An interview with Snoop Dogg

Stephen A. stops by the LA Compound of legendary rapper Snoop Dogg to discuss his beloved Lakers, hosting the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Snoop Youth Football League, and his growing business empire.

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there are cold opens and then there are cold opens I’m not in my usually usual confines rather in the New York City area I’m at a special special place and I’ll give you a hint the dog is in the house what am I talking about get ready Stephen A Smith show coming at you right now what’s up everybody Welcome to the latest edition of the Stephen A Smith show I’m going to call this a special edition of the Stephen A Smith show because of the brother that I got sitting right next to me I mean I I don’t even know what to say multiplatinum award-winning rapper actor television host best-selling author entrepreneur the owner of the legendary Death Row Records hello he’s also a big time sports fan and I’m right here in La who better to talk to than one and only Snoop Dog my brother what up baby easy Steve what’s up baby how you doing man how’s everything going slow motion man I’m I’m I’m I’m happy for you and your Nicks that y’all you know y’all look good you know I got to start it off by saying that cuz I know you a Die Hard Nick you you come on the air you don’t sound sincere with that [ __ ] you you sound like I don’t sound sincere because my Lakers is in Cancun okay I can halfway room for you I just don’t want to see Boston win anybody but Boston so let’s go next oh let me ask you this question I mean let let’s stick on basketball for just a few seconds here because you know I’m here to talk about you know this bowl game that you got associated with Snoop Dog Jenner juice Dr Dre the ho now we gonna get into that in a little bit but you brought up your Lakers first I didn’t do that what the hell happened to them man well I mean five games Denver took him out I mean they didn’t get swapped like they did in the Conference finals last year but damn they didn’t get out of the first round this year I’m going tell you what we did we softened them up for the Timberwolves and if you watching you can pay attention to what I’m saying we showed all they loopholes all they weaknesses and we didn’t have the height to deal with them and we didn’t have the the young gangster to deal with them now they up against somebody that’s not afraid that don’t know nothing about nothing but we just going to kill everything in front of us I like a I love how he get down we didn’t have that we had the makings of and we had spurts of it we had to leave we was up by 20 and we lost that’s right they beat us two games with last second shots so that let you know that we wasn’t bad and we wasn’t far off we just didn’t have that killer instinct that the timber wolves got when they get up they kill we let people come back how you feel about doin ham getting fired I don’t think it was his fault but at the same time it’s like you know the organization I trust in Genie I know she does what’s best for the organization and at the end of the day that’s what what what the results has got to be we we used to winning championships we’re not used to being knocked out in the first round barely getting in the playoffs like it’s a it’s a certain you know level of attention and detail that we have when it comes to Lakers and as a fan she knows that you know as fans we really depend on her and them to make the Right Moves and no Championship no job I got nothing bad to say about Anthony Davis and LeBron James LeBron James 39 years of age 21st season he’s approaching I mean this brother is something special there ain’t no denying that ad played 76 games this year that’s the first time he’s done that pretty much in his career he B out and he Bal out I didn’t say nothing bad about him on Instagram I usually say a little something about him but this year I had give him all due respect cuz he played his ass off he showed up he showed out you know he came to play you know he didn’t have all those injuries he didn’t had those street clothes on Charles you got to give him a new name now stop with all thaty he can’t call Street cloes can’t call him that no more Chuck he showed up but the rest of these cats did not as far as I’m concerned but that’s why I think that bringing in the right coach who knows how to go find that young Talent this this league is Young it’s always been a young league the veterans could get it to a certain level then there always a young somebody or young team that come and knock him off and it just feel like this year it’s going to be a bunch of young teams playing for that ship CU on the west is set up like that already all of them teams over there is Young everybody the Nuggets don’t they the Nuggets is Young if you ask me they not all right and then on the East what you got the Knicks got the Pacers you got Milwaukee Boston and Cleveland just hit theeland Donovan put something on him put something on him but I’m I’m looking at your law Lakers and I’m just saying to myself look I don’t know what you can do because I do you can clear that locker room out that’s what I’m saying that’s the first thing you can do get rid of them players get rid of the ones that’s not the ones and find you some Shooters if we going to have a three-point offense that we running we have to have three-point Shooters when we had that team with Danny Green Rondo and Dwight Howard and all them we had Shooters and we had big man and we had a point guard you gave up half of them for Russell Westbrook Kyle kosman okay k Carwell Pope who won a championship with Denver last year he on that Squad this year Alex kuso walked away in free agency went to Chicago that’s what you gave away for Russell West hey man sometimes the cars don’t fall where they should you know it’s like no no disrespect to nobody with that situation it just didn’t fit like I don’t think we had the right coaching to right anything when it came to that cuz you got to know how to coach Talent one thing about great coaching you can have all the talent in the world but if you don’t know how to coach it then you just just wasting time sometimes you got to have a coach that can coach all that talent look at Phil Jackson when he had the talent what he was able to do look at certain coaches that you give him I like the coach from the Nuggets I came frontone he cocky as [ __ ] I like him right thought he should have got thrown out the other day game two cuz any other referee that you running their face and cussing them out like that but then again I had to think I said oh no this referee saying to hisself I’m going to let you take this you going to take this no no no he said it to his face I mean he wasn’t thinking it he was talking [ __ ] to him he was like get out my face take the I thought I heard him say take this ass with but I’m not sure okay it felt like it felt like that’s why he didn’t do it he was like you you trying to run to the locker room and get out of here n you going to take all of this I ain’t throwing you out no and then the the Murray thing that right there threw me for a loop yeah I got to bring it up because Patrick Beverly throw a basketball they give him four games that’s right he throw a tow then he throw the other thing which could have caused injury he heat raer yeah come on man you got to give him one game $100,000 don’t mean nothing to a man that’s making 50 million I agree but how would you feel if Minnesota and Denver going up against one another tonight in game three and Denver’s on the verge of getting swept and what you do is you compromise them because you take out their Sharpshooter you’re not compromising he he compromised himself when he did that this the NBA these rules been here for a long time you can’t throw nothing on the court and get fed you supposed to get suspended ejected one of the two it has nothing to do with the game what what type of game if it’s the finals if it’s the last game your behavior is your behavior if it was if it was Draymond Green what would have happened he got he would have got suspended for how many games a couple who at least a couple okay well the playoffs to one game regular season at least a couple see you can’t judge it like that it’s like when the when the Super Bowl when ju guu got pulled right man that they shouldn’t have called the flag at that time he shouldn’t held him right a a call is a call now I’ll say this about the referees they make a lot of bad calls and a lot of Miss calls that what are we going to do about that how do we fix that at the end of the game when they showing you the two-minute report and all the mistakes they made what’s going to happen to them for that because the two-minute report don’t mean a damn thing it don’t cuz you ain’t doing anything it’s not like you retroactively punishing them for messing up a call or whatever I mean you stuck with it