The United Kingdom’s Glastonbury Festival may see Snoop headlining the event with U2 and Stevie Wonder. Festival organizer Michael Eavis said it was his daughter’s idea to seek out the rapper for a slot in the annual music festival. “She’s a bright girl and she is very keen on Snoop Dogg doing the show, so we want him,” said Eavis about his daughter Emily, who is a co-organizer and who was integral in bringing Jay-Z to Glastonbury in 2008.
“Her real claim to fame is booking Jay-Z,” he said. “She came up with the idea, so I phoned his manager. At the end of a 40-minute chat he said Jay-Z would do the show and the rest is history.” Snoop was banned from entering the UK in 2006 after he was arrested on suspicion of “violent disorder” at a London Airport. After a four-year battle, Snoop recently gained the right to apply for a UK visa. There’s no word yet on whether the rapper will actually perform at the event.
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n other news, Bishop Lamont, who left Aftermath/Interscope in January, is speaking up about his relationship with Dr. Dre. He said that, despite the lack of support he felt coming from those on the label, he has no ill words to say about his mentor.
“For ya’ll thinking I’m going to say ‘Fuck Dre’ and diss him or Aftermath like every other artist that’s no longer there, you got me all wrong. Dre signed me after hearing a demo I ambushed him with at a video shoot and not only did he not blow me off, he was true to his word…he listened to it. The next morning he was dropping my name on the radio and became my biggest supporter. I sincerely appreciate his mentorship. He took the time and put a hell of a lot of effort into my artistry, when most people in his position don’t d that.”
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Recently Lamont recorded a song with John Mayer called “Gone,” and is working on an upcoming film called “Fahrenheit 513.”
