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Donald J. Trump, the former reality star and real estate “mogul” has once again been inaugurated as the president of the United States. While millions of Americans celebrated, others were wary and braced for another four years of chaos that accompanied the last Trump presidency.
But, for the Hip-Hop community, one of the biggest surprises of the inauguration festivities was how many rap stars lined up to perform for Trump.
Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Nelly, and Soulja Boy performed at Trump’s Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C., on Friday earning backlash on social media. Many commenters compared the rappers’ performances to that of singer Chrisette Michele who performed for Trump in 2017 and was quickly shunned by the Black community, leading to the unravelling of her career.
Nelly justified his performance with an appearance on the Willie D Podcast on Saturday, per HuffPost. The 50-year-old St. Lunatic told the Geto Boys rapper, “it’s an honor” to “perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office.”
He added, “If President Biden would have asked me to perform, I would have performed. If Vice President Kamala Harris would have won and asked me to perform, I would have performed.”
Nelly did mention that Trump, who is known for racist remarks and actions dating back to the 1970s, has “some f*cked up ways,” adding, that “performing for somebody and voting for somebody is two different things.”
Clips online have emerged of Nelly starting his set with “Hail to the Chief” and performing his hit single, “Country Grammar.”
The rapper says that he comes from a military family and compared his performance to the experience of American soldiers saying, “I’m not doing this for money, I’m doing this because it’s an honor. I respect the office. It doesn’t matter who is in office,” he said. “The same way that our men and women, our brothers and sisters who protect this country, have to go to war and have to put their life on the line for whoever is in office.”
However, the backlash to the rapper performing for Trump has been swift.
Polls show that 92% of Black women voted for Kamala Harris for president in 2024 while Trump saw an increase in his support from Black men according to the Associated Press with about 3 in 10 Black men under the age of 45 went for Trump, roughly double the number he got in 2020.
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Welp, it looks like everyone is kissing Trump’s ring. Snoop Dogg, a one-time staunch critic of Donald Trump, along with Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, and Nelly, is feeling the wrath of social media after performing at Trump inauguration events.
All money isn’t good money, especially if it’s coming from Donald Trump, but that didn’t stop some of Hip-Hop’s biggest acts from performing at Orange Mussolini’s inauguration events.
According to CBS News, things got interesting when it was revealed that Nelly, 50, would perform at one of Trump’s three official inaugural balls.
The “Hot In Herre” crafter will take the stage at the Inaugural Liberty Ball on Monday. Ashanti’s baby daddy isn’t the only big-name artist selling their soul to perform for Trump and his MAGA minions. Country music superstar Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” to kick off the convicted felon’s swearing-in ceremony, while opera singer Christopher Macchio will perform the national anthem.
The Village People will also be performing their hit record, “Y.M.C.A,” the song that Trump does his stupid a** dance to at his rallies.
As expected, the announcement of Nelly partaking in the celebrating of America’s downfall didn’t hit well with fans, particularly Black folks, who Trump is no fan of.
Nelly will receive the Chrisette Michelle treatment (when she performed at the Bum’s first inauguration back in 2017).
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— The Chanteezy Is Real ♉️💛🪷 (@iamchanteezy) January 18, 2025
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But things really took a turn when social media found out that Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy performed at Crytpo Ball celebrating Trump’s victory.
It’s time to throw @SnoopDogg in the dumpster with the rest of Trump’s white supremacist, insurrectionist allies. pic.twitter.com/tuWbhIxCWV
— 𝕂𝔼𝕄𝔼𝕀𝕌ℕ 🪷 ℝ𝔼𝕏 (@yourlittldogtwo) January 18, 2025
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Rick Ross, we see you too. pic.twitter.com/Bo8rdu3gUG
— mistergeezy.bksy.social (@mistergeezy) January 18, 2025
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🚨HOLY COW: Rap icon Soulja Boy is currently performing on stage at a Trump Inaugural Ball in DC! pic.twitter.com/Ppvg3zQHqq
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) January 18, 2025
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Social Media Is Telling Them to Keep The Same Energy They Had For Chrisette Michele For Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy & Nelly
Immediately, users on X, formerly Twitter, didn’t waste time mentioning Chrisette Michele’s name. The R&B singer caught hell for singing Trump’s first inaugural ball.
