The "Doggfather’s" performance comes as a bit of a shock to many hip-hop observers, the rapper has had a ruff history with Trump and his supporters. Snoop Dogg was seen pointing a gun at a clown dressed as the president-elect in the 2017 music video for the song "Lavender" by the Canadian group BADBADNOTGOOD.

Snoop Dog seemingly responded to backlash from netizens for performing at the Crypto Ball on Friday, January 17, 2025.

Popular personality Snoop Dogg did a 180 from his public anti-Trump stance some years ago and performed at a Trump pre-inauguration ball.

After facing backlash for performing at President Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities, artists like Snoop Dogg and Nelly are defending their decision.

Rapper Snoop Dogg is a bankable and beloved artist, who easily in one of hip-hop’s biggest stars. However, a new decision to align himself with

Antonio Moore discusses Trump’s inauguration, his orders, and Snoop & Nelly’s performances. Nelly insists his participation isn’t political.

A Friday night pre-inauguration party held in honor of Donald Trump on featured a performance by Snoop Dogg – who has fiercely criticized the President-elect and his supporters, then softened his stance – a move that sparked disappointment on social media, where one person wrote that the rapper “broke my heart.”