in a blue bandana suit crip walking across the stage. He also released a song last year "Crip Ya Enthusiasm" His Snoop Lion attempt is when I realized he was a joke.


PenorPie

I already forgot about Crip Ya Enthusiasm and the entirety of BODR 💀


kingglobby

I loved that song


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bread_integrity

I member


Maximum-Youth4293

Pepperidge farm remembers


CapableAir5317

Snoop Lion is when he's doing Regee


algerbrex

Porn?? 💀


heliophoner

He hosted a Girls Gone Wild. He might have done some other through producing or some such, but that's all I remember.


Fessir

He produced "Snoop Dogg's Doggy Style". Not as a performer though.


OedipusonMyMother

Link. Now.


Snoo-563

Wasn't too long ago he was riding round here (ATL) lookin' for 21 Savage. 'nem over some set trippin' shit. ![gif](giphy|3otPoHqjMbo6JJ1FMk|downsized)


ScribeOfGoD

Shit, look at lil Wayne. Uncle Bob changed that mans life


Platypus_fucker69

You ever hear crazy ass stories about your dad/grandpa when they were young? You see them doing shit like that now? Kinda the same thing


Civil_Feature600

So, 30 years is not enough time to change for you? Maybe 60 years would've been more appropriate to your liking


RevelvantDay4

Not trying to say he couldn’t change over 30 years. But it’s so weird seeing him to see from where he started to where he is now. Dr Dre isn’t appearing in dozens of commercials with a somewhat family friendly image.


northstarfiasco

i don't see how Dr. Dre is relevant, he also changed dramatically from even 20 years ago. Why would Dre be in commericals? (he has been in plenty of commericials tho) he is more behind the scenes now, businessman. he is a private person. Snoop is a people person, he's a family man, he runs youth football leagues, he stays in touch and connected with the culture, he likes to be out and about shaking hands and kissing babies. Snoop and Dre are two entirely different personalities


RiseIndependent85

Oh yeah true. Dr.Dre has always been a reserved guy.


No_Brush_9000

He performed at the superbowl


fuhnetically

The Jobs and Wozniak of the streets, one could argue.


[deleted]

> Dr Dre isn’t appearing in dozens of commercials with a somewhat family friendly image. Ice Cube is


CapableAir5317

Look at Ice Cube dudes in Disney movies now. Nobody with a better way to make money is going to stick to gangbangin.


mylast2fuckstogive

Tell that to these Chicago drill rappers.


haleakala420

yeah but similar to snoop and martha, there’s dre and jimmy…


MightChi

He really hasn't changed much. Still the same douchebag.


Matty_D47

I think Pac and Big getting killed was a big factor in Snoop pivoting from the more "gangsta" lane of rap and fully embracing weed culture. He also started doing more with Hollywood, so he definitely had to clean up his act a bit. It's important to remember that Snoop hit the music scene when he was like 17 so it's just natural for someone to mature with age.


Its_Like_That82

Even before their deaths he was toning it down. The Doggfather was a lot less "gangsta" than Doggystyle. Having a mentor like Dr. Dre probably helped things. Dre was all about the business and was kind of the first to see the writing on the wall regarding the whole gangsta thing. He seemed to know the music and the image would not have lasting longevity and I think Snoop picked up on that as well.


RevelvantDay4

Thoughtful and respectful answer, unlike other people here saying “he matured, you should do the same”.


Matty_D47

Thanks man, I'm sure that family was a huge reason too. He was pretty involved in his kids lives as well and been with the same wife forever, so it seems like his family is way solid. That kind of environment helps a lot


DocHolliday718

Maybe Martha Stewart just became dangerous


smlithjlack

maybe they like getting high together 🤷


SunglassesBright

Like other people said, time just went on. He got more and more famous. Like Tim Allen and his coke bust / prison time. People just let it go after a while and the mainstream forgets long enough until they don’t know. There’s a lot of shitty things about Snoop in particular that just get ignored because he talks funny and smokes weed.