so that’s a problem they should just get rid of that cuz that’s just making them look weaker now you’re my brother and you know I got love for you and I don’t mean to depress you I care about you but I got to ask this question you know Anthony Edwards is in the West M Luca donic is in the west right Kyrie Irvin is in the west they are Denver still in the west they sent the Lakers home two years in a row I mean when you look a Sacramento hell beat y’all four times in a row the regular season every everywh I’m look everywhere I’m look Oklahoma City you see them young thorough breads we beat them 3-1 I’m saying I guess what I’m asking Snoop is that how hopeful are you for the future to Los Angeles L is considering what’s lying in their path in the Western Conference I’m hopeful if we can get us a Klay Thompson see get us that’s what you’re trying to do you’re trying to get clay I knew it I knew when you told me you had something to tell me I knew you kept that [ __ ] from me that’s who you trying to get well his daddy is Michael he works for the Lakers it’s an easy Transit just come on down the road man I mean he don’t fit out there no more he don’t fit out there no more he don’t fit out I agree with you with that cuz kaminga is out there this cat out there and and he don’t fit with him he need to be in a on a team where he wide open and we love getting him that look right now he fighting to get the ball right and that ain’t what he do uh I know you were happy when LeBron came to LA but you know what you you you love Kobe forever and always God Rest his soul the whole bit uh um how do you feel about how LeBron James there you go how do you feel about how LeBron James has represented leer Nation he did that in the beginning it was tough because the Clippers kept beating our ass and Kawai and them had the commercials and they own the city we had to listen to that [ __ ] every year but the Clippers still don’t have a ring so you [ __ ] is in the same spot y’all was in we was in last time we talked but in the beginning it was rough because it was like we won a championship right now and it didn’t happen right now and then when it did happen they tried to put an aster on it like oh it was in the bubble it’s still NBA players playing the game no matter what you play at if you play at the Rucker you play at the park if the game is a game you got referees and it’s organized it’s a game so we win that championship and naturally we want more that’s right because that’s what we want you ain’t getting all time soon know that [ __ ] right so he gives us the title that he takes from Kareem the scoring title we can live with that then he gives us the little preseason title we can live with that we taking all see we taking all that [ __ ] everything matters so if the Knicks were the one that you wouldn’t be happy I’d be happy as hell thank you so stop I’m not taking nothing listen listen I’m not taking the the the the title in the bubble away from you like like George call former coach tried to do I’m not doing any of that I’m just simply saying y’all that they haven’t done anything and I can’t see with these young thorough breads how the lake is gonna be relevant in the near future they got to get some young dogs to match that that’s the only way you can get it is you got to match it the league is a young league now it’s moving forward it’s fast it’s Shooters it’s Defenders it’s leapers it’s camaraderie like them young boys they play together and I’m starting to notice like either they had a relationship in college they had some sort of relationship and now they taking that relationship to the big leagues cuz when I look at the Knicks and I see them villenova players and how they went to Philadelphia and play like they was at home that’s right and the fans was there like I’m watching The League change you would never have more fans than your fans at your Stadium at a playoff game damn right this [ __ ] changing how’s that happening that’s that’s that’s saying that the league is Young and then I think about Caitlyn with the wi basketball when I was watching the NCAA I was watching men’s and women and both she was doing thing she was doing Caitlyn Clark doing that thing basketball but but not enough to knock off South Carolina and D Staley you know Staley got them dogs she got them she got them dogs she got them that that that’s what it’s all about right they beat me and you right now well they ain’t saying much they ain’t saying much at this point they ain’t saying much before uh before we go to commercial I got to ask you this question man who you got going to the finals and winning it NBA Finals I got the Minnesota timber wolves against just Boston it’s got to be Boston nah what you think Boston going to lose before the finals yes to who I don’t think they getting out of uh they may get past Cleveland but I think the nicob Bakers can hit him I really do without Julius Randle without Mitchell Robinson without bogdanovich it don’t matter that dog number 11 is a monster he hard to deal with so you think Jaylen Brunson is gonna carry the New York Knicks to the finals I watched Steph Curry do the same thing same low point guard moving around dipping dodging shaking and baking they didn’t think he could do it he did that look man don’t get my hopes up bro I’m just telling you what I seen I seen I didn’t believe it when I seen Steph do it I watched him play but Steph pulling up from 40 but I’m saying when it happened it happened right we was watching it happen just like you watching it happen with your team right now you watching how he’s showing up and the games that y’all lost y’all lost them games that’s true they didn’t beat yall that’s true that’s true that’s a big difference it wasn’t beat on one leg though it wasn’t beat on one leg Maxi is no joke and now you got a situation where you look like a damn infirmary man you can’t coach the other team Stephen you coach your team I I feel you on that I feel you on that I don’t care what’s in your locker room are you ready for this one who’s the new face of the NBA the new face of the NBA I think this’s an easy one Anthony Edwards off the rip he on another level and he a classy guy he on yeah he on another level he’s a classy guy like you got to respect his get down like he know what this game is like him challenging KD and doing all that then when they asked him about Jordan and all them and how he deferred like just the way he Carri himself no off thec Court situations just a ball he’s a great actor too that’s right yes he is he did a great job in Hustle he did a great job in Hustle oh he was fantastic in that movie was he was he made me like him I didn’t know who he was and I seen that movie I’m like he I then I seen him in the USA balling with them and I’m like okay they need to put him on the team with the big dogs when they go back to Paris right so he can get some Redemption cuz he ain’t had too much help by the way somebody else I knows going to who that who that that’ be who that would be you be you you got listen you going to be partnering with Mike too my former colleague at ESPN doing a great job on Sunday Night Football obviously NBC sports that got the Olympic rights you going to be doing the Olympics yes sir the Olympics bro yeah this big business Stephen but me and you talk a lot of times off the air about you know my analym and me being in this field I just know that I love sports and NBC and they recognizing that and they want to make it a little bit more more Hipp or they want to make people like us pay attention to it and they want to make people understand that the Olympics is for everybody it’s not just a situation where it’s been always categorized as you hear it this way you see it this way now we’re going to give it to you a little bit different this year they got to they invested $7.8 billion over the next several years how much is that am I getting can’t be saying them kind of numbers Ste without me I’m I’m saying those kind of numbers because I know what the numb are you should have called me before you should have called me before I did the deal I didn’t know it was billions involved 7 8 billion through Lord take my hand it’s basketball I know you’re going to be doing basketball anything else you’re going to be doing uh what is the thing with the horses equestrian equestrian sass s Dr I don’t even know the name of this [ __ ] I got Martha Stewart helping me with that I got you know my my granddaughter helped me with French I think I’mma give me a French poodle so I can have a little dog to walk around the city and you know fancy some tea you know what I’m saying some cool [ __ ] some [ __ ] I never done before Stephen I mean I’m just trying to have some fun man you know enjoy Paris when I usually go over there I usually have like a concert and I go to my hotel and I don’t get to go out because it be so much going on and people rushing me so it’s like I don’t get to enjoy Parish this