A private Las Vegas party that was to feature headline act Snoop Dogg was canceled this week due to growing anti-rap sentiment among Nevada authorities.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Snoop was booked to host an event held by Molson Coors Brewing at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. But the hotel’s parent company, Harrah’s Entertainment, requested that Coors cancel the show amidst pressure from local authorities and Nevada’s Gaming Control Board, sources tell the paper.
The heat came from both Sheriff Bill Young of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who recently sent a letter to state gambling regulators asking that they discourage casinos from booking rap acts; and Nevada's State Gaming Control Board, which is leery of "gangster rap" following the deaths of four local rappers last June and the recent murder of a police officer by an aspiring Las Vegas rapper.
The Wall Street Journal quotes sources who say Snoop would have pocketed about $150,000 for the gig.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Snoop was booked to host an event held by Molson Coors Brewing at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. But the hotel’s parent company, Harrah’s Entertainment, requested that Coors cancel the show amidst pressure from local authorities and Nevada’s Gaming Control Board, sources tell the paper.
The heat came from both Sheriff Bill Young of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who recently sent a letter to state gambling regulators asking that they discourage casinos from booking rap acts; and Nevada's State Gaming Control Board, which is leery of "gangster rap" following the deaths of four local rappers last June and the recent murder of a police officer by an aspiring Las Vegas rapper.
The Wall Street Journal quotes sources who say Snoop would have pocketed about $150,000 for the gig.
f'n lame'
