In true Snoop fashion, Snoop Dogg showed up a half hour late for what was supposed to be an hour-long set of Snoop’s debut album, 1993’s Doggystyle. Opening for Snoop Dogg, was Chicago’s own, The Lady of Rage, who was simply a casualty, as restless fans upset about Snoop’s tardiness booed her. Because Snoop always does what Snoop wants to do, he only performed two songs from his Doggystyle album: “Gin & Juice” and “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”. Snoop delighted the audience with classics like “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”, “The Next Episode” (as tribute to the late Nate Dogg) and his rendition of Slick Rick’s “Lodi Dodi”. In between each song, Snoop, flanked by his hype man, DJ, and two dancers, took smoke breaks (and not the tobacco kind). After being told that he only had three minutes left to perform, the Long Beach native was on the verge of a temper tantrum, blaming festival organizers for his tardiness, even threatening to continue performing past his allotted time – which did not happen. Snoop closed his brief set with the Pharrell-produced “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Young, Wild & Free”.

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