Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg, the rapper, Madsion Avenue huckster, and occasional criminal offender, supposedly is one of the best practitioners of his chosen art form. Since I don't have any of the gentleman's recordings, I'll accept the representations of his legion of fans and admirers that the gentleman is a gifted and talented performer. But what I find objectionable about Snoop is when he expounds nonsensically about matters that should be left to others. In a recent London Independent interview, he said: "I'm a nigga, so I'm not gonna ever be treated fair. There will always be some new niggas coming out, gangbanging, not giving a damn, just living their life, because that's what America breeds. We're bred to do that shit, so you can't get mad at us. You gotta get mad at the system." What a curious combination of fatalism, victimization, and braggadocio.