Reincarnated came off as a washed up rapper trying to stay relevant. This isn’t a case of a rapper trying to stretch out and explore his talents. Regardless of the Jamaican singers who were featured on the album, appearances from Miley Cyrus, Drake, and Chris Brown confirm that this was a reach for mainstream success. That he is trying to find himself and explore the roots of reggae. I’m not pinning Snoop as a liar who doesn’t actually care about violence in society, but it seems that because it was a ‘Reggae’ album he felt the need to speak about peace. It’s also nice to see his daughter singing with him. On the song “No Guns Allowed” the two rap about the negativity of guns in society. Props to Snoop on getting Drake to rap about something besides women – credit where it’s due. Maybe 1 or 2 song titles throughout Bob Marley’s entire discography. He failed miserably at defending his ludicrous assertion that he is Bob Marley reincarnated. You wouldn’t find such literal references on any Toots and the Maytals album. Not to mention the dreadfully cliché album artwork. Reincarnated is gimmicky, the pop-influenced production is cheap, and the content is absurdly stereotypical – the result that Bunny Wailer had feared.īlatant pot references like songs titled “Smoke the Weed” and “Lighters Up” centralize marijuana in Reggae culture, which is inaccurate.
Great, Snoop hung out in Jamaica for some months, but that doesn’t qualify him to make a Reggae album. It was the equivalent of that kid who wears the red, yellow, and green bracelet and Bob Marley t-shirt because he smokes a lot of pot. Snoop Lion’s debut album, Reincarnated had me scrambling to find all the gin and juice I could throw back just to make it out of track 3.Īs if combining Reggae and pop music isn’t risky enough, it was worsened by the fact that Snoop, who has no business in Reggae, was behind all of it. Snoop felt the need to reinvent himself, but the product was poor.
For the most part, I’m down with Snoop Dogg. It’s also due out in April.I’m a fan of Snoop Dogg – from Doggystyle to collaborating with Wiz Khalifa to his smooth confidence on The Price Is Right, and other various appearances in pop culture: Starsky & Hutch, the Pepsi commercial and his reality show, Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood. According to The Guardian, the game will feature kung-fu and “Blaxploitation-inspired fights” in what’s being described as a “beat-matching combat experience” (watch a preview on YouTube).Įcho Peak and 505 Games, both of the U.K., are developing the game for Xbox, Playstation, iOS and Android. STORY: Jay-Z, Birdman, Kanye West Top Complex’s 25 Most Powerful People in Rap ListĮlsewhere in the Snoop world comes news of a forthcoming video game called “Way of the Dogg,” which will star an animated version of the rapper. In a clip from the film (watch below), Snoop reflects on his trip to the Nyabinghi temple where he learned about the importance of dreadlocks and herbs in order to get “whipped-and-dipped” with the origins of its culture. The documentary gives viewers unprecedented access as the rapper visits Jamaica and meets with Rastafarian elders while also reflecting on his turbulent youth in Long Beach and rapid rise to international icon. Reincarnated the film will hit select theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago and Austin on March 15. PHOTOS: Snoop Dogg: His Life and Career in Pictures
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