Snoop Dogg Takes on Bollywood. Wait, What?

Yes, you read that right. About.com's illustrious guide to hip-hop, Mr. Henry Adaso, tipped me off to the fact that Snoop Dogg has recorded a Bollywood track for the film Singh is Kinng (sic). The title track, which is a collaboration with filmi music star Akshay Kumar, has apparently topped the Bollywood/filmi music charts, and the movie itself is wildly popular.

I'm personally a fan of Snoop Dogg and all of his exploits. He was the first musician who my parents forbid me to listen to (Full Disclosure: I listened to him anyway. Nice try, Ma.), and I still regard his music as one of my guilty pleasures. He also has a knack for keeping me generally amused with his forays into... well... places you wouldn't expect him to be. The Starsky and Hutch remake, for example. Or on Larry King, discussing the Democratic presidential nominees. Or doing an impression of German folk legend Roy Black for a German television commercial. Or teaming up with John Carter Cash (Johnny and June's son) for a Johnny Cash remix album. So I suppose I'm not surprised to see him venturing into Bollywood and filmi music, and I'm glad to see that he's done it with both style and substance. Watch the Singh is Kinng video yourself, and leave a comment to tell us what you think of it!