Hot Track: Snoop Lion “La La La”

I wasn’t sure whether this was going to work. First, the man changed his name from the name that we all REALLY know him by, Snoop Dogg. Second, Reggae music from Snoop? Third, now he’s genuinely spiritualized by reggae music and the rastafarian ways? Well, I think that Snoop did find his calling in Jamaica but maybe he needed to tone the blunt smokin’ down by just a hair because frankly…it’s not the greatest and it’s not distinct. Don’t get me wrong, I like the tuneage! It’s got the rasta vibe right down to the girl vocals to that hyperkinetic reverb sound but truly, it’s just not distinct. This would get lost in a reggae shuffle quick. For me, Snoop Dogg, yes I will still call him by that name thank you, is better off rapping as his voice is one of the most distinct voices in rap/hip-hop. But then again, Snoop’s probably burnt out like a mofo from rapping….hell, he probably doesn’t even want to spit any of that stuff from Doggystyle anymore because plainly, it probably does not fit his lifestyle in any way, anymore. So I get it. Still, like I said, dig the jam but maybe he should put more of his distinct tone on his new reggae trip…so that his creativity and all of the style he’s been building all of these years doesn’t just fall off the map. Aside from that, Go Snoop Lion! spark that shit!

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