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Snoop Dogg is easily one of the most popular entertainers on the planet regardless of any genre, so it is with good reason that a recent trending topic gave his fans a scare. A weird trending topic, “Snoop Dogg Alive,” resurfaced but we can assure readers that the DoggFather is doing well.
Over the weekend, a pair of unconfirmed reports came forth that the 50-year-old entertainer born Calvin Broadus Jr. died this past weekend thus sparking the trend. Reps for Snoop denied the wild claims and it appears to be another one of those cases where the Internet prematurely “kills” someone as is the custom in today’s “ready to click” climate.
The news first cropped up via a YouTube advertisement according to some news accounts and then spread to a page on Facebook where the rumor apparently took on a new life. Again, we’re happy to say that the Long Beach superstar is still with us. Check out his Instagram post from Sunday (July 10) below.
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Check out the reaction from Twitter below.
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Hey @YouTube what gives? @SnoopDogg You see this? An ad claiming you were “Found Today By Local Police” then has obituary, biography & more?
WTF?!? pic.twitter.com/NeIvSRwwOB
— Saylor Moon (PSN: KapNKhronic420) (@KapNKhronic420) July 11, 2022
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I just went to YouTube to watch some videos and I saw this ad on the front page. It made me think something happened to him. Snoop Dogg is still alive. Why would they have this on their site? pic.twitter.com/NBHMBNpWC5
— Reek (@Rockzawesome) July 11, 2022
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Mom need to stay off the internet lol, she gone call me saying ( they saying snoop dogg dead) had me being a private investigator
that men is well & alive
— nonSzn (@nonSzznn) July 10, 2022
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Holy fuck…..Snoop Dogg is actual fucking dead.
Man…I hope he was able to do everything he set out to do. He seemed happy with all those ads he was doing. Damn, man.R.I.P.
— DAD5Draco
(@Dad5Draco) July 11, 2022
Source: Hip-Hop Wired