Snoop Dogg Tried To Rent Liechtenstein For Video Shoot

Music videos have transported MTV audiences to far-off locales for years. Madonna memorably danced on a Venetian gondola in 1984, while Michael Jackson set one of his in Egypt.

However, rapper Snoop Dogg hoped to bump up the production scale of his new music video to an even greater level -- by renting out the entire country of Liechtenstein.

According to reports, Snoop Dogg approached the government of the tiny European nation -- which has an estimated population of 35,000 -- to see if he could use the entire country as the set for an upcoming video. The star's request was eventually denied, though only because his management team didn't allow for adequate timing.

"We've had requests for palaces and villages, but never one to hire the whole country before," local property lease agent Karl Schwaerzler told the Daily Mirror.

In other Snoop Dogg news, the rapper, who headlined Britain's Glastonbury Festival last week, was banned June 17 from performing at a free concert in the Netherlands, because promoters sought a more "open and friendly character."

Comments

[RubalKhali]

06:07 AM on 07/04/2010

Just because you're a rich and famous pornographer--oops, musician, doesn't mean you have a brain.

[Laplase75]

01:51 PM on 07/03/2010

fo shizzle my wizzle.

[netzwerg]

07:58 AM on 07/03/2010

Head of State Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein: "Snoop who?"

[Lozange]

07:42 AM on 07/03/2010

He might have had more luck with Monaco, but Liechtenstein? Lol

[Phil4Real]

07:09 AM on 07/03/2010

Rent a country? Now that's GANGSTA!!!! LOL

[Skeetshooter]

07:42 PM on 07/02/2010

Paris is for lovers, but Liechtenstein is for rent!

[winningticket]

05:01 PM on 07/02/2010

What's matter Snoop, Monaco or Andorra not good enough for ya?

[Hajnal]

11:12 AM on 07/02/2010

"Rent the whole country"? Really? So that would mean.... what exactly? That he could have shot his video at any location within the country without special authorization from local authorities?

[Marvelle]

11:08 AM on 07/02/2010

This is a fake story planted by a UK magazine. I cannot believe HuffPo bit on this.

[Lozange]

07:44 AM on 07/03/2010

They do tend to pick on principalities, what's up with that?

[american-dolt]

10:29 AM on 07/02/2010

All that for music that lasts a lunchtime.

[LisaCACO]

10:19 AM on 07/02/2010

if there was ever a sign you have or make too much money...

[netzwerg]

08:29 AM on 07/02/2010

Liechtenstein is way over his pay grade with a per capita GDP of 122100$ (in comparison USA: 46400$).

Maybe he can rent Somalia or Iraq.

[pogo]

08:21 AM on 07/02/2010

Hey! Hey! Over here, buddy! The U.S. is for rent really cheap! We can even do a rent to own deal if you want.

[phae100]

09:43 AM on 07/02/2010

LOL

[CindyM272]

08:02 AM on 07/02/2010

...womens sunglasses and pigtails? Really?

[cliffhammond]

06:07 AM on 07/02/2010

Snoop better get off that train. He's looking bad.