with for the rest of our lives. every day, we're going to learn something new. something important. and you can count on cnn to bring it to you. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. thanks for watching. >> larry: tonight, snoop dogg is back. and he's talking tiger. >> nobody's perfect. and everybody makes mistakes. >> larry: his drug of choice. >> it should be legalized. legalize it. >> larry: and one of his favorite singers. >> what about susan boyle? >> she's a great artist. looking forward to working with her. >> larry: so get in, relax, come along for the ride.

i'm a g now, right? >> you're a double o g. >> larry: next on "larry king live." >> larry: snoop dogg is in the house. he's a multimillion platinum hip-hop icon and entertainer. his new album "more malice" released this week, a follow-up to "malice in wonderland." always a pleasure, a lot of fun to welcome snoop dogg back to "larry king live." you're going to see some exclusive things, including me in a crazy car. malice madness, what's the story with that? >> it's me and my new record and

my tenth solo album. it went in and made a record, more about me having a good time and putting people in the spirit of enjoying good music. >> larry: but malice implies bad. >> because in the beginning of the record, i had a lot of malice in my heart because i was upset with the industry. and then toward the end of this record, i found myself being in a place called wonderland. i finally made it to happiness. >> larry: what changed? >> i think just, you know, my family being around me and me enjoying the fact that people still want to listen to me from being, you know, a rookie in 1992 to still being here and people loving my music. that got me in the great spirit of turning it into a positive. >> larry: the latest single generated huge buzz, we understand. what was it like to rerecord this with jay z and other rappers? >> this was a big record for me. it actually open a door to show the west coast is here to stay. it makes people understand that

hip hop is a great thing and it's bicoastal. so to have other rappers shows that hip hop is here to stay. >> larry: has it changed? >> i believe that rap is the most important form of music right now because it's -- it's the change and the choice of a new generation. if you notice any sports venue or anything that has to do with entertainment, they have to involve rap because rap is the number one source of music right now. >> larry: is it music? can you hum it? >> if you're dealing with snoop dogg. i've got music you can hum. you can do me. >> larry: i'm a "g" now. >> you're a double g. >> larry: you're going to learn that. you were part of the "we are the world" haiti remake. what was that like? >> it was special for them to call me and have me in the room with those great singers was special. because i was a kid watching it

25 years ago watching all of the great musicians, you know, put a song together that meant so much. and for them to have me be a part of the anniversary felt good to me. >> larry: and the bikini clad bling bling girls weren't going anywhere during "gangsta love." and take a look at the behind the scenes actions. and i do mean behind. >> rolling. >> big snoop, the american dream. ♪ gangsta, gang, gangsta ♪ that gangsta love ♪ if you love the way i put it on it ♪ ♪ she like it, she's on my hip like a sidekick ♪ ♪ i whispered in her ear --

♪ gangsta love >> larry: talk about it more later. what's with you and cars? >> i've always had an infatuation with cars, especially old school cars. anything out of the '60s, '70s, '50s, '40s, '30s. cars were being made at the highest level. >> larry: they were better then? >> they were way better and they mean a lot more to me to have an antique car. >> larry: do you have many? >> i have 25 cars, larry. >> larry: where do you keep them? >> in the doggy dz. >> larry: no, snoop, where do you keep them? >> i got a little space like the bat cave. you know like an underground cave. that's where they're at. >> larry: snoop dogg, i must be going crazy, i'm beginning to understand you. >> i love that. >> larry: did you invent this language? >> i believe it's something that's hereditary. something that's accustomed to

us to where we come from. it's a ghetto thing. we have our own slang in the ghetto and becomes our own language and lingo. back in the '70s, it was jive talking. now we call it snoop talking. >> larry: where did you grow up? >> east side long beach. >> larry: was that tough? >> it was a great experience. i learned a lot. i had great people to learn from and a lot of negative people to learn from. so it was a great experience. >> larry: okay. snoop's got relationship advice for tiger woods. that's ahead. and as we go to break, here's some more of "gangsta love." ♪ if you love the way i put it on ya ♪ ♪ i give it to her right and she like it ♪ ♪ she's on my hip like a sidekick ♪

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♪ i'm thinking up a master plan ♪ >> come on! bring your green hat, let's go! come on, everybody, we're going. >> we got a call about the music. >> i don't hear any music. we'll try to keep it down for you. >> don't try, son. do it. >> turn that [ bleep ] back up, cuz. >> hey, y'all, what's

crackalackin' this is your captain antoine. >> he sounds nice. >> i like your lincoln. >> it's a '76, it won't be out until next year. but i know some people that know some people that robbed some people. >> this? >> this little meeting, it never happened. >> what meeting? ♪ >> larry: snoop dogg's our guest. tell us about "malice in wonderland." what is it about? >> it's a musical experience through the mind of snoop dogg and supported by my movie "malice in wonderland" where i play a superhero named malice who is trying to clean up a community and overthrow a dictator king. >> larry: i get it. in "malice in wonderland," he plays a corn rows superhero. let's take a look. >> wonderland!

