In the black culture, certain kids are given nicknames that they roll with forever; the nicknames outweigh their real names. I'm one of those scenarios.

Well, hip-hop is what makes the world go around.

COAST TO COAST, L.A. TO CHICAGO.

Why do people carry guns? Protection, right? To protect me and myself. Whether it's home protection or street protection.

To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick.

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

Nobody needs a movie to give them an idea.