Snoop Dogg is beloved by people from all walks of life around the world, so it comes as little surprise that even the late Queen Elizabeth II was a fan of the legendary rapper.
Talking to UK radio station Capital FM last month ahead of his Olympic run, Uncle Snoop revealed he had a fan in not only [the more likely] Prince William, but his grandmother too.
“I’ll go by the palace, see if they let me in,” he said. When the interviewer said, “Well, I’ve heard the future king, William, is a huge Snoop fan,” Snoop replied: “Well, the Queen was a fan too. Rest in peace to the Queen, that was my girl. You know what I’m saying?”
Shortly after the seismic news of Queen Elizabeth’s death began making the rounds on social media in 2022, Snoop Dogg shared an old interview clip to his Instagram Stories where he told DJ Whoo Kid about the time the Queen prevented him from being banned from touring in England.
At the time, Snoop was facing murder charges related to the fatal shooting of gang member Philip Woldermariam. A 1994 cover of The Daily Star — a British publication — featured a photo of Snoop Dogg and a headline that read: “KICK THIS EVIL BASTARD OUT!”
“They kicked me out the U.K. ‘Kick this evil bastard out,’” Snoop said in the interview. “It’s a headline. That shit is documented. They had a picture of me on the front […] They was like, ‘Kick this evil bastard out.’ This was while I was fighting a murder case, over there, doing shows.
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He continued: “But guess who came to my defense? Just take a guess. The Queen, n-gga. The Queen said, ‘This man has done nothing in our country. He can come. The Queen, n-gga, bow down.
“When the Queen speak, bow down. That’s Harry and Williams’ grandmother, you dig? You think you think they weren’t there saying, ‘Grandma, please let him in, grandma. He’s OK. We love his music.’ ‘You know Harry, I’ll let him in for you. He’s not so bad after all and he’s quite cute.’ … The Queen, that’s my gal.”
Queen Elizabeth II was mourned on social media by numerous notable artists, including Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Eve.