♪ wonderland >> we've known this man for years. he's a modern day robin hood. malice. >> i greatly appreciate you guys for coming out tonight. wonderland is in desperate need for us to become one. everybody know that me and king have a thing. it's about all of us becoming one to unite to fight against that man. who becomes untouchable. >> larry: we had tough time picking clips out of there for a family show. >> it's needed sometimes. i do have family time. i had a family show i had on the air for two years called "fatherhood" with my wife and my beautiful kids. people tend to love the edginess of snoop dogg, so i've got to give them what they want.

>> larry: last time you showed a wholesome side. the husband who reconciled with the wife. much of this was shown to the world. snoop dogg's fatherhood. why did it get canceled? >> i believe it was too positive and too enlightening. >> larry: wait a minute. >> they wanted some drama, you know. you've got to understand, i'm snoop dogg so you want confusion and disruption. and my house is not like that. my wife does a great job of running my house and my kids are in line. so it's a beautiful situation. >> larry: how is the reconciliation working? >> we're on the right track. we're all about moving ahead. >> larry: how long were you apart? >> about six months. >> larry: was it hard? >> it was hard for me because that's when i realized that's where i needed to be and i had to get my mind back right and focus on what was important. >> larry: you look like a player. >> yeah, that's who i am when i'm playing that role. you understand me, i'm great at what i do, larry. and it's only a few that can do what i do.

>> larry: you've admitted your own infidelity at times. >> yeah. >> larry: what do you make of tiger woods? >> i make, you know, nothing of it. that's a personal issue with him and his wife. and i feel like it's been blown out of proportion because he was looked at as, you know, somebody who was perfect. but at the same time, nobody's perfect and everybody makes mistakes. let's let him get his life right with his wife and move on. >> larry: you think he's going to do good in the masters? >> i think real well in masters and real well in life getting his life back right and understanding what's important. sometimes it takes a negative situation like that for you to really turn it into a positive. >> larry: get down and get up. do you think the temptations of hollywood and the music industry are worse now? >> definitely. because there are so many ways to have access to them. even if you're not in hollywood. it's like that computer game is so crazy now and so exposed, everybody knows everything now. >> larry: how do you balance, by the way, the hood and hollywood? >> i call it hollyhood.

and i walk the fine line. and i do me at all times. slo as long as i do me, i'm going to be able to walk along the corporate streets and hollywood. >> larry: what's your real name? >> cortisar. >> larry: how did you come up with snoop dogg? >> i used to watch "charlie brown," and there was a character i used to imitate. >> larry: snoopy? >> yeah. a great dog. >> larry: what do you think about obama? how is he doing? >> i think he's doing a great job considering all the pressure he was up against, you know, taking over a bad situation in the beginning and trying to clean up and move forward and get us back on the right place. to me, you know, he's doing a great job because we're in a better state than we were in two years ago. >> larry: okay, you want snoop dogg to get you to your next meeting? he's going to do it with turn-by-turn directions on your

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>> larry: good night, everybody. >> good night. ♪ >> turn right in 20 yards. >> larry: i feel like i'm being controlled by my gps. i'm turning right as instructed. >> make another right in 40 yards. >> larry: in the right-hand lane. >> turn right in 40 yards. >> larry: this machine is good. okay. i am now turning right. >> proceed and turn right in 40 yards. turn left, turn left, turn left. >> larry: i had to turn right, machine. >> didn't i tell you to turn left? >> larry: hey, if you'd like snoop to tell you where to go, i mean that literally, he'll do it

when you program your car's gps with his voice. it's pretty funny. makes a trip to the dry cleaner's more entertaining. i got a chance to check it out. check it out on a road with snoop. watch. it drives good? >> real smooth, slow motion. >> larry: we're going to go up and down, bounce? what purpose do you have? >> that's low riding. on the west coast, that's what we do. >> larry: i don't dip. my car don't dip. >> i'm going to show you how to dip, larry. let's get it in. dip dip. >> larry: what was the model number? >> 1967 pontiac parasini. >> larry: i've never heard of a -- >> it's low to the floor too. >> larry: i'm low to the floor. whoa. >> turn around when possible, and keep it "g," you dig?

