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Report: Bunny Wailer blasts Snoop Dogg for new Rastafari persona
Jan. 23, 2013, 5:24 PM EST
WENN
Bob Marley's former The Wailers bandmate Bunny Wailer has
reportedly taken aim at rapper Snoop Dogg for posing as a member of the
Rastafari movement after immersing himself in Jamaican culture last year.
The hip-hop superstar previously revealed he had been anointed Snoop Lion by
a Rastafarian priest after experiencing a spiritual awakening while recording
his first reggae project, "Reincarnated." He adopted the traditional dress and
dreadlocked hair during his time in Jamaica and filmed his transformation for a
documentary, also titled "Reincarnated."
Bing: Snoop and reggae
But Wailer is not convinced by Snoop's new lifestyle and he has accused the
rapper of the "outright fraudulent use of (the) Rastafari community's
personalities and symbolism," according to TMZ.
Members of the Rastafari Millennium Council have also launched a verbal
attack on Snoop, demanding he refrain from using the moniker Snoop Lion and
apologize for his behavior or face legal action, according to TMZ. They have
also fired off a seven-page letter to the marijuana-loving star, insisting that
"smoking weed and loving Bob Marley and reggae music is not what defines the
Rastafari Indigenous Culture."
