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Snoop Dogg Changes His Name to Snoop Lion

Snoop Dogg is recognized as an iconic entertainer in the music industry, but after soul searching in Jamaica it appears that his notorious rapper persona could be tamed.

On Monday (July 30), the 40-year-old performer attended a press conference for his new reggae album "Reincarnated" where he told awaiting reporters that after spending time in the tropical nation he underwent a spiritual rebirth, which led Rastafarian priests to change his name to Snoop Lion.

The "Gin and Juice" rapper further explained the transformation saying, "I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated,” adding, “I feel I have always been a Rastafari. I just didn’t have my third eye open, but it’s wide open right now.”

In his new documentary, which accompanies the album, Snoop steps away from performing and explains, "I had enough of that. It’s not appealing to me no more… I’m ‘Uncle Snoop’ in rap. When you get to be an uncle, you need to find a new profession so you can start over and be fresh again.”

Check out the trailer for "Reincarnated" below and be sure to take a listen to the first single "La La La" off of his new island-themed album, which is available on iTunes now.

The star was found with marijuana and too much cash by immigration.

Snoop Dogg has added Norway to the list of countries he is not welcome any more after he was busted trying to take marijuana into the country.

The rapper was heading to a music festival in June when his baggage check revealed the drugs. A sniffer dog found the 8g of marijuana and Dogg was also found to be carrying more money that permitted.

After admitting both offences, the star was fined the equivalent of £5500 and banned from entering the country for two years.

Dogg was said to be not considering an appeal, and “can live with it.” Well I’m sure the Norwegians will be devastated to know that.

Dogg has been banned from other countries over the last decade for reasons from drugs to gun crimes, and was banned from entering the UK between 2007 and 2010 for his US convictions and his involvement in a fight at Heathrow in 2006.

But as we know, he managed to live with that too.

Snoop Dogg was arrested at an airport in Norway. The reason is easy to be guessed. Drugs possession!

According to TMZ, quoting the Agder Police Department report, the rapper was stopped at customs at the Kjevic Airport in Kristiansand where officials discovered 8 grams of weed.

Fortunately, anything less than 15 grams is not considered a crime. Snoop was only forced to pay $1,980.13 which he did immediately. It’s nice to be a famous and rich person who carries $ 2,000 in his pocket.

Snoop Dogg was in Norway to perform at the Hove Festival at 10:30 PM local time. We bet he found more pot before he took stage for the concert.