{"id":67860,"date":"2025-05-31T09:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/67860\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T09:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T09:45:15","slug":"snoop-dogg-explains-merit-of-street-gangs-praises-nba-youngboy-larry-hoover-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/67860\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Explains Merit of Street Gangs, Praises NBA YoungBoy &#038; Larry Hoover Pardons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Snoop Dogg<br \/>\n                          Welcome Home, NBA YoungBoy &amp; Larry Hoover!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published May 30, 2025 2:58 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cd69128b657e4041a6da185e17c7c47b_md.jpg\" alt=\"053025_snoop_dogg_youngboy_hoover_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/snoop-dogg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Snoop Dogg<\/a> is embracing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nba-youngboy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA YoungBoy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/29\/larry-hoover-donald-trump-commutation-illinois-governors-office-petition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Hoover<\/a> back into society&#8217;s good standings following President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a>&#8216;s federal pardons with open arms &#8230; playas may mess up but 2nd chances are invaluable!!!<\/p>\n<p>TMZ Hip Hop spoke to Snoop in Beverly Hills and he had nothing but positive vibes for both YB and Hoover &#8230; and he also went into detail about hip hop culture&#8217;s ongoing legal turmoil, including the state of African-American gangs.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a heavy debate right now that most gangs are stunted in childhood but Snoop says he&#8217;s seen gang members &#8212; such as himself &#8212; go on to become successful businessmen.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He firmly believes there are merits in the organizations, as long as the violence is quelled. After all &#8230; Snoop&#8217;s a living example that second chances can provide opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/867272a73f694a1eb5849c78a82c7a02_md.jpg\" alt=\"012225_michael_harris_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>He was able to clear his record onward to his historic Olympics hosting gig and his Death Row Records President Michael &#8220;Harry-O&#8221; Harris received a pardon from Trump this week, after receiving clemency from Trump in 2021, springing him from a heavy prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Snoop and NBA YoungBoy also share the same October 20 birthday and Snoop notes how he sees the Louisiana rapper&#8217;s young fans look up to him &#8230; no different than his come-up over 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3f940d73e5fa4db89c0c6869bb80da69_md.jpg\" alt=\"larry-hoover-jr-kal-05-28-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s commutation of Larry Hoover&#8217;s federal sentence doesn&#8217;t sway his state conviction, but Snoop tells he&#8217;s ready to set up and do his part in helping end gang violence in Chicago, once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/74ea285bad54436d98d0a5f289f5a3b0_md.jpg\" alt=\"larry-hoover\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>Hoover&#8217;s the reformed founder of the notorious Gangster Disciples, AKA GDs, and has shifted to become an anti-crime spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Snoop also took his lumps for performing at the politically themed Crypto Ball earlier this year but defiantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/15\/snoop-dogg-shutyobitchassup-suge-knight-iz-it-a-crime\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">barked back at haters<\/a> on his new &#8220;Iz It a Crime?&#8221; album &#8230; &#8220;Life&#8217;s a game of spades, better keep a Trump card.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Life&#8217;s also better when you&#8217;re not behind bars!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Welcome Home, NBA YoungBoy &amp; Larry Hoover!!! 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