In an interview that aired on Wednesday (November 29) on Bomb1st, Reggie Wright Jr. discussed Snoop carrying out Pac’s plan and the positive effects it has had on the areas.
Wright acknowledged that Tupac Shakur had been the pioneer in discussing the matter in the 1990s. “Y’know, [Snoop] may have tweaked it a bit more than Pac was originally suggesting, but he pilfered that concept from Pac.”
Rather than getting involved in gang activity, he said, the “Vato” MC got a lot of kids off the streets and onto football.
Despite his enormous wealth, Snoop Dogg has always been generous. Last month, he and Big Daddy Kane, together with Dr. Dre, auctioned off rare items to benefit charity.
Proceeds from the sale went to the ASCAP Foundation, an organization that helps musicians. Last year, the ASCAP Foundation provided aid to more than 300,000 individuals, including 60,000 students from 700 institutions.
As a gift, Kane sent a handwritten record of his debut single “Ain’t No Half-Steppin” from 1988, while Dr. Dre and Snoop dropped off a pair of Air Force Ones made by Frankie Zombie.
In June, Dr. Dre was presented with the inaugural Hip Hop Icon Award at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The award, which recognized his extraordinary influence on Hip Hop culture and creativity, was handed by Snoop to his longtime comrade.
“Dr. Dre is unparalleled,” Snoop said. It’s unjust that he’s changed the music so many times. Dr. Dre would have been immortalized if he had merely been a member of N.W.A. Even without The Chronic, he would have cemented his place in hip-hop history.
“Despite winning eight Grammys, selling millions of records, and establishing some of the most prosperous music companies, Dr. Dre has never ceased working,” he stated. He was always pushing the music forward. There are numerous ways in which Dr. Dre has improved my life.