Nuthin‘ But A Jah Thang

Snoop reveals his spiritual awakening into Rastafarian culture

One of the most successful—and beloved—players in the rap game is once again shocking (and exciting) fans worldwide—Snoop Dogg recently announced that he’s gotten closer to the Rastafarian language of love. Now dubbed Snoop Lion—the irie version of his aforementioned self—the now-former rapper recently teamed up with director Andy Capper to document the artist’s life and personal journey of creating his new reggae album and documentary, both titled Reincarnated. The film goes deeper than your typical compilation of behind-the-scenes clips featuring a musician recording just another hit album. This documentary provides exclusive insight into Snoop’s spiritual awakening as he travels to Jamaica and communes with the Rastafarian faithful. While Snoop says he wants to drop the violence, sexism and materialism that were so characteristic of his musical body of work (one of the songs on his new album is called “No Guns Allowed”)—he’s not ditching the bad-boy image. Rather, the Snoop Lion persona embodies his movement forward into an enlightened state where positive energy and family hold the highest importance. According to Capper, “The Dogg will always be there, but the Lion is a way of promoting peace, love and unity in a world full of hate.” Throughout the film, Snoop and his crew are greeted with open arms and make inroads with Jamaican’s culturally rich (but materialistically poor) people. Reincarnated is set to premier in Los Angeles on March 15. The new album drops April 23.