'You can hear the positivity and the strength and the struggle,' Snoop says of what drew him to reggae music.
By Rob Markman
<P>Before <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/snoop_dogg/artist.jhtml">Snoop Dogg</a> was able to properly transform into Snoop Lion and record his upcoming reggae album, <a href="/news/articles/1690935/snoop-dogg-dr-dre-reincarnated.jhtml"><i>Reincarnated,</i></a>the 20-year rap veteran had to first get the right inspiration.</P><P>"We was looking for the creators, some of the forefathers," Snoop told MTV News on Monday.</P><P>At the top of the list was reggae's greatest voice. "Most definitely <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/marley_bob/artist.jhtml">Bob Marley</a>, off the top, and the Wailers," he said. "Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff, Barres [Hammond], most definitely."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Snoop Lion Pulls Inspiration From Bob Marley, Peter Tosh" id="vid:821722" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>To record <i>Reincarnated,</i> Snoop first got a blessing from Bob Marley's son Rohan and then made a pilgrimage to Jamaica, where he formed a bond with the Niyabinghi branch of the Rastafari movement. Musically, the newly crowned Lion partnered with Diplo and Major Lazer to help with the production but kept the features to a minimum.</P><P>During a press conference Monday, Snoop excitedly explained his mission. "The spirit called me. Any time the spirit calls you, you gotta know it's serious and real," he said to a room of gathered press. "I wanna bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion."</P><P>With his transformation, the Los Angeles rap icon hopes to leave his old ways behind. Gone are songs like "Murder Was the Case"; instead, Snoop is now preaching positivity on new songs like "No Guns Allowed" and <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/07/25/snoop-dogg-releases-first-single-la-la-la-from-reggae-album/">"La La La."</a> "I always wanted to make a song that could stand for something," Snoop said.</P><P>It seems that reggae music has given the global superstar the perfect outlet. "My early memories of reggae music was always a room full of smoke and just the way you danced to it. It was seductive and sexy and it was grown, then underneath it all, it had a message to it," he said. "You can hear the message in some of the songs. You can hear the positivity and the strength and the struggle."</P><P><i>What do you think of Snoop Dogg's transformation into Snoop Lion? Let us know in the comments!</i></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Snoop Has Dr. Dre's Support" id="vid:821320" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>
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