Snoop Dogg Joins the War On Cybercrime

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Snoop Dogg Joins the War On Cybercrime

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 1, 2010 @10:22AM from the scanning-fo-shizzle dept.

wiredmikey writes "Think you can bust out some silly fresh rhymes on the subjects of hacking, identity theft and computer viruses? In a somewhat untraditional partnership, Snoop Dogg and Symantec's Norton want you to show off your their lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime and enter the 'Hack is Wack' cybercrime rap contest. If you have the skills and bust out the phattest rap, you'll receive round trip airfare for two to Los Angeles along with two days and two nights' hotel stay to meet with Snoop's management, learn more about his business. You'll also get two tickets to a Snoop Dogg concert and a new laptop pimped out with Norton Internet Security 2011."

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Prostitution by Jedi+Alec · 2010-09-01 10:24 · Score: 5, Funny

and a new laptop pimped out with Norton Internet Security 2011
"Pimped out" with Norton...is that like a hooker with free syphilis on the side?

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1. Re:Prostitution by Ironhandx · 2010-09-01 10:29 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  No.
  Its like a fat hooker you picked up while drunk with free syphilis and gonorrhea that cries after she's had sex then won't leave after you pay her twice to do so once you've sobered up.
2. Re:Prostitution by sconeu · 2010-09-01 11:08 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  And keeps coming back for more money every year.
  
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3. Re:Prostitution by darthdavid · 2010-09-01 11:40 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  It's called alimony ;). Oh and your kid has fetal alcohol syndrome 'cause she wouldn't stop drinking while the little chest burster was in the oven...
Installing anything from Norton... by ravenspear · 2010-09-01 10:26 · Score: 4, Informative

...should be added to the list of cybercrimes.
Word by al0ha · 2010-09-01 10:26 · Score: 4, Funny

I see a cat named Snoop
Says to Hack is Whack
Well WTF he know
'bout anything like dat?

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1. Re:Word by Anonymous Coward · 2010-09-01 10:34 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Chorus:
  Wuts up with that
  don't let your computer get whacked
  just do it right and
  send the Norton back
  Don't wanna get hacked
  send the Norton back
2. Re:Word by Anne_Nonymous · 2010-09-01 10:45 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Sung in the key of Shatner, please.
3. Re:Word by $RANDOMLUSER · 2010-09-01 11:21 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  Symantec is retarded.
  And as for Snoop Dog,
  don't get me started.
  
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funny... by gandhi_2 · 2010-09-01 10:34 · Score: 4, Insightful

How we see prostitutes as shameful, prostitution as sad, yet pimps as the gold standard of cool.
A laptop "pimped out" with Norton? WTF?
Bitch BETTER have my query!

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Slow to the Game by BJ_Covert_Action · 2010-09-01 10:38 · Score: 3, Informative

Hey Snoop, MC Lars, MC Chris, MC Frontalot, and a whole slew of other nerdcore, laptop, geek lyricists beat you to rapping about hacking a long time ago. The funny thing? They disagree with you. Acoording to them, Hack ain't whack but got them to the stop of the intellectual stack (okay, there's a reason I'm not a rapper). The point is, you're late to the tech. rap show.

This reminds me of MC Lars' "We've Arrived."

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1. Re:Slow to the Game by Animaether · 2010-09-01 11:15 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  a whole slew of other nerdcore, laptop, geek lyricists beat you to rapping about hacking a long time ago.
  1. you think 'Snoop' approached Symantec/Norton on this, rather than the other way around?
  
  MC Lars, MC Chris, MC Frontalot
  2. who?*
  * spoken from the point of view of a marketing person.
Norton Internet Security by airfoobar · 2010-09-01 10:48 · Score: 3, Funny

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, unless it's infected with Norton Internet Security.
Re:It was inevitable by Sponge+Bath · 2010-09-01 10:48 · Score: 4, Funny

...some brand of adult disposable undergarments.
Poop Dog?
Why does Snoop carry an umbrella? by droopus · 2010-09-01 10:48 · Score: 2, Funny

For drizzle.

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1. Re:Why does Snoop carry an umbrella? by M.+Kristopeit · 2010-09-01 10:52 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  ..... FO drizzle... FO.
Too bad. by unr3a1 · 2010-09-01 10:53 · Score: 2, Insightful

I really hate that hackers are blamed for every crime involving a computer. At least so it seems. We are talking less than 5% of all hackers do what they do for destruction or selfish means. I definitely will not promote Norton's products now. HACKING IS NOT A CRIME.
Re:inb4 by Anonymous Coward · 2010-09-01 11:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Yo Dogg, I heard you liked yo' laptops slow as a dog, so we put Norton all up in that bitch, and now it's runnin' like a dog, Dogg!
Re:This sounds familiar by dangitman · 2010-09-01 11:07 · Score: 2, Insightful

Also, Snoop Dogg has just signed his name to the roster of formerly cool stars
Snoop Dog was cool? When did that happen?

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Re:This sounds familiar by Daniel+Dvorkin · 2010-09-01 13:23 · Score: 3, Informative

Snoop Dog was cool? When did that happen?
You're very young, aren't you? ;)
Seriously, there was a time when he pretty much was West Coast hip-hop. That time is long gone, of course, and he's turned into self-parody now, but it did happen.

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