DESPITE LEGAL TROUBLES, GP STOP STILL ON SNOOP DOGG'S SKED

Despite some ongoing legal problems in the United States, Snoop Dogg
will still be completing the Canadian leg of his North American tour.

The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, will appear at the
Crystal Centre in Grande Prairie on Jan. 16.

Snoop Dogg has been arrested and charged on drugs and weapons charges
three times between September and November.

The most recent charges came Nov. 28, minutes after taping a
performance at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

A spokesman for the Burbank Police Department said authorities
executed a search warrant as Snoop Dogg and a posse of friends and
bodyguards were leaving the NBC studio. The roadside stop shut down
traffic for hours, according to news reports. The search turned up
marijuana, cocaine, a firearm and a false compartment in a car.

Snoop Dogg was booked, and bail set at $60,000.

Last month, a California-based judge has agreed to postpone Snoop
Dogg's arraignment on the latest charge until Jan. 26. A waiver the
rapper signed will allow him to skip most early hearings, leaving him
free to tour as scheduled.

Snoop Dogg, together with Ice Cube, is scheduled to play Grande
Prairie Jan. 16, Edmonton Jan. 17, Calgary Jan. 18, Red Deer Jan. 19
and Lethbridge Jan. 20. He also has concert dates in eastern Canada
later this month.

Tickets to Snoop Dogg's Grande Prairie show are still available at the
Crystal Centre box office.