26 Facts About Snoop Lion

1. In 1997, Snoop Lion married Shante Taylor, his high school sweetheart.

2. Snoop Lion was a member of the Rollin' 20 Crips in the East Side of Long Beach.

3. Snoop Lion still delivers an awesome live show, and at the Fraunfeld Switzerland open-air show, he knew exactly what the fans were after.

4. In July 1993, Snoop Lion was stopped for a traffic violation and a firearm was found by police during a search of his car.

5. Snoop Lion released a reggae album, Reincarnated, saying, "I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated".

6. In 2009, it was reported that Snoop Lion was a member of the Nation of Islam.

7. Snoop Lion is an avid ice hockey fan, sporting jerseys from the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins and the AHL's Springfield Indians in his 1994 music video "Gin and Juice".

8. Snoop Lion has shown affection for the New England Patriots, having been seen performing at Gillette Stadium.

9. Snoop Lion married his high school sweetheart, Shante Taylor, on June 12, 1997.

10. Snoop Lion started busting and when we got to the break, Dre cut the machine off, did the chorus and told Snoop to come back in.

11. In December 2013, Snoop Lion performed at the annual Kennedy Center Honors concert, honoring jazz pianist Herbie Hancock.

12. Snoop Lion has appeared in an episode of the YouTube video series, Epic Rap Battles of History as Moses.

13. Snoop Lion has starred in three television programs: sketch-comedy show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle, variety show Dogg After Dark, and reality show Snoop Dogg's Father Hood.

14. Snoop Lion headlined a "unity party" for donors at Philly's Electric Factory on July 28, 2016, the last day of the Democratic National Convention.

15. In December 2012, Snoop Lion released his second single from Reincarnated, "Here Comes the King".

16. Snoop Lion told reporters that he was rechristened Snoop Lion by a Rastafarian priest in Jamaica.

17. On July 31, 2012, Snoop Lion introduced a new stage name, Snoop Lion.

18. Snoop Lion can be heard on the track "Flashing" by Dr Dre and on Curren$y's song "Seat Change".

19. Snoop Lion released his ninth studio album, Ego Trippin', along with the first single, "Sexual Eruption".

20. Snoop Lion signed with Master P's No Limit Records in 1998 and debuted on the label with Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told that year.

21. Snoop Lion collaborated with fellow rap artist Tupac Shakur on the 1996 single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted".

22. Snoop Lion was a member of the Rollin' 20 Crips gang in the Eastside area of Long Beach, although he stated in 1993 that he never joined a gang.

23. In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop Lion announced a conversion to Rastafarianism and a new alias, Snoop Lion.

24. In September 2009 Snoop Lion was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records.

25. Snoop Lion coaches a youth football league and high school football team.

26. Snoop Lion has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide.