Rapper-actor-raconteur-filmmaker-linguist-Chrysler pitchman Snoop Dogg was arrested along with four (or five, depending upon accounts) associates at London's Heathrow Airport on the quaint British charges of "violent disorder and affray" and spent the night at a West London police station after a melee in the British Airways business lounge.
The 34-year-old rapper (born Calvin Broadus, Long Beach, California) was traveling with a contingent of up to 30 people from the U.S. to South Africa to perform in the People's Celebration extravaganza in Johannesburg tonight. The layover in London turned to pandemonium when Snoop's throng, most of whom were flying coach, tried to buffalo their way into the BA business lounge but were refused entry and became "difficult."
A BA spokesman said, "There was an incident involving a group of passengers at our lounge where some passengers were rude and abusive to our staff and that's something we do not tolerate."
A bit of a culture clash, fo' shizzle.
As many as 20 police with 10 dogs stormed on to the scene, which eventually included broken champagne and/or whiskey bottles, Snoop bellowing obscenities at any and all who would listen, and seven injured officers including one with a fractured hand. It is unclear whether the officers' arrival accelerated or decelerated the conflict.
A witness told The Mirror, "It was absolute chaos - there was broken glass everywhere and it looked like it was on the brink of turning really nasty. It wasn't clear what sparked it but Snoop was livid."
Scotland Yard reported, "Police were called at 6pm last night to reports of a disturbance involving 30 people in a business lounge at Terminal 1. The party was told that they would not be permitted to board their flight and officers then attempted to direct the group to baggage reclaim. A number of the group became abusive and pushed officers."
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - sal m
was lee iacocca in the contigent of rabble rousing rambunctious rap raconteurs?
2 - Eric Olsen
I think LI was back hanging with the Jersey homies
3 - Dawn
Yo Snoop, whas with that whacked out s*it, dawg?
4 - Mark Saleski
i didn't know this was "dawn speaks hiphop" week.
we're up to three "yo"'s so far.
5 - Eric Olsen
it sounds like Snoop was pissed with his own companions for causing a stink, but then turned on the cops when they came in riot-stylee
6 - Eric Berlin
You gotta represent when the po-po come after your peoples
Signed,
White Suburban Adult Who Listened to the Hip Hop During Youth Leisure Periods
7 - Eric Olsen
especially when they're all your nephews
8 - dipset
man all u white crac**rs are just hating on a nig** gettin his money man....cut a check or suck a di**
much love to ma ni**a snoop
9 - Eric Olsen
money=good, rioting in airports=bad
10 - Watts
Yea!!
11 - Eric Olsen
glad we agree
12 - Rs
snoop was flying coach? wtf? he can afford to get his own jet.
13 - Duane
Another bubble bursts. I need a new hero.
14 - PAC'
snoop the last ONE left---
15 - Eric Olsen
no - Snoop had the first class ticket and a couple of others did as well, but the other 27 did not and they wished to join the inner Snnop circle in the first class lounge. Hence the problem
16 - White Honky Cracker
What did u expect from thug rappers? I seriously don't see why ppl respect snoop so much, all he does is kiss Dre's a$$ all day long. His music aint even that good anymore. Stick with Nelly and the other guys who don't kiss nobody's a$$.
Anyways, you nigg*rz need to relax once in a while. Do you guys have represent even in your sleep? Slavery was hundreds of years ago, get over it already...That excuse doesn't cut it anymore fools.
17 - Eric Olsen
hmm, interesting point: I'm not sure slavery was so much the problem as access to the bar
18 - Eric Berlin
I've always thought that Dre and Snoop make a dynamite combo. Each get immeasurably better when they work together.
19 - White Honky Cracker
Slavery wasn't the problem at the bar but you know someone either mentioned it or wanted to say something like: You white mofo's slaved us for 400 years, we deserve access!
20 - Eric Olsen
maybe "Brown Sugar" was playing on the sound system and something snapped
21 - Simon
yo snoop
im seeing on monday 1st may, in cape town, you better be there!
22 - Dave
President Bush hates midgets.
23 - Alex
Our local South African paper the Sunday Tribune ran a piece on good ol Snoop, aah what a beautiful photograph, full colour, Snoop Dogg, who's music i will freely admit to not liking. My choice.
The caption told the tale of how SD got up on stage and asked the crowd for Durban poison (The name awarded to one of South Africa’s choice grade cannabis) and the crowd apparently was just all to willing to give it to him. He then went on to sing (and i use the term loosely) songs with such lyrical gems as 'F--- the police', apparently aimed at the lot in Heathrow. I am quite sure that the rest of the set glorified guns/girls/gold and gangsters..um gangsta's.
My question is, does my country, a country trying to heal itself from years of violence and oppression need this kind of 'encouragement'? The obvious answer is no. Obviously there is the free will to listen to whatever you want so the listener is just as responsible as the artist but personally I wish the rap industry would crawl back into the cesspool and America would flush it's collective musical toilet.
24 - Fly White Girl
mmm I was at the Snoop concert last night and it was somewhat enjoyable, i think it's just the atmosphere of such a big group of people coming together and just being happy ( even if it's drug induced ). I will say one thing though, this man has absolutely no respect for women or the law. So I not only dont like his music but I also dont like what he stands for. On that note, Alex I couldnt have put what you said better myself, I 100% agree with what you say!
25 - Alex
Thanks FWG. It's good to hear from someone that went to the gig. The complete debasement of women by this musical genre really worries me, but not as much as all the girls in the crowd that just stand there and listen or worse buy the cd's. They are paying to be called bitches and ho's and worse. As a guy i just don't get it. If he was singing the same tune about guys (hmmm apart from that being a dodge thought) i sure as heck would'nt go to his concert or buy his cd's. Imagine if all the women in the world never bought another rap cd, they'd soon sing something else.
ps No disrespect to you for being there.