Snoop Dogg Responds After Kansas University Performance Controversy
If it’s Snoop Dogg that you asked for, then it’s Snoop Dogg you gonna get — and that’s from the mouth of Tha Doggfather himself. The hip-hop icon found himself in the headlines over a recent controversial performance at the University of Kansas’ annual Late Night in the Phog rally.
Footage of the show surfaced online, showing the rap icon performing with strippers on poles and other typical Snoop shenanigans. The school’s athletic department wasn’t pleased, however, and issued a statement shortly after apologizing for the show, which it said “fell short” of the family atmosphere they are known for.
In the video of the performance, the crowd can be heard going wild as the rapper rained down dollar bills on clothed strippers and some audience members while Akon’s “I Wanna Love You” played. While the attendees seemed to enjoy it, the athletic department was expecting something much tamer.
"We made it clear to the entertainers’ managers that we expected a clean version of the show and took additional steps to communicate to our fans, including moving the artist to the final act of the evening, to ensure that no basketball activities would be missed if anyone did not want to stay for his show," Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said in the statement.
"I take full responsibility for not thoroughly vetting all the details of the performance and offer my personal apology to those who were offended,” Long continued. “We strive to create a family atmosphere at Kansas and fell short of that this evening.”
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And now, Snoop is weighing in on the controversy himself. During a recent stop on The Howard Stern Show, he gave his take on the whole situation:
"When you pay for Snoop Dogg, you gonna get Snoop Dogg," he proclaimed. The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper also shot down rumors he was asked to leave after his show.
Despite catching some heat, the 47-year-old isn’t mad at the athletic department for seemingly trying to throw him under the bus. He acknowledged that his risque performance might have gotten the department into a little trouble with KU once footage spread around social media.
“I just think it was more the publicity of what I did,” he reasoned. “They had to cover it up. And I respect them. And I wasn't gonna put no smut on their name and say that they did anything wrong, because they invited me to come do what I do."
As for any regrets?
“I had the time of my life [and] hung out with the basketball teams,” Snoop told Stern according to CBS Sports.
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