time I really get to go there and enjoy the sites and location how you going to pull that off they still G to know this is you I mean I mean what the hell you think you gonna give you think that just because you cover in Olympic that you going get to be somebody other than Snoop Dog and [ __ ] and you ain’t going to be able to do that you still Snoop they you ain’t going to be able to going problem there so many stars there that I may just be able to blend in they may just be on you know the gymnastic people that day or the or the swimmers or the yeah the swimmers the swimmers are nice the gymnastics is nice beach beach volleyball that’s definitely nice that’s definitely nice Snoop Stephen A in the house more than Stephen A Smith show in a minute don’t go anywhere the man Snoop Dog right next be back in a minute don’t you move okay everybody you know what time it is it’s time for Stephen A’s weekly picks you see I’ve teamed up with prize picks to bring you my favorite picks for every Big Time game or sporting event priz picks is a skill-based real money daily fantasy sports game where you select two three or even up to six players and then predict if they’ll have more or less than their projected stats for the game it’s not only super exciting but incredibly easy to play and takes only 60 seconds count them 60 seconds 1 minute people to make your picks so pick the stats of your favorite players Luca donic Juan stto Ricky F or liono Messi and then sit back and watch and chill and if you go to prospects.com and use promo code SAS receive a 100% deposit bonus up to $100 you heard me go to prospects.com type in my initials SAS to get a firsttime deposit match up to $100 pick more pick less it’s really really that easy and if you go to prize picks app you’ll be able to see my picks for today now let’s get to today’s winning picks winning picks call Anthony towns for the Minnesota Timberwolves more or less than 20 points please he just dropped 27 other night Carl Anthony towns 6′ 11 with a three-point shot he did that in Denver now they going home to Minnesota where they gonna be hyped and ready to go and try to get the broomsticks out and sweep these brothers he’s going to score more than 20 points tonight I promise you that unless it’s a blowout to the point where you got to stay in sit on the bench because there so much garbage time which I don’t see I think Denver is going to be highly competitive tonight but ultimately Minnesota find a way to pull it out I think Carl Anthony Town scores more than 20 points so the answer to this question is more OB toppen more or less than 10 and a half points I’m GNA go with more Obby toppen kids got skills I personally didn’t think the Knicks needed to draft him years ago because they needed a point guard at the time because they didn’t have a Jaylen Brunson and I thought they should have drafted Tyrese halber but with that being said I think Obi toppen is proving himself to be a talent that belongs in the NBA and I think that he’s going to do fine and 10 and a half points in this particular game Indiana desperate on their home court down O2 in the series with all the Knicks injuries that they have I think he’s destined for more on this one let’s go to the next one the man himself there was once Jordan and then there was once Kobe Bryant and now there is Anthony Edwards He’s that dude points rebounds assist the number is 39 A2 more or less than 39 A2 points rebounds and assist for Anthony Edwards easily more first of all I think he might score 40 points but if he doesn’t score 40 points he’s Dam sure gonna have about five rebounds he’s damn sure gonna have about three or four assists yes more than 39 and a half points absolutely more more more last but not least Nicole yic the now three-time League MVP for the reigning defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets more or less then 12 and a half rebounds this is tricky because if Minnesota’s hitting shots ain’t ain’t going to be too many rebounds to grab but I don’t think they will shoot that well and I think Denver will miss it share of shots that Nico yic will grab rebounds from so do I think he’s going to get more than 12 and a half rebounds in this game my answer to that would be yes he will so to recap more more more more on all four that’s Carl Anthony towns Obie toen Anthony Edwards Nico yic more which is appropriate because when you’re talking about prospects you damn sure ain’t talking about less what’s going on everybody it’s big Snoop Dog coming at you live in direct as you know I’m doing the Olympics this year Live from Paris so I wanted to get some lessons on French so I went out and hired me a French teacher to teach me some words say hello to my French teacher Cordova [Music] the word is ice cream I think how you say it cream I glass glass glass how do I say eiff for Tower T to E I thought we was going to be eating ice cream and cake and stuff how do you say goodbye aa aa [Music] well there you have it I got me some French lessons learned a couple of words a little bit of etiquette how to pour some tea and how to eat some candy be sure to check me out at the Olympics 2024 pis France B welcome back to Stephen A Smith show right here over the digital Airways with YouTube you saw that that that that that’s a different name that’s Grandpa Snoop that’s what that was I Can Drink To That D you know what on for a second look what I got I got this right here juice I was going to wait till the end this is yours baby to the Boogie talk to the Boogie hello it’s not bad bro that’s the best part of waking up I like this I like this the best part of waking up is not giving a [ __ ] Snoop Grandpa yes sir I saw a little glow come over your face and all of that stuff Grandpa Snoop baby it’s like it’s like having a baby all over again right you know when you have your kids then they outgrow you and they start having their own lives and building their own families and when they bring back babies it’s like you get a chance to to be a parent all over again and you you’re more gentler with them and then you let them get away with more so I say that I’m like the grandfather that we got a bowl of candy in the front and they don’t let my granddaughter eat candy when she come over here I take like nine lollipops walk her in the back give her one and I say put another one up later give her another one and she go out to her face stick here Mom like what you been doing I was with Papa Snoop was did he give you candy uhuh and I give her another one like I love that relationship that I got with my grandkids my grandson and my granddaughters like they don’t look at me like every other kid look at me they look at me like their grandfather and I love that cuz that keeps me rooted did you feel that way or rather how different than that feel does that feel rather to being parent being a dad instead of a grandpa well I don’t have to watch him seven days a week 247 um the time that I get with them is precious and it’s like I get to analyze my parental skills with my grandkids the the mistakes I made with my kids I try to like not make with my grandkids like to be a little bit more attention and detail with them like I wasn’t with my kids cuz I was so busy doing shows traveling this and that with my grandkids is like I really sit down with them and I watch programs with them and I play with them and I talk with them and really get a chance to understand them so that way when they grow older they’ll have those memories of my grandpa spent time with me do you ever find yourself tempted or have you ever actually really really sat down in a defensive posture when you’re talking to your children and explaining to them over time I was doing all of this for you I was out there on the grind I was out there touring I was out there making this money creating these opportunities to make sure that you have better life I asked that question to be honest with you on a personal level as a dad or two daughters I sit up there and I’m like I’m Unapologetic about being on my grind and working my ass off to make sure that they never have to experience the life that I have but I also find myself praying man I hope they see my intent I hope they appreciate what I’m trying to do as opposed to resenting dad for sometimes not being around the key to to that is communication though Stephen right you didn’t raise no um no people that read minds right you you raise people that communicate so you should communicate that yeah when I didn’t communicate that it was issues why you always gone why you always this then I had to sit them down and tell them this is why I’m gone so that way you can have this that’s why you have this that’s why you’re able to go to this school that’s why when you need something you never have to work that’s why this is this I said would you like me to stay home every day all day where we don’t have nothing we trying to figure it out we don’t have nothing to eat nothing