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Reincarnated begins, appropriately, with a big cloud of smoke. Over the course of the documentary, which premiered today in Toronto, rapper Snoop Dogg (real name: Calvin Broadus) transitions into his reggae-focused new alter ego Snoop Lion , dropping classic lines left and right. Will Snoop Lion be around for long? “I’m Snoop Motherfuckin’ Dogg till the day I die,” he told reporters , “but at the same time when I’m making my reggae music I’m in the light of the Lion.” Well then! Get to know the Lion a little better with 9 Snoop Lion quotables from Reincarnated . 1. ” Reggae is a form of hip hop and hip hop is a form of reggae .” 2. Sample lyrics of Snoop Lion’s first reggae recording, “Smoke Da Weed”: ” Smoke da weed / Every day / Don’t smoke da seed …” 3. Snoop, after revealing that he stole from his white school friends: ” You all know you shouldn’t have let me in your motherfuckin’ houses .” 4. Snoop’s cousin Daz: ” I’m smoking a blunt in the jungle! ” 5. To reggae legend Bunny Wailer: “W e want to bless you with some California herbs that we have .” 6. ” My songs are too hard…I know Obama wants me to come to the White House, but what the fuck can I perform? ” 7. ” I want to be loved while I’m here. And the only way to get love is to give love. ” 8. Snoop on turning 40: ” I’m wiser, or a bit wiser. Like Budweiser. ” 9. Not a quote, but a fun fact: Snoop’s Rastafarian name is “Berhane,” which means “light.” Stay tuned for more on Reincarnated . check out Movieline’s ongoing coverage of the Toronto Film Festival. Follow Frank Digiacomo on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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The Tao Of Snoop Lion: 9 Quotable Lines From Snoop Dogg’s Reggae Doc Reincarnated