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Snoop Dogg fans appalled by rapper’s performance at Trump inauguration party

www.independent.co.uk

Summary

Snoop Dogg faced backlash from fans after performing at the "Crypto Ball," a black-tie event celebrating Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration.

Snoop, who once criticized Trump in his music and public statements, praised him in 2024 and performed his hit "Nuthin’ but a G Thang" at the $2,500-$5,000 per ticket event hosted by tech moguls.

Fans labeled the performance "embarrassing" and "disrespectful," citing his past anti-Trump sentiments, including a music video and song that mocked Trump during his first term.

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Tupac would never do this to us.
- Tupac was a hardcore leftist, raised by a communist black panther single mum.
  We need more Tupacs.
  
  His aunt is a radical legend, still wanted by the FBI for trying to improve the country in a meaningful way.
- Snoop was the one that had no loyalty.
It's interesting how the past few months have made it super easy to tell who is an indefensible piece of shit. Lots of previously unassuming-to-"cool" personalities suddenly going whole-hog for fascism in the US.
- Stallone is one I never thought about in a political sense and now I know he’s a piece of shit, and I don’t want you watch him anymore. Gibson was a guy who everyone knew was trash but he just keeps doubling down, Jon voight as well, plus he bit Kramer’a arm that time
  
  I've always prefered Schwarzenegger anyway.
  Not to imply that he hasn't done his fair share of awful things. But at least he refuses to side with fascists.
  
  What did Stallone do?
Huh, didn't know Snoop was a piece of shit.
- Gotta love Trump for being the world's brightest shit-finding flashlight at least. Snoop can burn in hell with Carrie underwood.
- I’m someone who for years has been downvoted for saying so and for pointing out his past gang ties and profiteering off crime, I also get downvoted when I point out Tyson is a rapist piece of shit and to this day wants to cause harm to the woman he raped.
  
  I saw an old Law and Order SVU episode and it had Tyson playing a rape victim. Disgustingly ironic.
  
  trump is a rapist, are you as active about your proselytizing about that? Seems your focus may have been exclusively on black people that are bad dudes, maybe that was part of what people were picking up on and down voting.
  Maybe you're one of those broken clocks.
- Yeah, turns out he's a piece of shit.
  
  *piece of dogg shit
- That was the case that they gave him.
Snoop can eat a fat dick.
- Seems he actually prefers thin wrinkled stubby ones though.
- Snoop doggy dog can eat a big fat diiiick.
He's a collaborator. As is anyone who legitimizes, supports, or serves Trump and the fascist Republican party.
- Based on personal believes I wouldn't like perform for Trump if I was in Snoops position. But there's no denying that Trump is legitimately the president starting this evening and by your logic anyone that works for trump directly or indirectly as part of the government legitimizes or serves Trump as president in one way or another
  
  No, that's not how my logic works. Bureaucrats, technocrats, and representatives are serving the Constitution and the American people. They are not serving Trump. Snoop doesn't have to perform at the inauguration. He chose to work for Trump.
  Trump is a traitor, rapist, authoritarian, un-American, anti-democratic, an oligarch, a wannabe gangster, conman, antichrist, and an all around piece of shit.
  Anyone who tolerates him is also a piece of shit and an enemy of all free people.
I guess Snoop will do anything for cash these days. Super disappointing... Money buys too much.
- That's it I've had enough.
  I'm only smoking weed every second day.
  