do it made sense to them then how old were they when you made that 20 something you say that when they were teenag you say when they young none of that [ __ ] I got [ __ ] to do and I got way more customers before I get to you right simple and plain because that was my job as a provider because I was learning as a young man I didn’t know how to be a man I didn’t know how to be a leader a father I was learning on the job so my my main focus was to be a provider because the men in my family provided for the women they provided they were you know go-getters so I follow their lead as far as like my wife ain’t never work today in her life and I’m proud of that you know what I’m saying because I feel like that’s my job to make sure that you covered on every aspect of finances spiritual mental sexual whatever it is that that’s my job to cover that for you so that way when I’m walking through this crazy world I got stability to come home to to keep me sane and to keep me on the right path how do you feel about men in this day and age who would have a completely different approach they’d be like yo hell with paying all them damn bills hell with that I work she got to work I’m paying bill she got to pay bill bump all of that [ __ ] I ain’t trying to have I ain’t trying to do everything like that that’s how you hear a lot of men talking in this day not all not most but a lot how do you feel what do you say to men that have an entirely different attitude than somebody like you or myself when it comes to that approach I can’t say nothing it’s all about your upbringing it’s who you are be the best version of you you know what I’m saying and you’ll find somebody that will go half with you and love that 50-50 relationship what Teddy pent grass say talking about a 5050 love so you can play that game with somebody like that or you could just do what you supposed to do as a man and provide for the woman that’s taking care of you and making sure that you’re all right cuz it’s going to come a time when you in a relationship where one of y’all may not be as strong as the other one of y’all may need the other more than more more than the other and that’s when it balances out it’s not always about finances it’s about the love and the care and the being there for somebody because I don’t make money to make money I make money to make a difference speaking of that making money to make a difference that’s a perfect transition in my estimation anyway to what I’m about to bring up right now Snoop Dog Arizona Bowl yes sir presented by by Jen and Juice Hello by Dre and Snoop sir yes sir a damn Bold game with Snoop that’s big that’s big time that’s big time how the hell this happened how the hell is happened it happened due to me being a football coach uh Snoop Youth Football League yes have my own league and then the kids that came through my league that went on to play great High School football college football NFL football and just my Association and affiliation with with the game and and I feel like college football is in a place right now where they trying to like show that they’re not the bad guys cuz for many years they’ve been the bad guys you know with the money yep with the nil with the taking Heisman back and the Banning teams and all the stuff that was associated with them and like why y’all make all the money but when we try to make the money it’s a problem so I feel like now what they’re doing is opening up the gateways to people like myself and people that can bring some flavor and show that this is a business but it’s a business of running it the right way and they know that my football league and the players that come out of my league are run the right way so it made sense for me to connect with a bowl game because I’m so tied into college football and a bowl game that’s so close to my heart because I’ve always did games in Arizona with my youth leagues playing against teams from out there so it just made sense and the brand that we got can sponsor it and support it so we just looking forward to just trying to do different things and bigger things and think outside of the box and not just be regular basic oh I’m a rapper and my when my career is over with I’m this no I want to think outside the box so that way when that young person is at home watching me he could do anything he can translate into any you know form of business that he wants to just from watching me do it I have no college degree I ain’t never went to No Business Schools none of that [ __ ] this is straight observing learning watching listening and taking it and making it MTH well you did go to school you just didn’t pay an institution to do it you went to school you went to school school that’s what it is you know but but Jin and juice alcohol being associated with a Bame that’s not something the NCAA has ever done before ever done before so I want you to paint a picture for the public out there take us to when you went because I know it’s was going to require you I know how they think ain’t no way in hell they just look you got a great team you got a great great team okay but I know good and damn well it wasn’t just your team that had to talk to them at some point in time they needed to see and hear from the man himself Snoop Dog if for nothing else to fall over you going get your damn autograph okay nothing else for that take me to that moment where you had to speak to these people cuz I know that happened man you know what’s crazy Sarah yeah can I lie or you want me to tell the truth tell the truth I have not spoken to these people wow because the brand and the things that I do are so powerful and they know that my business is handled in a professional manner it’s like they don’t need me to they need me they need me to come in and add the spices and see what their whole week will look like and what will trophy look like and what type of different things will we have will we have a youth football game earlier that day will we have some sort of special Stars presentation where I got kids that have special needs to be there to present certain things you know they they thinking about what will I bring to this bowl game that’s me to make this bowl game feel like it’s mine and I make it the quarter I I make it on the mic and you know do the first quarter why not why not know what I’m saying I mean my game I mean it’s not it’s yours it’s and you doing it at the Olympics why not so why not do it you’re doing Jake Paul fights for crying out loud you did that too why not do that I think I’m going to do that Stephen now you just you heard it live here on the Stephen a podcast this is where it’s going down I may do that first quarter yeah we go do that well you know what I would suggest how about the fourth oh that’s when it gets real that’s when it gets real say that then what it change the game with see that’s why I love about a veteran right see a young player coming here and think he supposed to you know what I’m saying do this jump OG like slow down man take your time walk down the hill that’s right fourth quarter let me read this quote that you gave about this deal for the Snoop Dogg Arizona bow college football fans are exhausted by the constant talk around nil name image likeness of course conference realignment because Arizona State going to the big 12 Arizona’s going to the big 12 now you got some cids going to the big 10 SC and UCLA going to the big 10 they going to the big 12 all right because the back 12 no longer exists so you got conference realignment coach movement transfer portal and super conferences okay so it’s time we get back to the roots of college football what it was focused on the colleges the players the competition the community The Fan Experience and the pageantry that was your quote yes okay you obviously feel passionately about that what do you think is missing from college football that you Snoop Dog is gonna bring to college football CU college football is already big time and Ain NFL but it’s pretty damn close but obviously they feel they needed you you know that what you think you going to bring I’m going to bring an exciting ball game that’s outside of the you know the big ball game the one that they playing forward with the playoffs y you got to have something to appetize them you know I’m going to be a great appetizer something that you can eat something that’s going to be good and wholesome and fill you up until you get to the big game and it’s going to be entertaining you know it’s not going to just be a game it’s going to be a whole event that we putting around it to make sure that we stify ourselves in this entertainment field as far as what a bowl game looks like when you think about bowl games what is it that’s exciting about the bowl game is it just the game or is it the things that goes on around it the merchandise The Branding the experience the things that the kids get to do the things that the players get to experience you know I used to watch