>> after 300 yards, you have reached your destination. thanks for the ride, man, i had the time of my life oo-wee. >> what's the name of the magic? >> this the the magic. >> larry: i'm still on the brake, why are we moving? >> that's me hitting the switch, baby. >> larry: oh, you're controlling the gas. >> i'm controlling. >> larry: bye. ♪ with my mind on my money and my money on my mind ♪ >> larry: i can't reach the gas. and by the way, if you want to have snoop do your gps, all you've got to do is go to voiceskins.com and bring it down, and snoop can drive you home. >> la da. >> larry: i want to do a gps. >> i had to tell myself one day. i had to be real creative and

different than everybody. i was looking at the cars and i was riding in my car getting tired of hearing this lady's voice. and i said, it'd be real cool if i was doing this. so i reached out to the people from tomtom and gps and made it happen. >> larry: i wouldn't want to get mad. >> i'm too cool to get mad. >> larry: i tell a guy to make a left, he makes a right, i don't want to do that for him anymore. i get mad. i get it. by the way you did letterman's top ten? >> yes, sir. >> here we go, number ten. >> yo. >> number nine. >> i'm following wolf blitzer on twitter. >> number eight. >> let's go to the gap and buy underpants. >> number seven -- >> shalom. >> number six -- >> instead of eating haggen das,

i might swell apply it directly to my thighs. am i right, ladies? >> you are right. number four. >> john mayer is like -- >> number three -- >> could you please pass the rice and mother [ bleep ] rolls? >> number two. >> my cd is available march 23rd. and if you illegally download it, i'm coming to your house. >> and the number one thing that sounds cool when said by snoop dogg -- >> i'm just a simple old hockey mom from alaska. you betcha. >> what did you make of that whole letterman thing? >> i think it was cool. it was like some made up scripted feud. >> larry: you didn't buy it? >> i didn't buy it. i think they all like each other and it was a money thing. >> larry: snoop. how skeptical you are. >> that didn't seem like a real feud to me. nobody hit nobody, nobody got violent. >> larry: now you're going back to the hood. >> that's where i'm from.

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play? or do you have to live in a certain neighborhood? >> all over l.a., all you got to do is hit us up at snoop youth football league.com. >> larry: how about a couple of white kids from beverly hills? >> why not, not why. >> larry: i've got two kids, what if they were to win the snooper bowl, would that embarrass you? >> no, football has no color barriers. >> larry: you've got 3,500 kids in the league. how did you start that? >> i started it six years ago with my oldest son. we were playing in a league i didn't feel was really meeting the needs of what we needed as far as inner city football program. so i went back to the community that i come from and created a football program for the kids who didn't have money, who didn't really have the necessity that they needed to really pay that $300 or $400, and i made it $100 a kid so it could be more accessible to the kids in the hood. >> larry: you're a good guy. >> thank you, larry. >> larry: who did you listen to

in your free time? what do you listen to in your free time? who were your musical influences growing up? >> i like listening to frank sinatra, sam cook, marvin gaye. my musical influences were george clinton, earth wind and fire. >> larry: what goes up must come down, spinning wheels -- >> get it, larry. >> larry: i love that. earth, wind, and fire were really good. i went to the concert one night, but wind was sick. anyway -- i thought that's funny. you're involved with your fans through twitter tv live chats. how often do you twitter? we twitter. >> i've got a thing called u stream tv. and i've got my own show where they can look and see me personally and then i hit them on twitter through my conversation. because it's kind of hard for me to be trying to type to all of my fans at one time. i take their messages along the side and i talk with them.

and they have a chance to ride with me and roll with me and letting them be a part of the snoop dogg thing. >> larry: you're very involved with your fans, right? >> up close and personal. >> larry: it was hard to read about you is where does most of your income come from? records? because that business has been hurt. >> i'm just a hus ltlehustler. you've got the gps, the football league, the clothing line, the, you know, tv shows. you've got movie deals. everything that i do is always about trying to get to the next level. whether it's financially, spiritually, or mentally. i'm always trying to get to the next level. >> larry: is that sweat suit part of your clothing line? >> yeah. three stripes is how i roll. >> larry: and why the green, blue, and yellow? >> because it's a beautiful color. that bob marley feeling. sometimes i feel like bob marley reincarnated. >> larry: i knew bob marley. >> you did? >> larry: i interviewed him.

