Snoop Dogg's Video Game League for Hip Hop Stars

It was announced Thursday morning, that the Global Gaming League and Snoop Dogg are forming the Hip Hop Gaming League. Snoop will become the league's first commissioner.


The player lineup for the first season includes stars such as Proof(D12), Paul Wall, Just Blaze, Krazyie Bone of Grammy winners Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, MLS soccer star Cobi Jones, Murs, Kaine (Ying Yang Twins), NBA Star Jalen Rose, Twista, Fredwreck, BReal of Cypress Hill, Eric V. of the Baka Boyz, and Wutang Clan founder Method Man. Players were selected based on their reputations for top video game skills, as well as for their prominence in the hip hop community.


The season kicked off with three events, a press conference, player draft announcement and a launch party at the NBA All Star Game in Houston. You can see footage from these events at HHGL.com.


The matches start sometime this month and will end in May.


"I'm an initiator, and this new intersection of hip hop and video gaming is something that's ready to happen," said Commissioner Snoop. "Hip hop loves video gaming, and I've been watching this develop into the next big sport. The HHGL is my way of taking it to the next level. We're going to take this thing straight over the stratosphere, and the whole world can watch and participate as people like myself -- who hate to lose -- put it on the line."


Fans will be able to watch matches, listen to trash talk, view highlights, access an archive of video clips, track results and stats and share their own comments, blogs and videos at HHGL.com.


I think the league is missing the boat here by not allowing fans to matchup against hip hop artists via Xbox Live or any other online video game network. Maybe some time in the future.


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