This week Snoop Dogg announced he's to change his moniker to Snoop Lion in line with his new reggae album 'Reincarnation'. Pop is littered with acts changing their names – whether to symbolise a change in direction or (as when Prince became a symbol and then Prince "1958–1993") to annoy their record company.
Guardian Music — Snoop puts the Dogg to bed after spiritual awakening in Jamaica, saying he wants to seek out new challengesSnoop Dogg is dead! Long live Snoop Lion!The rumors are true! C... more info
411 Mania — News and thoughts on Snoop Dogg changing his stage name to Snoop Lion, Animal Collective's latest song, Jay-Z and Kanye West appearing on the NBA 2K13 soundtrack, the Que... more info
ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg has documented his first foray into reggae in a new film The hip-hop star is preparing to launch Reincarnated his first reggae project under the name Sn... more info
Prefix — Last week we brought you the news of Snoop Dogg's reggae alter-ego Snoop Lion, kind of a hilarious ...
Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/is-snoop-do... more info
ContactMusic — Zach Braff has mocked Snoop Dogg for changing his name The rapper has decided on a new moniker as he changes musical direction and launches a reggae album and will now be... more info
Perez Hilton — It's a whole new Snoop!
And we're not just talking music-wise!
That's right, the rapper has decided to forgo the genre that made him famous after traveling to Jamaica and... more info
ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg claims he is Bob Marley reincarnated The hip-hop star is reinventing himself as Snoop Lion for a new reggae album Reincarnated and claims he always had a natur... more info
ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg was appointed the name Snoop Lion by a Rastafarian priest The hip-hop superstar 40 has adopted the new moniker for his first reggae project Reincarnated... more info
ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg has change species and musical direction you could argue that hes not rapped for years but for arguments sake lets just say he has as he has taken up the new m... more info
Perez Hilton — The wait is over!
After announcing that he would be leaving the rap world - and the "Dogg" part of his name - behind while he explored Rastafarian culture in Jamaica, the... more info
Starpulse — Rapper Snoop Dogg has documented his first foray into reggae in a new film. The hip-hop star is preparing to launch Reincarnated, his first reggae project, under the na... more info
Time — The rapper Snoop Doog (born Calvin Broadus) has changed his name again — to Snoop Lion — after a spiritual and artistic transformation. TIME takes a look at other cel... more info
Chorus.fm — *Snoop Dogg* (http://www.snoopdogg.com/) has changed (http://mashable.com/2012/07/31/snoop-dogg-documentary-snoop-lion/) his name to Snoop Lion. He will release his new ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among t... more info
The Hip Hop Chronicle — Snoop Dogg Reggae Career? Snoop Dogg now ‘Snoop Lion’ has announced he has forever felt like a reincarnation of the reggae legend Bob Marley. The west coast rapper ha... more info
The Independent — This week Snoop Dogg announced he's to change his moniker to Snoop Lion in line with his new reggae album 'Reincarnation'. Pop is littered with acts changing their names ... more info
E! Online — Just days after Snoop Dogg revealed he'll now go by the reggae moniker, Snoop Lion, Lily Allen is getting in on the act.
The English songbird has announced plans to cha... more info