Y’all gave Chrisette Michelle hell for performing at Trump’s first inauguration; I hope to see the same energy for Snoop Dogg, Nelly, and Rick Ross. pic.twitter.com/fjLZGgwail
— B E A N Z The Gamer Dad(beanzgotgamez.bsky.social) (@BeanzGotGamez) January 18, 2025
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In an interview with Terrell three years ago, Michele said performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration “was the wrong thing to do.”
Well, we shall see if Black folks are really bout it and hold Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, and Nelly’s feet to the fire just like they did to Chrisette Michele.
Based on the reactions, they are letting the Hip-Hop superstars know that Trumpin is cool.
You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
1. Nelly should be ashamed oh himself
2. Clearly they needed the funds
3. 2025 is off to a wild start
4. Suckers
5. Damn not Ashanti
8. MLK is rolling in his grave
9. Probably not
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To close out 2024, which Skechers has dubbed the “Year of the Dogg,” legendary rapper turned style icon Snoop Dogg dropped it like it’s hot with a new sneaker collaboration, Skechers x Snoop Dogg: Sizzle.
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Starting at $90, the Skechers x Snoop Dogg: Sizzle collection is ideal for the basketball court, as well as casual wear throughout the day.
Styles vary from mid-top with the Buckets OG to low-top with the Toke Slip-ins court sneakers, while pairs are made with premium leather uppers with Skechers’ signature “Air-Cooled Memory Foam” insole for cushioning and bounce on the court.
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The Skechers x Snoop Sizzle Toke Slip-ins offer a lace-up and low-top look that’s sleek and easy to put on, thanks to the sneaker company’s “Heel Pillow” design for comfort and stability. The sneakers come in five colorways, including blue and yellow, black, navy, white and purple.
Meanwhile, the Snoop Dogg: Sizzle – Buckets OG features buttery smooth and perforated sections throughout the toebox for airflow and speed, as heel trims are stylish with paisley prints on the collar for a bit of flair. There are five colorways available for these pairs, such as purple, rust, black and white
The Snoop Dogg: Sizzle collection also has shoes that come in the rapper’s Bored Ape NFT character “Dr. Bombay” Buckets styles, which come in two colorways, white and multi-camo and leopard, as well as black and multi-camo and leopard.Ahead, you’ll find the Skechers x Snoop Dogg: Sizzle collection in various colorways.
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In white/multi-camo and leopard
Additionally, the Snoop Dogg and Skechers collaboration has sneakers and slides available in Snoop One — also available in new limited-edition Skechers x Snoop Dogg: Snoop One, Gold Medal Snoop sneakers, which celebrate the rapper’s epic experience with Team U.S.A. during the 2024 Summer Olympic in Paris, France — and Arch Fit Footsteps styles with prices starting at $49.99 at Skechers.com. Shop the Snoop x Skechers collection, below:
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Want more? Skechers has more sneakers in various styles and colorways available from the Snoop Dogg collection, below:
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One of the world’s greatest athletes will be joining Snoop Dogg in his quest to find new talent. Simone Biles will be joining The Voice as a guest mentor.
As spotted on The Grio the American Olympian is taking her talents to the entertainment industry. This week the Spring, TX native announced that she will be appearing on the reality television series to assist the “Next Episode” rapper. In a recent interview with The Associated Press she revealed how the taping went. “We were able to riff off each other and give the artists the best insight going into the next round,” the gymnast explained.
To hear her tell it the offer checked a lot of boxes for her. “It was pretty easy, simple,” she said. “We’re both very mellow. But if we need to bring that energy up, then we can. For us, it was about instilling confidence going into the next week.” While winners can recognize other winners she did admit that she is taking the opportunity serious and took the time out to get an understanding on her role and the expectations that come with it. “These are the learning steps: Learn, process, go back in and work,” she added. “They all have the vocal talent. It’s about harnessing that, knowing when to bring it out and which songs to sing and which genre you fit in. And what you want your legacy to be. This is truly a special show as well as the judging. They don’t get to see the physical appearance first. It’s all off of ears, listening and putting their craft together as well.”
Simone Biles and Snoop Dogg’s chemistry dates back to the Paris Olympics. The two had several fun moments during the games including some banter that went viral. Additionally, Snoop gifted her father Ronald Boles a Deathrow Records pendant. You can see her debut as the Team Snoop Playoffs Advisor on Monday, Nov. 25 on NBC.