>> that's one person they said that's somebody you could work with that ain't here right now. >> larry: special guy. his son's around. >> i worked with all of them. they're my partners. >> larry: some of your highlights of the past year. recently named creative chairman of priority records. what does that mean? you pick all the artists? >> yeah, i'm frank sinatra up in there now. >> larry: you're chairman of the board? >> i'm old blue eyes, i'm back. >> larry: you were something. hosting monday night raw for wwe. what's that all about? >> wrestling, one of the biggest sports in the world. people love wrestling, snoop dogg, i'm a fan of it. vince mcmahon loves me and we love doing business. >> larry: you ever get in the ring? >> i did a few moves too. i'm all right in there. >> snoop dogg! oh! down he goes!

>> snoop looks ready to go. he likes happy. >> i think we're going to have -- i think they're going to go at each other right here. >> he's got some footwork there, fancy footwork -- look! there he is. >> larry: they're much bigger than you are, aren't they? >> i'm all right in there, larry. don't let this smooth taste worry you. >> larry: in other words you rehearsed it. you went into a wrestling ring without rehearsal? >> this is what i do. >> larry: okay. ringing the bell at the new york stock exchange. >> yes, with no rehearsal. >> larry: well, that's not hard. what stock were you pushing? >> i was pushing -- what was i pushing? i forgot what i was pushing. >> larry: that's when you made it, man. you're ringing the bell at the new york stock exchange and you don't know what you're pushing. buy this today.

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♪ ♪ it's your partner, big snoopy ♪ ♪ turn it up ♪ what you here for ♪ i'm going all in ♪ that's what i do ♪ what's up with you ♪ you see a g, you better know the deal ♪ >> larry: we're back to snoop dogg, he ventured into the world of daytime tv when he played himself on "one life to live." watch and see if an emmy's coming his way. >> how do you know what happened with nora and me? >> can we order some pizza, i'm starving. >> i could use a slice too.

>> you're -- >> for shizzle. >> oh, my god. >> calvin, this is my son. >> kid buchanan, sued your pops even though he's a cop. got out your seat, now you're back on your feet. >> you ain't never heard that kind of flavor -- >> larry: you remember that? >> that was off the top of my head. come on, larry, you know how i do. >> larry: yeah. you sat down with stephen colbert to talk about marijuana, his need for weed. >> you are a well-known pot smoker. >> i wouldn't say that. i would say that i'm a stoner. >> you are aware -- you are aware that that is illegal, sir. you are breaking the law. you realize that? >> no, i -- >> you're a criminal, sir. >> no, i'm not. >> you are a criminal.

>> i'm actually under the influence of medical marijuana. actually, a doctor prescribed -- >> was it dr. dre? >> larry: marijuana has been kind of a trademark with you. do you still smoke it? >> every blue moon. >> larry: how many blue moons are there? i don't keep count. >> there's a blue moon every day. >> larry: you think it should be legalized? >> i know it should be legalized. legalize it and i will advertise it. >> larry: can you perform just as well a little high? >> how about i've never performed without it. >> larry: well, how about learning -- maybe you'll be better without it. >> let's try that one time. >> larry: try it one time, snoop. >> let's go on together. yes, happiness is togetherness. >> larry: finds relief. anyway, e-mail question from sarah in orlando. how do you pronounce your real name? and why did you change it? what will you say if your son

told you he wanted to change his name. why did you change it? >> i didn't change it. i put my middle name first. >> larry: but snoop dogg. >> that's the name i was always called as a kid. my mother never called me by my real name. i never heard my real name unless i was at school. the name that i was accustomed to was snoop my whole life. snoopy or snoop. >> larry: how did they come up with cortisar? >> my mother came up with that name. >> larry: it sounds like a salve for sores. >> the way you say it, it do sound like that. but i would say it like -- >> larry: changes the whole image. >> yeah, put that flavor on it. because i am italian. i've got that good blood, skin, and hair. >> larry: i have the feeling i'm being put on. last time we talked, you had some problems in the uk. are they letting you back in the country? >> as we speak, larry, i've been

reinstated and i'm on my way back to the uk. so i want to shout out to the beautiful people who allowed me to come back. see you in a minute. >> larry: what changed on their part? >> they went to court a couple of times and appealed it and tried to see if there was ways to keep me out. and there was no way. i've done nothing over there to prohibit myself. the people love me and i'm going there to do what i was here to do. >> larry: now there's another rumor. we're going to check it after the break. that snoop is going to record with susan boyle. i think there's another put-on, but we'll tell you about it after the break. granola nut clusters from nature valley.

