Snoop Dogg blazes one during on-air songwriting panel
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Music fans who turned out to BMI's annual pre-Grammy Awards "How I Wrote That Song" discussion got a little more than they expected thanks to Snoop Dogg - a contact high.
The rapper smoked marijuana during Saturday's panel discussion, lighting up a large, Kush-filled blunt on stage at The Roxy. He briefly passed it off to B.o.B before methodically reducing it to ash over a 15-minute period. The panel also included Busta Rhymes and songwriters Luke Laird and Evan Bogart, all of whom abstained - at least on stage.
Fittingly, the conversation eventually turned to Snoop's groundbreaking work on "The Chronic."
Laird recalled growing up at the end of a dirt road 10 miles outside Conneaut Lake, a small town of 700 in rural Pennsylvania. Yet Snoop's work with Dr. Dre still infiltrated his world and that of all the other country kids around him.
"Let me just say, the album everyone was listening to was 'The Chronic,'" Laird said, noting how surreal it was to be sitting on stage with Snoop.
With acoustic guitar in hand, he played a bit of his Blake Shelton hit "Hillbilly Bone" in its original form: a rap song. The Nashville-based songwriter had everyone bobbing their heads to the beat.
"Now I feel like more than ever you see these influences crossing genres," Laird said.
The rapper smoked marijuana during Saturday's panel discussion, lighting up a large, Kush-filled blunt on stage at The Roxy. He briefly passed it off to B.o.B before methodically reducing it to ash over a 15-minute period. The panel also included Busta Rhymes and songwriters Luke Laird and Evan Bogart, all of whom abstained - at least on stage.
Fittingly, the conversation eventually turned to Snoop's groundbreaking work on "The Chronic."
Laird recalled growing up at the end of a dirt road 10 miles outside Conneaut Lake, a small town of 700 in rural Pennsylvania. Yet Snoop's work with Dr. Dre still infiltrated his world and that of all the other country kids around him.
"Let me just say, the album everyone was listening to was 'The Chronic,'" Laird said, noting how surreal it was to be sitting on stage with Snoop.
With acoustic guitar in hand, he played a bit of his Blake Shelton hit "Hillbilly Bone" in its original form: a rap song. The Nashville-based songwriter had everyone bobbing their heads to the beat.
"Now I feel like more than ever you see these influences crossing genres," Laird said.
On the televizzle smokin some wizzle dizzle...fo shizzle muh nizzle.
He got what he was after....media attention. Â Best advertising money can't buy.....
This just locks in more appearances for him on Sesame Street with the other pot smoking celebrities that they think are good role models.Â
He's The Artist Formerly Known As Snoop Dog. Didn't he change his name to Snoop Jah?Â
Brilliant... smoke a joint, get free album publicity, thanks for playing along KATU
"Snoop's groundbreaking work"? The only groundbreaking will be when they bury this a**w*pe. And yet, still a role model for millions of addle-brained youth.
 @nostromo He's a role model for millions of youth due to the amount of charity work he does. He works to get at-risk youths to turn away from violence and focus on music, sports, and school. He has worked with Habitat for Humanity, Save the Music, Shriners, 21st Century Leaders, MusiCares, Live Earth, Save a Life Foundation, Whatever it Takes, and many others. Is it the fact that he smoked a natural substance that makes him an a**w*pe? How many of us grew up in an environment life him? He used his music to change his life and to give back to people that are written off by most of society.Â
What has he done to his nose?
Celebrities get away with it. For example, the guy at NBC who waved an illegal AR-15 round around on television in NYC and didn't hear a peep about it, while a decorated veteran was charged with crimes for having one in his trunk.Â
 @Playanekes Can you cite the stories. It would be good to know what you're referring to.
Can't stand this creep! Somebody needs to "busta" his face.
 @The Resistance AMEN!Guys a scumbag.