Consequence of Sound — Produced by Big Ghost, The Lost Tapes also features Raekwon, Big Daddy Kane, and actor Michael Rapaport. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Jake Shears, Odetta Hartman, Tom Morello, the Snoop Dogg musical, and more tour news. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's a new musical based on and starring Snoop Dogg, co-starring Tamar Braxton, and created by Je'Caryous Johnson, hitting the road this fall. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Redemption of a Dogg was written, directed, and produced by Je’Caryous Johnson and co-stars Tamar Braxton. more info

TMZ — King Yellowman says Snoop Dogg needs to keep his alter-ego, Snoop Lion, in retirement -- 'cause the hip-hop superstar's reggae album wasn't up to snuff ... by Jamaica's standards, anyway.. The dancehall reggae legend arrived in L.A. for a festival…... more info

BBC News - UK — Newsbeat speaks to the Mixpak Records boss, who has brought his minimal electronic sound to the music of Popcaan, Wizkid and Snoop Dogg, among others. more info

BBC News - UK — How the Colombian-American singer went from sleeping rough to working with Snoop Dogg and Gorillaz. more info

TMZ — LeBron James says he regrets naming his 14-year-old son LeBron James Jr. -- because he's concerned about all of the pressure that comes with it. The NBA superstar was opening up about his family to Jon Stewart, Snoop Dogg, Odell Beckham Jr. and… ... more info

Stereogum — Seattle's Showbox music hall, which opened in 1939, has hosted big acts through the jazz age, the grunge era, and today's pop and rock. Their wide-ranging roster counts Duke Ellington, the Ramones, Blondie, Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg, Wilco, Billy Idol, D... more info

Stereogum — In a couple weeks, Mac Miller is releasing a new album called Swimming. We've already heard "Self Care" and "Small Worlds" from it, and today the rapper has shared another one, "What's The Use?" more info