For years, leaders such as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael brazenly and heroically spoke out and became powerful men who influenced great change, for the betterment of all people. What if today's rappers spoke out to regain unity and create great movements?

Who would they be? The Hip-Hop Wired video team decided to pair up a few lyricists with a few activists. Would Snoop Dogg...ahem, Snoop Lion be the next Bob Marley? Is Kanye West the new Al Sharpton? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

Snoop Lion has yet to make a statement regarding a potential lawsuit that questions the the sincerity of Rastafarianism. However, one of the late, great Bob Marley's son has gone on the record to say he has the "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper's back.

Rohan Marley, aka Lauryn Hill's baby daddy, believes that his father would have shown nothing but love to Snoop.

Reports TMZ:

Rohan says he's well aware that an original member of the Wailers -- along with the Rastafari Millennium Council -- attacked Snoop ... claiming the rapper is nothing more than a Rasta Imposta.

But Rohan says those guys have it all wrong -- telling us, "Our father's name should not even be mentioned in this issue because like a true Rasta, he would have embraced Snoop's reincarnation and welcomed the positivity."

He continues, "Why condemn a man for his love of Rastafari and Bob Marley?"

"We have been cool with Snoop before his transformation and he will continue to have our blessings and support."

A couple of day ago news broke that Snoop Lion, who plans on releasing a Reggae album titled Reincarnation later this year, was being threatened with a lawsuit by Bunny Wailer the  Ethio-Africa Diaspora Union Millennium Council. The latter sent Snoop a letter demanding he stop using the Snoop Lion name and deliver on financial support he allegedly promised, or face a lawsuit.

Yesterday, Snoop was spotted in LAX airport rocking a Bob Marley t-shirt and a tam.

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Photo: TMZ/X17

1. HOW HIGH – METHOD MAN & RED MAN
2. HITS FROM THE BONG – CYPRESS HILL
3. HOW TO ROLL A BLUNT – REDMAN
4. SMOKIN SMOKIN WEED – SNOOP DOOG FT NATE DOGG
5. NEXT EPISODE – DR DRE FT NATE DOGG
6. HIGH TILL I DIE – 2PAC
7. PARTY & BULLSHIT – NOTORIOUS BIG
8. PARTY & BULLSHIT (RATATAT RMX)- NOTORIOUS BIG
9. GIN & JUICE – SNOOP DOGG
10. SMOKE 2 JOINTS – BOB MARLEY
11. PASS THE MARIJUANA – MYSTIC ROOTS
12. COME AROUND – COLLIE BUDDZ
13. STILL BLAZIN – WIZ KHALIFA
14. I GOT 5 ON IT – LUNIZ
15. SMOKE & DRIVE – BIG SEAN FT MIKE POSNER
16. GET HIGH TONIGHT – BUSTA RHYMES
17. I GET HIGH – STYLES P
18. BECAUSE I GOT HIGH – AFRO MAN
19. KUSH – LIL WAYNE
20. MUST BE THE GANJA – EMINEM
21. 4 20 – METHOD MAN FT STREETLIFE
22. ROLL IT UP, LIGHT IT UP – CYPRESS HILL
23. RAPPER WEED – CURREN$Y
24. CRUMBLIN HERB – OUTKAST
25. CALI DRO – BIRDMAN & LIL WAYNE
26. I GOTTA STAY HIGH – THREE SIX MAFIA
27. DAY & NITE – KID CUDI FT COLLIE BUDDZ
28. WANNA SMOKE – CHAT RISE
29. MARY JANE – RICK JAMES
30. MARIJUANA – IT’S NIQUE
31. HOW HIGH PART 2 – METHOD MAN & RED MAN
32. SMOKIN – NAS
33. MY CLOUD – CHRIS WEBBY FT SMOKAHANTAS
34. SPONSOR INTERLUDE
35. SATURDAY – LUDACRIS
36. THE WEED IZ MINE – SNOOP DOGG FT WIZ KHALIFA
37. WEED SONG – BONE THUGS & HARMONY
38. SEX WEED – R KELLY
39. ROLLING UP – CURREN$Y & WIZ KHALIFA
40. MARIJUANA FLOATIN IN THE SKY – KID CUDI FT NOTORIOUS BIG
41. PUFF PUFF PASS – YOUNG BUCK FT KY-MANI MARLEY