Snoop Lion: Why Did Snoop Dogg Change His Name When He Became A Rasta?

Aug. 1, 2012 - Snoop Dogg now wants to be known as Snoop Lion, after a trip to Jamaica where he was "born again." The rapper admits he's tired of hip-hop, and is releasing a reggae album, "Reincarnated," to be followed by a documentary of the sameThis week, via an announcement that was in no way timed to coincide with his upcoming album, Reincarnation, and its first track (available now), Snoop Dogg revealed that, after discovering his inner Rastafarian in JamaicaAfter announcing that he would be leaving the rap world - and the "Dogg" part of his name -

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