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411 Mania — Should Lil Wayne take a break from rapping? Is God Forgives, I Don't the best Rick Ross album to date? Is Snoop Dogg as a judge on American Idol a bad idea? 411's Joseph Lee and Sean Garmer debate these topics and more! more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins attend secret Stone Roses gigOlympic gold medal winners join Paul Weller and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page at show in London2. How... more info

Guardian Music — If you've spent the last year wondering when the UK will get its own cloud rap act, wonder no more, for here they comeReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Don Silk, Skout, Super Dertie, Skits, Phaze One, Prince Bam... more info

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