ROLLIN' DOWN THE STREET, (NO LONGER) SMOKING ENDO, GETTING MY ASS SHOT UP (LAID BACK): I'm reading about Snoop getting shot at and, as usual, one little side-nugget from the story leaps out at me: The D-Oh-Double-G rolls with five security vehicles! My God. I don't know if Bush even has that many.

What a miserable life that must be. No wonder Eminem has become a recluse. And what's the dillio, anyway? Is Suge out and gunning for him? Or is it something more random, more "thug life," that I can't even begin to comprehend.

More questions: Does Dre travel with that much security? Are there rappers who don't need security? Does more security equal more...uh...what's the word...juice? Like, is it a sign that you've arrived if you need at least three security vehicles? Maybe there's some kind of rating system emerging. Oh, 50-Cent? Sheeeyit. Old boy done blew up. He needs nine security vehicles. Meanwhile dem boys from Naughty by Nature only needin' like two vehicles these days. It's sad.