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Definitely Lion.

If P. Diddy can change his name and Willie Nelson can release a reggae album, why can't Snoop Dogg do both? The 40-year-old rapper formally announced today that he would be changing his name to Snoop Lion and abandoning rap to focus on reggae.

At a recent press conference, the newly-christened Snoop Lion described his life-changing visit to a Rastafarian temple while in Jamaica recording for his new album:

"I didn't know that until I went to the temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.' And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. You are the light; you are the lion.' From that moment on, it's like I had started to understand why I was there."

Snoop Dogg Lion is currently working on a reggae album titled "Reincarnated," which will be released alongside a documentary of the same name that will cover Snoop's recent career shift.

[news.com.au]

"Ruh roh, Rocky!"

We also would have accepted, in place of Kid Rock's face, the face of Shaggy of "It Wasn't Me" fame. Shaggy for Shaggy.

Rihanna was spotted at Coachella with Snoop Dogg and what looks to be a perversely large blunt. MTV tried to stir up some news over it, until Rihanna shot them down, hard.

Talk to YOUR child about dropping it today.

The sublime effect of this pairing is more transcendent without context, but if you REALLY want to know where this picture came from, it was from some event sponsoring a Star Wars-themed Adidas shoe.