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Raper Snoop Dogg aims a toy gun at a clown dressed like Donald Trump in the 'BADBADNOTGOOD - Lavender' video ft. Kaytranada & Snoop, March 12, 2017
Raper Snoop Dogg aims a toy gun at a clown dressed like Donald Trump in the "BADBADNOTGOOD - Lavender" video ft. Kaytranada & Snoop, March 12, 2017 | (Photo: Youtube/PrankvsPrank)

Grammy-award-winning rapper Snoop Dogg garnered headlines when he appeared in a rap music video on YouTube in March where he appeared to shoot a clown made to resemble President Donald Trump.

In an interview with Billboard, Snoop Dogg claimed that the video was a response to the widely reported incidents of police brutality against African-American men.

He also told Billboard that he was "making a song that was not controversial but real — real to the voice of the people who don't have a voice."

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"When I be putting s--- out, I don't ever expect or look for a reaction. I just put it out because I feel like it's something that's missing. Any time I drop something, I'm trying to fill in a void," said Snoop Dogg.

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