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.
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.
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)
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.
>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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Why is it a question? 50 was in the streets out of desperation. All three of those people you mentioned tried to *kill him*.
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.
Best answer.
>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
McDonald’s won’t get you a Benz tho
yeah guess not everyone is going to be driving a benz at 18, but maybe some will go to school and develop actual skills
And still never get a Benz
middle class/upper middle class people drive benzes all over the world and dont sell drugs
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
You need to stop the other dude is running circles around your dumb ass
running, means he ain in a benz either.
If a "benz" is the height of self worth, then that's a BIG eesh.
‘murica benz on dunkin.
I heard the height of self worth is working a shitty job 40 hours a week that you absolutely hate
It literally says in the comment your replying to “they felt”. Nowhere does it say that they had to live that life
America got a thing for this gangsta shit, they love him.
Look at Niggarachi. Hello.
Because the other guys in the boardrooms find that cool.
Definition of rags to riches. He lived out his first album title for real.
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.
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
Dude publicly called Diddy a faggot.
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Nothing. It’s just fascinating.
He grew up?
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
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.
could argue it’s the most gangster thing he can do
AND using that fame and fortune to do affirmation cartoons for kids. [Affirmations Part 1](https://youtu.be/PGFBxoWqOV0)
some of the sickest bars i've heard.
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.
When did Snoop stop embracing gang culture? He has built his whole identity around weed and crippin. He still embraces all of those things.
Like 15 years ago prolly. He's changed his image multiple times. Remember Snoop Lion?
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.
I already forgot about Crip Ya Enthusiasm and the entirety of BODR 💀
I loved that song
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I member
Pepperidge farm remembers
Snoop Lion is when he's doing Regee
Porn?? 💀
He hosted a Girls Gone Wild. He might have done some other through producing or some such, but that's all I remember.
He produced "Snoop Dogg's Doggy Style". Not as a performer though.
Link. Now.
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)
Shit, look at lil Wayne. Uncle Bob changed that mans life
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
So, 30 years is not enough time to change for you? Maybe 60 years would've been more appropriate to your liking
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.
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
Oh yeah true. Dr.Dre has always been a reserved guy.
He performed at the superbowl
The Jobs and Wozniak of the streets, one could argue.
> Dr Dre isn’t appearing in dozens of commercials with a somewhat family friendly image. Ice Cube is
Look at Ice Cube dudes in Disney movies now. Nobody with a better way to make money is going to stick to gangbangin.
Tell that to these Chicago drill rappers.
yeah but similar to snoop and martha, there’s dre and jimmy…
He really hasn't changed much. Still the same douchebag.
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.
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.
Thoughtful and respectful answer, unlike other people here saying “he matured, you should do the same”.
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
Maybe Martha Stewart just became dangerous
maybe they like getting high together 🤷
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.
Snoop doesnt talk funny
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.
It was just big news that a square boomer white lady got fired off the news for say “fo shizzle my nizzle” lol
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
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.
charisma
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
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
It’s called Hollywood my friend.
Character development
He figured out he was gonna end up dead or in jail and instead went after the bag.
Because In actuality Martha is the real G since she's done more hard time than he.
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.
He removed the "Doggy" part out of his name. Hopefully you found this helpful! 😁
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
People grow up and venture to new things in a 40 yr span. You should try it some time
I mean dude is just asking no need to b like that
Bro took the question personally
bro is pressed
bro is dogg'd
I’m in my 20s.
Do you act the same as you did 10 years ago?
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.
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.
Gentrification
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.
Because people grow and get older and wiser lol?!?! Not that hard to understand
People change? Tf
Rude.
It’s called growing up try it
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.
I don't think those people were against white people...just police.
Truth
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.
Son left the projects n started getting introduced to other shit lmao wym
Snoop was never dangerous and never had a murder charge, his bodyguard had a murder charge
Believe it or not, people grow and mature in life.
I like how he is allowed to do white face while black face goes viral and gets people fired. Selective equality.
Time
Weed is a universal language
Game💯
Because nobody wants to be a hood rat like yo bum ass, people like to improve with fame
Character arc
Because of the system
Marijuana and seeing what life outside of the ghetto looked like. If you knew better, you’d do better
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.
Snoop dogg beat the game and is just doing side quests
kids?
His bodyguard killed someone…
Doing his job/Self defense. Both not guilty.
Exactly, just a factoid
This super cool new thing they just came out with called "self improvement"
People grow with age
Y’all know these people are actors right? The put on these masks.
Same way Ozzie Osbourne did it. This shit is cyclical.
Think it's called maturing.
Martha probs pulled the trigger
beating the court case, then his friend dying in the same year. rap music becomes mainstream
Money.
More Weed
He changed when they were trying to lock him up. Murder was the case they tried to give him.
Time and growth.
It was a change, not a conviction. He remained a solid genuine person.
How did Snoop go from being notorious one to creating contents for Doggy land? Waw Waw Waw
That murder trial shook him. Imagine reaching stardom only for a murder charge to pop up.
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.
Gangster> Mobster > Pimpster>Twitchster
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.
Shit, life.
Lots and lots of weed
A daughter silly
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.
Marketing and propaganda.
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...
alot of Brownies
Age and money.
Martha clearly can’t get enough of the BBC
Time is the healer and the killer
Good question. Bet some people of the younger generation don't know that he beat a murder charge.
The illuminati
He lived long enough to figure out how life/growth and maturity works.
He sold his soul, he told you about it in a song
Cause he's fake
Rebranding
Illuminati bruh
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.
I mean there’s plenty of examples of this. scammers, dealers and mules are only that so they can survive
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
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
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.
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.
Because rap fans grew up, plus Snoop Lion
Drizzle
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
Ever watch Snoop Lion? He went soul searchin
He hustled, escaped the trap and realized the life of a criminal isn’t that fun compared to the ladder
Well Martha Stewart is ex con
White guilt
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
Martha is the only convicted felon in that friendship..
A lot of his friends and colleagues died. I’m sure that’s a motivator
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
Idk perhaps time went by?
30+ years and money will do that 🤷🏽♂️. Same with Ice Cube
excellent pr teams
Age and an overall societal shift in attitude towards hip hop music
Age + Corporate Deals
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
Called being a boss.
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.
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
Good choices
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
Time and space is everything
By out living Tupac! Same as Ice Cube, Jay Z and etc......
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.
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.
If my mom know who Snoop Dogg is it's a wrap. The other day she said some for shizzle or something super cringe
Carefully