back and when I was a kid when you see a bowl game you would see two teams they would go eat together and they would go to Disneyland or wherever whatever amusement park was in that City they would go there and like that kind of experience what are we going to give them that they can feel like I want to play in that ball game even even if I go to Alabama SE or whatever that’s the bowl game I want to play I feel like I’m going to bring that to the table to where this bowl game is going to be so exciting that teams may lose some games to try to get in this bowl game damn it’s gonna be like that that means you gonna have an event you gonna turn it into an event a big ass party that’s what it’s going to be if we get some big name teams up here that’ll change the game you never know man I’m looking at this right now and I know that you care not just about the game but your primary objective is the kids and the wellbeing of the kids that’s what you’ve always been about that’s why you got involved with your youth football league and and everything else that you’ve done in the aftermath of all of that how concerned are you about the state of college sports in light of the transfer portal the nil Etc and how much of a role did that play in you wanting to get involved with this and having your name attached to a PO game as big as it is I think that makes the game better when you got kids able to move like coaches it’s fair now right it wasn’t fair when Stephen A recruits me and I come play for Stephen A and then we have a bad season and then next year Stephen A don’t even talk to me but he got a job at this other college getting $100 million and I got to be stuck here with this new coach that don’t know me now I’m sitting on the bench why didn’t we have the abilities to move like they moved they was able to move and shake so the players should be able to move and shake and then on the other end Coach gets $6 million contract Jersey number 20 my jersey they wearing it all in the stands it’s selling out like crazy I don’t get no money so now the game is flipped I get paid for my name my image and my likeness and I can move around like you coach if I don’t like how you get out so guess what you dealing with a grown man now instead of a boy and now you’re training me for the NFL because now I know how to handle money I’m learning financial literacy some things that I didn’t know when I got to the league 10 years ago and I got this $20 million check and I went and bought my mom house and my sister this and that and that now I’m broke and I broke my leg and I can’t make no money and the other money ain’t guaranteed cuz I didn’t have financial literacy now what the NCAA is teaching you’re handling money you have responsibility oh there’s a guy named Uncle Sam he’s going to come out of nowhere so and the more money you make he’s going to really show up so all of these things are being taught now so that’s the blessing of this move with the NCA I look at the positive things of the financial literacy because my son was playing football and he stopped playing and everybody was like man why he ain’t playing he could have been a five star this and that but his business right now is 10 star wow because he’s doing business he’s doing moves and all sorts of things and there’s a lot of players that play with him who don’t play anymore and don’t know what to do with their lives because life after ball is serious so this money game that they teaching is preparing them for life after ball because some of these guys will have a career in modeling and marketing branding when their football careers are over with and that’s still a check that’s coming in it’s still some form of business what they don’t depend on if I’m going make the team if I’m going make the roster now it’s a different mindset with this money what are your thoughts about coaches like Nick sain who’s now retired at Alabama dbo Sweeney who’s still at Clemson and various other coaches and stuff who’ve been outspoken about the Advent of all of these things how it’s changed the landscape of college Sports and how they believe it’s the detriment to the sport they have an opposite position of what I’m my my speculation and I’m just speculating MH they mad cuz they ain’t the only ones paying them off no more he used to be them the only ones that was paying them off it was no accident while the kids was going to them schools they was doing the big Payola and now to get the bag is is open and everybody can do it they’re threatened and they’re not winning anymore isn’t that crazy you’re not winning anymore because you don’t have the master key to I got all the money all the power kids from California flying all the way to your University when SC right down the street oh but SE ain’t got that paper y’all got and that big action on that TV you know contract or whatnot contracts contct that’s why I said what I said the super conferences all the stuff that I said in that quote it all makes sense so you got to really look at that and level it off and say okay well it’s really a money thing you know where we going to make the most money and they was looking at it like they was winning championships it started to get repetitive where Clemson Alabama every year like all right so nobody else is good in college football no nobody else is good okay let’s open this thing up now the transfer portal and if they put more teams in there there you go that’s what football’s supposed to look like it ain’t supposed to be predictable we didn’t know the Chiefs was going to win this year right you got to let them get down there and lock up lock up and that’s what it’s doing now it’s starting to open up to where now the playing fi is even now because kids are disgruntled with playing for you when I can go play for him and get a hell of an nil deal over here and this my style of coach I’m going to play for Coach Prime do you realize that when you speak the way that you speaking it ain’t just about them balling it’s about them elevating their Financial acument gaining financial literacy that seems to be just as much of a mission for you as it is to have a football league as it is to have a bow game in your name it seems like you’re on this personal mission to give people access to Capital right am I right about that you’re so right and that’s what it’s about like to like I said I make money to make a difference and making a difference is making sure that other people know how to get it or get to it or that I provide for them or an opportunity so somebody in their organization can learn how to take this thing and run with it I didn’t know that I could become a businessman until I started doing it and I lost more than I won so it’s okay to take that chance and stumble and the fall because you only see the the greatness in me right now you don’t see the failures and the mistakes that I made but that comes with being great I’m going end that segment on that bro and you do know that how about that how about that man Snoop do making special contributions he will continue right here on the Stephen A SM show for our very last segment coming up stick around don’t go anywhere [Music] me it’s that time 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when you go to prix.com pick more pick less it’s really really that easy oh God no Snoop welcome back to stepen a smth show right here over the digital Airways of YouTube I got on this fly ass death throw jacket you gave baby congratulations on this but this damn ice cream you got your own ice cream now and it’s delicious I’m eating ice cream on the air that’s what I’m trying to tell you man Dr Bombay Stephen A this was uh a nft right Dr Bombay was an nft that I bought and with the nfts m you own the IP right so what I thought of with my son Cordell is how do we take this IP and create businesses off of it so it won’t just live in the metaverse mhm first idea was clothes made some T-shirts got deal with Sketchers made some shoes and I was like ice cream we got with this company that knew how to make great ice cream M we put it up came out with four Styles it was good and we came back with another four so now we got eight that are available and stores everywhere the one you eating right there is that strawberry vanilla with them Li skined Oreo cies up in there right you hear me not the black ones but the light skin ones she’s really really good bro I don’t even eat I that much I’m loving this make sure your sister get some of this too I want to make sure she get the s’mores the waffle and we got one called birthday party that’s the thing my sister kmen is back there yeah the queen that’s the queen you hear me I’m going give her a gift before she leave I got a gift for car she can cook anything she can cook she’s special nowen hear she a me she make me no ice cream now she ice we we going to talk about that she a make me any ice cream okay but you was just talking about thep and obviously in the metaverse