On Friday, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross headlined the exclusive Crypto Ball, a black-tie event organized by crypto entrepreneur David Sacks, recently appointed by Trump as the “AI and Crypto Czar.” The two hip-hop legends reportedly accepted payment for their performances in Bitcoin, currently trading at a staggering $103,000 per coin.

Snoop Dogg rattled the core of his fan base after performing at the first-ever inaugural Crypto Ball Friday, part of the weekend celebrations leading up to President-elect Donald Trump's Monday inauguration.

Snoop Dogg addresses backlash on social media for performing at Trump’s "Crypto Ball," a pre-inauguration event in Washington, D.C.

Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy performed at Donald Trump’s “Crypto Ball” despite their past criticism of the President-elect.

Fans are angry at Rick Ross, Soulja Boy and Snoop Dogg for performing at a "Crypto Ball" party in celebration of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency ... Sacks did not immediately return an emailed request for comment. Representatives for Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy could not immediately ...

Cryptocurrency executives partied at the first-ever crypto inauguration ball held at the 90-year-old Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium beneath towering 62-foot columns.

Swag gifted to almost 1,500 attendees included “Make Bitcoin Great Again” red hats, and American flag pins with the symbol for Gemini, a crypto company that served as an event sponsor founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who backed Trump’s presidential campaign.

"Gin and Juice" rapper Snoop Dogg had a change of heart about President-elect Trump and performed at his pre-inauguration event, the Crypto Ball.

Fans accuse Snoop of hypocrisy over his performance, with one saying, “2pac always was right about snoop dogg.

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