LOS ANGELES -- The Long Beach, Calif., rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among them.

It's not just a name change, but there's a new take on life for Snoop Lion, who switched his stage name from Snoop Dogg after a trip to Jamaica where he embraced Rastafarian culture. And the new ...

Snoop Dogg wants you to know he's tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he's got a new name: Snoop Lion. The ...

Drake, Rita Ora and Chris Brown are among the artists to feature on Snoop Lion's new album. The rapper will release his first reggae album Reincarnated on April 23, with Diplo and the Major Lazer ...

The artist, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during his Jamaica trip in February and connected with Bob Marley's spirit. "I feel ...

Snoop Dogg is back -- in reggae form! Earlier this year, producer Diplo revealed that he was working with the Cali rapper on an album of Jamaican-flavored music, and now, the newly rechristened Snoop ...

Rapper Snoop Dogg's image makeover, including a name change to Snoop Lion and a reggae album already in the works, is the most recent of a number of image transformations in the world of entertainment ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in January, is changing his name to Snoop Lion and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to." ...

Snoop Dogg hit it big when he was 18, and never really dropped out of the public eye, meaning his evolution as an artist—and to some degree, as an adult—has been meticulously documented and followed ...

The artist known for gangster rap is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. The West Coast rapper held a news conference in New York on Monday. Later he played five songs for a ...