Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Cover Rolling Out Magazine



We all love it when our favorite rappers team up together to make dope songs, but we really love it when they do a collaborative album. With some artists its done because the labels want it done and need to see the sales, while other artists are just musically intune with eachother. Thats the bond that Snoop and Wiz share. Basically they get so high that they end up on the same level.

 

Lol. Seriously though, the duo has teamed up with eachother to make an album and movie based purely on their love for marijuana and eachothers music.

 

Their film is titles Mac and Devin Go To High School as well as a soundtrack, which includes 13 songs. Rolling Out Magazine recently caught up with them while on tour and had a chance to discuss the story behind their new projects, their thoughts on the legalization of marijuana, where their inspiration comes from. Check out excerpts from the interview inside.

 

It’s not unusual for hip-hop fans to get excited when two top-notch rappers collaborate. What makes this connection special.

Snoop Dogg: It’s organic. It’s not forced. No one called Wiz and told him to do it and no one called me and made me do it. We did it because we felt like it was the right thing to do. It was the fans who embraced it as something that we’re suppose to be doing. We both know [there’s] a natural connection.
There has to be a mutual respect to bring both of the camps together. How are you guys inspired by each other?

Wiz Khalifa: Snoop’s work ethic. He continues to always work. People always talk about rap legends and give them accolades. Snoop is still going and he’s the only artists still going hard. He keeps it like that. No one is making it happen for him or telling him to do that. It’s him doing that and staying consistent.

 

Snoop Dogg: I’m inspired by Wiz’s spirit. He makes everyone feel as if they are a part of his situation. He has the right mind to lead. He leads with precision. To know that you’re a leader, you have to give them something to follow. He takes his time with what he does. He had my entire house in love with him. My family was excited that we were working together from day one.

 

You guys don’t hide your love for marijuana. What are your thoughts on the potential legalization of marijuana?

Snoop Dogg: We want it to be legal because it does a lot of good for people. It helps in different medical situations. Drugs such as alcohol and tobacco kill more people annually than marijuana has killed in 20 years. If we can legalize it, tax it, and sell it out of the front door instead of the back door, we could probably eliminate some of the problems that we’re having in America.

Do you believe that a lot of people who are caught with marijuana are given prison sentences that are too harsh?

Snoop Dogg: You have a lot of white celebrity females who have been caught with cocaine numerous times and they get a slap on the wrist. They’ll get 10 days in jail or rehabilitation. And cocaine is a controlled substance. It’s a drug that can speed your heart rate up. I sold cocaine for years, so I know the effects of it. You have someone who sells weed and they’ll get three or four years. … Some laws are made for blacks and some laws are made for white people.

What do you say to people who may believe that you are promoting its use?

 

Snoop Dogg: We push having a good time with ourselves and not pushing it on you. We celebrate marijuana because of the joy it brings us. Our relationship was us enjoying that first. Once we put one in the air, we could talk about anything.

 

Wiz: Some people take a little here and there. Whatever gets you by. We don’t encourage marijuana use for people to be doing what we’re doing. We celebrate it because of how it makes us feel.

 

Both of you guys have been able to brand yourself outside of hip-hop without losing touch. How important is that balancing act?

 

Snoop Dogg: That’s the most important part of what we do. We make sure we stay attached to where we started from. … People up top only want you because you’re hitting from the bottom. They don’t want you because you’re hitting up top. You’re down low and you can reach the people they can’t. That’s the audience you need even after you make it. When you had no audience, that’s who gets you the most attention. When you have no name, that’s who you go to. When you have no brand, that’s who you go to, because they will build you up. The people at the top want to get you because of the audience that respects you. That’s why we stay attached to where we come from.

 

Wiz: It’s different for me as a young artist because I’m learning and going through it. From dropping my mixtapes and albums, I’m learning how to be that guy who can keep the label satisfied without sacrificing who I was before the deal. Snoop has done it for years, and that’s why he’s still here. It’s a work in progress for me, but the focus is to always stay with the people who put me where I’m at.

 

What’s the greatest thing about hip-hop?

 

Wiz: Hip-hop is about making something out of nothing. I’m a regular kid who rode the bus and went to school. I don’t have any rich family members. I didn’t have any connection to the industry. Through my passion, I was able to take the most minimal of resources and build an empire. To be able to touch people across the world and have people who understand your struggle — it comes from the smallest things. You don’t have to be in the biggest studio. It’s usually what you do by yourself and with the least of things that makes it always workout. That’s the best thing about hip-hop.

 

Snoop Dogg: [The] greatest thing about hip-hop is that you can treat it like a plant and grow it. You can take a seed and put it in the ground and you can water it. It can have your flavor, your style, your demeanor, and your look. It can be catered to you. Whether people love or hate it, it’s alright. That’s what hip-hop does. It makes people uncomfortable. At the same time, it puts people in the right space when they do it the right way. It’s a seed that can grow, and it’s all yours.

 

Check out more pics from photoshoot.

Spotted @RollingOut




4 responses to “Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Cover Rolling Out Magazine”

  1. Sassy Kassy says:

    I Love the genuine chemistry between these two artists! They are fans of each other, make music and they like to get high together. Such a cute bro-mance!

  2. Sexyma says:

    Really!!! Is that pink lip stick wiz have on… Or is that just me..

  3. Demetria says:

    They are the father and son duo

  4. SWEETCARMELGRL says:

    SNOOP IS LOOKING GOOD, BUT WIZ DOES LOOK LIKE HE HAS ON LIPSTICK

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