Snoop Dogg starts elite gaming league

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Feb 21, 2006 5:16 pm PT

Actor-rapper-gamer kicks off the first season of the Hip-Hop Gaming League at NBA All-Star Weekend; Regular gamers need not apply.

One story that slipped through the cracks last week was that rapper/actor Snoop Dogg has founded his own gaming organization. The Hip-Hop Gaming League was unveiled at a self-described "massive press conference in Hollywood." "I'm an initiator, you dig?" said Dogg, who will act as "Da Commissioner" of the League. "This is something I've been cultivating in my mind for some time."

What exactly is the Hip-Hop Gaming League? Something the average gamer isn't allowed to enter, apparently. "The HHGL will be open only to an A-list of musicians, athletes, producers, and other entertainers personally selected by him. Among the biggest names: Method Man, Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony, soccer's Cobi Jones, and Cincinnati Bengal Chad Johnson," League organizers said in a statement.

The League's season kicked off on Saturday at one of the parties associated with the NBA All-Star Weekend. In the League's own words: "New R&B sensation Chris Brown, former Ms. USA/actress Kenya Moore and radio personality Steph Lova all breezed through the plasma screen and velvet couch-laden gaming lounge to watch party-goers go head-to-head in EA Sports' Madden '06 and a basketball game, all delivered on high-definition screens courtesy of Microsoft's Xbox 360, the HHGL platform of choice." The release did not specify whether the basketball game was NBA Live '06 or NBA 2K6, who exactly played the game, or who the winners were.

Those interested in learning more about the Hip-Hop Gaming League should visit the association's official Web site. Everyday gamers not allowed into the organization will still be able to play with Snoop Dogg in Midway's upcoming action game Fear & Respect, which he stars in.

119 Comments

  • gkiller

    Posted May 19, 2006 3:53 pm PT

    Oh common, who cares if they're not the 1337est players in the world and have the best skills anyway?
    "The funny thing is, you know they tried other gaming leagues, and most likely got pwned". The funny thing is, you seem to be serious, thinking that someone who earn millions of dollars/months, hang out with super hot girls and who's famous would care about a frigging gaming league full of white acneic nerds rock-lover rap-hater or something.

    Fo shi zzle mah nizzle dawg!

  • rabidgrizzly

    Posted Mar 2, 2006 3:22 am PT

    Its funny i have my own league too, its pretty much based on this. I invite a bunch of my friends to play my house, we drink, eat and play video games. Its invitation only too, i mean unless you know me you probably cant get in. I dont televise it and have a bunch of plasma screens but its essentially the same idea. except without the annoying slang talk thats pretty much non sensical, and no one but school kids and money grubbing rap people( i find it difficult to call them artists or even stars).

    I mean seriously, why advertise it. im not going to go out and buy an xbox 360 just because some rappers and basket ball players got together and played on it. what idiot would seriously take this, if anything it makes me want to buy an xbox less.

    Its like the world cyber games, except with less talent(and i am streching the term here) and much much more idiocy.

  • vivaladaryl

    Posted Mar 1, 2006 6:23 pm PT

    sweet my nizzle

  • IgnatiusX

    Posted Feb 27, 2006 8:10 am PT

    Wow... if there wasn't another thing wrong with people sticking their nose into gaming. First it's the government, now it's some moronic rapper. Someone save us from the idiocy.

  • Cra2y

    Posted Feb 24, 2006 8:11 am PT

    Snoop and all his nizzles should get on CoD2(pc), so I can ratty-tat-tat that ass.

    The funny thing is, you know they tried other gaming leagues, and most likely got pwned.

    C'mon, a 16 player league? Thats some "elite league" lol

  • Cycho_Blade

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 5:25 pm PT

    My goodness...

  • topraman517

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 11:43 am PT

    yo, I'm da commissioner.... and uh.... drink lotsa sprite!

  • sory_thug_1986

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 11:38 am PT

    Snopppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp Doggggggggggggggggggggggg
    4EveR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • antidepresant

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 8:19 am PT

    omfg.
    lame.

  • Swampthing

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 4:01 am PT

    Strangest grand prize I have ever seen: "The winner gets to spend three nights with four luxurious girls in accompanying suites. Music provided by Barry Manilow" And yes, please note the phrase "accompanying suites" not your suite. But Barry Manilow... w t f?????

    Now if those women included Ciara, Foxy Brown, Beyonce, Eve, etc... hey sign me UP...

  • dn3datomiced

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 1:34 am PT

    You know what? I want to smack him THAT MUCH HARDER, now that I've heard about this. Stupid poser class-ist crap.

  • KiLLer_ba

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 1:02 am PT

    LoL Da Commissioner

  • MrPuzzlez

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 12:18 am PT

    A black rapper starts a gaming league... with the most TYPICAL crap anybody has seen. A 360 and madden... Ohmygod... What a waste of money and time.

  • FuguNabe

    Posted Feb 23, 2006 12:14 am PT

    Snoop has never mattered since his first album, Doggystyle. He died after that as far as I'm concerned... Had no idea he was even still alive....

  • Lilpunkass

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 7:57 pm PT

    "I'm going to do some crazy stuff with my celebrity friends and people will think its cool because we're rich!" I thought Viva la Bam already covered this territory.

  • CravenCottage29

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 7:52 pm PT

    The only thing amazing thing about this story is that someone thinks it's news.

  • Symytry

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 4:48 pm PT

    What a joke. Snoop should be ashamed of himself for shovelling a bunch of crap like this together and calling it an "elite" organization, when clearly, the members are bottom of the barrel game players that don't know much at all about games. Back to the drawing board Snoopy.

  • jasonpopnc

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 1:56 pm PT

    Snoop is suck a nizzle. Those celebs love that nizzle.

  • shrum91

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 1:36 pm PT

    rap sucks nuts

  • Rougehunter

    Posted Feb 22, 2006 12:44 pm PT

    This is a ever bigger embarresment the Bulletproof. I would love to pwn snoop in a round of Super smash bros.

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