Snoop Dogg Hits Back At Hate He’s Gotten Over Trump Inauguration Appearance

Rap artist Snoop Dogg clapped back at critics who took issue with him performing at one of the celebratory events ahead of the inauguration of President Donald Trump last week.

The 53-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., addressed his haters via a video uploaded to Instagram on Sunday. Snoop had performed at an event called the Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C., on January 18, which is why so many followers were reacting badly. Soulja Boy and Rick Ross also performed at the event.

“For all the hate, I’m going to answer with love,” Snoop said in a video recorded in his car. “Y’all can’t hate enough; I love too much. Get your life right, stop worrying about mine. I’m cool, I’m together. Still a black man. Still 100% black. All out ’til you ball out, or ’til you fall out.”

While the rapper had been critical of Trump during his first term as president, Snoop seems to have changed his mind in recent years. Critics couldn’t help but point out that the artist once pretended to shoot a clown dressed as Trump in 2017 in a music video for the song “Lavender.”

He also voiced his disdain in the song “M.A.C.A (Make America Crip Again),” saying, “The president say he wants to Make America Great Again, f***- that s***.”

Snoop called Trump a “f***ing weirdo” on X in 2020, saying, “if you voted for him, I have no problem with that, but if you’re still with him, f*** you.”

But then in recent years, the rapper seems to have changed his mind. In 2021, Trump commuted the 25-to-life sentence of Michael Harris, co-founder of Death Row Records, for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. “That’s great work for the president and his team on the way out. They did some great work while they was in there,” Snoop said at the time.

Then in 2024, Snoop showed his appreciation for Trump again. “Donald Trump? He ain’t done nothing wrong to me,” Snoop Dogg said, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “He has done only great things for me. He pardoned Michael Harris. So I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump.”

Other mainstream artists have also come under fire for performing at Trump’s inauguration events, including “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood, Jewel, and Nelly.

“I’m not political. I’m not out here trying to tell anybody who they should vote for,” Nelly said after performing at the inaugural ball. “But what I will say is that, I respect the office. This isn’t politics. The politics, for me, is over. He won! He’s the president.”