“Looks just like Baphomet” — Fans react as Snoop Dogg claims his viral Olympics necklace stands for the G.O.A.T

Netizens have taken to the internet to conspire that Snoop Dogg’s Paris Olympics necklace resembles a Satanic symbol. The rapper wore a large chain featuring a pendant of a goat, which some have interpreted as a sign of Baphomet. In response to the controversy, the musician has addressed the speculation surrounding his jewelry piece.

During the Paris Olympics, Snoop Dogg was seen carrying the Olympic torch through the suburbs of Saint-Denis and posing for a TEAM USA photo while wearing the chain. The pendant quickly drew criticism from several netizens, including Conservative internet figure Oli London. On July 27, 2024, London posted on X:

“Snoop Dogg wears satanic Baphomet necklace as he attends the Paris Olympics.”

For those uninitiated, Baphomet often refers to the Devil or Satan. The figure appears in occult and folkloric traditions and has been demonized by the Christian faith. It is a goat-humanoid creature that culturally represents the ruler of Hell and one of Satan’s henchmen.

Netizens have since taken to the internet to react to Snoop Dogg’s necklace, with some saying:

Others shared similar sentiments online:

“They don’t even hide it anymore,” one X user said.

“They are truly showing you who they really are,” another platform user stated.

Several netizens seemed to believe that Snoop Dogg, among many others, worshipped Baphomet. Meanwhile, other reactions read:

“Big surprise that someone with such little talent became popular by selling his soul,” another netizen said.

“Many marvel and wonder how Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. aka “Snoop Dog” went from the deadly, gang infested, streets of Los Angeles to global mega stardom. Now they know,” an X user said.

“The need to identify with something that enhances their image – sad testimony in todays world these are the images desired,” another internet user said.

The criticism against Snoop Dogg comes after the Olympics garnered backlash for featuring drag queens in their The Last Supper tableau. While some argued that the musician’s pendant symbolizes a Satanic figure, others have supported him and asked fellow netizens not to dissect the jewelry piece.

In a video shared on Instagram on July 30, 2024, Snoop addressed the controversy, saying, “I don’t know what y’all thought this was, but this is the GOAT.” He then stated that he got it made specifically for himself, as somebody called him the same, which stands for “Greatest Of All Time” in pop culture. The rapper continued:

“All that other s**t y’all talking about, I don’t know what y’all talking about, but this is the goat greatest of all time with a blue diamond on his head. Gold goat. That other sh*t y’all talking about. Miss me with that b***s**t.”

He ended the video by saying that the goat represents “peace and love around the whole world.” He then asked news outlets to leave him alone as he enjoyed his time in Paris.

Snoop Addresses His Pendant That Some Assume to Associate With The Occult: “Leave me the f**k alone. I’m over here having fun in Paris.”
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People have a lot of time on their hands. Now, what Snoop Dogg is wearing around his neck in Paris during the Olympics is creating a conversation that many of us can really care less about. But here we are … The “Gin and Juice” rapper addressed rumors after a Twitter account accused the West Coast rapper of worshipping Satan, claiming his pendant featured Baphomet.

The weird account posted, “If you were on the fence about which side Snoop was on – he made it clear upon his appearance at the Satanic Olympics ritual. He wears Baphomet upon his heart.” Oh boy …

Oh but wait, another user criticized Snoop for “[losing] his soul,” writing, “I saw Snoop Dogg wearing it when he was interviewed on TV multiple times at the Olympics. I don’t believe him at all. He is wearing Baphomet around his neck in full view and is proud of it. What a shame. He’d rather gain the whole world and lose his soul. He needs Jesus.” The audacity.

But Snoop being Snoop, responded to these allegations in an Instagram video, showing off his new jewelry and clarifying that the pendant represents a goat, symbolizing the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T.), not Baphomet.

“I don’t know what y’all thought this was, but this is the goat,” Snoop explained while displaying the diamond-encrusted icon. “I had this made because somebody told me I was the G.O.A.T., so I wanted to make me a goat chain.”

“All that other sh*t y’all talking about, I don’t know what y’all talking about, but this is the G.O.A.T. — the greatest of all time… That other sh*t y’all talking about, miss me with that bullsh*t. The Dogg is the G.O.A.T., representing peace and love around the whole globe […] The media loves starting sh*t. Leave me the f**k alone. I’m over here having fun in Paris.”

