"That's my nephew man. He's supposed to speak his mind": Snoop Dogg reveals apologizing to Kendrick after being dissed on Wacced Out Murals

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, revealed he "called" and "apologized" to Kendrick Lamar after the latter dissed him on Wacced Out Murals. While promoting his latest album, Missionary, a collaboration with Dr. Dre on The Bootleg Kev podcast (interview premiered on Tuesday, December 18, 2024), the rapper explained that Lamar has every right to express his feelings about Snoop's actions, stating:

"That's my nephew, he's a rapper man he's supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That's the way he felt and he has the right to say that. I'm his big homeboy so I have to take what's given to me from his perspective because he's speaking truth. And the truth shouldn't hurt you, it should make you better."

For the unversed, Snoop Dogg is referring to his reaction to Drake's Taylor Made Freestyle, a diss track directed at Kendrick, dropped during Drizzy's rap beef with the latter. The track featured AI-generated vocals of 2Pac and Snoop. While Tupac's estate issued a cease-and-desist against the song, the latter was amused and shared the track on his Instagram stories.

K. Dot responded to Dogg's actions in his song, wacced out murals, (part of his latest album, GNX), rapping:

"Snoop posted "Taylor Made," I prayed it was the edibles / I couldn't believe it, it was only right for me to let it go."

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"I'm one to accept truth"- Snoop Dogg on Kendrick Lamar's reaction to him sharing a post playing Taylor Made Freestyle

During his interview on the Bootleg Kev podcast, Snoop Dogg continued to confess that when Kendrick brought up him playing Taylor Made Freestyle, he "accept(ed) (the) truth." Dogg stated:

"I'm one to accept truth when it's brought to me directly. He feels that I shouldn't have played that. 'Damn, I was on them edibles, my n*gga; I gotta be more careful. You right nephew.'"

The California rapper elaborated that he was doing a "collaborative post with someone" and ignored the song being used in the post.

"When I do it (any collab post) I don't listen to the music. I just see Gin & Juice (his gin based coctail brand with Dr. Dre)."

He claimed he was just worried about how his brand was being promoted in the post and didn't know about the track. So when the word reached him that Kendrick didn't like what he played, he was confused. Snoop Dogg continued:

"Then I had to go look at it. I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s cuz… damn.’ So then I deleted it, called nephew, left him a message ’cause he ain’t pick up. He was working on his sh*t. I left him a message. ‘I apologize. I was f*cked up, my bad.’"

Immediately following the release of wacced out murals, Snoop took to his X to clarify that he was indeed on edibles. He even referred to Kendrick as the "west west king."

This is not the first time the rapper has expressed his support for Lamar. In July, when Kendrick Lamar held his Pop Out Show, the rapper took to his IG Live to explain he couldn't attend the event. But expressed his awe at uniting the West Coast hip-hop artists. At the time, he called Kendrick "King of the West Coast."

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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's Missionary was released on December 13 and is available to stream online.