Rap Megastar Snoop Dogg has made a major leap into the hearts of the Indian subcontinent by appearing in a song for the upcoming Bollywood movie Singh is Kinng. (The extra "n" is at the advice of a numerologist, many Bollywood films add the "n" for good luck). The movie stars one of Bollywood's biggest actors, Akshay Kumar, and was released in August of this year. The film itself appears to be an improbable action-comedy that takes place in India, Australia and Egypt.
In the video, which I caught on MTV India this week, Snoop dons a Sikh turban and adds his typically smooth flow to the amateur stylings of his counterpart. One notable difference in Snoop's rap is a lack of swearing, but his street cred as a black American rapper is probably tough enough. The video itself is kind of silly, alternating between classic rap video close up shots of the rappers' scowling faces, and Bollywood dancing and humor. The song's beat and some of the lyrics were written by the British Bhangra (Hindi Rap) Group RDB. Snoop keeps it in English for the most part, but the other voice (which does not belong to the person in the video, who is just the actor... that's how it works in Bollywood music videos) goes between Hindi and English, a common practice for "hip" Indians.
Interestingly, Snoop's last US hit was the sexually explicit "Sensual Seduction" (that's the censored title), and was debuted at a LA strip club. Bollywood movies do not contain any kissing.
Here is the hilarious video
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That may be the most awful, hilarious movie poster I have ever seen. It's amazing how unbelievably stupid Bollywood movies look to Westerners... what a cultural disconnect between us and this part of the world.
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