L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — What's a reggae song without the lingo? What's a lion without a roar? These and other mystical questions spring to mind during a first listen of "La La La," the debut single by new reggae artist Snoop Lion, formerly known to the world as Long Beach r... more info

ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg has swapped singing about guns for a direct call to peace on his new album Reincarnated The rapper - who has recently rebranded himself as Snoop Lion - says his spiritual awakening to reggae music has influenced the kinds of messages he... more info

Guardian Music — We asked our readers to pick 10 essential Snoop tracks for newcomers. Here's what they came up withLast week we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to nominate the best Snoop tracks for newcomers.Here are the results: 10 key tracks we hope wi... more info

Guardian Music — Rastafarians need good ambassadors; there are still many people who think of us as a cult of black hippiesSnoop Dogg is 40 years old, and suddenly he is sick of rapping about guns, women, and gangbanging. In order to find himself he decided to go to ... more info

Prefix — Snoop Dogg, or should I say Snoop Lion, performed his new song, "La La La," for the first time at ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-snoop-lion-perform-la-la-la-for-the-first-ti/67742/ more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Drake’s 2nd annual OVO Fest took place yesterday in Toronto. The concert was star studded as the likes of Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, MMG, A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz and The Weekend all making appearances. X The post Drake OVO Fest 2012 Performances appeare... more info

Prefix — Last night Drake held the third installment of his OVO Fest in Toronto. Guests included not ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/drake-nicki-minaj-snoop-dogg-play-third-annual-ovo/67734/ more info

ContactMusic — The clamour to become one of the new judges on American Idol alongside Mariah Carey has been hotting up of late with some big names indicating theyd be willing to take the job Nick Jonas is the latest to put his name forward following Snoop Doggs rec... more info

Guardian Music — The best from our readers over the last seven daysGiven the growing amount of intelligent comment from readers each week on guardian.co.uk/music, it's increasingly difficult to keep up with it all. So we thought it might be an idea to flag up some of... more info

ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg needs a lot of weed and females to write new tracks The Drop it Like its Hot rapper - who is now re-branding himself Snoop Lion and releasing a reggae album - says he needs certain specific ingredients to get him in the mood be... more info