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Everyone’s favorite gangsta rapper, Snoop Dogg, is inviting the world into the world of his daughter Cori “Princess” Broadus and her engagement. But, since it’s a 3-part docuseries that debuts December 5 on E!, you just know it won’t be as easy as just planning a wedding.
Along the way, with Snoop occasionally popping in, fans will get to see Princess deal with wedding planning, engagement drama with he fiancé Wayne Duece and her daddy’s hilarious concerns about her familiarity with ordering alcohol while eating out. We also get a glimpse of unexpected health issues as well as relationship drama that threatens to derail the pending nuptials.
The health scare isn’t manufactured, as back in January, Cori revealed that she suffered a severe stroke. Cori’s support system that includes Snoop, her mother Shante and her brothers Corde and Cordell.
Check out the superteaser for Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne’s Story below.
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Fortnite is rewinding the clock again and incorporating music into the process. Epic Games is kicking off a new period in its popular battle royale mode called Chapter 2 Remix, and some major star power will be involved.
To help launch Chapter 2 Remix, Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice performed virtually and in person during an event in Times Square, New York. They will also be major players in the remix of Chapter 2.
The new season calls back to Chapter 2, bringing back gameplay elements, characters, and locations from Fortnite’s second chapter, which first launched in 2019.
Epic says Chapter 2 Remix will last a month and change things weekly, so it will never grow stale during the season. It will feature themed elements around the music artists involved.
Snoop Dogg will get things cracking first, with Eminem following, Ice Spice, and closing things out will be the late Juice WRLD.
Chapter 2 Remix is live in Fortnite and will run until November 30. Epic also teases that things will close with a “finale.” Of course, it wouldn’t be a new season of Fortnite without new cosmetics to outfit your character.
Here is a breakdown per Epic Games:
In addition to Kicks, the Remix Pass comes to Fortnite packed with over 70 new in-game rewards! A shorter Battle Pass than usual, you can unlock all the Pass’ rewards in just four weeks. Grab the Remix Pass for 950 V-Bucks (or included as part of your Fortnite Crew subscription) and earn up to 1,000 V-Bucks by progressing it!
Level up the Remix Pass by earning XP across Fortnite Battle Royale, creator-made islands, LEGO® Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival. Here are the nostalgically new Outfits in the Pass:
Chaos Director (unlocked right away!): Chaos reigns.
1-Ball: Sink all the right shots.
Undercover Skye: She’s got the Guff stuff.
Meowdas: One classy cat.
Dynamo TNTina: Strike a match and light the fuse.
So what are you waiting for? Boot up Fortnite, and drop it like it’s hot in Chapter 2 Remix. To learn more about it, head here.
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Snoop Dogg has been in the game for well over three decades and he has no signs of slowing down after celebrating his birthday recently. Over the weekend, Snoop Dogg brought in his 53rd birthday alongside his wife Shante Broadus at her The Player’s Club strip joint.
TMZ reports that Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus were the special guests of the evening as family and friends partied to celebrate the special moment under the dark lights of The Player’s Club.
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Snoop Dogg and Mrs. Broadus have been together since 1997 and have three children together. Broadus announced the opening of The Player’s Club back in May of this year, and the downtown Los Angeles locale seems to be faring well.
Snoop’s “CDay” as said on The Player’s Club’s Instagram page, certainly looked to be a good time. Instead of going one route and embedding the video of the wild night, we urge those who wish to get a glimpse to check out this Instagram post here but do so knowing that there are scantily clad dancers in the clip.
Happy Birthday to Snoop Dogg.
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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will remain linked forever musically and their undeniable chemistry was once more on display during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. In a new interview, Dr. Dre teased that the long-promised Missionary album with Snoop Dogg could see a release this November.
Dr. Dre, 59, spoke with Entertainment Tonight about his surprise performance with Snoop Dogg as the Summer Olympics concluded in Paris with the games taking place in Los Angeles, Calif. in 2028. The pre-recorded performance of “The Next Episode” was done with an “LA 28” backdrop in Snoop’s hometown of Long Beach. The concert also featured appearances from H.E.R., Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Billie Eilish.
The ET chat opened with the producer praising Snoop for bringing him out of his usual reclusive state in the studio to create magic onstage. Dre did make certain to let it be known that when it comes to producing and creating, he’s the “captain” to use his words but once more showed deference to the Doggfather for his ability to perform.
