Editing Snoop Dogg (section)

===Religion===
Snoop Dogg was raised as a [[Baptist]]. He said his faith provided guidance, and he took it along with him everywhere he went in life.<ref name="NY Times 1993 Growl" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Premiere: Snoop Dogg And Kirk Franklin Get Candid About God's Grace In New Web Series |url=https://www.bet.com/article/7rphks/snoop-dogg-and-kirk-franklin-introduce-new-series |website=BET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206171847/https://www.bet.com/article/7rphks/snoop-dogg-and-kirk-franklin-introduce-new-series |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |date=October 19, 2018 |url-status=live |quote=In that moment, he expressed to Kirk, he knew God was convicting him to do more right than wrong, and to take Him, along with his faith, to every destination he’d encounter in life.}}</ref> In his 1999 autobiography, he wrote, "These days I look to God to get me through each day, to guide me on my path and to help others along their way. He's taken me this far; I've got no reason to believe He won't be with me for the rest of the ride".<ref>{{cite book |author1=Snoop Dogg |title=Tha Doggfather |date=1999 |page=228 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-688-17158-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/thadoggfathertim00snoo/page/228/mode/2up?q=%22these+days+I+look%22 |quote=These days I look to God to get me through each day, to guide me on my path and to help others along their way. He's taken me this far; I've got no reason to believe He won't be with me for the rest of the ride.}}</ref>

In 2009, it was reported that Snoop Dogg was a member of the [[Nation of Islam]]. On March 1, he made an appearance at the Nation of Islam's annual [[Saviours' Day]] holiday, where he praised minister [[Louis Farrakhan]]. Snoop Dogg said he was a member of the Nation, but declined to give the date on which he joined. He also donated $1,000 to the organization.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Swash|first=Rosie|title=Snoop Dogg joins the Nation of Islam|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/02/snoop-dogg-nation-islam|journal=The Guardian|date=March 2, 2009|access-date=March 3, 2009|archive-date=September 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906064052/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/02/snoop-dogg-nation-islam|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7918383.stm Snoop Dogg joins Nation of Islam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306060735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7918383.stm |date=March 6, 2009 }} BBC News. March 2, 2009. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg appears at Nation of Islam convention|url=https://tucson.com/news/snoop-dogg-appears-at-nation-of-islam-convention/article_d71977a7-d7e9-57ba-9cad-7536462ddf7d.html|last=Press|first=Sophia Tareen|date=March 2, 2009|website=Arizona Daily Star|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201190404/https://tucson.com/news/snoop-dogg-appears-at-nation-of-islam-convention/article_d71977a7-d7e9-57ba-9cad-7536462ddf7d.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Snoop Dogg [[Religious conversion|converted]] to the [[Rastafari movement]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/01/ruff-roar-snoop-dogg-rebrands/|title=Ruff. Roar. Snoop Dogg Rebrands. August 1, 2012|publisher=Newswatch.nationalgeographic.com|date=August 1, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104054230/http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/08/01/ruff-roar-snoop-dogg-rebrands/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/07/snoop-dogg-is-born-again-as-snoop-lion/1|title=Snoop Dogg is 'born again' as Snoop Lion. July 31, 2012|publisher=Content.usatoday.com|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018023944/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/07/snoop-dogg-is-born-again-as-snoop-lion/1#.UBlzC7RfE6o|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/08/snoop-dogg-becomes-rastafarian-new-name-is-snoop-lion/|title=Snoop Dogg Becomes Rastafarian: New Name is Snoop Lion. August 1, 2012|publisher=Eurweb.com|date=August 1, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423131608/http://www.eurweb.com/2012/08/snoop-dogg-becomes-rastafarian-new-name-is-snoop-lion/|archive-date=April 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=August|last=Brown|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-snoop-dogg-becomes-snoop-lion-announces-reggae-album-and-film-20120731,0,3023512.story|title=Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion, announces reggae album and film|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103065147/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-snoop-dogg-becomes-snoop-lion-announces-reggae-album-and-film-20120731,0,3023512.story|url-status=live}}</ref> switched the focus of his music to reggae<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-snoopdogg-snooplion/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-reggaes-top-cat-snoop-lion-idUSBRE86U1LC20120731|title=Rapper Snoop Dogg now reggae's top cat Snoop Lion|work=Reuters|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411013656/https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-snoopdogg-snooplion/rapper-snoop-dogg-now-reggaes-top-cat-snoop-lion-idUSBRE86U1LC20120731|url-status=live}}</ref> and changed his name to Snoop Lion after a trip to Jamaica. He released a reggae album, ''Reincarnated,'' saying, "I have always said I was [[Bob Marley]] reincarnated".<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Zach|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/snoop-dogg-changes-name-to-snoop-lion-believes-hes-bob-marley-reincarnated-2012317|title=Snoop Dogg Changes Name to Snoop Lion, Believes He's "Bob Marley Reincarnated"|publisher=UsMagazine.com|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=August 1, 2012|archive-date=August 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803004123/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/snoop-dogg-changes-name-to-snoop-lion-believes-hes-bob-marley-reincarnated-2012317|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2013, he was criticized by members of the Rastafari community in Jamaica, including reggae artist [[Bunny Wailer]], for engaging in "fraudulent" [[cultural appropriation]] as a stunt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-85-1259441 |title=Bunny Wailer slams Snoop Lion for 'fraudulent' appropriation of Rastafari culture |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=January 24, 2013 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=January 31, 2025 |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112214210/https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-85-1259441 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Lion Under Fire from Rastafarian Community |url=http://zipfm.net/news/snoop-lion-under-fire-rastafarian-society |publisher=Zipfm.net |access-date=January 24, 2013 |date=January 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103213811/http://zipfm.net/news/snoop-lion-under-fire-rastafarian-society |archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Snoop Dogg later dismissed the claims, stating his beliefs were personal and not up for outside judgment.<ref name="Pearson">{{cite news|last=Pearson|first=Ryan|date=March 14, 2013|title=Q&A: Snoop Dogg on criticism, religion, reggae CD|newspaper=Associated Press|publisher=AP.org|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/qa-snoop-dogg-criticism-religion-reggae-cd|url-status=live|access-date=March 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625172723/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/qa-snoop-dogg-criticism-religion-reggae-cd|archive-date=June 25, 2013}}</ref>

After releasing ''[[Bible of Love]]'' in early 2018 and performing in the [[Stellar Awards|33rd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards]], Snoop Dogg told a [[TV One (American TV channel)|TV One]] interviewer while speaking of his Gospel influences that he "always referred to [his] savior [[Jesus Christ]]" on most of his records, and that he had become "a [[born-again Christian]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Snoop Dogg responds to critics slating his move into gospel music|work=[[NME]]|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-responds-slating-move-gospel-music-stellar-awards-2277514|date=March 31, 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=May 16, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128161103/https://www.nme.com/news/music/snoop-dogg-responds-slating-move-gospel-music-stellar-awards-2277514|url-status=live}}</ref>