Snoop Dogg has weighed in on Kendrick Lamar and Drake‘s recent feud, praising the Hip Hop heavyweights for reviving lyricism.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about the much-talked about beef while promoting his role in The Garfield Movie, Snoop gave props to both rappers.
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“Well, the only thing I want to say about that whole scenario is that I want to give both of them a shout out for raising the bar as far as lyrics, as far as song-making and writing because the writing has been upped since the confrontation,” he said.
He added: “Those are my nephews. I’m not in the middle of it. I support both of them and that’s personal business, not my business.”
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Snoop also said: “As far as what they did for the industry and the rap game, they made you rap again. You can’t mumble your way and gimmick your way to a song no more, buddy. So thank y’all.”
Tha Doggfather did become somewhat involved in the beef after Drake used AI to recreate West Coast legend’s voice for his controversial diss song “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which was later removed following legal threats from 2Pac‘s estate.
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On the track, a computer-generated version of Snoop rapped: “Dot, you know that the D-O-G never fucking doubted you/ But right now it seem like you posted up without a clue of what the fuck you ’bout to do.”
Soon after the song went live, the Long Beach native took to social media and shared a hilarious reaction to his “feature.”
“They did what? When? How? Are you sure? [Sigh] Y’all have a good night,” he said in a brief Instagram clip. “Why everybody calling my phone, blowing me up? What the fuck— what happened? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night.”
Some fans thought Snoop later co-signed “Taylor Made Freestyle” when he reposted it on his Instagram Stories along with the caption: “90s Hip Hop Forever”.
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Other fans were more skeptical given Snoop’s long history with Kendrick that has featured several collaborations and a performance at the Super Bowl together.
