Snoop Dogg was a B.C. Lions fan on Saturday — if just for one night time.
The legendary rapper donned a Lions jersey with the quantity 20 and his title emblazoned on the again as he took the stage for a live performance at B.C. Place earlier than the Lions hosted the Edmonton Elks of their first recreation of the CFL season.
Over the course of a 35-minute set, Snoop Dogg sang a number of of his hits, together with “P.I.M.P.,” “Gin and Juice,” and “Drop it Prefer it’s Sizzling,” plus abbreviated variations of songs he has featured on, comparable to Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and the express model of Akon’s “I Wanna Love You.”
His dancers and backup singers additionally donned Lions gear for the present.
Snoop Dogg performs earlier than the Edmonton Elks and the B.C. Lions play a CFL soccer recreation in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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B.C. beforehand introduced greater than 50,000 followers have been anticipated to absorb the present. A number of hundred danced and sang in the long run zone beneath the elevated stage, whereas 1000’s extra stood of their seats.
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A couple of Lions gamers and employees — together with kicker Sean Whyte and defensive again Patrice Rene — took in components of the present from the sidelines.
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Snoop Dogg has been making music for greater than three a long time and has seven platinum information, 20 Grammy Award nominations, and a number of BET Awards and MTV Film Awards.
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He has change into a popular culture icon recognized for working with a wide range of entertainers from rapper-producer Dr. Dre to tv persona Martha Stewart, and was a roving correspondent for NBC finally summer season’s Paris Olympics.
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The 53-year-old musician closed his set Saturday by signing a number of footballs and handing them out to children in the long run zone.
“You’ve bought to vow to develop as much as be a B.C. Lion,” he stated to 1.
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“You getting good grades in class?” he requested one other.
Earlier than leaving the stage, Snoop Dogg signed one more soccer, eliminated his trademark sun shades and the gold, bejewelled Wu-Tang Clan ring on his pinky, and handed off his gold microphone. He then launched the ball into the higher deck of the stands.
He shaped his arms right into a coronary heart and clapped for the group, then left earlier than the sport bought underway.
Large live shows have change into an annual custom for the Lions. Final yr, the workforce launched its season with a efficiency by rapper 50 Cent that drew an introduced crowd of 53,788.
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