Any who, Snoop has been having a ball, pun intended at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He swam alongside Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, supported his “nieces” Simone Biles and Coco Gauff, and even carried the Olympic torch. Epic behavior. His time in Paris has been highlighted by his “Snoop Dogg’s Greatest Hits” segment, where he commentates on the best moments from the games so far. Gotta love Snoop and as for his jewels, more power to him
Satanic imagery and the inevitable uproar that follows (Satanic Panic anyone?) appear to be making a comeback. From Lil Nas X to Sam Smith, “demonic” symbolism seems to be cropping up lately. Or as Complex says, people are just looking for it more — “people who somehow view everything as a direct threat to their personal religious beliefs while simultaneously failing to correctly identify the very imagery they claim to hold so dear.”

As of this writing, Snoop Dogg is the current artist facing scrutiny for such imagery thanks to a necklace he wore at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France that people are calling — you guessed it — “satanic.” Specifically, they linked it to Baphomet, a horned creature with the body of a human and head and legs of a goat that has become associated with the occult over the years. The “Gin and Juice” rapper brushed off the claims and quite frankly told people to “leave [him] the f*** alone.”

“I don’t know what y’all thought this was but this is the goat,” Snoop said in an Instagram story on Monday. “I had this made because somebody told me I was the goat so I wanted to make me a goat chain. All that other s*** y’all talking about, I don’t know what y’all talking about. But this is the GOAT, greatest of all time, with a blue diamond on his head. Gold. A goat. That other s*** y’all talking about, miss me with that b*******.”

SOME FANS AREN’T CONVINCED
A quick scan of social media reveals some doubters of the Dogg Father. “If you were on the fence about which side Snoop was on — he made it clear upon his appearance at the Satanic Olympics ritual,” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “He wears Baphomet upon his heart.” Another X user wrote: “We all know what that is boy. … That’s the f****** devil dude … and you’re his boy now!” And on Instagram: “Common Snoop we ain’t kids around here.”

As for Snoop Dogg’s defense, the Des Moines Register says the “GOAT” acronym likely came from the hip-hop scene in the 1990s and was vaulted into the English lexicon after the release of rapper LL Cool J’s 2000 album “G.O.A.T.” “I got the term from two people,” he explained to Change the Game TV. The “Doin’ It” lyricist pointed to Muhammad Ali  — who “obviously said he was the greatest of all time” — and American street ballplayer Earl Manigault, or “the GOAT.”

WHO OR WHAT IS BAPHOMET?
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Nowadays, Baphomet is depicted in popular culture as a deity or demon in everything from movies and video games to pennants and artwork. But Baphomet wasn’t a real god — it doesn’t appear to have been truly worshiped by anyone, and all of the modern portrayals we mentioned stem from an 1854 drawing by 19th-century French occultist Eliphas Levi (above). In a piece for the journal Correspondences, religious scholar Julian Strube said the Kabbalistic author wanted to create a “symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites.” Strube said Levi was likely inspired by various sources, including the Tarot card “Le Diable” from the Marseille deck and the 1608 “Compendium Maleficarum,” a witch-hunter’s bestiary. Flash-forward to the 20th century, and Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan and author of 1969’s “Satanic Bible,” took Levi’s depiction and used it to make the official symbol for the organization. The word “Baphomet” itself, though, has a far older history.

It first appears in the history books in the First Crusade from 1096 to 1102 C.E. in its Latin form, “Baphometh,” when crusader Anselme of Ribemont (who may or may not have understood Turkish) heard Turks calling upon “Baphomet.” In the years leading up to the 4th-century Renaissance, various texts use the name to refer to Islam, and indeed some believe “Baphometh” is a corruption of “Mahomet,” an alternate spelling of Muhammad, the founder and prophet of Islam.

In the 1300s, Baphomet was associated with the persecution of the Knights Templar, a religious military order that was founded to help Christian pilgrims reach Jerusalem. They were accused of all kinds of blasphemy, from homosexuality to orgies, and tortured into admitting to them. Notably, they were said to have worshiped a skull (possibly a cat’s) they reportedly called “Baphomet.”