Snoop Lion and the struggle to find spirituality in hip-hop

Snoop Lion poses for a portrait at Miss Lily's in New York. Snoop Dogg says he was “born again” during a visit to Jamaica in February, changed his name to Snoop Lion and is ready to make music that his “kids and grandparents can listen to.” The artist

Well, Snoop has decided to ditch rap for reggae, and the name change is part of that. "It's not that I want to become Snoop Dogg on a reggae track. I want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become Snoop Lion," he said, according to The Huffington Post. "I didn't

Biography.com's "Week in Review" highlights interesting people who've made the news this past week—thanks to their endeavors, big ideas, triumphs, importance in history, or magnanimous gaffes. While there were many people to choose from this week,

I went to [a] temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.' And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. You are the light; you are the lion.' From that moment on, it's like I had

Beyond Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion — name-changing celebrities. Snoop Dogg's change-of-name (to Snoop Lion) is not at all uncommon in the world of sports and entertainment. Here's a few who have followed the Doggfather's path, swapping surnames and