14 DAY TRIAL // Music is slowly but surely making its way into the gaming industry, especially if you take a look at the last few years. While the more predominant genres were rock and metal, thanks to titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band it seems that things will change soon and owners of the Harmonix-developed Rock Band titles will enjoy some West Coast Hip-Hop, following a new deal between MTV Games, the publisher of the Rock Band series, and famous rapper Snoop Dogg.
The deal, which has just seen the ink on the contract dry, will feature a variety of things that Snoop Dogg will bring to the MTV table, in all forms, via exclusive videos, features, a TV show and, the most important thing for gamers, a wide array of songs from the rapper's portfolio, to both Rock Band and Rock Band 2.
“When Van Toffler and I sat down Boss to Boss, a global quintuple threat takeover was masterminded. As the world of entertainment keeps changing, we felt it was the right time to let Snoop Dogg back on MTV so we could continue to run thangs with music, movies, DVDs and bring Hip-Hop to Rock Band.” Snoop Dogg said after signing the contract.
While a lot of details were revealed about the TV show, entitled Dogg After Dark, which will feature interviews, sketch-comedy and musical performances from Snoop's very own band, the Snoopeadelics, sadly, not a lot was said about the Rock Band partnership.
All that's left for us to do is watch the show every Tuesday and hope that MTV or Harmonix will soon reveal some details about the contribution of the famous rapper, who has been singing and entertaining from 1992 onward, to the popular Rock Band series. One thing's for sure though, if tracks from Snoop Dogg are to appear, then the game will be in for a massive boost in popularity.