Snoop Dogg has a new trick. The rapper, going by the name Snoop Lion now, has unveiled details about his new reggae album and documentary film, "Reincarnated."
At a New York news conference on Monday, Snoop said he underwent a spiritual and artistic rebirth while in Jamaica and was given his new name by Rastafarian priests, according to news.com.au.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the hip-hop star teamed with Diplo of the dancehall crossover project Major Lazer to make the album. Take a listen to the first single, "La La La."
According to news.com.au on Monday, Snoop said he always thought he was reggae legend Bob Marley reincarnated, and that rap is no longer "a challenge."
Check out the trailer below for the Vice documentary on the making of "Reincarnated" and Snoop's smoke-filled odyssey in Jamaica.
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-- Written by Kurt Schlosser
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