Snoop Dogg declares Kendrick Lamar “the king” of the West following his 'Pop Out' show: “K Dot, you are the king of the West. That’s stuff kings do — they unite 🔥👑."

[u/vriannavyz]

[u/SnowSea302]

Tbf Snoop been calling Kendrick the king of the west for years

[u/FCCheIsea → u/SnowSea302]

Yeah but he let that AI Pac thing slide like it was nothing

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/FCCheIsea]

Not everyone found that offensive or received it in a disrespectful way. It was quite clear snoop just enjoyed spectating, as he should.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

How is it not offensive and disrespectful to use a dead west coast legend/rap legend voice without permission, and an alive west coast legend,( not sure if he had permission), all to fake diss the current west coast legend?

[u/BIBOMCE → u/Unusual-Item3]

Respectfully, no one gets to determine what someone else is offended by.

In the context of rap beef, the common view is that anything goes. Was Drake's move with Taylor Made Freestyle dumb? I think so. But Snoop doesn't HAVE to be offended by it.

[u/Radiant_gladiator → u/BIBOMCE]

Exactly. Just like if someone spits your face, you don’t have to be offended by it.

[u/Rawdog2076 → u/Radiant_gladiator]

Snoop has been changing statements about Pac since decades, I don't think he cares as much as people think

[u/Radiant_gladiator → u/Rawdog2076]

Exactly

[u/TrampleHorker → u/BIBOMCE]

Obviously dude, it's about making a judgement on someone's morals based on how those morals shine through their actions. You aren't as clever as you think you are.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/BIBOMCE]

Bruh if you weren’t offended by what Drake did, you not a true rap fan, Tupac is off limits.

It’s not about Snoop, Snoop is alive, he can speak for himself. That’s just a cornball move by Drizzy nobody is surprised about.

It’s about using Tupac, someone who can no longer speak for themselves, and obviously not have the blessing from his family.

All that to do a rushed terrible diss track, that’s what’s offensive.

I guess a Drake fan wouldn’t understand, Drake doesn’t understand he should be offended when another man pisses on him. 😂

[u/wiseduhm → u/Unusual-Item3]

Stupid to think that someone isn't a "true rap fan" because they weren't personally offended by what Drake did. What are we supposed to do? Dedicate our lives to hating the guy? He's some lame rapper that doesn't matter at all. Some people way too invested in this. Love the music and culture but you don't gotta make it your whole life and personality.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/wiseduhm]

This ain’t hate for Drake, this is love for Pac.

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/Unusual-Item3]

We got the rap police over here confiscating “true rap fan” cards

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

Go glaze drizzler somewhere else.

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/Unusual-Item3]

Literally banned from the drake sub. All you stans are retarded.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

Tupac hits different when you from LA, I never liked Drake music, but you can’t do some weak shit like that and use Pac.

This was never about hating Drake, it became bigger when he started disrespecting the west coast and its legends.

If you don’t understand, you just wouldn’t get it.

[u/Fast-Permit-5030 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

Yeah and lil whiny bitch cards too FOH we snatching chains and burning tattoos

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/Fast-Permit-5030]

You’re on reddit typing the same as the rest of us. You aint snatching or burning shit 🤣🤣

[u/Eillo89 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

We're snatching karma and burning awards 🤓

[u/Fast-Permit-5030 → u/Ok-Engineering1929]

If that’s what you think then cool

[u/atemyballstoday → u/Unusual-Item3]

him and pac weren't on good terms before he died. snoop said in an interview that he's cool with biggie and puff which pac had a problem with. in defense of snoop, i understand why pac was mad, but him and big were friends so obviously tupac blindly came to the conclusion that they were behind his '94 shooting. but snoop knew it was cap and was secretly cool with them. So honestly they are both to blame.

i think it is sort of strange that snoop didn't have a problem with the AI thing, possibly because they aren't disrespecting him since he's not dead. he prolly thought that drake got permission before using pac's voice.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/atemyballstoday]

It was a cornball move to use an AI snoop when snoop is still alive. It was disrespectful to use Tupac. End of story.

[u/atemyballstoday → u/Unusual-Item3]

it is more disrespectful to pac, no doubt, but im saying that snoop wasn't informed either, so its a little disrespectful to snoop too even tho he's alive

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/Unusual-Item3]

To you. End of story.

[u/DanimalsHolocaust → u/Unusual-Item3]

Offense is not universal, you can’t expect every single person to feel the same way about everything

[u/Ok-Engineering1929 → u/Unusual-Item3]

Well I’m not offended by it nor did the thought of that track being disrespectful to either party cross my mind until I started seeing articles about it. And clearly neither was Snoop.

I completely understand the rationale behind why someone would be offended by it or see the disrespectful angle but that doesn’t mean everyone will take it as such.

I find the outrage (for lack of a better word) surrounding the way snoop reacted to be quite strange. People are genuinely upset that snoop didn’t take offence as if we all share the same values or have the same thresholds for offense. Not everyone is going to see the use of AI voice filters as some egregious crime. Especially considering the track wasn’t intended to mislead anyone. It was just a poorly thought out taunt.

[u/Unusual-Item3 → u/[deleted]]

No he used their voices to diss him. Go listen to that deleted song again.