I don’t think it’s news anymore that Snoop Lion (neé Dogg) has decided to abandon his life as a rapper and pursue a reggae career instead. His only song under his new name, “La La La,” addresses this transformation in such a heavy-handed way that it’s almost comical—not to mention straight-up disappointing when the beat doesn’t explode so much as trickles off in the end. (I’d argue that this is a failure for Major Lazer, who produced Lion’s debut at around the time of much more successful track “Get Free” (feat. Amber Coffman) , as well—but that’s a different article entirely.)
Still, I haven’t given up hope for good old Snoop’s success in his new career. As far as I’m concerned, he has more talent in one dread than I have in my whole body, so I’ve compiled a short list of Snoop Lion covers/reggae-inspired reimaginings that could be potentially interesting. Check it out after the jump.