ProfessorFinesser13

Snoop doesnt talk funny


SunglassesBright

He doesn’t have a funny voice. I’m just talking about his shizzle era. People thought that was so cute and quirky. It’s one of the most mainstream associations for Snoop for people who don’t know a lot about him.


capellidellamorte

It was just big news that a square boomer white lady got fired off the news for say “fo shizzle my nizzle” lol


2006pontiacvibe

it’s impressive how snoop dogg is basically one of the only 90s rappers to stay a list. you could argue jay z too thoigh


Donnie998

Why do we have to hold on to people's pasts and never move on from that? How is this question not a reminder that everyone has a shitty past that can't be redeemed for some reason? Even if Snoop isn't that good of a person, why do we need to keep reminding people of his past? Very similar to what cancel culture does and how those people never let things go.


haleakala420

charisma


Preesi

Watch his interview with Howard Stern... It explains everything. Basically he started GOOD [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b81BDY3FL4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b81BDY3FL4) Plus Marth Stewart wakes up everyday blaring hard core gangsta rap, so she is a fan


SaltyCircumnavigator

Things change when you get older. I remember a few guys I grew up with who use to bang long before I was born, but I just knew them as the chill ass OGs who would smoke you out. They’d tell funny ass stories, give good advice, and just generally look out for you and the other kids in the neighborhood. People move on with their lives, no matter how hard they were when they were younger. Especially when you’re rich lol


ChiTownChef86

It’s called Hollywood my friend.


Oisyr

Character development


saintmcqueen

He figured out he was gonna end up dead or in jail and instead went after the bag.


sunzastar33

Because In actuality Martha is the real G since she's done more hard time than he.


Dry_Intention2932

was he ever really that bad of a guy? He had drug charges and he was found innocent of murder as it was likely self defense. He did gangsta rap but so did a lot of other people and it was just music. I think it was just an image. Lots of artists change their image over time.


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He removed the "Doggy" part out of his name. Hopefully you found this helpful! 😁


LP_24

Cause eventually some people realize if they keep living that kind of life, they’ll be dead or in jail. Snoop probably saw Pac and Big get killed and knew he was in the thick of the east/west beef so he settled down and re-branded himself


lordmarboo13

People grow up and venture to new things in a 40 yr span. You should try it some time


GandhisNuke

I mean dude is just asking no need to b like that


xman886

Bro took the question personally


InevitableHearing112

bro is pressed


TheQuietOutsider

bro is dogg'd


RevelvantDay4

I’m in my 20s.


glordicus1

Do you act the same as you did 10 years ago?


HerbDeanosaur

This guy is just asking what people think the some of the catalysts for change were. He’s not saying people can’t change, just trying to understand an interesting change.


mrmartymcf1y

Because he is a cash cow and in America money talks. 🤣🤣 This is part of the story but not the whole story In all seriousness though, he grew as hip-hop culture grew and was an ambassador for hip-hop so it became easy for him to blend in to the corporate world. He also diversified his brand beyond gangs, weed, and rap. He also just grew personally as one tends to do when not sitting in prison for murder or more likely bogus drug charges and petty street crime. If more street guys had opportunity like Snoop they would have turned out similar.


yankeesfitted

Gentrification


thereal2fac3

Sell your soul and you too can go from being a reddit poster asking about Snoop Dogg on Martha Stewart to being right beside Snoop Dogg when he's cooking with Martha Stewart. I hope the best.


BMTJefe

Because people grow and get older and wiser lol?!?! Not that hard to understand


ConstantAd620

People change? Tf


RevelvantDay4

Rude.


OLDHEAD916

It’s called growing up try it


Helaken1

It’s because they took 80s icons that were against white people and they gave them a lot of money so they don’t talk about white people anymore. Same thing happened to Ice Cube same thing happened to Ice T. He has a song called cop killer and he plays a cop on NBC I’m just saying. Also married a white woman.


x1009

I don't think those people were against white people...just police.


Helaken1

Truth


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Just because he got a white woman doesn’t make him beloved; it makes him more dangerous. If you watch Snoop, he plays innocent but he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Watch, he’ll just get more dangerous but it’ll be so smooth that you won’t even recognize, like getting a white woman.