  To be fair, it was Nate Dogg who told us to smoke weed every day in The Next Episode. So feel free to carry on as usual in his honor. R.I.P., legend.
- I was curious about that. I'd heard the initial announcement that he was giving up smoking and then I didn't hear anything else about the subject, but I didn't care enough about Snoop to actually ask anyone.
I'm sure this 100% about Snoop's crypto interests with Captain "money laundering" Trump about to put someone in charge of picking what the whole crypto scene looks like.
Snoop Dogg has been active in the non-fungible token (NFT) space, mostly in 2021 when he purchased a handful of NFTs. Snoop Dogg spent 4,185.5 Ethereum (ETH) tokens in 2021 on five NFTs:
"Right-click and Save As Guy" for 1,600 ETH in December 2021
"Some Asshole" for 1,300 ETH in September 2021
"CryptoPunk #3831" for 850 ETH in July 2021
"Destiny" for 225 ETH in October 2021
"Fidenza #351" for 210.5 ETH in September 2021
Snoop Dogg likely spent around $15 million to acquire the NFTs. The collection is currently worth between $5 million and $10 million.
Snoop Dogg created his own NFT project in 2022. Called "Snoop's Stash Box," the project sold around 9,000 NFTs for $5,000 each, allowing the rapper to bring in $45 million in less than a week.
Source: Jay-Z, Eminem And Snoop Dogg's Crypto Portfolios Revealed: Who Owns The Most
- talk about an investment
  
  Also makes me wonder if he got any $TRUMP meme coins for his appearance. Oh and of course Mrs. Trump got in on the grift with a $MELANIA meme coin also.
  Trump's crypto token tops $10 billion market cap, bitcoin hits record high
It’s been pretty clear for a while now that Snoop is a poser, just like Ice T. They play a part, but they don’t actually stand for anything. It’s a shame that, as they’ve aged, these assholes have undermined the merit of their earlier work.
- Which is really funny because Snoop was a banger
  Dude got rich and has now spent more than half his life famous though so he's super far form those roots now
- Dave Chappelle comes to mind as well.
  
  I can see why you'd say that but they still seem like distinctly separate situations. I also dont think people are generally confused on where he stands on a given topic.
- I will say at least Ice T still performs Cop Killer with his band on tour. That song goes hard.
Come on man. This dude has always been a sellout.
He’s always been on my shit list. I’ve never liked him. Now I have even MORE reason to dislike this fuck bag.
Fuck this murdering piece of shit.
- Not to defend him, but sources I found said he was an accomplice, not the one to pulled the trigger. He was the getaway driver.
Lap Doggy Dogg
I soured on Snoop a couple years ago when I realized that he is a brand and not a genuine person.
It's not like he even needs the money, like he was in a desperate situation and it was this gig or lose the farm. Just did it because he doesn't care and is greedy. Disgusting and disappointing.
- Right? And you can’t buy integrity.
  
  Here at Tegridy Farms...
- Greed is a hell of a drug. Don’t pretend this guy has principles or morals.
- I'm assuming it has something to do with this
  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-doggtrump-death-row-records-michael-harris-pardon-1116872/
- He might very well "need" the money. People generally evolve spending habits that meet or exceed their incomes, even when those incomes seem impossibly huge by us normal people's standards.
Sellout and collaborator. I won't forget this.
Well i just lost all respect for snoop
- I lost respect for him a while ago, actually I don’t think I ever respected him and more enjoyed his music.
  He’s a fence sitter and it’s hard to know what he believes in. Look at the KDot thing where he was sharing a Drake song and when KDot called it out was like yeah my bad I was high.
  
  The only thing he believes in is making money. His attitude is if white people are dumb enough to give him money then he will willingly take it.
  This dude came from the ghetto slinging crack.
- I honestly can’t ever believe he ever had your respect in the first place.
  Why? Because he’s another jack ass dancing around stage?
- Republicans are nothing like Ned Flanders, unless I missed the episode where he breaks from everything Jesus has ever done, and started diddling kids...
  
  Have you met the Catholic church?
- It's like the Democrats and the Democratic Party have vanished from the face of the earth since election day. Everyone and their mom are kissing the ring of the returning king. It's pretty shameful to watch.
  
