The California-born emcee also opened up about how he’s working to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires
Snoop Dogg didn’t know Paul McCartney was a fan of his work.
In a new interview on the Jan. 13 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the “Gin and Juice” rapper, 53, opened up about meeting the 82-year-old Beatle — and while they didn’t smoke weed together, there was lots of mutual respect.
“He wanted to meet me. That was crazy! I was like, ‘I want to meet Paul McCartney,'” said Snoop. “They was like, ‘Sir Paul would like to meet you.’ I’m like, ‘For real?’ Bring him over here!”
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Upon meeting, they had a conversation about each other’s work. “It was about just respect and love, and he really knew who I was musically. That blew my mind,” recalled the Death Row Records owner. “Like, I’m telling him about all the records I like from him, but then he telling me about who I am and how he liked me. It’s just appreciation. I call that mutual love, fan appreciation.”
McCartney didn’t partake in any of Snoop’s marijuana, though the emcee revealed he “smoked around” the “Hey Jude” musician. However, he didn’t fully get to find out whether the Wings artist would’ve joined.
“Well, Woody Harrelson came and just bogarted the whole situation, and then Paul was like, ‘I’ll catch up with you later.’ I’m like, ‘Damn, Woody. I was over here having a conversation,” said Snoop.
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Elsewhere in the interview, the California native spoke about the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have damaged thousands of structures and left 24 people dead since Jan. 7.
Snoop revealed he’s cooking up ideas for a potential performance to help those affected: “There was talks about concerts to raise money for the victims and the people that have lost in this situation.”
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“So, I think that’s more of the angle that I would be leaning toward, to do a concert and not be paid and take my proceeds and the proceeds from the tickets and make sure the people got something,” he added.
In the meantime, he’s accepting items for donation at his Snoop Dogg’s Clothing store in California’s Inglewood neighborhood, where his team will distribute everything to people in need.
Click here to learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.
Source people.com
