Snoop Dogg outrages fans following his participation in Donald Trump's Crypto Ball

Snoop Dogg is under fire after participating in the Crypto Ball, an evening organized Friday by Donald Trump's teams to highlight the Republican elected official's support for cryptocurrencies a few days before his inauguration as president. The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, notably performed Nuthin’ but a G Thang in front of an audience mainly made up of politicians and celebrities.

However, the publication of an excerpt from the evening on his Instagram account after his performance definitely did not please many fans who expressed their “disappointment” in comments due to the link of the event with Donald Trump. “It’s culturally embarrassing and disrespectful,” wrote one user, while several others, expressing their “sadness,” lamented having to now “unsubscribe” from the singer’s account after this revelation. “Even Snoop Dogg bent the knee to Donald Trump. I never thought I would see this one day,” we can also read.

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Snoop Dogg then posted images of another rapper attending the party, Rick Ross, and himself smiling and making a peace sign with his hand, as if in response to negative messages aimed at him. However, he had been critical and mocking of the elected Republican in the past, as in the clip for his hit Lavender (2017) where he attacked a clown dressed as Donald Trump. Other old images of the singer Drop It Like It’s Hot going in this direction have also resurfaced on social networks, such as a 2017 video where he promised to “grill” the artists performing at the first inauguration of the elected Republican.

However, the artist made a surprising turnaround last year, saying in an interview for the Times that he now felt “nothing other than love and respect” for the chosen one. “He didn’t do anything bad to me. He only did good things for me,” he added. His participation in the Crypto Ball could also be explained by his great interest in cryptocurrencies in recent years. As noted by CNBC, the rapper has invested in several cryptocurrency and bitcoin projects.