Popular rapper Snoop Dogg recently entered into the bid to become the new head of Twitter amid speculation regarding owner Elon Musk’s future as the chief decision-maker for the social media platform.
Snoop Dogg sends a message to Elon Musk
On Sunday evening, the Long Beach native posted a poll asking his followers if he’d be a suitable replacement in the event that Musk decides to hand over the reigns. “Should I run Twitter,” the 51-year-old questioned in a poll posted on his account, with “yes” and “no” being the only options to choose from.
Posted at 8:56 PM ET on Sunday, the poll has amassed nearly three million votes thus far, with 81% of the votes in favor of him running Twitter and the remaining 19% of voters snubbing the rap legend’s proposal. It has been retweeted over 45,000 times and received nearly 130,000 likes on the platform, where Snoop currently has 20.8 million followers.
The West Coast icon’s offer followed Elon Musk’s claim that he would step down as head of the popular social media platform if its users voted in favor of his departure. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” the billionaire wrote in a tweet posted earlier that same day.
It is noted that the final results showed the majority of users voting “Yes” (57.5%), while the remaining voters who participated were on board with Musk retaining his position (42.5%). Over 17.5 million users cast votes in the poll.
Should I run Twitter ?
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) December 19, 2022
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
Snoop Dogg assuming control of Twitter’s daily operations would add to the rapper’s long list of responsibilities, which include his duties as owner of Death Row Records, which he purchased earlier this year. He is also business partners with Master P’s Broadus Foods venture, which recently ran into controversy stemming from the original name of the former musical collaborators’ cereal brand ‘Snoop Loopz.’ After being forced to change the name, Tha Doggfather and P settled on the name ‘Snoop Cereal,’ which was announced following Broadus Foods’ partnership with breakfast food giant Post.
