Snoop Dogg Shares What Thanksgiving Will Look Like with His 9 Grandkids: ‘I Get to Be a Character That Day’

Mar. 15, 2025

Snoop Dogg attends 2024 NBCUniversal Upfront.Photo:Jennifer Graylock/NBCUniversal via Getty

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Snoop Doggis ready to have a Thanksgiving celebration full of traditional holiday food, his loved ones and maybe even a costume.

“You know,Martha [Stewart]sent me some s— that I don’t know how to cook," said Snoop, 53. “My family gonna keep it real basic. We’re gonna go with the old turkey, the ham, the stuffing, the dressing.”

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The musician, who previouslysaid onThe Jennifer Hudson Showin January that he has 12 grandchildren, noted that he has “a lot of grandkids now,” which makes the holidays extra special.

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“I got like nine grandkids. So I really enjoy my time with them. We pull out jumpers and have little things for them,” Snoop said onLet’s Go!.

Snoop Dogg performs onstage during “A Celebration of Olympic Basketball” on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France.Richard Bord/Getty

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“I get to be a character that day. I may put on a costume and dress up and not even be Paw-Paw,” he continued. “I may be a character all day, maybeBuzz Lightyearor some—-, you know what I’m saying?”

Being a grandfather is something the performer referred to as “the love of my life.”

“That’s the joy in my life now, to really be able to be a grown— man with grandkids and to enjoy it,” he said.

Back in September, the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” artist opened up to PEOPLE aboutthe extent to which he will go to make his grandchildren happy.

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