Later in the discussion, Dre shares details of his work on Missionary, which was initially billed as a followup to Snoop’s debut album Doggystyle on its 30th anniversary, which occurred in November of 2023. Dre’s goal now is to finish mixing between 14 to 16 songs for Missionary by September 1 to have it ready to go in November.
Other great points raised during the Dr. Dre interview were his views on the breaking competition in the Summer Olympics, his aspirations to join the games as an archer, and more.
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Snoop Dogg became quite the fixture at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, employing his affable charm and eternal smooth image at will. It should safely be assumed that Snoop Dogg isn’t doing the Summer Olympics gig at a pro bono rate, and it’s being reported that he stands to rake in millions for his contributions.
Snoop Dogg, as we’ve said in these pages previously, might be the most recognizable public figure in the United States, if not the world. The Doggfather brought his signature cool to the Paris Games starting on July 26 with an epic showing as a torchbearer for the opening of the Summer Olympics that won’t be soon forgotten.
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According to venture capitalist Henry L. McNamara, Snoop, 52, is making six figures daily for his time in Paris but we will continue to state that these reports remain unconfirmed.
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“Sat next to an NBC exec at dinner, he said Snoop gets paid $500k a day plus expenses to be here promoting Olympics. From Gin and Juice to a few million to be a celebrity at the Olympics – what a world,” McNamara wrote on X on Sunday (August 4).
McNamara’s quip should be taken with a grain of salt as it isn’t expected that Snoop or NBC would want to reveal such detail to the public. That said, the expert job Snoop has done in getting involved with all aspects of Olympics coverage is commendable and he should be handsomely compensated. Further, there exists a relationship between the major broadcasting network and the rapper as Snoop worked as a judge on the hit series The Voice.
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From donning full equestrian gear to hopping in the pool with swimming legend Michael Phelps and exchanging words with Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team, NBC has gotten a lot of content and mileage out of the Long Beach, Calif. legend so perhaps the $8 million Snoop Dogg is slated to earn isn’t that much of a stretch once you tally up the 17 days of service.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will have its closing ceremonies on August 11.
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Snoop Dogg has spoken out about his special bond with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
In an interview with U.K. radio station Capital FM, the rapper sat down for tea at the posh Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel in London with interviewer Jordan North, where they touched on the “Gin and Juice” hitmaker’s relationship with the longest-reigning British Monarch.
“I’ll go by the palace, see if they let me in,” he said during the interview on July 23, presumably referring to Buckingham Palace. North replied, “Well, I’ve heard the future king, William, is a huge Snoop fan.”
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“Well, the Queen was a fan too,” Snoop remarked, adding, “Rest in peace to the Queen, that was my girl. You know what I’m saying? So, just may want to go up and, you know, see what you do.”
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This isn’t the first time Snoop has spoken about the Queen. In a 2015 interview published in The Guardian, he revealed that Queen Elizabeth II had intervened in his deportation from the U.K. amid calls for him to be kicked out of the country while he was touring back in 1994.
“When they tried to kick me out of England, the Queen made a comment that her grandbabies loved Snoop Doggy Dogg, and he had done no wrong in the U.K., so she gave me permission to be here,” he shared.
Snoop added, “Those grandbabies grew up to be Prince William and Harry, so I had influence on them, and they had influence on their grandmother, which enabled me to get into this beautiful country. They love my music, and it is what it is. There’s a mutual love and respect.”
Elsewhere in the Capital FM interview, Snoop spoke about another one of his unlikely friends – Martha Stewart.
As Jordan showed Snoop the ropes when it came to high tea etiquette, the rap star quipped, “Oh etiquette is key, I have a friend named Martha Stewart who loves teaching me that word etiquette. Yeah, in the hood we don’t have etiquette, we just get cracking, like a breakfast egg.”
In more Snoop-related news, the artist-turned-unofficial Olympic Ambassador has been busy exploring everything the Paris 2024 Olympics has to offer.
He has been a fan-favorite correspondent all over NBC broadcasts, providing lively coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Recently, he caught up with swimming icon and 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps for some tips in a video shared by NBC Sports on Monday (July 29). The 52-year-old has been spotted across the Olympic Village, cheering on gymnastics competitions, chatting with Simone Biles’ mother, and serving as an official torchbearer for the United States.