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the left side ♪ ♪ let them know how we feeling right now ♪ ♪ every time i call around, they love me down ♪ ♪ ♪ i see them coming, huh ♪ that's what i heard them say ♪ covers the chevrolet >> larry: in case you don't know who this is. he is snoop dogg, the multiplatinum hip hop icon. new album "more malice" released this week and the new movie "malice in wonderland." he's out there, he's everywhere, everywhere. what about susan boyle? >> she's a great artist. i'm looking forward to going to the studio with her. >> larry: you are going to record with her? >> why not? >> larry: have you picked out a song? >> i think we're going to have to get our minds together and figure out what we're going to sing about. >> larry: how about something

like an operetta? >> i'm down with that. >> larry: you think you could sing like that? >> there ain't much i can't do, larry. >> larry: when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie -- >> that's y'all version. >> larry: dean martin is spinning. anyway. okay. hey, i have not forgotten about chicken and waffles. we ate it together. i brought it home, everybody loved it. do you still dine on chicken? >> that's why i look so physically fit years later. you see i'm still -- i've got my look together, larry. that's what it is. my diet consists of that roscoe chicken and waffles. if you don't mind, i'll have a -- oh, big blocks of corn bread too and three chicken

wings. >> i don't see any waffles. >> they didn't bring no waffles. they flipped the script. >> larry: why the corn bread? why is corn bread so good? >> see, it depends on who makes the corn bread. >> larry: where do you buy this? >> it can't be no jiffy. we're talking about handmade corn bread. >> larry: what store was this? >> albertson's. is this snoop dogg corn bread? >> yeah. >> larry: wait a minute, i can go into albertson's and buy snoop dogg corn bread? >> yeah. >> larry: it's a pretty big piece. who's going to eat this? a joker? it's good. now it's very -- it's very good. however -- it's very hard to host a show -- >> and eat corn bread. so let me take over for you. >> larry: why don't we put some peanut butter on it and i won't come back.

>> that'll be groovy. >> larry: we're going to sing together later. we'll do sinatra. >> maybe some sam cooke. >> larry: you ever do "american idol"? >> i love "american idol." i think i would be the perfect host to fill in. who just left the show? >> larry: paula abdul. >> i think i'd be perfect. i understand the dynamics of music and i see stars before they're made. and sometimes i feel like they're passing up on good people because they don't have it together on their first try. >> larry: what is the secret of the success of that show other than my man ryan seacrest? >> i think it's interaction with the people. anybody can become a star. and we're used to selling people a real dream that can become a reality is every day life. you've got people watching the show feeling they can become the next "american idol," as well. >> larry: you watch it? >> i watch it occasionally. i like to see what they do. there's always new talent. four or five people i've seen -- the one on the show still doing

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>> larry: having a lot of fun with snoop dogg tonight. what a great guest to kick into the weekend. what that talent too and a good guy. he's a good guy. >> those are headphones. whenever you listen to that, frank sinatra, you can enjoy your music, heavenly. >> larry: you make headphones now? >> yeah. ♪ another saturday night and i ain't got no money ♪

>> larry: thank you, snoop, i love this. i like the design too. you and the los angeles lakers? >> i've been a laker fan since the early '70s. i grew up loving magic johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar, had a chance to meet chick hearns. they can't do no wrong to me. >> larry: go to every game? >> as many as i can when i'm in townr. if i'm not at the game i'm at home watching them on prime ticket, channel 9, kkal. >> larry: ever go on the road with them? >> i've been on the road with them, when they won their championship in new jersey i was there with them on the floor. >> larry: did you ever play ball? >> football and basketball as a youngster coming up the east side of long beach. i took it to a level that i thought was the highest level i could take it to. i never wanted to play high school or the next level. >> larry: did you go through high school? >> i went to high school, i didn't try out for high school sports. i was into trying to create this music thing. i had a niche for it and i

wanted to stick to it. >> larry: you were always a music guy? >> always a music guy/comedian/class clown. >> larry: why the sunglasses? >> so you can see what i'm saying. i can take them off. >> larry: it's part of your personae? >> at times. >> larry: you design those too? >> i've got to have the flavor. they match the headphones, the paisley. >> larry: the paisley stuff? >> that's the snoop dogg flavor, larry. >> larry: what haven't you done you'd like to do? >> i'd like to start a chain of snooper markets. >> larry: selling what? >> everything. >> larry: groceries? >> groceries, anything, in everything my store would be under $20, nothing in there over $20. >> larry: clothes too? >> everything. under $20. >> larry: snooper markets. have you talked to people about it? >> i'm talking to them right now. >> larry: not bad. >> you hear them talking back? >> larry: what did you make about michael jackson passing? did you know michael?

