вЂњSo LongвЂќ remains pleasant, if less alluring, adhering to more of a traditional reggae sound. Possessing the total package, вЂњLighters UpвЂќ benefits from superb production and being enjoyable. Even given the positive message of rising above haters, SnoopвЂ™s best line comes way of вЂњGanja makes me lord of the land.вЂќ Closing a solid opening trio, вЂњLighten UpвЂќ features Mavado and Popcaan, both Jamaican musicians. Snoop Lion delivers his verses soundly enough, though it is the hook that highlights: вЂњYou canвЂ™t run away, run away / you gotta face thisвЂ¦ time is moving fast.вЂќ вЂњHere Comes the KingвЂќ follows capably, featuring vocal assistance from Angela Hunte, who thrills on the hook. The production work balances traditional reggae cues while keeping in step with contemporary production work. вЂњRebel WayвЂќ opens Reincarnated with great promise. Look no further than ReincarnatedвЂ™s smoke-filled cover art. While the new Snoop refrains from many of the excesses of his gangsta past, he does, in Jamaican/reggae tradition, continue to assert his love for weed. The вЂreincarnatedвЂ™ artist keeps things relatively clean. Another break with the past comes with SnoopвЂ™s eschewal of the infamous parental advisory label. Throughout the course of the 12-track set (16 tracks in deluxe form), Snoop Lion sings or pop-raps, never assimilating into his traditional MC flow. Switching gears from a comfort zone of gangsta rap, SnoopвЂ™s 2013 effort Reincarnated, released via RCA, is a reggae album. Snoop Lion arrives as the alter ego of veteran west coast rapper Snoop Dogg.

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