Snoop Dogg ‘quitting’ smoking appears to be a marketing ploy by the rapper to sell a smokeless FIRE PIT instead of giving up marijuana – as fans respond: ‘Genius marketing!’
Snoop Dogg shocked fans last week when he declared he was ‘giving up smoking’, which many took as giving up his love for cannabis – but it turns out it may have just been a marketing ploy.
On Monday, the hip-hop legend unveiled a new ad in which he says he’s quitting smoking — in support of Solo Stove, a smokeless fire pit brand.
The rapper never indicated whether or not he was giving up marijuana and his reps did not respond – with the hitmaker asking fans to “respect his privacy.”
However, his fans flooded his social media page, claiming to have been ‘fooled’ by the announcement, while others called it a ‘genius marketing trick’.
Fans were initially unconvinced by the admission, with some rightfully wondering if it was just a publicity stunt last week.
“I’m quitting smoking,” the rapper claimed in his original post, which included a more detailed statement: “After much discussion with my family, I have decided to quit smoking.”
The 52-year-old added before signing off: “Please respect my privacy at this time.”
Marketing trick? Snoop Dogg claimed last week that he was quitting smoking – after it was once claimed the cannabis-loving rapper rolled 75-150 joints for him every 24 hours
Go up in smoke? Snoop Dogg is pictured smoking a blunt during a performance at the O2 Arena on March 21 this year in Britain
It came as a shock to fans of the veteran rapper due to his open appreciation for the drug, which has extended to numerous business ventures including edibles, marijuana strains and a digital media company dedicated to marijuana-related news.
It was once claimed that the rapper – born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. – had someone roll 75-150 joints for him per day, which he would later dispute and reject.
The Piranha renegade, who claimed to be Snoop’s ‘personal blunt roller’ (PBR), said last year: ‘On average I eat about half a pound a day, which seems excessive. So that is about 75 to 150 units per day. I calculate it at over 450,000 blunts.’
However, in March this year he admitted that he had moderated his cannabis intake after becoming a grandfather.
Big business: The veteran rapper has an open appreciation for the drug, which has expanded into numerous business ventures, including edibles and a digital media company
In March, Snoop told DailyMail.com that his personal use came under scrutiny after eldest child Cordé became father to son Zion in 2015.
“Being a grandfather has changed me in many ways,” he said.
‘The main way is that I worry about how I live, how I move, what kind of people I hang out with, because I want to see my grandchildren grow old.
‘The only way I can do that is to take precautions in terms of the way I exercise, who I hang out with, where I go out, my intake, what am I taking in?
‘The end of an era’: Fans quickly reacted with shock on Twitter when they heard the news
“Do I do extracurriculars or do I just do what I have to do?”
The father of four is a parent to Cordé, 28, Cordell, 26, and Cori, 23, from his 25-year marriage to Shante Broadus, and son Julian, 25, from a former relationship with Laurie Holmond.
Snoop is no stranger to weed, revealing in a 2013 Twitter Q&A that he smokes up to 81 blunts a day, which is consistent with his personal joint roller’s estimate.
In 2015, the rap artist launched his own platform called Merry Jane, a lifestyle media site that serves as an information hub for anyone interested in weed, catering to the casual user to the daily smoker.