you’re talking about just having complete control that’s something that you’ve been preaching about big time over and over and over again this businessman that you have become if somebody would to look at you now and they said something about Snoop Dogg with all the things things that you’ve accomplished what do you want to be recognized for most at this particular juncture in your life for love for the love I give that’s what I want to be known for for for how people you know light up when they see me cuz they know that love just walked in the room MH that’s that’s my mission but you know that’s hard for you right let me tell you why it’s hard cuz you’re straight you straight up you will listen when Anthony Davis playing bad that wasn’t love you were mad as hell you understand it was love it’s tough love it’s tough love okay okay I mean you will speak your mind without hesitation you know hey my mother raised me to to stand on business and I’m a Libra so I just do what needs to be done I like to you know be upfront and let people know what it is early so that way we don’t have no misunderstandings down the road right I was really interested in knowing this from you on a macro level the culture that we’re living in now you and me obviously doing all the things that you doing now you venturing into sports I’m in sports we know where I stand you know I’m going let you know where I stand and how I feel etc etc it’s very difficult in this day and age for people to separate you critiquing what they do without embracing it as you talking about who they are right they seem to have no inclination no desire no effort whatsoever to compartmentalize between the two and as a result every slight insult is taken to the extreme in this day and age I think more so than ever before and from a societal perspective it’s got a lot of people worried how worried does it have you I’m not worried at all cuz a lot of these people just sitting behind computers and typewriters and they really not real um it used to be a day and time where only you know people like yourself and writers had that you know narrative now everybody controls a narrative because you got a phone and you got social media and different platforms so you just got to continue to be you and know that who you are is going to be who you are and whatever they say about you if it’s true it’s true if it’s not you got to keep doing what you do and with that being said so you talk about not being worried about anything and that’s cool the flip side to it there’s an awful lot of people that find themselves worried about a lot of things going on in this world I believe it’s because if you don’t have yourself knowledgeable about your business you going to be lost right it happened to me when I got Leto in 2009 I didn’t have a I didn’t have a backup plan I didn’t have a game plan cuz I wasn’t knowledgeable about my business let me go now I think it’d be a little bit different that’s just my thought when you see the kind of stuff that’s transpiring whether it’s in sports music anywhere else how are you feeling about where we’re going I think um the leaders need to lead and I’m one of the leaders so it’s my job to lead and I try to do my best by putting out different things to show that you can you know diversify your portfolio and at the same time stay rooted and I just think like the things that we do people are watching it now not just our people but everybody watching so we got to be very careful about how we move and who we move with and those who care about themselves they care about others and they’ll show you that by the way they move and I just feel like I’m one of the examples of that and there’s a lot of people like me they just don’t have the platform or the vision on them like I do so I just represent for those people who care about making the world a better place and just trying to be more Lov than anything two of my favorite people to talk to in the music industry I mean of course you know know Jay-Z a little bit talk to him from time to time stuff like that and his crew of people OG Juan and all of them got mad love for them but you and LL are two people I love talking to LL grew up five minutes from me and kmen in Farmers Boulevard Farmers Boulevard right right near Hollis Queens I think he’s a brilliant brother I think he’s somebody who’s withstood the test of time I think every time he opens his mouth he has something profound to say doing great things with rock the Bell ser and he’s giving back to all of the MC that I grew up too they got jobs over there now they got radio shows and he playing all hip hop I love Uncle h no doubt about it I mean do you when you look at him and you look at yourself who are others like Snoop like LL that got a lot to say that folks need to listen to more folks need to hear from more but we may not we may we we we may be missing a boat on listening to them a little a little bit more we might need to pay attention can you think of anybody like that I think those people come to life like we did you know what I mean you can’t Crown them until they crown until they have became Kings you know what I mean and I think that the the things that we go through put us in that position me and LL we’ve been through a lot but we’ve conquered a lot and we helped a lot and that next one to do that got to do the same thing and it’s just in his nature it’s not going to be something that we going to be able to pinpoint it’s just going to happen and it’s going to be that just like when you call Out LL name and you call Snoop name you just know it’s that it’s going to be that it’s going to be that person that does that work that puts it in and makes the community feel like you know you the people’s chair I’mma say something to you man that I never thought i’ say before bro I’m not g to say I’m going to do it but you know considering how brilliant you are how accomplished you are you got me think about smoking some weed oh wow Ian I’m not going to lie to you man I’m not going to do it I’m not going to do it you know what I’m not going to do it I’m not I’m I’m do it for you hold on let me ask you this question let me ask you this question what what was Stephen A on weed be like boy you wouldn’t be loud obnoxious You’ be in Pocket you’d be arguing with somebody like this let me tell you something homie you see you you be a whole another perspective than the Mellow Steve but you still getting your point across but you just be so in pocket with it you check a [ __ ] so quietly and like don’t make me get up and put this [ __ ] left hand on your ass so it’ be one of them things I mean listen man I’m just saying I mean you know you never really look stressed you you always on the move you know you keep doing your thing you on your grind you got energy that most people would pray for wish they could have and I’m going like this is this what weed does for you I mean I don’t know for me it does it does this for me for me it does and like I don’t do nothing else right so it’s like all that other [ __ ] that can distract you is not in my right portfolio so this thing right here is my medicine I treat it as medicine I don’t treat it as you know uh recreational it’s more medicine it’s like to keep me medicated to keep me feeling good and I only do it when I need to it’s not like 247 you and I go back damn near 20 years you never lied to me but one time what I told you you told me you quit smoking oh I did I [ __ ] you up with that one yes you did you told me you quit smoking and I was like I said I I I went social I went on social media I said Say It Ain’t So I said what have I done I said what have I done I didn’t mean to do that I said I literally went on social media I didn’t mean to do this to you I don’t want you to stop smok Mar it was marketing yes I didn’t know that for 24 hours though then I seen Seth Rogan the other night and he said when you said that you stop smoking I thought you really stopped smoking I’m like come on Seth I would never leave her it’s my baby we connected this is holy matrimony not holy macaroni you so crazy man you sit up there you were you were promoting a smokeless outdoor barbecue bit that’s what that was all about all about did it work it worked it work they went out of business I said I said what is he doing what is he doing now you have to admit this though weed affects different people different ways it do because certain basketball players certain football players they don’t need to be doing that same baseball players don’t needan be doing that they don’t even be doing that [ __ ] the same with alcohol some people can handle alcohol some people can’t and it’s just that I got some friends that when they drink they just turn into full on drunks then I got some friends that can just drink drink drink and their whole day they cool it just affects people different by the way let me transition back to sports before we get on out of here what about boxing we a