Snoop Dogg Seemingly Sponsors Writers Guild Protest And Postpones Summer Concerts Amid Ongoing Strike

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Snoop Dogg is standing in solidarity with Hollywood writers who are demanding better pay and contracts for their work. On Saturday, the rapper showed his support by sharing footage from a protest that took place in Los Angeles on Friday, uploading photos and videos from the rally. “Got 2 support !!” Snoop captioned a post, which included images of Death Row Records pioneer, K Dubb, and Los Angeles based hip-hop radio host, Big Boy.

While it’s unclear whether or not Snoop was in attendance, it appears he and fellow rapper Dr. Dre contributed to the protest by sponsoring food like wings, waffles and bagels for protesters, as seen below in photos of signage from the event. READ MORE: Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Production Halted As Writers Strike Continues Snoop also shared a photo of members of his record label at the protest alongside the caption: “@deathrowrecords we stand with the Writter’s [sic].” In addition to offering his support, Snoop also pushed back his summer concerts amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America [WGA] strike.

On Friday, he announced via Instagram that two of his upcoming shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut studio album, Doggystyle, have been postponed and shared the rescheduled dates. “Hollywood Bowl!

June 26 and 27, we gotta move that date!” Snoop said in a video. “Me and Dr. Dre, we stand in solidarity with the writers, so what we’re gonna do, we gonna push it back to Oct.