Snoop Dogg was defiant as he appeared to respond to critics of his performance celebrating President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this month.

The rap legend, aged 53, uploaded a video on Instagram over the weekend. In the video, he seemed to be smoking what looked like a blunt while sitting behind the wheel of a car, but he was actually parked at the time.

‘For all the hate, I’m going to answer with love,’ he said after taking a few puffs.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., faced backlash from fans and critics of Trump. This was because he performed at the Inaugural Crypto Ball on January 17 before the inauguration. The event was organized for cryptocurrency executives and also included performances by Soulja Boy and Rick Ross. Meanwhile, Nelly performed at the Liberty Ball on January 20.

During his presidency, Trump received strong support from tech executives, especially in the cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. However, these industries suffered major losses recently as their stock prices plummeted following the introduction of a Chinese generative AI service. This new service was significantly cheaper than the previously dominant American versions, causing the tech companies to lose hundreds of billions of dollars.

‘Get your life right, stop worrying about mine. I’m cool. I’m together,’ Snoop continued in his laid-back video, though he didn’t mention the inauguration or Trump by name.

Snoop Dogg, 53, was defiant in an Instagram video posted Sunday as he appeared to respond to critics of his performance at a pre-inauguration event honoring President Donald Trump earlier this month

Snoop — real name: Calvin Broadus Jr. — was widely criticized by fans and Trump critics for playing at the Inaugural Crypto Ball, a pre-inauguration event held on January 17 for cryptocurrency executives that also featured performances from Soulja Boy and Rick Ross

‘Still a Black man. Still 100 percent Black,’ he declared. ‘All out ’til you ball out or ’til you fall out.’

The day before, Snoop discussed the backlash to his performance celebrating Trump’s election win on the R&B Money podcast.

‘You’re gonna deal with hate when you get to the top, no matter who you are…’ he said. ‘Me, personally, I answer it with success and love. That’s my answer to any hate and negativity that comes my way, ’cause it’s the strongest force that can beat it.’

Although the Chronic rapper has defended his performance at the pro-Trump event, he doesn’t appear to have explicitly stated his support for the second-term president, though many of his fans have interpreted his recent performance as such.

Photos of Snoop mugging with MAGA figures also haven’t endeared him to many of his longtime fans.

Shortly after his performance in DC, fans lambasted him on X (formerly Twitter). 

‘2pac always was right about snoop dogg, he always playing both sides for a check and some clout smh,’ said one user.

‘I have deleted all Snoop dogg songs from my playlists.. i have blocked him from my accounts. I will not listen to his music after i found out that he will be there to perform for the traitors on Monday,’ wrote another.

He smoked what looked like a blunt from behind the wheel, though he was parked at the time. ‘For all the hate, I’m going to answer with love,’ he said without mentioning Trump by name

‘Get your life right, stop worrying about mine. I’m cool. I’m together,’ Snoop continued, declaring, ‘Still a Black man. Still 100 percent Black. All out ’til you ball out or ’til you fall out’

Although the Chronic rapper has defended his performance at the pro-Trump event, he doesn’t appear to have explicitly stated his support for the second-term president, though many of his fans have interpreted his recent performance as such

Photos of Snoop mugging with MAGA figures also haven’t endeared him to many of his longtime fans

He seems to have changed his tune after bashing Trump in 2018 and calling any of his fans who supported him ‘racists’; Trump is pictured with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Monday in Doral, Florida

‘Even Snoop Dogg bent knee to Donald Trump. Never thought I’d see that. His crip walks will never be the same,’ chimed in a third.

The rapper’s performance at Trump’s pre-inauguration event is a striking contrast from his anti-Trump sentiments in the first Trump term.

In September 2018, the Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper blasted Trump supporters during an appearance on DJ Suss One’s SiriusXM show.

After the host suggested some of Snoop’s fans might support Trump, he furiously responded that those so-called fans were racists.

‘I tell them straight up motherf*****. If you like that n****, you motherf****** racist. F*** you, and f*** him.’ 

He then accused Trump of having divided Americans with his rhetoric.

‘Before him, there were no lines. Everybody was everybody, we respected everything; we didn’t trip,’ he claimed. ‘But n****, when you drew the line, n**** started pointing motherf***** out… f*** you n****.’

He reserved special fury for the disgraced rapper Kanye West.

‘Kanye too, n****, don’t forget about him too,’ he added. ‘F*** him too. I’m going throw him in the bag too because he right with them motherf******.’