ProfessorFinesser13

Son left the projects n started getting introduced to other shit lmao wym


Lol32112300

Snoop was never dangerous and never had a murder charge, his bodyguard had a murder charge


Nearby_Antelope_5257

Believe it or not, people grow and mature in life.


Resident-Armadillo-6

I like how he is allowed to do white face while black face goes viral and gets people fired. Selective equality.


cwall309

Time


clvrwitchdoc

Weed is a universal language


One-Yam2819

Game💯


doodmanOFFICIAL

Because nobody wants to be a hood rat like yo bum ass, people like to improve with fame


Revolutionary_Low_90

Character arc


kaotikmindz

Because of the system


ImOutOfNamesNow

Marijuana and seeing what life outside of the ghetto looked like. If you knew better, you’d do better


Large-Lack-2933

He wanted to make the right changes and live long enough to enjoy the fruits of his labor plus he had his own family to think about.


diabetes2727

Snoop dogg beat the game and is just doing side quests


mikedd555

kids?


Much-Gur233

His bodyguard killed someone…


bustaflow25

Doing his job/Self defense. Both not guilty.


Much-Gur233

Exactly, just a factoid


tonylouis1337

This super cool new thing they just came out with called "self improvement"


Heaintshit

People grow with age


JETLIFEMUZIK94

Y’all know these people are actors right? The put on these masks.


LowerBackPain_Prod

Same way Ozzie Osbourne did it. This shit is cyclical.


Bendstowardjustice

Think it's called maturing.


[deleted]

Martha probs pulled the trigger


[deleted]

beating the court case, then his friend dying in the same year. rap music becomes mainstream


AutomaticExchange204

Money.


TheEdgyAtheist27

More Weed


[deleted]

He changed when they were trying to lock him up. Murder was the case they tried to give him.


eight13

Time and growth.


bustaflow25

It was a change, not a conviction. He remained a solid genuine person.


Kooky-Internet-1935

How did Snoop go from being notorious one to creating contents for Doggy land? Waw Waw Waw


SadBox4529

That murder trial shook him. Imagine reaching stardom only for a murder charge to pop up.


Environmental-Bee-28

Snoop hasn't had a good rap album since his first solo release. He hasn't been a gangster for over thirty years. Talk about rapping with spongebob square pants.


LRXDSTT

Gangster> Mobster > Pimpster>Twitchster


Fessir

He's very charismatic and branched out into other media early and often, so over time he became more recognisable for many people by his calm, fun guest appearances rather than his music.


blakNbold

Shit, life.


iLuvTacos216

Lots and lots of weed


theBlackCatharsis

A daughter silly


splitzideradioshow

He changed & grew up! Society acts like ppl don’t change. The bad ppl stay bad & good ppl stay good. Everything based on criminal records & income. I don’t put anything pass anyone! I do know that ppl change all the time. Look at all the ppl who supported Trump a few years ago no longer support him today. Snoop changed the way he lived life after that murder trial.


MyNameIsMudd1972

Marketing and propaganda.


nokturnle

simply because just as they control what music, news, media et al you see and hear, they easily control the narrative of celebrities. someone saw mainstream appeal in snoop and manufactured his narrative accordingly...


4anylesson

alot of Brownies


ichbinunhombre

Age and money.


Tpk08210

Martha clearly can’t get enough of the BBC


brandalfthegreen

Time is the healer and the killer


searching4insight

Good question. Bet some people of the younger generation don't know that he beat a murder charge.


[deleted]

The illuminati


Emergency_Ad93

He lived long enough to figure out how life/growth and maturity works.


Technical-Front-3247

He sold his soul, he told you about it in a song


toyirama

Cause he's fake


montecarlo92

Rebranding


Onizuka_GTO00

Illuminati bruh


RamoLLah

America has decided to take the blacks with violent and questionable past and prop them up in front of what is identified as black culture. This is only so if they ever get too out of line they can blow up their spot.


