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Rapper Snoop Dogg has touched down in Auckland ahead of the New Zealand leg of his I Wanna Thank Me tour.
The hip-hop veteran wore a blue velvet tracksuit and slides with a Death Row Records jacket as he landed in a private jet at Auckland Airport on Thursday at about 8pm.
He attended a pōwhiri and took a photo with performers while showing off his pukana, before meeting with youth from Kākano Youth Arts Collective, a West Auckland-based arts initiative.
The rapper was gifted works made by the collective’s artists, whose ages range from 12 to 20.
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Isiah Noble was at first shy when approaching Snoop Dogg, however the Gin and Juice rapper energetically invited him to share his work and take a selfie.
”You’re already here, no need to be shy now,” the rapper joked.
Afterwards, Noble told Stuff the meeting “didn’t feel like real life”.
Snoop Dogg will be flying to Christchurch for the first show of his tour at Orangetheory stadium on Friday night.
On Saturday, Snoop Dogg – real name Calvin Broadus Jr – will return to Auckland to play The Trusts Outdoors.
Special guests for the tour include rappers Warren G and Obie Trice and hip-hop collective D12.
The Drop it Like It’s Hot hitmaker was originally scheduled to perform in NZ in November 2022, however plans were postponed due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects”.
In pictures: Snoop Dogg welcomed to Aotearoa
Stuff captured the moment on Thursday night when Snoop Dogg was welcomed to Aotearoa NZ with a pōwhiri. See the striking images of the rapper’s arrival below.
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