“10 year veteran/ I been said I been through with this bullshit game but I never can” – Jay-Z

1. Diddy (1988) 23 years

2. Jay-Z (1989) 22 years

3. Busta Rhymes (1989) 22 years

4. Lil Wayne (1990) 21 years

5. Nas (1991) 20 years

6. Snoop Dogg (1991) 20 years

7. Eminem (1992) 19 years

8. Andre 3000 (1993) 18 years

9. 50 Cent (1997) 14 years

10. T.I. (2001) 10 years

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This is a serious record that’s been released already but now here’s the visual to with it. Check It Out! #newmusictuesday

It’s almost hard to believe that Snoop & Wiz Khalifa have any new music to release, given the amount of free downloads they’ve presented to the public in these last few months. Not to mention the generosity of E40, whom is releasing his own double disc-40+ song project today as well.

Snoop Dogg Doggumentary
Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’ – Day Shift & Night Shift

Snoop Dogg pays the ultimate respect to his homie Nate with a visual permanently imprinted in his arm. Pretty dope!

If you’re an up and coming artist/producer, peep game as Snoop gives the game which is rare since he was the one that said it was to be sold, not to be told.

We are sitting in the office on this rainy, windy, gross day, raising our spirits by listening to the new Robyn record (how can it be this good?) and up pops Snoop on a track, killing it as usual.

Which then brings me to inform the office that he might be performing at Prince William’s bachelor party. Yeah, read that again.

Snoop is being courted by Prince Harry to play Prince William’s bachelor party.

Somehow, not everyone in the world knew this. I feel compelled to change that.

Also, to celebrate the courting, Snoop cut a new single for the occasion, dubbed “Wet“, which he calls a quasi sequel to his 2008 track “Sexual Eruption” (NreallySFW, find that one yourself). From the man himself, “‘Wet’ is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin’.”

I’m not sure about you, but this news makes me really happy.

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While the Brooklyn team sulks around the office with the news of Guru from Gang Starr‘s massive heart attack and subsequent coma at the ridiculously young age of 43 (Moment of Truth was a big high school record for this writer, I totally dated myself), we’re on the lookout for a cheer up.

The new album from the Gorillaz might just do the trick. Check it out, streaming on NPR a full week before its release! “Plastic Beach”, featuring Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Bobby Womack (!!!), De La Soul, Lou Reed and members of The Clash, this is guaranteed to be carrying us through the blossoming spring months and keeping spirits high.

Meanwhile, news coming from Guru’s camp that he’s scheduled to undergo surgery soon, so keep those good vibes coming, with or without help from the Gorillaz crew.

Yesterday, the homie Snoop hit up Times Square with a legion of Storm Troopers + Anakin Skywalker (his momma named him Anakin, so I’mma call him Anakin.) Snoop showed up to help Lucafilm LTD push its new Star Wars collection with Adidas. Snoop rocked the Vader themed track suit.

Had me thinking, if Snoop’s Vader, who is hip-hop’s Yoda?

What do you get when a famous rapper and an NFL free agent pair up? Simple. New hope for a brand-spankin’ new community sports center. This is what happened when Snoop Dogg and NFL star Willie McGinest teamed up with local Long Beach, CA councilman Dee Andrews on Wednesday, openly declaring their support for the Kroc Center.

The Kroc Center, a $140 million dollar project, will feature pools, playing fields, a gym, and cultural and educational spaces. Fundraising efforts had recently suffered setbacks due to the economic recession but it is expected that this announcement by the celebrities will help raise both support and the necessary funds to build it.

Turns out the center is meaningful to Snoop and Willie too. The Kroc Center will be built in their hometown of Long Beach, California. Willie grew up playing sports on the same piece of land where the center will be built. Snoop’s dedication to youth empowerment through sports, as we profiled earlier this year on 99Problems, becomes even more evident here: he has decided to create a song for the center, which will then receive all of the profits as well as the profits of a benefit concert that he plans to hold there.

As Snoop sings in “Been Around The World” from his 2008 album “Ego Trippin”

I know I’m always on the road, I’m always gone

And you say I’ll never make records for you no more

Well this record is from me to you baby

Love em or hate em, these guys never forgot where they came from… their dedication to their community provides an inspiration to us all! Much love to our boys from the LBC!

There was once a time when beef was good for hip-hop.  But today things have gotten out of hand. Sorry 50 Cent and Rick Ross, your current skirmish isn’t doing anything positive for the music industry.

That’s why we have to give Snoop credit for being a leader in the hip-hop world.   From his frequent calls for West Coast rappers to work together, to his work with youth in the Snoop Dogg Football League, Big Snoop Dogg takes action everyday to make sure the world is a better place.   Yeah he’s a rich and famous rapper, but he gets lots of love from us.