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Snoop Dogg is clearing the air after social media users went off about a surprise guest at a recent performance. Earlier this week, the rapper headlined a concert in Colorado and invited a young fan to join him on stage. As the girl showed off her dance moves, a pole dancer was in the background dancing, too. The backlash was swift after videos of the moment went viral on social platforms. In response, Snoop seemed to point his finger at the girl’s parents!
Snoop took his love for 420, an unofficial holiday for pot smokers, on the road! He and Ice Cube teamed up to headline a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, per 9NEWS. During his set, a young female fan joined him on the stage. It’s unclear how that happened, but the video shows the girl jumping around as Snoop Dogg raps and observes. Near the child, a pole dancer dressed in a thong-based costume was also performing. The dancer is seen twerking, swinging around the pole and climbing it. However, it does not look like she directly interacted with the child or that the child got near the small pole stage. Additionally, the child does not appear to be looking at the dancer’s performance.
As social users weighed in, Hollywood Unlocked covered said reactions on Instagram. Their headline read, “Snoop Dogg Under Fire After Bringing Child On Stage With Exotic Dancers.” In the comment section of that post, he clapped back at the backlash, placing blame on the child’s parents for her presence at the show.
“Under fire [thumbs down emoji], her father let her get on stage [thumbs up emoji] she was dancing all night…I let have a fan have fun her parents were there sorry try again…carry on,” he wrote, adding other emojis.
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Ahead of the show, Snoop Dogg spoke 9NEWS about how the state has always “been good” to him, respecting his music since day. His plan for the 4/20 show was to give the audience all of his hits and celebrate the marijuana-themed day. Additionally, he praised the people of Colorado and their welcoming energy.
“This was the first state to make it official, like a referee with a whistle,” said Snoop Dogg reportedly said. “They’ve always been up close and personal, they’ve always been my real fans. Like I’ve never had issues in Colorado no matter where I’ve been. It’s always been a great performance. It’s always been great engagement.”
Also, Snoop called the state an “extension of California,” and said it’s a “West Coast thing.” And he also shared how honored he felt to co-headline with one of his idols, Ice Cube.
“Cube was one of my idols, somebody that I grew up watching, listening to, and building a relationship with once I got in the industry,” Snoop told 9NEWS. “Anytime I can open up or perform with him or be a part of anything musically connected to him, it’s always a blessing. I look at all these opportunities as more foundation to the foundation that comes after us.”
