Snoop Lion

• The artist we once knew solely as Snoop Dogg announced Monday that hes ready to leave his Doggy ways behind him as he focuses on creating reggae music under the name Snoop Lion.
(CNN)
• Snoop went to Jamaica a Dogg but returned a Lion after a religious and artistic awakening. Rastafarian priests bestowed the new moniker Snoop Lion upon the music icon when he visited Jamaica in search of a new path.
(New York Daily News)
• In 1993, the debut single "What's My Name?" catapaulted rapper Snoop Dogg to fame. But if you ask him that question now, he'll have a different answer.
(Washington Post)
• The Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg has several iconic traits -- a laid-back and menacing flow, evocatively violent lyrics and a deep affection for cannabis sativa among them.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Snoop Dogg wants you to know that hes tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, hes got a new name: Snoop Lion.
(FOX News)
• On Snoops 12th album Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion) and Diplo spoke with Billboard about their reggae project Reincarnated, the first single of which, La La La, was released last week.
(411mania.com)
• One of the most recognizable names in hip hop is no longer quite the same: After a revelatory experience in Jamaica, Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.-- better known as Snoop Dogg-- decided to change his artist name to Snoop Lion.
(YAHOO!)
• LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Snoop Dogg conquered hip-hop with his canine-themed moniker and is now taking on the world of reggae with a new name, Snoop Lion, the performers representatives said on Tuesday.
(YAHOO!)
• In you-cant-make-this-up news, today it was announced that famed West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg was changing his name to Snoop Lion and becoming a reggae artist because he is the reincarnation of Bob Marley.
(Hollywood.com)
• On Friday, Snoop Dogg unleashed his alter-ego, Snoop Lion, in effort to introduce his upcoming album Reincarnated. La La La, the albums first single, is not a typical Snoop track though -- its reggae.
(Hollywood Reporter)