said nothing boxing I’m I’m getting to that I’m getting to that first of all there some good fights can I can I can I fess up to you talk to me this is why I have a hard time talking boxing with you first of all you do a great job you’re phenomenal color commentary fantastic job but it hurt my heart cuz you you called the Jake Paul Nate Robinson fight that hurt my heart too it it it hurt it hurt my heart because I was going for uh Nate by the way and he got put to sleep like but he came out there with basketball shoes on so I knew the fight was over with damn that was like me throwing out the first pitch except I wasn’t get hit you know that’s what that’s what the hell happened and and then now you know God bless him because he needs a kidney transplant we wish him nothing but the best but he had no business in that ring with Jake Paul way but but but I will say this Terence Crawford right now is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world in my estimation do you agree with that or not you talking about Terence but bu Crawford you said his name wrong the first time what can’t leave out the bud uh Terence bud bud bud Crawford Terence Bud Crawford is he the best in the world to you the way he whipped on Erol Spence J oh Lord cuz Errol Spence is a great fighter yes and the way he handled him it was shocking it was it was stunning and it was great boxing it was boxing at its finest the technique the style he destroyed him but him and Canelo I don’t like that Snoop I don’t either Canelo too big that’s right that’s what I’m saying like I don’t care how great of a boxer you are canel first of all Canelo can fight and when I interviewed Canelo before his fight against mongia a week ago I interviewed him the night the day before and he was like Hey nobody say anything but I fight bigger guys I said wait a minute you can box plus you can punch so when you fighting a bigger guy you got a chance with that damn neck of yours is yes see his neck can know the neck on this brother wi is a oh and then I’m going like this I saw Charlo who I think is very good and the first round feel him out the second round Canelo ran across the ring and spent the next 11 rounds just stalking him he clearly could not be hurt and so I’m looking at Bud Crawford and I’m like he’s smaller than charlot yeah so I’m like you you gonna hurt him I can’t see that I don’t like it I don’t underestimate but technique it’s just the size I know the Sid and them punches is going matter when it get to the yes that’s only my only concern is the size but who is in buds class that he could fight other Charlo at 154 you remember he moved up two weight classes to fight Canelo cuz his big brother wasn’t ready to go and Charlo and them cool with Spence yes and they can’t they like family they would not fight F they would fight each other so bud got to fight that whole crew that’s what I’m well well just the one just the one just the one I need to see the whole crew you see I’m just saying after that wh you saying after that ass whipping is necessary I mean he said something to the [ __ ] while he was fighting in the middle of he dropped when he dropped to the what’s happening you know you can be in here getting this neck he got up yeah he back up all right hold on hold up like I said you know you can get up in here and get some of this here too right that’s what he said I like that kind of boxing cuz when I grew up watching boxing it was always a great fight on ABC Tommy he W World of Sports Tommy Hearns Marvin HG Sugar Ray about this can I throw some names W Bonz wifredo bonitz hello Pino quis hello until Hearns knocked him out one punch turned his head 18 and that’s before he did the same to Roberto Durant all time great marvelous Haggler no question The Marvelous one The Marvelous one no doubt about it heril sweet sweet Whitaker Whitaker Special Hold let’s not forget Aaron Pryor Oh you mean the Incredible Hulk you know saying let’s not forget Aaron Pryor let forget what he did to Alexis AG yes the stuff the stuff give me the stuff in give me the stuff give me the stuff you know this one boxing was we seen a good fight every week we got to wait nine months and then it’s they don’t want to fight they don’t get down that’s why the UFC has grown oh cuz they because well Dana White ain’t gonna let you avoid fight they ain’t going to let you avoid fight you got to get out you get you get in the parking lot Dana White will run out to the parking lot say hold on hold on hold on let’s make some money off this [ __ ] don’t you D fight right here got to get down you got to get down in the UFC I love that one all time favorite Salvador Sanchez who passed way years ago I mean obviously but he was he was he was something special no doubt about it but I look at this now and so I was sad for Deontay Wilder when he fought in the trilogy against Tyson Fury I thought that he was too small Tyson Fury legs when you watch that fight it’s the legs homie that man he leaned on him even when he missed he leaned on but he got to you got to work your legs Wilder get them legs up get them thighs up get calves up L I think he took too much of a beating and then you saw what Anthony Joshua did to Francis and Gana for the USC so how he put him to sleep right crac okay I mean that that that was very very bad so is he gonna fight Fury well Fury’s got to fight usk first but he lost his last fight while you [ __ ] Francis Ando yeah to Francis n which is why Francis n walked into the ring thinking he could beat Anthony Joshua and got put to sleep got rocked Michael Jackson I want [ __ ] was snoring and he got put to sleep that’s what I’m saying he woke up and said man what time to party who’s your favorite fighter in the world right now right now in the world in the world your favorite fighter I didn’t say the best your favorite my favorite fighter to see right now that little Asian is cold I don’t know what now you know something know he cold he might be the best beat the dog [ __ ] out of people I watched him beat the dog [ __ ] out of [ __ ] I was like damn yeah he fast he witty he sh he don’t play no games and if you fighting him in his home country it’s over it’s a rap I like him what level is he on well he’s one I think was it lightweight um no no no like featherweight the featherweight I think he’s I think he’s he’s a touchdown he’s small he’s small because he ain’t in the javante Davis class tank tank is a monster Tank’s a monster and and is he gonna fight this kid Frank Martin he’s getting R Frank Frank um is he ever let is he eventually gonna fight Shakur Stevenson I don’t know we gotta find that out Ain gonna happen with that fight I ain’t betting against tank Davis for he’s just a dog I ain’t betting against him for nobody because he’s the kind of person that’ll catch you all he got to do is catch you you saw Ryan Garcia and what happened with Devon Haney but they also said that he tested positive for the steroids he came in he didn’t a steroid don’t make you fight better it makes you bigger and stronger though does do that it does [ __ ] is illegal for a reason he came in there drinking beer smoking weed you know what you could do that when you know you Juiced you could do this [ __ ] when you know you Juiced maybe that’s why I did that and remember he didn’t meet 140 weight 3 lb overweight had to get this [ __ ] 1. 1.5 million and gave it to him didn’t think twice about it and then he did whip him he did whip him though I thought Bill Haney them DAV them my guys man but it just I don’t know what happened that night I thought he was going to win I thought Devin Haney was stupid to take the fight not stupid but I say because if you don’t meet the weight limit don’t fight him oh you you mean when he when he was overweight that that was his way out you should you should have backed out you shouldn’t have afford him cuz he has the advantage now you Champion you undefeated he needs you he’s trying to regain his recognition because tank took him out why would you take the fight if you know he’s three PBS overweight he ain’t honoring a CLA and then if he wins he don’t get your BT so you’re going to lose lose if you lose that’s right and that’s what happened damn I didn’t think about it like that right so now we got Ryan Garcia and hopefully the test the B sample the second test comes back negative and but if it doesn’t he’s going to be stained he’s going to be marred we know all of that here’s the fight I can’t believe I gave you three chances to bring this up David benovitz versus Canelo that is what I told Canelo I want to see I said I’m tired all this [ __ ] you’re great we know how great you are but you’re the you’re the middleweight you’re you’re the super middleweight champion at 168 you fighting cats that’s moving up two weight classes to fight you there’s a guy at your weight class who is undefeated who is a knockout artist that is waiting for you and you won’t fight him and said I’ll beat his ass