NORFOLK
Even though Snoop Dogg, the rapper who sharpened his canine teeth in the early 90s as a West Coast “gangsta” type, has softened his image in recent years – what with a reality show portraying him as a dad and generally making himself the “Cheech & Chong” of rap – he showed no signs of being a has-been at The NorVa Tuesday night.
Rather, the emcee, apparently tied up earlier in the evening with pot possession charges levied against a member of his entourage, packed the venue with a wildly diverse crowd, and gave them a memorable show.
Snoop brought with him a full band that included two guitarists, a keyboard player and a drummer – and at least four surly, beefy guys on stage in suits that looked as if they could have been in the Nation of Islam – and performed an over-90 minute set of hit songs.
Wearing an oversized windbreaker and khakis, the icon of herbed out hip hop funk sailed through cuts including “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and his defining “Gin and Juice” – the latter made three dimensional when an entourage member sprayed revelers down front with champagne.
Snoop’s show was lively and surprisingly energetic considering his clear vice of choice, and he left the crowded house full of sorority kids, hip hop heads and the occasional hot soccer mom no doubt waiting for his next trick, whether that be an album of raunchy rap or a reality show showing him coaching a kids' football league.
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Snoop Concert
In reading the limited comments to this write-up it's my guess that Pilot most have buried this article somewhere between the vast amount of wasted advertisement space that takes up the most of the paper and no where. The short minded remarks made to a positive article fail to understand that not everyone like rock/roll, country, or folk music. Snoop made his fortune doing what he was good at (smoking and talking) from the streets to the screen/stage. To you critics out there where do you stand financially?
drop it like a turd
Glorifying getting high,shooting people getting drunk & banging.Wow what a moral degenerate & pervert (girls gone wild) snoop dog really is.
Did you show up late, as usual?
I guess you were your usually "fasinonably late" self last night. Otherwise you would have had the good sense to comment on the opener - Jesse Chong. Jesse and his band have a strong local following. They deserve at least a cursory mention in any responsible review of a show they are a part of. Shame on you for not supporting REAL local talent. You are all over flash in a pan crap that you tout so heavily. Jesse and his band don't deserve to be ignored, especially on their home turf. Shame on you.
SNOOP D-O-DOUBLE G
I thought the show was great!! He definitely knows how to bring it!! I saw him last year with 311 and he carried that show as if he was the headliner.
I will see him whever he decides to travel to the East Coast again.
Once a Gansta Always A Gangsta
Snoop is Crip gang member from way back, he now just makes a lot of money and plays it off as something he did back in the day. There is no way I would allow my child to be even near that man. The problem is that parents aren't being parents and watching what their kids listen too or associate with. People are so easily duped these days.