  The important thing is that we remember. Every last one of these shitbags who are kissing the ring must never be allowed to wash their hands of the stink of Trump.
  If some public figure or company kowtows to Trump, they might as well be dead to me. I'm not going to forget that shit in 4 years when Trump is gone and they try to go back to pretending that they are on our side.
Did Snoop, you know, forget Dre?
- Dre is also a massive piece of shit
Why are we shocked? His whole party is full of hypocrites, liars, turncoats, and felons. What's one more?
- I'm pretty sure the outcry isn't about him hosting Snoop...
...Jay-Z went to Jeffrey Epstein parties. Wtf did you expect?
- What does one have to do with the other?
  
  Trump was there as well. They probably met many times while raping underage women. Maybe even high fived while doing so.
Lol Snoop Dogg has been a doggie dog sellout for a very long doggie dog time. The dude that rapped on Deep Cover, the Chronic, and Doggystyle might as well be a completely different dude altogether from the asshat pushing cell phones and making TV appearances with Martha Stewart. The same applies for Ice Cube.
- Don't forget when he was pushing the Bored Ape NFTs. He apparently will do anything for money.
Rap's biggest sellout sells out.
Scumbag
From Snoop 🐶 To Snoop 🤡
- There was also a 🦁 in there somewhere
Gotta remove his tracks for any of my playlist.
you aren't allowed to dislike the president anymore.
if you aren't with him, then you're just antifa hooligans.
- I was antifa hooligan before it was mandatory
You know he just wants that check. How much is he being paid?
- The usual rate: nothing!
  Trump is crime: he doesn't pay!
Hiphopocrite.
Snoop has always been a second rate sell out who has to make up words to be able to rhyme. He can fuck right off this planet. He's worn out his welcome
Snoop are you fucking with me?
- Got his friends out of Jail, quid pro quo.
RuPaul: please take off your mask.
Trump audience: we would like to keep it on please.
Joe Budden and common need to make a record together. Something big to counteract the crip turning blood.
I wonder if Epstein has anything to do with this relationship?
What's that thing snoop said about people tripping over themselves to dance and sing for trump?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=678-8t9vsXk
litmus paper
Who cares? There have been many celebrities who perform for autocrats and oligarchs in other countries, too. This is just our broligarchy...
- Who cares?
  Well the title says snoop fans care... Can you read? I think it's less the celebrity performance and more the hypocrisy that they care about though.
  
  Yeah, fair, and I get it. I don't love it either.
  I'm just saying millionaire celebrities are not something to pin one's hopes on for any sort of integrity. There are many that have performed for other dictators. This is just one more to add to that list...
As my wife pointed out - has Snoop ever said "you want to pay me? No, I'm not interested"...I see nothing wrong with a performer pulling a paycheck. Could he say no and earn nothing, sure - why would he? I, personally, think that having Snoop in the suck-circle might get weed on the radar as something that needs to be normalized.
- Never seen "Nothing wrong with selling out" said so patronizingly.
  
  Perhaps the message should have been that Snoop was never really in "our" corner. His interests have probably not been in looking out for other people, and so maybe we shouldn't be surprised that he makes a decision that benefits him while (what most expect) harms most of the rest of us.
  Maybe the take away is that we shouldn't assume that any celebrities, even if they have voiced support for marginalized people in the past, will take action that isn't in their self interest. I won't echo the sentiment that there is "nothing wrong" with this, but expecting people to act against their self interest may be a bit like trying to shame Sam Jackson's character from Django Unchained.
  
  As Trump had proved - there is no bad publicity, there is only publicity.
- has Snoop ever said “you want to pay me? No, I’m not interested”
  Who pays you matters.
  I would never accept money from Trump. Or rather, I would and very publicly donate it to some cause that makes Trump mad.
  
  You have the safety in your life apparently to decide that your moral high ground is more important than your income. I can not speak for Snoop but for myself I need any work I can get if it pays.
- Perhaps it's everything mentioned in the article which includes a list of anti-Trump lyrics he wrote in the past
- You know he doesn't smoke or smoke as much anymore.

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