Azealia Banks stops by to discuss her upcoming album and tells us how she deals with internet trolls. She also currently has the absolute BEST laugh in hip hop.

Go behind the scenes at GGN Headquarters where Snoop feeds Lil Chuuuch and the crew (wings, pizza, pasta and other items of a munchies-related nature) with Eat24, the app that helps the Weather Girls stay juicy.

Happy Friday you funky bitch you! We’ll be dropping these bonus clips from time to time so make sure you stay tuned to GGN. This week, Uncle Ruckus briefly describes how amazing Sarah Palin is.

I might actually like this Snoop Lion song! That makes me really happy because I was a huge Snoop Dogg fan and I was really let down when he went to Jamaican and converted his faith to rastafarianism. I don’t understand all of the reasons why he felt like he needed to change genres like that, but I do think he was a much better rapper. His reggae music is ok, but definitely a step back for a huge name like Snoop Dogg. I think this collaboration with Miley Cyrus is genius and she sounds awesome on this track. Be on the lookout for a Snoop Lion album on 4/23 and Miley’s new album, which should be out soon. I’m much more excited for Miley Cyrus’ album, I think it will be really different than anything she’s ever put out. Enjoy!

I took Samson back to the vet this morning and signed the papers to have the vets do what they thought needed to be done. At around noon, I get online to check my social media platforms, and notice that a song I’ve been working, “Ashtrays and Heartbreaks” by Snoop Lion featuring Miley Cyrus on was making the rounds on Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud, etc. Yes.  I work for Snoop.

The song seemed to be getting a good reaction from the interwebs, so my day was picking up.

About an hour later, the vet called me. It turns out the the growth in Samson’s mouth was actually larger than the initial observations. It was down his throat and most likely had already spread throughout my pups chest area. Then the vet broke my heart again when she recommended euthanasia. The vet considered the odds of Samson living pain-free for the next few weeks as close to nil. I lost my shit.

I’ve had family members pass away.  It’s not like I haven’t experienced heartache before. But it just seemed a little different this time around.

I remember going to the pound November of 1999 with my then girlfriend looking to adopt a dog. There was a litter of about a dozen chow-mixed pups in a cage and though each one was tumbling over each other to get our attention,  I noticed one pup sitting in the corner, looking at me with his beautifully, sad eyes.  I immediately pointed him out to the proprietor of the pound and adopted him on the spot. I find out after having adopted him, that the rest of the litter was going to euthanized the coming weekend.

I have to thank girl I was dating then for raising Samson right.  She had grown up with dogs of her own, so she was excellent at potty training Samson and teaching him how to be obedient. Really though, Sammy’s always been a mellow pup. I think anybody who has ever had the pleasure of meeting him fell in love with his demeanor, and I’m sure she’s partly responsible for how awesome Samson is.

It’s been 13 years with Samson. As cliche as it sounds, he’s always been there for me. Even when he was living with my parents while I was in law school, he’d always be waiting at the gate to my parent’s back yard each weekend when I came to stay with the folks. He was always there to console me when I had bad news that I didn’t necessarily want to share with my friends. He’s warded off animals attacking me.  He’s helped me meet cute girls. He’s just always been there.  And now, I’m torn with the thought that I’ll have to make a decision about euthanizing him soon.

13 has always been my lucky number.  I was born on the 13th. Friday the 13ths always seem to be good to me. I feel like I should resent the number now since it’s become the number of years I’ve been able to have Samson at my side.

I’ll have a few days to figure this all out. I’m hoping that Samson beats whatever odds are against him, and I’m still trying to hope for the best. I’ve never had to make this kind of decision before and it’s really making me lose it, and though I just wish I could write about how great Snoop’s newest song is, which it definitely is, I felt the need to editorialize this post with what’s happened to me today. Life is trying to tell me something, and I hope I get to figure it out sooner rather than later.

For everybody that’s ever met Samson, please say a few doggy prayers for him.

[Verse 1: Snoop Lion]

Tonight there’s gonna be a whole lot of smoke in the air
Blow it hard for the ones who ain’t here
Seems like every day we putting one six feet underground
So bless
What goes up must come down

[Hook: Miley Cyrus]
Now my buzz is gone, I need to re-up on reality
Can’t let me see them me weak I need to pause on it
Is there any possibility that everyone feels like me
Ashtrays and hearbreaks
I lost some, let’s toast one
So put ‘em high, and tell ‘em this
You gonna aim, but you never missed
Ashtrays and heartbreaks
I lost some, let’s toast one
So raise a glass to the memories
Set ‘em free and fill up all those ashtrays
I’m gonna fill up all those ashtrays

[Verse 2: Snoop Lion]
Tomorrow when you wake up and realise life ain’t fair
Throw it back and make the whole world disappear
You never miss what you had, until it’s gone
When it’s right, something will always go wrong

[Hook] x2

UPDATE: My dog, Samson, passed away April 18, 2013.  May his beautiful soul rest in peace.

You can purchase the single on iTunes by clicking through this link: http://itun.es/i6J42x5

It’s gonna be a regular TITSUNAMI today! The man, the myth, the legend… Suga Free stops by to talk about the illustrious career that he’s made by talkin’ bad about a b*tch. They also shout out Taylor Swift, propose a new line of hair care products, and place a call to Snoop’s Uncle Junebug. All this week on GGN.

I don’t know why Snoop reincarnated as a reggae artist but I’m really digging this song. Maybe it’s the Beirut sample or maybe it’s the instruments serving as a mellow backdrop but I can’t stop listening to it. You all know who Snoop Dogg (Lion) is so I won’t talk for much longer, enjoy.

Look out for his album Reincarnated dropping 4/22.

Snoop Lion aka Snoop Dogg opens up about his days of pimping, revealing that he was serious about it for around 2 years, but was lead away after Bishop Don “Magic” Juan pulled him away and advised him to get back with his wife. Snoop also reveals how he broke the code of pimping by falling in love with one of his girls.

Nardwuar interviews Snoop Lion at SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas , USA ! Thanks to Tyler Williams & Hamm for the filming plus Cashmere Agency for the extra footage!

DOWNLOAD link —–> http://www.sharebeast.com/zp1p0fu5tv1i

** SNOOP DOGG (I REFUSE TO CALL HIM SNOOP LION) FEATURES DRAKE & CORI B ON THIS SINGLE “NO GUNS ALLOWED” — THIS RECORD WILL APPEAR ON SNOOP’S UPCOMING ALBUM “REINCARNATED”, WHICH DROPS APRIL 23RD — DOWNLOAD THIS TRACK NOW !! **