Snoop Dogg Advises Obama on Fatherhood

Rapper Snoop Dogg has offered a word of fatherly advice to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama after unlocking the secret to raising a happy family - by learning how to bake.

The hip-hop star keeps his three kids out of the spotlight by inviting their friends to his home for sleepovers and other family events.

And the Drop It Like It's Hot star is certain Obama will win cool points with his daughters Sasha and Malia if he follows suit by becoming a good cook.

He says, "Mr. President needs to learn how to bake a cake. That's points for the man of the house - because I did that. I bake cakes and popcorn and cotton candy...

"Then they like for you to get out of their face and let them be kids."

Rapper Snoop Dogg has unleashed a clever way to outrun the paparazzi - he ducks into dodgy neighbourhoods.

The Long Beach, California native is often hounded by photographers on the hunt for a picture, and he's initiated his own scare tactics to avoid unflattering photos.

And even if some snappers still dare to follow him, the rapper's burly bodyguards have no problem dealing with them.

He says, "I go to the areas where the paparazzi are kind of scared to go in.

I've got some security guards (who are) kind of big so those little cameras - they just scoop them up with one hand."