Fans of Snoop Dogg??

[Horny Hippie Girl]

Why is it that black people don't seem to like Snoop Dogg?? I don't want to assume too many things here, it just seems that way to me. None of my friends that are black seem be fans of his, but quite a few of my friends that are white are fans. Why is that??

 

[Zamdrist]

Did he represent his race respectfully? In art and life?

I'm white. See the AV.

 

[Horny Hippie Girl]

He seems like a pretty ordinary black guy to me. I think he is pretty hot, but I have a weakness for those tall skinny ones. He seems to be just being himself. That's why I ask...Maybe its a black thing and I just don't understand...

 

[Starfish]

It's cause there is a country version of Gin and Juice my buddy Nate does that is muy divertido e comico.

 

[CarolineOh]

It doesn't represent all blacks, just one, but my boyfriend detests hiphop and rap of any kind, and has a patented rant about how this generation of black Americans was handed the richest musical heritage ever created and threw it in the trash.
"John Coltrane would roll over in his grave" is one of his favorite musical critiques.

 

[IA951]

I'm no fan of his
that fucking music sucks ass
I say we jack the motherfucker for the weed and be gone

 

[GuyJD]

I'm no big fan of his but I don't totally hate him or his music. I wouldn't exactly camp out in front of the record stores just to be the 1st to buy his new tape or CD.

My thing with him is his negativity. When he first appeared on the music sceen, he would always look down whether it's a music video or if he's being interviewed by MTV or VH-1. Snoop Dogg, much like his predicessors Easy E, Notorious B.I.G, etc. was first a drug dealer before he began his music career.
Along with Tupac Shukur, he joined Death Row Records and often projected alot of hate in his music. How many songs had the words, "187 in an undercover car"? He really never mellowed down much until he returned under the production of Dr. Dre.
On a positive note, I do admire the fact that he deserted the life of a drug dealer to persue his music career, as well as encouraged his nephew, Lil Bow Wow, to do the same .

 

[MechaBlade]

I know Black people that used to like Snoop, though I'm not sure how many still like him. But there are lots of Black people that like him, otherwise he wouldn't sell.

But this may be happening, so I can give a few hypotheses:
1. He's gone pop somewhat. He appeared when gangsta rap was becoming big. Now, it's more about weed and women because:
2. He's moved out of the hood. Lost street rep. Got a perm so now he looks like a pimp with his straight hair. Big move from the poor skinny hoodlum from Long Beach.
3. White people are always a few years behind in Black trends. Sorry, but pretty true.
4. He hasn't had a good song in a LONG ass time, in my opinion. What was his last popular song? Lay Low? Even that wasn't all that great. If you hear him now, it's because he's messing up a song of Dre's or someone else.

That's all I can think of.

 

[The Gimp]

I'm black and I still like Snoop. I don't listen to nearly as much of his stuff as I did back in his Doggy Style days but it's nothing against him or his style, my tastes have just matured a bit.

 

[GuyJD]

3. White people are always a few years behind in Black trends. Sorry, but pretty true.

Oh God.....NOOOOOO. That one statement gave me a bad vision of Pat Boone or Marilyn Manson singing, "SAY IT LOUD, I'M BLACK & I'M PROUD!!!"

 

[MechaBlade]

"Cuz the boys in the 'hood are always hard,
come talking that trash and we'll pull your card..."
-dynamite hack

"Annie are you okay? You okay? You okay, Annie? You've been hit by, you've been struck by a smooth criminal..."
- alien ant farm

Of course these are just covers, I know.

 

[GuyJD]

"Annie are you okay? You okay? You okay, Annie? You've been hit by, you've been struck by a smooth criminal..."
- alien ant farm

Actually, that's a stolen song from Michael Jackson.

 

[Horny Hippie Girl]

My husband and I were talking about this last night and we are thinking perhaps that some black people don't like him because he has had too much success with the white audiences. Not that I like this idea, but lets face it, this sort of descrimination happens all the time. In a way, it is like people that like indy bands and as soon as they get popular with a mass audience, they drop them like a sack of potatos. Maybe they feel like if you are a black artist with a large white following, then you are a sell out.

 

[GuyJD]

My husband and I were talking about this last night and we are thinking perhaps that some black people don't like him because he has had too much success with the white audiences. Not that I like this idea, but lets face it, this sort of descrimination happens all the time. In a way, it is like people that like indy bands and as soon as they get popular with a mass audience, they drop them like a sack of potatos. Maybe they feel like if you are a black artist with a large white following, then you are a sell out.

Not exactly, HHG. A similiar matter occurred with M.C. Hammer. Hammer was slamming when he came out with "Can't Touch This" and "Too Legit To Quit". But then he tried to change his image. First, he protrayed a gang leader on one of his videos and later released his song that said, "We have to pray to make it everyday". That was a big jump from "Too Legit To Quit".

In the case of Snoop Dogg, I think he's been cutting back on his music somewhat. His image is changed from the usual dreadlocks or plats that he used to wear.

I don't think it's a racial thing because it hasn't hurt other artists like Michael Jackson.

 

[KravingKitty]

Why is it that black people don't seem to like Snoop Dogg?? I don't want to assume too many things here, it just seems that way to me. None of my friends that are black seem be fans of his, but quite a few of my friends that are white are fans. Why is that??

Ok...I'll bite. From a music industry standpoint, Snoop became less relevant when he stopped working with Dr. Dre and started working with Death Row. The beats weren't there, there was no chemistry between him and his producers. Lately, Snoop has experienced a resurgence in credibility with the general hip-hop consumer. He's started working with diferent producers, renewed his relationship with Dr. Dre and as a result the hip hop community has slowl started to embrace him again. Snoop never really "fell off". People who love hip-hop have always seen him as a talented MC. But without Dre, it seemed that all the ingredients were not there.

 

[BustyTheClown]

He seems like a pretty ordinary black guy to me. I think he is pretty hot, but I have a weakness for those tall skinny ones.

I mean no disrespect to you personally, but ordinary? Snoop Dogg is the most unordinary looking black men I've ever seen. He is ghoulish and with his new straight hair looks scarier than ever. Have you seen his face on the cover of whatever movie he was in recently, with the red tint and his glowing green eyes? That's not ordinary. That's nightmarish.

 

[Horny Hippie Girl]

Busty,
When I said ordinary, I meant he acted like a pretty ordinary guy to me. I certainly wouldn't him ghoulish...I know everybody has there own taste and if you don't dig him, that's cool, mama. I have always had a weakness for very tall thin men. I really can't say why. I dig the sharpness of his features and his intense, soulful eyes. I really like the straight hair style he has been sporting since, "Bones" (the movie in question). Of course, that is a horror movie and he plays the main bad guy. So, of course he is meant to look frightening.
I, personally, am a big fan of Snoop for alot of different reasons. I like his music, his sense of humour, his easy going manner, his intelligence (I loved seeing him on Politically Incorrect), his looks (obviously), and his never ending cool.
I will say this, though, where I am from, guys that look similar to him are practically ten a penny. I used to work with a guy that we called Snoop because he looked fucking identical to the man! No shit! Identical!! (*sigh*Charlie never knew how bad I wanted to fuck him!) But, I digress...

 

[harleyhog]

HEY,,,,, disco sucks,,,,but rap blows