Who Is Snoop Lion?
It’s been almost 20 years since Snoop Dogg came on the scene and released his debut single, “What’s My Name?,” Snoop Dogg (for those who don’t know his given name it’s Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.).
Now the hip-hop mega-star appears to be taking on another new identity.This comes after the artist says he has undergone a spiritual and artistic rebirth in Jamaica.
“I didn’t want to be Snoop Dogg on a reggae track. I wanted to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion, but I didn’t know that until I went to the temple and received the name Snoop Lion from the Nyabinghi priest,” he explained. “From that moment on, I started to understand why I was there and was able to create something magical in this [Reincarnated] project, something I haven’t done before in my career.”
According to Broadus, the image makeover was a necessary step in fulfilling his musical destiny. “I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated,” the rapper said, according to The New York Times. “I feel I have always been a Rastafari. I just didn’t have my third eye open, but it’s wide open right now.”
