Snoop Dogg is dealing with a big backlash after acting at an occasion celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration, with a noticeable drop in his social media following. In line with the New York Submit, the rap legend has misplaced over 571,000 followers on Instagram since performing on the Crypto Ball on January 17, the place Rick Ross and Soulja Boy additionally took the stage.
Moreover, Snoop’s presence on X (previously Twitter) has additionally seen a decline, with practically 20,000 followers unfollowing him. Regardless of the loss, Snoop nonetheless enjoys an enormous social media presence, boasting greater than 88 million followers on Instagram and over 20 million on X.
The 53-year-old rapper has been beneath heavy scrutiny since his efficiency on the pro-Trump occasion and his interactions with far-right influencers and MAGA supporters. Critics have identified the obvious contradiction, particularly since Snoop had beforehand criticized Black artists who carried out at Trump’s 2017 inauguration. One former Barack Obama staffer known as him a “sellout,” accusing him of hypocrisy.
In response to the rising criticism, Snoop Dogg remained defiant. “Y’all can’t hate sufficient on me for me, I really like an excessive amount of. Get your life proper, cease worrying about mine,” he stated in an Instagram video. “I’m cool, I’m collectively. Nonetheless a Black man. Nonetheless one hundred percent Black. I ain’t going nowhere, cuh! I’m proper right here. Get the Crypto on Crip, although.”
Addressing his Black critics immediately, Snoop emphasised the significance of unity throughout the group: “We gotta be taught to select one another up as an alternative of pulling one another down. That’s what we’re nice at as Black individuals, we’re nice at tearing one another down. You may be up one minute, and so they attempt to pull you down the following.”
Regardless of the criticism, the rap icon stays assured in his stance. “I’m a powerful Black man, I’m reduce from a unique fabric. You possibly can’t tear me down. I’m certainly one of God’s youngsters, and I’m taking the load.”
Snoop Dogg, who was as soon as a vocal critic of Trump, has since softened his stance, notably after the previous president pardoned Dying Row co-founder Michael “Harry O” Harris in early 2021. In a 2023 interview with The Sunday Occasions, Snoop stated, “Donald Trump? He ain’t completed nothing unsuitable to me. He has completed solely nice issues for me. He pardoned Michael Harris. So I’ve nothing however love and respect for Donald Trump.”