The veteran rapper may now be walking a fine line between parody and pantomime, but his California flow and copper-bottomed classics remain irresistible
’s 31-year career has seen an array of incarnations including gamechanging Doggystyle gangsta rapper, moral panic instigator, actor, chef, film-maker and anti-gun campaigner. He markets cannabis and coffee, makes food delivery adverts and once underwent a bizarre reggae incarnation as Snoop Lion. Tonight, though, he gets back to the day job of veteran rap showman. The 90-minute, 30-song performance begins with the icon walking out in his trademark braids and puffing on a blunt.
It’s that type of show: an unreconstructed, unrepentant and slightly pantomime showcase of Snoop’s career and old-school 90s/00s hip-hop, complete with turntables, rap crews, a gun spraying dollar bills and an able support act in Eminem’s old homies, D12. At the centre, though, is what started all this: Dogg’s inimitable, instantly recognisable California flow and iconic if slightly cartoonish stage persona.
Rather than compete with rap’s social commentators, the dirty Dogg doubles down. Ain’t No Fun is thoroughly disreputable. Performing Sexual Eruption with scantily-clad pole dancers under half his age walks – or perhaps stumbles – a fine line between pantomime villainy and cringe. At best, the show entertainingly celebrates hip-hop’s second golden age and lifestyle and includes heartfelt tributes to deceased stars 2Pac, the Notorious BIG and Nate Dogg.
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