>> yeah, i knew michael jackson, i'm a close friend of the family. i love michael jackson, what he done for music, what he done for life. i'm just, you know, i'm just a fan, you know. so i love everything that he done. he could never do no wrong in my eyes. i lot of the music that he made. just showing people how to love and reach out and give back. because that's what he did for most of his time and money spent on giving back. he was never about himself, it was always about others. >> larry: how did dr. dre find you? >> his brother, half-brother, warren g., was in my group 213. me, him and nate dogg. we had a cassette tape. the music cut off the bachelor party so he slipped my tape in. and when my tape came in, people was dancing and dre was like, who was that? he's like, that's my home boy snoop. he introduced me to him, the rest is history. >> larry: when we come back we're going to meet young snoop. that isn't his name. his name is corde, his dad calls him spank, i call him snoop jr.

in the back, old school style. >> sit on top? >> that's how we do it. we don't sit in the chair, we sit on the back. we don't sit in the front, we sit in the back, just like, that up top. >> see, that's west coast gangster right there, larry, now you're official. don't bounce too much. larry back there ain't holding on tight. >> "larry king live." ♪ let me take you by the hand >> larry: back with snoop dogg. we are joined by his son, corde. is in the oldest boy? >> yeah. >> how old are you, corde? >> 15. >> larry: you're tall for 15. >> i'm about to turn 16 in may. >> larry: what do you think of your father? >> he's --

>> larry: truth. >> he's cool. and he's -- >> larry: is he weird? >> yes. >> larry: what was he like as a father growing up? >> he was a good father. >> larry: you don't sound too sure of that. >> i do, i'm just saying he was -- >> larry: are you nervous? >> no. >> larry: okay. what's the thing on your arm? >> it's a tattoo. >> larry: what's it say? >> my nickname. >> spank. >> yeah. >> larry: you approve of tattoos on your kids? >> i took him to go get it. >> larry: what do you mean? >> i went with him when he got the tattoo, he didn't come home with that, he went with me to go get that. >> larry: what do you want him to do in life? >> i want him to have fun and be a respectable man and enjoy life to the fullest, be what he wants to be. >> larry: you play ball, spank? >> not anymore. >> larry: what do you think to do? >> i want to be a football player or a basketball player.

>> larry: athlete, though? >> yeah, athlete. >> larry: what college you want to go to? >> oregon. >> larry: oregon. why oregon? >> because everybody goes to usc. >> he's just trying to make me mad right now. >> larry: you're a usc fan? >> you i'm a die-hard. >> larry: oregon's got those crazy colors, fun to watch. >> great team. >> larry: you like green and white. >> i like green. >> larry: the nickname, they're the ducks. >> quack, quack. >> larry: you could be in the stands going quack, quack. are you going to tour europe? >> yeah, definitely. i'm going to -- may, a little bit of june, i'll be in europe. >> larry: going to do another reality show? >> might do a reality show with him. he wants to be a model. >> larry: you want to be a model too, clothing model? >> uh-huh. >> larry: you got a girlfriend yet? >> no. >> larry: what do you mean, uh, no? uh implies other than no. don't imply no when you say uh. >> no. >> larry: you going to do

standup comedy? >> me? >> larry: no, you. >> do a little bit. i'm going on a tour with mike p epps. >> larry: why is corde laughing? >> because i'm very funny. >> larry: was it tough when he was living apart from mom? >> yes. >> larry: you're glad they're back together? >> yes. >> larry: are you close to your mother? >> yes lrks she a good mom? has to be to put up with -- >> perfect. >> larry: perfect to put up with -- snoop or dad? >> dad. >> larry: coach snoop. >> head man. respect in my house. i'm a football coach first. when i coach my kids i give them that love. >> larry: you're a great little kid. best luck. you're following in great stoops -- stoop sneps. here's a couple of snoop cds. snoop dogg, "malice in