Snoop Dogg thinks Kendrick Lamar’s hit ‘Not Like Us’ “unified the West”.
The hip hop icon made sure to stay out of the high profile row earlier this year between Kendrick and Drake, but he has heaped praise on the way the former’s track brought the West Coast music scene – and rival gangs – together.
Speaking to ‘Drink Champs’ at ComplexCon, he said: “Let me tell you what that record did do. It unified the West.
“So, it may have been disrespectful, but it’s hip-hop, so it’s part of hip-hop. I chose no sides because I have no individual cause.
“That’s a grown man going against a grown man. But what it did do was unite the West, and make everybody out here start looking at each other like how much love we got for each other.”
The 53-year-old ‘Gin and Juice’ hitmaker insisted the song was instrumental in turning rival gang members into “real friends”.
He added: “The Bloods had a peace treaty. You had certain Crip gangs that came together and became real friends as opposed to being enemies.
“So, that record did a lot for us on the West as far as uniting, so we should speak on that.”
Earlier this year, Snoop – who is releasing new album ‘Missionary’ with Dr Dre next month – had kind words for Kendrick after his ‘Pop Out’ show, as he hailed the rapper “King of the West”.
He said in a social media video at the time: “Sending a big shout-out to K. Dot and all the homies in the West that stood together, unified, organised in peace, love.
“That was beautiful, that was fun to watch. Beautiful to see all my peoples come together.
“And K. Dot, you are the King of the West. That’s the kind of s*** kings do, we unite, bring people together.”