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.
Snoop DoggThat'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.
Snoop DoggPeople who don't know me are so negative about me. When they finally meet me, they change that negative into a positive.
Snoop DoggLike Ice Cube asks, "Why are more niggers in the pen than in college?" It's easier to go to the pen than it is to go to college.
Snoop DoggOn 'Old School,' I was not an actor, I was Snoop Dogg, so I came to the set with a whole different vibe, and a different crew of people. And on 'Starsky and Hutch,' I was more of an actor. I wasn't Snoop Dogg, the rapper.
Snoop Dogg