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http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16082292Snoop Dogg Digs Record-Breaking Vegetable
Tweet5 Comments11:17am UK, Tuesday October 04, 2011
Hip-hop superstar Snoop Dogg has paid unexpected tribute to a Welsh gardener who grew a record-breaking vegetable.
Last month, Ian Neale from Newport earned a place in horticultural history by cultivating the 38.8kg (85.5lb) swede.
His efforts won praise from the unlikeliest of people - cannabis activist Snoop.
In a short YouTube clip, the rapper - wearing a Cardiff City football jersey and standing in front of a marijuana-plant background - sends a "shout out" to Mr Neale.
"Man, I want to tell you something, when I do my show in Cardiff, I want you to come backstage and see me because I do vegetation myself and I want to know your secret," he says in the video.
"So Ian Neale... come see your boy Snoop Dogg, I've got two tickets for you when I get to town. Ya dig?"
Mr Neale poses with his giant swede and cucumber at a recent fair
The American star is performing at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena this Saturday, October 8.
While Mr Neale is said to be appreciative of the tickets, he told the South Wales Argus he would not be taking up the offer.
"I'm more of a country and western man myself," he said.
The 68-year-old has been growing oversized vegetables for 30 years, and has previously produced a beetroot weighing 23.5kg (51.5lbs) and cucumber that grew to 107cm (42.12in).
In June, Snoop recorded a video message wishing Coronation Street a happy 50th anniversary.
It came after he revealed his desire to get a cameo on the long-running soap.