Snoop Dogg is going through a major 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 Publish, 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 almost 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 below 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 referred to 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 inside the neighborhood: “We gotta be taught to choose 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 will be up one minute, they usually attempt to pull you down the subsequent.”
Regardless of the criticism, the rap icon stays assured in his stance. “I’m a robust Black man, I’m minimize from a unique material. You’ll be able to’t tear me down. I’m one in all God’s kids, 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 Demise 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 incorrect 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.”