[News] Parklife Announces Initial Line-Up including Snoop Dogg, Foals, Kendrick Lamar & More

As we mentioned earlier the festival line-ups are coming in thick and fast and Manchester's very own Parklife Weekender, organised by the people at Warehouse Project, have just released the initial bill. For an event that's been growing year on year since its inception, it seems they've delivered once again as it's pretty damn big! Snoop Dogg and Foals top the bill on the main stage in the evenings while throughout the bill are big names. Bastille, Disclosure, Katy B, Soul II Soul, Danny Brown, Public Enemy, Seth Troxler, Chromeo, Moderat, Maya Jane Coles, London Grammar, Mount Kimbie, and a UK festival exclusive from Kendrick Lamar. It's sure to be a huge weekend. Check out the full line-up so far here.

With more announcements to come, who knows what other surprises the team has in store. The event takes place in Manchester's Heaton Park on the weekend of June 7th-8th and you can pick up tickets from £79.50 for the full weekend, or £49.50 for a day ticket over on parklife.uk.com.

[News] Snoop Dogg No Longer, Snoop Lion Reincarnated

Snoop Dogg recently announced that he was making a full-length reggae with the help of Diplo, and even went on a trip to Jamaica to embrace the reggae lifestyle. The result was Snoop Dogg changing his name to Snoop Lion, embracing the title given to him by the rastafari. Now, the rap legend will release Reincarnated later this year via Vice Records, and has no plan on returning to the rap game. As FACT reports:

Speaking to press in New York this week, Snoop claimed that he hadn’t planned to go to Jamaica to make a reggae record, but “the spirit called me … And, you know, anytime the spirit calls you, you gotta know that its serious.”

Indeed. Continuing, Snoop explained that he doesn’t want Reincarnated to portray “Snoop Dogg in a reggae track”, instead, claiming that he “want[s] to bury Snoop Dogg and become Snoop Lion”, after a spiritual meeting with a high priest in Jamaica. “Rap is not a challenge to me. I had enough of that. It’s not appealing to me no more. I don’t have no challenges … I’m ‘Uncle Snoop’ in rap. When you get to be an uncle, you need to find a new profession so you can start over and be fresh again.”

Well, there you have it, Snoop Dogg is no more. In the meantime, you can stream the lead single from Reincarnation, the Diplo-produced cut "La La La", as well as the trailer for the Reincarnation documentary, which will premiere at Toronto Film Festival later this year.

[Watch] Even More Coachella 2012 Highlights: The Black Keys, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (and Holographic Tupac), The Weeknd, and Real Estate

With the first weekend of Coachella 2012 come and gone, more videos are surfacing of fantastic performances from various artists. We've already seen the likes of Bon Iver, St. Vincent, Radiohead, and more tear up the Coachella stages, and now you can watch full sets from The Black Keys, The Weeknd (his U.S. debut), Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (featuring guest appearances from Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and a holographic recreation of Tupac), as well as New Jersey indie rock trio Real Estate. Check out all of the full performances after the jump.

The second weekend of Coachella 2012 is set to start this Friday, April 20th, so expect more videos of performances and full sets to surface in the next week.

[News] Diplo and Snoop Dogg Working Together

Last week I some how found myself watching Starsky and Hutch on TV and who should I see make an appearance half way through the film? Snoop Dogg. That's the only time I've recently seen Snoop or that I've noticed him. Diplo on the other hand, he's everywhere! Monthly mixes, remixes and collaborations galore! Now word of him and Snoop working together has come out. Diplo took to his Facebook as he does time and time again to say him and Snoop have 18 songs down already! Excited or could you not care less? Let us know.

[Watch] Snoop Dogg x Wiz Khalifa - "Smokin' On" Feat. Juicy J (Official Video)

Fancy a smoke? Head to a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa show and if you're in the front row you'll probably get a toke. If you don't why not sit back and relax to a video for D O double G and Wiz's "Smokin' On" which features a guest spot from Juicy J. The footage is from the duo performing and even has a cameo from Juicy J taking to the stage for his verse. The Mac and Devin go to High School Official Soundtrack is out now if you want to hear more from the green loving brothers.

[Listen] Snoop Dogg x Wiz Khalifa - "OG" Feat. Curren$y

What happens when you take two big pot heads and throw in a third? This very track here titled "OG" is what. Taken from the Mac & Devin Go To High School soundtrack which is out tomorrow(Tuesday, December 13th) it sees Snoop D o double G and Wiz Khalifa enrol Curren$y to lay down a verse. Check out the no doubt high rhymes of the life and times of these three below via Hypetrak.

Head over here to peep the video for "Wild & Free."

[Watch] Wiz Khalifa x Snoop Dogg - "Young, Wild & Free" Live on Fallon

The modern day Cheech and Chong aka Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg last night paid a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed their new track "Young, Wild & Free". Both wrapped up warm with appropriate furry hats, it's cold outside you know?! The track features on Mac and Devin Go To High School Soundtrack which is set to drop on December the 13th. Peep the performance at the top courtesy of our good friends at The Audio Perv.

[Watch] Snoop Dogg x Wiz Khalifa - "Young, Wild & Free" Feat. Bruno Mars (Official Video)

Check out the official visuals for a track we first heard way back at the start of the year in February. Then, in October we got an updated version featuring some vocal works from the man that loves to catch grenades for people, Bruno Mars. It's titled "Young, Wild & Free" and it comes from the modern day Cheech and Chong, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. It's to feature on the Mac and Devin Go To High School Soundtrack which is set to drop on December the 13th. Peep the visuals at the top via MTV.