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Snoop Dogg would be happy to see Jelly Roll join The voice.
The beloved rapper, 53, said this when interviewed by AND! News before the first part of The voiceThe season 26 finale of Snoop took place on Monday, December 9. When asked who he would like to be sitting next to, if he were to return for another season of judging, Snoop name-dropped the “Best For Me” singer.
“I love Jelly Roll because Jelly Roll has a beautiful story of redemption and hope, and a lot of people are inspired by him,” Snoop said of the country star. (Jelly Roll was a special guest artist on The voice during part two of the season 25 finale in May.)
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Perhaps they could appear together in an upcoming season of The voicebut it won’t be season 27, because Carson Daly shared this news during the second part of the finale. Michael Bublé will return, joined by returning coaches from previous seasons: John Legend, Kelsea Ballerini and “OG” coach Adam Levine.
The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper entered the finals with fellow contestant Jeremy Beloate, who finished fifth. Sofronio Vasquez, from Bublé’s team, took the big victory. Snoop praised his fellow coach, who he seems to have bonded with throughout this season.
“He’s my dog. He has [a] beautiful family, and that’s what I connect with. I am in contact with family men,” he said E! when asked about their “bromance”.
The father of the family then shared a glimpse of what the holidays at Snoop’s house are like. “I usually become Santa Claus because he never really came to our house,” he said. “So I have to become the fat man in the red suit every year.”
Snoop shared his plans to bring holiday cheer a week after revealing how generous he was, gifting his daughter $1 million for her wedding. He shared this shocking gift while appearing with his daughter Cori Broadus on the December 2 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show.
Answering a fill-in-the-blank question about “the most over-the-top gift” he gave his daughter, Snoop – whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. – replied: “It’s the truth, but the only thing about this gift is that she never got to open it, or she hasn’t opened it yet. It was a million dollars for her wedding.”