tonight he said to the money right he said after I beat this kid I’ll beat him the same night I don’t even have to train you know what I think I think the them boys from overseas got to come with that bread I’ve been watching them yes sir I’m watching how they position in the game they got the real money they got the money to cut the [ __ ] meaning that these agents out here and these promoters out here have been playing for so long they got their system in place right and they making sure that you get this you get this when they come to play they like we give you whatever you want we give you whatever you want come fight our I don’t know how you feel about but I’ve stayed at this position live like you know the sties investing and live golf and all of this right I never had a problem with it you know why if the United States government could do business with foreign Nations despite human rights violations and all of this stuff people want to bring up if the government can do business with them why can’t individual entrepreneurs in America do business with them I have no problem with it whatsoever do you no way because it’s business and that’s what this world has built on business like they always try to bring in politically what going on behind closed door but if you come to America and look behind our closed doors there a lot of [ __ ] going on over here too with our government and our policies and [ __ ] not right homelessness and people being treated wrong people being shot and all that [ __ ] the same kind of [ __ ] that goes on over there goes on over here so business should be ran accordingly if you can do it you should be able to before I let you get on out of here last word what you want I mean you got Special Olympics kids you helping with you got still Snoop Youth Football League you’re going to be at the Olympics and Paris you got you got the Jenna juice you understand what I’m saying the Arizona Bowl the Snoop Arizona bowl by Jenna juice and Dre and Snoop I mean you got all of that going on anything else you want to let anybody know about when it comes to Snoop Dog man yep I got a dog pound album dropping May 31st on death row DPG back together a lot of rappers is at each other we loving each other we back home back in position and we going on tour May 31st to June 25th in Canada so make sure you get your tickets we will be in Canada Canada got to go to Canada first man why why it’s a maple leaf kind of situation Maple Leaf kind of situation okay you know what they logo is right what Canada logo was a leaf yes I got it I got it right at home I got it I got it which city first Halifax then Quebec City you got to go to Toronto definitely going to Toronto got go Montreal wi I’ve heard special things about Montreal I’ve never been there though you may not leave you may not leave Montreal is like that Toronto was like that like that but Montreal was like that so who’s going to be on tour with you I’m taking uh DJ Quick Warren G always Warren G love that brother yeah that’s my family West Coast newno dog love you boy Stephen A Love You More same here baby Stephen A Smith show in the house you like that I got a little more something for you in a minute be right back Stephen A Smith show don’t go away welcome back to Stephen A SPI show right here over the digital Airways with YouTube live from the compound snoops compound had a blast talking to my brother right there always good talking to him want to really really talk to him about the uh Arizona Bowl the Snoop Arizona bowl and what that means to him and what his objective is it’s not the last time we’ll speak we got a lot of stuff to talk about in months to come make no mistake about it because of all the things that he’s got going on so major major props to him obviously doing big things as always and let me tell you something right now he don’t have to because he he’s made enough damn money he’s got enough success and enough Ventures but yes it is true he could take most of our jobs in sports the brother is brilliant Sports commentator I can’t wait to listen to him during the Olympics he got to call some of the basketball games he’s got to do it and he’s going to be working along Mike too who used to work with me at ESPN the brother called NBA games NFL games Mike too is a brilliant broadcaster Hall of Fame caliber broadcaster let me tell you something right now him and Snoop calling basketball games that would be special to watch make no mistake about that USA Basketball against some of these other teams so major major props to the one and only Snoop Dog for yet the latest Venture of his that’s no doubt is destined to be successful before I get on out of here for the day let me transition it’s not some negative stuff it’s not something along the lines of Drake and Kendrick Lamar and how excessive and extreme and off kilter that has gotten but Shannon Shaw and the brothers at nightcap irritated the one and only Shaquille O’Neal because they was talking about Shaq and in Gilbert aras’s case he was saying hey Shaq he want to be that that Alpha he want to be he don’t like big men he’s always critiquing them I’m paraphrasing of course because I don’t have the quote right in front of me and in the case of Shannon sharp said it’s about MVPs it’s about MVPs because he know Shaq should have had more than one and then Shaq came out with the Dis Track I don’t know if we could play it for you or not I’m F trying to find out trying to find out we could play it for you we could play it for you I will definitely definitely do that right now when it comes to Shaq Shaq hates every big man if you haven’t noticed yeah he does he doesn’t like the big man rightfully so because that’s his position he is in his mind he is the apex predator no matter what no one says we don’t care he don’t care what you say he don’t care you can throw all the Championships and all that he if we lace him up and we had to in our Prime had to play against each other in our Prime he thinks he’s the apex predator those Awards hurt they irritate the hell out of him yes the the M it’s the MVPs girl it’s the MVPs cuz we only have one they didn’t think I win but I think something something got have gassification I’m the best in the world I’m number one I’m the best in the world I’m number one I’m the best in the world oh no Shannon sh man you way beneath me your whole demeanor IS F than new raer beef soft before you get Fly you rather tweet me I was in three different cars when you wasn’t all I see is dollar signs they come in in 3D make it hot Ain’t No Way Around My de you are not at my spot you are like a peee you got them calling me Rocky the way I R I get to the green bag I don’t mean a la more jet flying you heard right there what Shaq had to say it’s not bad it’s nothing extreme it’s nothing excessive so guess what ladies and gentlemen ain’t much to say about that don’t act like there’s some war between Shannon and Shaq I got news for you both of them are Hall of Famers both of them were Elite both of them were Champions Shaq got four rings Shannon got three it’s a conversation that most of us have have no business partaking in so I’m not about to be the one I just want to let y’all know about it because damn it Shaq texted to me on my phone and said damn it play it hell with all that play that [ __ ] that’s what he said okay that’s why I brought it up that’s the only reason I brought it up but that’s all I got to say I hope y’all enjoyed the show hope y’all enjoyed my time with Snoop Dog hope y’all are going to enjoy the playoffs tonight I expected Knicks to lose game three but probably win game four we’ll see what happens with that and even if they lose games three and four I don’t even care as long as o and know ultimately comes back in this series and the New York Knicks and he’s playing on the court with the New York Knicks I think the New York Knicks will win this series outside of that I can’t wait to see Anthony Edwards in Minnesota go up against Denver because I think Denver’s on the verge of being swept I hope I’m wrong because the longer series goes the more riveting it is I just don’t see it happening Saw Oklahoma City lose to Dallas I think that series gonna go seven games I think Minnesota’s going to sweep Denver even though I think think Oklahoma civity will win this series if it goes seven games Kyrie Irving in the game seven with Luca Lord have mercy I’ll be worried for OKC and in the Eastern Conference Donovan Mitchell is showing himself to be that dude that dude that I wanted on the New York Nicks by the way with Jaylen Brunson not instead of him but again I digress we’ll see what happens New York Knicks we see whether the Boston Celtics going to step up and start handling their business outside of that I want y’all all to have a wonderful wonderful weekend I hope y’all enjoyed the show I know I did it’s always great talking to my man Snoop Dog until next time everybody peace and love Stephen a signing off