Snoop Dogg, left, and Master P seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans. Associated Press hide caption
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Darryl McDaniels (L) and Joseph Simmons (R) of Run-DMC, closing the Hip Hop 50 Live concert at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. early Saturday morning. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
FILE - Willie Nelson performs at the Producers & Engineers Wing 12th Annual Grammy Week Celebration at the Village Studio in Los Angeles, on Feb. 6, 2019. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson will host the American Song Contest, a nationwide songwriting competition modeled after Eurovision. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images;Chris Pizzello/AP Photo hide caption
Halftime show performers Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg at the Super Bowl 56. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption
Snoop Dogg poses at the premiere of "The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2," last year in Los Angeles. The rapper-mogul acquired Death Row Records, the label that launched his career, from MNRK Music Group. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP file photo hide caption
Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on Nov. 19. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear Lila Downs' new Peruvian cumbia classic on this week's Alt.Latino music roundup. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
U2's eighth studio album, Zooropa, was released on July 5, 1993 on Island Records. Courtesy of Island Records hide caption
Dr. Dre (left) and Jimmy Iovine at the premiere of The Defiant Ones in Los Angeles. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic hide caption
Snoop Dogg performs at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Marley, with his guitar in the yard at Tuff Gong (his home and headquarters). Kingston, Jamaica, March 1976. David Burnett/Contact Press Images hide caption
Ronald Clump in the video for BADBADNOTGOOD's "Lavender." YouTube hide caption
Flying Lotus's new album is called You're Dead! Courtesy of the artist hide caption
7 Days Of Funk (featuring Snoopzilla and Dâm-Funk) releases its self-titled album on Dec. 10. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Katy Perry (left) and Snoop Dogg perform at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards in June. Christopher Polk/Getty Images hide caption