Last week, Snoop announced he was putting out a reggae album under the name Snoop Lion and now, it sounds like it isn't just a brief phase.  Snoop experienced a spiritual and artistic rebirth while spending time in Jamaica recently.  He says,  "I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated.  I have always been a Rastafari."  He goes on,  "It's not that I want to become Snoop Dogg on a reggae track.  I want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become Snoop Lion.  "I didn't know that until I went to the temple, where the 'High Priest' asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.'  And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more.  You are the light, you are the lion.' "From that moment on, it's like I had started to understand why I was there.
He adds,  "There comes a point where you say I done it all, or there isn't much more to do.  This was like a rebirth for me.  Rap is not a challenge to me.  I had enough of that.  It's not appealing to me no more.  I don't have no challenges.
"I'm 'Uncle Snoop' in rap.  When you get to be an uncle, you need to find a new profession so you can start over and be fresh again.  I want to be a kid again." 
But Snoop that doesn't mean Snoop is done rapping altogether.  He adds,  "It's not like I gave it up, but for this particular project, it wasn't necessary . . .
"When it comes to reggae music, I engulf the whole spirit of it all . . . the stage that I'm at with it right now, it's just like, the Lion overrules.  So it's not like you won't hear me being Snoop Dogg, but this is where I'm at."
Also, he insists he was NOT HIGH when he decided to go into Snoop Lion mode.

Michael Phelps is beyond a dispute the BEST Olympian of all time!!  He sets the record for most medals and most gold medals.
"The biggest thing that I've always said is anything is possible," he said. "I have put my mind on doing something that nobody had ever done before, and there was nothing that was going to stand in my way of being the first Michael Phelps."
Nineteen medals speak pretty loudly. Fifteen gold medals.  There was an international crowd he had to get by to own the most overall medals ever.  No other individual is even in double figures.  Phelps has been a winner.  He has been a champion.  He has been a closer.

Michael Phelps is beyond a dispute the BEST Olympian of all time!!  He sets the record for most medals and most gold medals.
"The biggest thing that I've always said is anything is possible," he said. "I have put my mind on doing something that nobody had ever done before, and there was nothing that was going to stand in my way of being the first Michael Phelps."
Nineteen medals speak pretty loudly. Fifteen gold medals.  There was an international crowd he had to get by to own the most overall medals ever.  No other individual is even in double figures.  Phelps has been a winner.  He has been a champion.  He has been a closer.

MTV Video Music Awards nominations were announced!   Drake and Rihanna lead with five noms, while Katy Perry comes in second with four.  Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay Z, Kanye and Frank Ocean each scored three noms.
Should be pretty good, right?  The award show will air Spetember 6th with Alicia Keys hosting it and also performing.
Expect more performers to be announced in the upcoming weeks.  Voting is open now at VMA.MTV.com.

Jay Z serves as an executive producer for the video game, NBA 2K13.
2K sports announced his partnership yesterday.  He selected 24 songs for the soundtrack.  Some of the songs featured are of course, Jay Z's "Public Announcement",  Kanye's "Amazing", U2, Nas, Meek Mills.
"He's been unbelievably involved," said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing at Take-Two's 2K Sports. "We've had hour-long sessions and his input has been super valuable. He put together an amazing job creating the soundtrack, and was very integral in the creative visual process of the game. He's a true artist."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/31/jay-z-serves-as-executive-producer-for-nba-2k13-game/#ixzz22I8HGPWk

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