Summary

Snoop Dogg faced backlash from fans after performing at the “Crypto Ball,” a black-tie event celebrating Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration.

Snoop, who once criticized Trump in his music and public statements, praised him in 2024 and performed his hit “Nuthin’ but a G Thang” at the $2,500-$5,000 per ticket event hosted by tech moguls.

Fans labeled the performance “embarrassing” and “disrespectful,” citing his past anti-Trump sentiments, including a music video and song that mocked Trump during his first term.

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    I soured on Snoop a couple years ago when I realized that he is a brand and not a genuine person.

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    Come on man. This dude has always been a sellout.

    He’s always been on my shit list. I’ve never liked him. Now I have even MORE reason to dislike this fuck bag.

    Fuck this murdering piece of shit.

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    Man, everyone is lining up to get on their knees. Amazing to me how Republicans, the parallel to Ned Flanders or that kid that wasn’t even allowed to watch the Simpsons at sleepovers, are considered the alpha tough guy party.

    Americans are a “special” bunch.

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      Republicans are nothing like Ned Flanders, unless I missed the episode where he breaks from everything Jesus has ever done, and started diddling kids…

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      It’s like the Democrats and the Democratic Party have vanished from the face of the earth since election day. Everyone and their mom are kissing the ring of the returning king. It’s pretty shameful to watch.

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      I honestly can’t ever believe he ever had your respect in the first place.

      Why? Because he’s another jack ass dancing around stage?

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      I lost respect for him a while ago, actually I don’t think I ever respected him and more enjoyed his music.

      He’s a fence sitter and it’s hard to know what he believes in. Look at the KDot thing where he was sharing a Drake song and when KDot called it out was like yeah my bad I was high.

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        The only thing he believes in is making money. His attitude is if white people are dumb enough to give him money then he will willingly take it.

        This dude came from the ghetto slinging crack.

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    It’s been pretty clear for a while now that Snoop is a poser, just like Ice T. They play a part, but they don’t actually stand for anything. It’s a shame that, as they’ve aged, these assholes have undermined the merit of their earlier work.

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    It’s not like he even needs the money, like he was in a desperate situation and it was this gig or lose the farm. Just did it because he doesn’t care and is greedy. Disgusting and disappointing.

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    Lol Snoop Dogg has been a doggie dog sellout for a very long doggie dog time. The dude that rapped on Deep Cover, the Chronic, and Doggystyle might as well be a completely different dude altogether from the asshat pushing cell phones and making TV appearances with Martha Stewart. The same applies for Ice Cube.

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      Don’t forget when he was pushing the Bored Ape NFTs. He apparently will do anything for money.

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      I’m someone who for years has been downvoted for saying so and for pointing out his past gang ties and profiteering off crime, I also get downvoted when I point out Tyson is a rapist piece of shit and to this day wants to cause harm to the woman he raped.

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        trump is a rapist, are you as active about your proselytizing about that? Seems your focus may have been exclusively on black people that are bad dudes, maybe that was part of what people were picking up on and down voting.

        Maybe you’re one of those broken clocks.

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          Trump isn’t nearly as widely loved and defended for his crimes as Snoop is, as weird as that sounds with MAGA in existence

          I’ve also been downvoted for saying Snoop is a shitstain before and I’ve quite obviously been more vocal about Trump if you look at my account

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      Gotta love Trump for being the world’s brightest shit-finding flashlight at least. Snoop can burn in hell with Carrie underwood.

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    He’s a collaborator. As is anyone who legitimizes, supports, or serves Trump and the fascist Republican party.

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    It’s interesting how the past few months have made it super easy to tell who is an indefensible piece of shit. Lots of previously unassuming-to-“cool” personalities suddenly going whole-hog for fascism in the US.

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      Stallone is one I never thought about in a political sense and now I know he’s a piece of shit, and I don’t want you watch him anymore. Gibson was a guy who everyone knew was trash but he just keeps doubling down, Jon voight as well, plus he bit Kramer’a arm that time

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        I’ve always prefered Schwarzenegger anyway.

        Not to imply that he hasn’t done his fair share of awful things. But at least he refuses to side with fascists.

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          When he was my governor (growing up I could see the capitol dome from my house if you stood on the roof) I remember I was at some event and he was being moved by people, some guy asked him some righty chud identity politics bullshit and Arny just looks over at him with this “I have 0 time for your bullshit” face and just says

          “Maybe don’t be asshole, hm?” And turns to talk to someone else

          Arnold isn’t perfect, at all. He might be the only Republican I’ve seen earn even a micro ounce of respect, though

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            He posted pretty publicly after Jan 6th about how he grew up in the aftermath of Nazism.

            People can be complex, and as a conservative, he’s certainly not on the correct side of every issue, but he’s not afraid to speak against the rise of fascist ideology.

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          He’s one of Trump’s “special ambassador to Hollywood”

          AKA boot licker

          On top of being a piece of shit already

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    I’m sure this 100% about Snoop’s crypto interests with Captain “money laundering” Trump about to put someone in charge of picking what the whole crypto scene looks like.

    Snoop Dogg has been active in the non-fungible token (NFT) space, mostly in 2021 when he purchased a handful of NFTs. Snoop Dogg spent 4,185.5 Ethereum (ETH) tokens in 2021 on five NFTs:

    • “Right-click and Save As Guy” for 1,600 ETH in December 2021
    • “Some Asshole” for 1,300 ETH in September 2021
    • “CryptoPunk #3831” for 850 ETH in July 2021
    • “Destiny” for 225 ETH in October 2021
    • “Fidenza #351” for 210.5 ETH in September 2021

    Snoop Dogg likely spent around $15 million to acquire the NFTs. The collection is currently worth between $5 million and $10 million.

    Snoop Dogg created his own NFT project in 2022. Called “Snoop’s Stash Box,” the project sold around 9,000 NFTs for $5,000 each, allowing the rapper to bring in $45 million in less than a week.

    Source: Jay-Z, Eminem And Snoop Dogg’s Crypto Portfolios Revealed: Who Owns The Most