Music icon, Snoop Lion expresses his opinions in regards to gun control, on his latest track. According to MTV News, on his latest single No Guns Allowed, the rapper ignites his inner Bob Marley with a strong message to his listeners. The song incorporates unity, peace and a call to action against gun violence with the line, "No more gunplay, when the bodies hit the ground, there's nothing left to say," MTV News reported.
Snoop Lion explained to MTV, he wanted to create a record contributing to the terrible violence influenced by guns. It is about unnecessary school shootings, such as the one that recently occurred at Sandy Hook elementary school.
"What I wanted to do was put together some music to try to put a different light on it, to try to stop people from doing that and try to bring some awareness to all this unnecessary violence with these guns," Snoop told MTV News.
The track was released on Wednesday, and it features Drake. Snoop Lion's newest album will be released on April 23rd.
In 2012, the music star's documentary entitled, Reincarnated was seen at the Toronto International Film Festival. The trailer is on the music star's, official website. It starts with Snoop telling his audience, "My life is in stages." It than flashes a few photographs of him when he was younger, along with gunshot sounds. It shows when the rapper was acquitted of murder charges. It shows the star being introduced onto a stage, than teary eyed at a loved one's funeral. He said he was forced to find a new path. He went to Jamaica to observe the people's culture. "I've got rap songs that will never die, no disrespect but I am tired of rapping," he said. "I want to make a record without rapping."
Some believe Snoop Lion is a legend in the music scene. He went from "gangsta rap", to now using his fame to spread positivity among his fans. It is important for celebrities to use their fame to influence their fans. They have a significant amount of power in society; younger generations often look up to their favorite music artists, actors and television personalities.