Snoop Lion In GQ: The Lion Smokes Tonight
The artist formerly known as D-O-double-G sat down with GQ to discuss Weed getting in touch with his inner Rasta-mon, and the evolution from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion. Article and more pic after jump.
"The Snoop Lion thing is about exploring a more positive sound, one he never could have attempted when he was hanging around gang members and in and out of jail on minor drug-related sentences back in the early 1990s. Instead of writing songs about smoking weed and killing people, the newer, more mature Snoop is all about smoking weed and then smoking, like, more weed."
"And if you find the idea of weed education objectionable, Snoop is ready with the counterargument: "It's from the earth—it's not some man-made shit," he says to me at one point. "It's actually growing from the ground straight to you, so it's just like eating a vegetable. You know what I'm saying? Cancer and diseases that never had a cure, now all of a sudden you got people taking chemotherapy, and they're also having a toke, and they live longer."
"I have no idea if this is true, but coming from Snoop it sounds true. Why, smoking weed is just like eating a salad! It'll extend your life by years, even if you have cancer! In Snoop's Narnia, this all makes perfect sense. Consider yourself warned."
"And if you find the idea of weed education objectionable, Snoop is ready with the counterargument: "It's from the earth—it's not some man-made shit," he says to me at one point. "It's actually growing from the ground straight to you, so it's just like eating a vegetable. You know what I'm saying? Cancer and diseases that never had a cure, now all of a sudden you got people taking chemotherapy, and they're also having a toke, and they live longer."
"I have no idea if this is true, but coming from Snoop it sounds true. Why, smoking weed is just like eating a salad! It'll extend your life by years, even if you have cancer! In Snoop's Narnia, this all makes perfect sense. Consider yourself warned."
