Snoop Dogg blazes one during on-air songwriting panel
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music fans who turned out to BMI's annual pre-Grammy Awards "How I Wrote That Song" discussion got a little more than they expected thanks to Snoop Dogg - a contact high.
The rapper smoked marijuana during Saturday's panel discussion, lighting up a large, Kush-filled blunt on stage at The Roxy. He briefly passed it off to B.o.B before methodically reducing it to ash over a 15-minute period. The panel also included Busta Rhymes and songwriters Luke Laird and Evan Bogart, all of whom abstained - at least on stage.
Fittingly, the conversation eventually turned to Snoop's groundbreaking work on "The Chronic."
Laird recalled growing up at the end of a dirt road 10 miles outside Conneaut Lake, a small town of 700 in rural Pennsylvania. Yet Snoop's work with Dr. Dre still infiltrated his world and that of all the other country kids around him.
"Let me just say, the album everyone was listening to was 'The Chronic,'" Laird said, noting how surreal it was to be sitting on stage with Snoop.
With acoustic guitar in hand, he played a bit of his Blake Shelton hit "Hillbilly Bone" in its original form: a rap song. The Nashville-based songwriter had everyone bobbing their heads to the beat.
"Now I feel like more than ever you see these influences crossing genres," Laird said.
The rapper smoked marijuana during Saturday's panel discussion, lighting up a large, Kush-filled blunt on stage at The Roxy. He briefly passed it off to B.o.B before methodically reducing it to ash over a 15-minute period. The panel also included Busta Rhymes and songwriters Luke Laird and Evan Bogart, all of whom abstained - at least on stage.
Fittingly, the conversation eventually turned to Snoop's groundbreaking work on "The Chronic."
Laird recalled growing up at the end of a dirt road 10 miles outside Conneaut Lake, a small town of 700 in rural Pennsylvania. Yet Snoop's work with Dr. Dre still infiltrated his world and that of all the other country kids around him.
"Let me just say, the album everyone was listening to was 'The Chronic,'" Laird said, noting how surreal it was to be sitting on stage with Snoop.
With acoustic guitar in hand, he played a bit of his Blake Shelton hit "Hillbilly Bone" in its original form: a rap song. The Nashville-based songwriter had everyone bobbing their heads to the beat.
"Now I feel like more than ever you see these influences crossing genres," Laird said.
dudes a looser
It's interesting that some commenters here translate being down on law breakers as "hating". Also very interesting that some people think that the more money somebody has, or the higher their entertainment value, the more they should be able to get away with. So SDD smokes pot, in public, and can get away with it. Woopie snot! How is it that entertainers (music, screen, sports) get away with doing things that anyone else's butt would be tossed into jail for?
Common Sense and lots of other members are hating on him, but in all actuality the dude is super smart, successful and a hell of a lot richer than any one of you hating chumps out here! How bout you shut your mouth and say something when your income exceeds over $10 million. Then you're at his level, until then the haters can shut it! I love you Snoop, keep it pushing.
 @keepthepeace28 Dude, you sound like a little kid...  Relax and grow up a little.  Do as Snoop Lion, and just chill to the next episode!
 @31F  @keepthepeace28 Yep sound like a 13 year who idolizes this guy and possibly also smokes dope.
LOL, yeah great role model for all the poor "minority" kids out there. People wonder why they have higher prison rates then whites.
@Common Sense Sigh, here we go again, dragging race into the conversation. As a former 'minority' kid I've never been near a jail OK. But plenty of the non-minorties I know have but it was chalked up to 'learning' or ' a bad patch' or 'boys-being-boys'.
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I've seen white collar criminals my entire career and their crimes are swept under the carpet and written off mosly.
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I don't care for Snoop not Busta Rhymes BUT don't make this about race. Oh and BTW, I will say this for Busta Rhymes, he does have decent table manners.
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I don't condone criminal behavior by anyone, but these low jibes about race have gotten old.
 @Common Sense Oh shut up you conservative moron! Snoop Dogg is the best. He didn't get to a millionaire for nothing, obviously he's more successful and richer than you. So don't hate the player, hate the game cuz! Common Sense makes no sense lol.Â
 @keepthepeace28  @Common Sense wow calling people names in an internet forum, kinda shows very little maturity.
 @keepthepeace28 Yackity Yack, don't come back!  You might want to change your user name; it's an oxymoron to the garbage that you type.
I love it when people keep it real <3
I thought he was called Snoop Lion now?
Snoop Doggy Dogg needs a jobby job
 @31F Snoop Doggy Dogg I believe is richer than you. So, I'd shut it up! He has a great jobby job. It's called singing, acting, owning a business and being a millionaire!! I'd say he's doing lots of things right, dummy.Â
@keepthepeace28 @31F ROFL, Lance Armstron is a millionare and has been exposed as a liar, cheat and bully; then there was Bernie Madoof. Oh and lets not forget our very own "Madoof', Maestro whose fled to France on other peoples money! Milliones doesn't mean a thing when you have poor character and don't use your influence in a healthful manner.
 @keepthepeace28  @31F LOL being a "millionaire" does not mean anything, it has nothing to do with the quality of his character not will it ever make anyone happy.
 @keepthepeace28 Sorry, you're so butt hurt.  I was just quoting a statement in one of his videos back in the 90's.  His video father says, "Snoop Doggy Dogg needs a jobby job" or something of that sort.  I am going to let this one pass, since if sounds like you don't know too much about Snoop and his music.
As the Kotten Mouth Kings say "blaze on"
How is Snoop blazing up newsworthy? He's probably smoked more weed than Cheech and Chong combined.
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Now if Snoop were to quit smoking weed, THAT would be news.
Hey, I don't begrudge him.
Good to see snoop show his disgust at unconstitutional laws. I suppose the DEA will come get him now.
 @Blindman What would that solve? Terrible solution.
Snoop and Busta Rhymes. Would be nice if they could find someone way to contribute meaningfully to society. He is not telling us anything we don't already know. Yes getting high cross all social, economic and racial boundaries, duh.
 @Pollywannacracker Snoop Dogg probably has contributed more to society than your ENTIRE Hillbilly family has contributed in the last 500 years ! "Fo Shizzel my Nizzel" ! LOL!!
@LoJack Not sure why you think I'm a hillbilly. I did take time to look of "Fo Shizzel my Nizzel" and I couldn't find it in a dictionary. Anyhoo LOL, I don't mind the 'white' people in my family just like I don't mind the black people in my family. I'm about as far from a hillybilly as you can get.
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As for what I've contributed, plenty LOL...what have you don't lately yourself?
 @LoJack  @Pollywannacracker Back off us Hillbillies LoJack.....we gave YOU Ripple and Mad Dog 20/20. "Shiners" were the ORIGINAL rebels. :)
 @Pollywannacracker http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/336990
 @Pollywannacracker He's entertained millions of people. What have YOU done?
@Ethan Allen What makes you think people on this board haven't done some amazing things in their life. LOL. I've done enough and I don't need to publicize it on this board, but my CV speaks for itself--ta ta ;-)