LOS ANGELES -- The Long Beach, Calif., rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among them.

Hip-hop star Snoop Dogg has changed his name to Snoop Lion and will begin focusing on reggae music instead of rap. The long-time West Coast gangster rapper (real name Calvin Broadus Jr.) claims to ...

Snoop Dogg wants you to know he's tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he's got a new name: Snoop Lion. The ...

Snoop Dogg has said that he has always felt as if he is "Bob Marley reincarnated". He made the claim at a press conference to promote his new records under his reggae alias of 'Snoop Lion'. The rapper ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Snoop Dogg conquered hip-hop with his canine-themed moniker and is now taking on the world of reggae with a new name, Snoop Lion, the performer's representatives said on ...

Last July, the rapper Snoop Dogg surprised his fans with the announcement that he was changing both his music style (to reggae) as well as his stage name (to Snoop Lion). The move came during a trip ...

Drake, Rita Ora and Chris Brown are among the artists to feature on Snoop Lion's new album. The rapper will release his first reggae album Reincarnated on April 23, with Diplo and the Major Lazer ...

Hawaii’s break-out reggae band The Green is performing at the Rialto Theatre Wednesday Oct. 23. Courtesy of The Green. The Green debuted Hawai’i ’13 with Easy Star Records late last month. The album ...