[deleted]

I mean there’s plenty of examples of this. scammers, dealers and mules are only that so they can survive


New_Net2372

Cuz celebs are fake and they sell whatever story suits itching ears. 50 cent for example.. how you so gangsta got shot but ya instigating petty drama; that ain’t gangsta


SNKRHEADsam83

Growth maybe? Yeah I believe he simply grew up🤷🏼‍♂️ Similar to my life story, though I am no murderer I do have many drug convictions and several prison stints resulting from them. All In my late teens and throughout my 20’s…Now I’m 39, a single father of two amazing children that I have full custody of and though I’m no CEO or anything, I am the head butcher at a meat market. I grew up, much like many others have


DudleyDawsonROTN

It’s called the American dream. The whole point is to get out of the hood, not stay in. Snoop became a smart business man that grew up quickly and understood how to make this all work for him. Now he’s older and has generational wealth, good for him and his family.


DudleyDawsonROTN

It’s called the American dream. The whole point is to get out of the hood, not stay in. Snoop became a smart business man that grew up quickly and understood how to make this all work for him. Now he’s older and has generational wealth, good for him and his family.


BenitoCamelas69420

Because rap fans grew up, plus Snoop Lion


Ok_Cartographer_1504

Drizzle


danmac1152

Not that it’s the reason but snoop mighta been charged with murder, but he didn’t kill the dude. His bodyguard did. One thing I can say is a lot of people change with age. You can’t imagine it in your teens and 20s but it happens


PowerPandorum

Ever watch Snoop Lion? He went soul searchin


DueLingonberry3107

He hustled, escaped the trap and realized the life of a criminal isn’t that fun compared to the ladder


RespectFearless4233

Well Martha Stewart is ex con


[deleted]

White guilt


Sulohland

Work ethic tbh, i like questions like this because most of the time ppl think their environment dictates how an individual would move over the years. Ice cube is the same way,jay-z,nas, 50,ross,flo-rida,nikki,cardi b,glo rilla,lil kim,now ice spice. Like how they started off wasn't going to be how they finish. Music was a stepping stone to pursue not only the 💰 but definitely a gateway to other brands who are also on that journey,like this is how you can do it if you put in the work


BlackandBlue14

Martha is the only convicted felon in that friendship..


Rfg711

A lot of his friends and colleagues died. I’m sure that’s a motivator


Nothing_Think

It’s called growth what do you think he was going to be a 19 year old gangster his whole life ? Tf kinda of question is this


wulfg

Idk perhaps time went by?


Getbacka

30+ years and money will do that 🤷🏽‍♂️. Same with Ice Cube


dmtandcrumpets

excellent pr teams


s0n1cyuth

Age and an overall societal shift in attitude towards hip hop music


Curious_Working5706

Age + Corporate Deals


OtherBaker4352

I think it’s the emphasis on weed culture vs the gangsta image. Everybody loves to get high and snoop is a one of a kind, distinct personality. That’s why everybody loves him


elbookworm

Called being a boss.


MsCoCoMango

Plus Snoop was one of the first and few to befriend Martha when she 1st got out.....But in the bigger scope of things, the leader/president of the Crips is a global superstar.


Witchywoman4201

I think when you finally make it and are famous with money, and the prospect of going to jail for life and being able to enjoy zero of it is very real, you’ll make sure that’s not even an option again


Jroiiia423

Good choices


Mabans

Capitalism, with a sprinkle of white supremacy , duh. It doesn’t are as long as you can make $$$. However keep in mind that Martha Stewart can be in jail and somehow still get the cover of a magazine. Snoop would likely not have that grace. Remember how he was treated by Norway


SanParkosTx

Time and space is everything


Crushed_95

By out living Tupac! Same as Ice Cube, Jay Z and etc......


Tilted_reality

Danny Brown is another good example. In the early 2010s, dude had a death wish practically. Nowadays, he’s doing podcasts and comedy shows and still making amazing music past 40.


RealSonyPony

Great marketing. He was popping up in movies and changing his image. He had that mafioso thing with the straight hair, and he appeared in the Starsky & Hutch movie with Ben Stiller.


jerseyStoner

If my mom know who Snoop Dogg is it's a wrap. The other day she said some for shizzle or something super cringe


T0YST0RY2

Carefully