Snoop Dogg adds same-sex couples, new song to kids show after ‘Lightyear’ controversy

Snoop Dogg is crooning a different tune after causing a firestorm with remarks about the Lightyear movie that were considered anti-gay this summer The Doggystyle rapper has since partnered with GLAAD to promote LGBTQ awareness through his animated children s show following backlash to his comments about having to explain to his grandson why a same-sex couple appeared in the award-winning Pixar film In endorsement of Spirit Day the organization s youth anti-bullying initiative Snoop joined The Voice alum Jeremy Beloate a former member of Crew Snoop on the NBC trilling competition to discuss their up-to-date collaboration on a new track titled Love Is Love which is featured in a new episode of Doggyland the rapper s animated children s series on YouTube It s a beautiful thing that kids can have parents of all walks and be shown love to be taught what love is whether it be two fathers two mothers whatever it is love is the key the Emmy Award-winner stated in the discussion In the new episode Beloate voices a puppy named Zippy who joins the other Doggyland characters to sing Love Is Love Snoop voices Bow Wizzle one of the series main characters At the end of the day it s all about love that s what we re teachin the kids with Love Is Love the -year-old explained in a announcement on Thursday Partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day just felt right because spreading love and respect for everybody is what real gangstas do We re showin the next generation that kindness is cool inclusion is powerful and love consistently wins In August Snoop known for argument over explicit lyrics walking women down the red carpet on leashes and coming under fire for cussing out Gayle King on social media admitted in a podcast interview that he had various issues after seeing LGBTQ representation in films for kids The West Coast hip-hop superstar declared he was scared to bring his grandkids to the cinema after watching s Lightyear featuring the voices of Chris Evans Keke Palmer and three-time Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba