Yahoo Lifestyle D.L. Hughley Responds To Snoop Dogg's Performance At Pro-Trump Crypto Ball
D.L. Hughley has a few choice words for Snoop Doggregarding his performance at Donald Trump’s Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17.
In the Jan. 28 episode of “The D.L. Hughley Show” podcast, the comedian and actor began his segment by critiquing Snoop Dogg’s decision to perform for Trump and, according to Hughley, deflect personal responsibility for his choice.
In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, the California rapper seemingly addressed those who criticized his involvement in the pro-Trump event.
“For all the hate, I’m going to answer it with love,” the rapper said. “Y’all can’t hate enough for me, I love too much.”
Snoop continued, “We got to learn to pick each other up, instead of pulling each other down. He added, “Black people are great at tearing each other down.”
But Hughley responded that it’s not really about hate.
“It isn’t anger or hate; it is honestly people being disappointed,” the comedian said.
Hughley also took issue with Snoop’s “tearing each other down” rhetoric, emphasizing that it is not the Black community dismantling the fabric of America.
“It is not us who are tearing down affirmative action. It is not us tearing down DEI,” he remarked. He stressed that the Black community is not responsible for “tearing families apart,” reminding listeners that the man Snoop chose to perform for is indeed the architect of such actions.
Hughley argued that the Black community has, in fact, demonstrated solidarity when it comes to voting, particularly against Trump, because most Black voters understood the ramifications of a Trump presidency.
The actor-comedian also referred to a 2017 video Snoop posted on Instagram, in which he denounced any Black artist willing to perform for Trump as an “Uncle Tom” and a “jigaboo.”
Hughley challenged the rapper to have a “talk with the man in the mirror” and reflect on what has shifted between then and now.
