Snoop and Martha Stewart say "Pass The Courvoisier" : Cognac makers thank rappers for boost in sales

Talk about a great story on NPR this AM about how Cognac sales once were flagging but ever since Busta Rhymes sang "Pass The Courvoisier" in 2001, African Americans have flocked to the elite french brandy.

No longer is cognac considered an old man beverage, and now, thanks to Rhymes and Snoop Dogg - who's song "For the Good Times" about the a young hip cognac called Landy (commissioned by the liquor maker) - sales are strong. Download For the Good Times here, and enjoy Martha Stewart hosting Snoop on her show below. Her reading his emails aloud must be sampled into someone's song soon.

Murder Was The Case That They Gave Him

This week, Snoop Dogg was the guest star on USA's obsessive compulsive detective show Monk, portraying (what else) a wrongly accused rapper/label owner named Murderous. The moments when Snoop speaks to Monk of the shizzle etc. are beyond hilarious, but most fabulous of all, Snoop lays down his own version of the otherwise gawky Randy Newman penned theme song "It's a Jungle Out There" and shockingly, it works!