Snoop Dogg Recalls How Queen Elizabeth Stopped Him From Getting Kicked Out Of The U.K.
Snoop Dogg and Queen Elizabeth II have a connection. The rapper recalled in an interview Thursday (Feb. 24) with DJ Whoo Kidd that in 1994 the monarch prevented his expulsion from England when he faced first- and second-degree murder charges, Billboard reports.
The rap legend was acquitted in 1996, but it was a difficult period in his career. Lots of people in the United Kingdom wanted him out the country and banned from returning, as he faced serious criminal charges while performing in England.
“Kick this evil bastard out,’” Snoop recalled the front page of a British newspaper in 1994. “It’s a headline, n—a. That s–t is documented. They had a picture of me on the front […] They was like, ‘Kick this evil bastard out.’”
But the queen came to his defense.
“The queen, n—a. The queen said, ‘This man has done nothing in our country. He can come,’” he said. “The queen, n—a, bow down. When the queen speaks, bow down. That’s Harry and Williams’ grandmother, you dig? You think you think they weren’t there, saying, ‘Grandma, please let him in, grandma. He’s OK. We love his music.’ ‘You know Harry, I’ll let him in for you. He’s not so bad after all and he’s quite cute.’ … The queen, that’s my gal.”
Snoop recalled the queen saying that her grandchildren loved his music.
“Those grandbabies grew up to be Prince William and Harry, so I had influence on them, and they had influence on their grandmother, which enabled me to get into this beautiful country. They love my music, and it is what it is. There’s a mutual love and respect.”
