Nobody cared about the riot until they thought it might spill into their nice neighborhoods. Then they got scared and called the National Guard.

People who don't know me are so negative about me. When they finally meet me, they change that negative into a positive.

That's why I'm so successful because peace is my main thing, it's not about money. It's about making sure everybody is having a good time and loving and living and enjoying life.

My name was given to me. I didn't just decide to change it one day. But I ran with it to reflect a more peaceful and positive attitude for my new Reincarnated project. The Snoop Dogg name is so connected to hip-hop, and I didn't want to change that. Hip-hop raised me, and I would never turn my back on it.

There are so many people in the closet, and we are giving them an opportunity to come out of the closet and just admit they like to smoke.

I make music that makes you dance, so I mean, it's appropriate, you know what I'm saying? I make the kind of music that DJs can grab a hold of and spin the record and people just love rocking out to the big Snoop D O double G.

The more medicated, the more dedicated.