its like Lou Reed pointed out, originally the mainstream radio wouldn't even take Velvet Underground advertisments because of Heroin as a controversial song, and then ten years later he was performing that tune live, syndicated nationally over the radio on a live multi-broadcast, on the same mainstream radio which had rejected the same tune earlier..
back in the Murder Was the Case days I just could never have even imagined as a joke snoop throughing gang signs at the red carpet for the Teen Choice awards, making mainstream Teen/Family friendly magazine covers doing at that!
traditionally in America gang signs are not family friendly, an irony which Snoop himself must just be loving!
