Bad-Boy Rapper "keepin' it real"

Snoop Dogg, America’s favourite hip-hop superstar, award-nominated rapper, record producer and actor, is in Lebanon for his debut concert at the Forum de Beyrouth.

Snoop Dogg, who grew up in a tough Californian neighbourhood, or ‘hood’, is known for his bad-boy lyrics or ‘gangsta’ rap. He also popularized the slang term and catch phrase suffix “izzle”, as in a television show he hosted called: Doggy Fizzle Televizzle.

Before his appearance in front of thousands of devoted fans, Helga Hewston, reporter with HEWDGE, Beirut’s leading blogsite, was allowed an exclusive interview with Snoop to talk about love, life and Lebanon.

HH: Pleasure to meet you Snoop… Or do you prefer Mr Dogg?

SD: Hey bitch, fo’ shizzle dizzle, its the big neptizzle with the snoopy d-o double gizzle!

HH:  Well, um, just let me translate that for our Hewdge readers. Snoop is actually saying:

“Hello my dear.  Absolutely you can call me Snoop Dogg”

Now Snoop, what are your first impressions of Beirut?

SD: Helga baby, Beirut is THE place, you know what I’m sayin’? They don’t make no bigger party place….this is IT, this is happenin’, you know what I mean, bitch?

HH: ……So anyway….. what message would you pass on to all your adoring fans in Lebanon?

SD: Fo’shizzle, ain’t nothing to it, but to do it! Have you seen my doggumentary y’all?

HH. No

SD: What do you wanna know, baby? I dont wanna go back to the streets selling drugs or  shootin’ no people, you know what I’m saying?

HH: Um, absolutely. Is there a future Mrs Dogg in the pipeline….a female Dogg…a Bitch, in fact ?

SD: Fo’shizzle, baby! My Beirut trip has in-spired me to write a love song to my bitch back in the hood, know what I’m sayin?

HH: Can we hear it? Do-You-Know-What-I-Am-Saying?

SD: Yo, Helga! Ain’t nothing to it, but do it…..

(At this point Snoop starts rapping)

Yeah man, this is another Beirut classic
We wanna dedicate this one, to all the fellas
who got a hardhead bitch, who just won’t listen
Y’know? The best thing to do, is leave her
Don’t hit her, shake that ho (bitch I’m gone!)

Bitch I’m gone.. oh yeah bitch I’m, oh I, I got to get the, hell outta here
I can’t get through to you
I can’t get through to you, you talk too much, I can’t tell you shit
Bitch, I’m gone.. oh yeah I’m goin’ I got to get out
I’m through wit’chu
Oh yeah, I’m through wit’chu bitch, yeah yeah

HH: It’s hard not to feel the love, Snoop……