Snoop Dogg, The-Dream and more shared emotional speeches with those who gathered for City of Hope's annual fundraiser.
, sang a parody -- “Print Master,” to the tune of “Goldfinger” -- about the many ways in which the volume for scores gets turned down in films for sound effects, dialogue, and even songs by the likes of Warren.
“Diane Warren, you punk, keep that song in your trunk/she’s so rich, even Snoop Dogg is her bitch,” he sang to her, who was sitting on the front row. He also joked that he and Warren were the “Susan Luccis” of the Academy Awards: he has been nominated and lost seven times compared to Warren’s 10 attempts., who received the Warner Chappell Music Beacon of Excellence award from W/C’s A&R chief Ryan Press, spoke movingly about losing his mother to ovarian cancer when he was 15.
Snoop, who referenced working with many of the other songwriters in the room , talked about how the league, “his treasured baby,” has taken 7-and 8-year old players, many from disadvantaged neighborhoods, and seen them grow up to play college and pro ball and “they still call [me] coach." “I love being a leader," he shared. "I love leading people from the dark to the light. I love being able to have a platform where I can put people from all walks of life together. I don’t do it for attention, I do it because it's needed."
In its 15 years, Songs of Hope has raised more than $4.1 million for City of Hope, contributing to the City of Hope’s music, film and entertainment industry group’s tally of more than $124 million raised for the hospital. That amount will likely top $130 million following Oct. 10’s City of Hope’s Spirit of Life dinner, honoring Epic Records chairman/CEO Sylvia Rhone in Santa Monica, Calif.
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