Snoop Dogg fans appalled by rapper’s performance at Trump inauguration party
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.
His aunt is a radical legend, still wanted by the FBI for trying to improve the country in a meaningful way.
She’s alive in Cuba, just holding on! Her biography is a wild ride. What a family to be raised in.
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.
When he was my governor (growing up I could see the capitol dome from my house if you stood on the roof) I remember I was at some event and he was being moved by people, some guy asked him some righty chud identity politics bullshit and Arny just looks over at him with this "I have 0 time for your bullshit" face and just says
"Maybe don't be asshole, hm?" And turns to talk to someone else
Arnold isn't perfect, at all. He might be the only Republican I've seen earn even a micro ounce of respect, though
He posted pretty publicly after Jan 6th about how he grew up in the aftermath of Nazism.
People can be complex, and as a conservative, he's certainly not on the correct side of every issue, but he's not afraid to speak against the rise of fascist ideology.
John McCain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris
Robin Williams hit the nail on the head when talking about Arnold. A paraphrase could be: "He's a Democrat about everything but illegal immigration"
What did Stallone do?
He's one of Trump's "special ambassador to Hollywood"
AKA boot licker
On top of being a piece of shit already
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.
Many perpetrators of sexual assault were victims at one point.
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.
Trump isn't nearly as widely loved and defended for his crimes as Snoop is, as weird as that sounds with MAGA in existence
I've also been downvoted for saying Snoop is a shitstain before and I've quite obviously been more vocal about Trump if you look at my account
Dude are you high? How does me calling out one rapist mean I’m ok with a whole different piece of shit rapist?
It’s funny you’re the one who jumped on race, I’m not white so I didn’t even think about it. Seems racism is forefront in your mind, or you’re just one of those little shits who wants to get offended over everything and white knighting for ethnic people cause you’re a colonizer who still thinks he’s poppa and is coloured folk can’t defend ourselves without your white ass, that’s called colonial racism, thinking you’re better so you need to defend them
That was the case that they gave him.
Yeah, turns out he's a piece of shit.
*piece of dogg shit
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.
The people in the government will now have to follow Trumps orders since he has the power to fire them and he wants to use it widely to replace them with yes-men. Yes the people working in the government are serving the people not the president. But you know he will get rid of people who won't show him loyalty and for 4 years he's kinda their boss. Collaborator makes it sound like the republican party is occupying the US illegally which it is not since they won (sadly).
The citizens of the US (the free people you're talking about) voted him into office by their own volition
Yes I know Trump will get rid of disloyal public servants. He'll do thst because he is a tyrant. Public servants do not have to do shit if it's against the constitution. In fact, it's their duty to refuse unlawful orders even if it means termination.
The Republican party is at war with the American people and the Constitution. They and Trump legally have positions of power but they have proven by past actions and statements about their future actions that they have no intention of following the constitution, or even basic law. Anyone who supports them supports their illegal and un-American agenda. They are not different than collaborators with any other fascist party in history.
So you'd argue a civil servant that follows and order from trump that is legal but creates problems in one way or another for the American people are a collaborator? I don't think we can speak of the word collaborator since up to now he has gained power completely legally and as long as you don't help him carry out unconstitutional acts I don't think this includes them.
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.
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?
Flanders 1. Isn't Catholic and 2. Actually follows the spirit of Jesus' teachings, unlike most Christians, it's kind of the point of the character
the comment you're replying to is specifically making a distinction between Ned Flanders and 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...
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.
...y'all realize Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg are two different people...right?
do you mean Jay-Dog ? Snoop Z ?
Jay-Z was also implicated in being part of Epstein parties.
I'm confused, Snoop or Jay-Z where? The comment says Jay-Z but the article is about Snoop, are they really close? Did Jay-Z also play at this event?
It's only confusing if you're reading other comments. Both Snoop and Jay-Z were implicated on being on Epstein Island, which was essentially a giant human trafficking tape dungeon for underage women.
No, the initial comment is just confusing. Why is Jay-Z being mentioned in the first place? He's not mentioned in the article that was posted and he wasn't present at the event the article was written about, so what relevance does Jay-Z play in this?
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 know he just wants that check. How much is he being paid?
The usual rate: nothing!
Trump is crime: he doesn't pay!
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
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
Hiphopocrite.
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...
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.
That much I agree with. Still holding him responsible for backing fascism.
As Trump had proved - there is no bad publicity, there is only publicity.
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.
Snoop is worth ~160M he could definitely have turned down this gig
People really out here defending the poor poor millionaires living paycheck to paycheck.
Is he? Those things about celebs are often very wrong.
There's a fat orange fascist with a dumb platinum combover in Florida who desperately needs his ass kicked. I bet you could get a lot of people to pay you to do that.
He bought $15M in NFTs three years ago. Chaps not hurting for scratch.
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.