As rock and metal fans, we often treat the older legends with the utmost respect. Snoop Dogg, who just turned 50 last month, has made the argument that aging rappers deserve the same respect that the rock and metal icons do.

The topic came up during an episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, after discussing the premature deaths of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. in the '90s, and the fact that there aren't a lot of older rappers because the genre is relatively new.

"They don't limit The Rolling Stones, they don't limit those other groups that do it outside of our genre," Snoop said of musicians making music at an older age. "You got rappers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You ain’t got no motherfucking rock and rollers in the Rap Hall of Fame. So slow it down a little bit, and start putting some respect on our name and give us the respect for who we are."

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