Snoop Lion, the West Coast rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg, is visiting Phuket, and was photographed at the Sri Panwa resort in Panwa.

Like many tourists, Mr Dogg - who has changed his stage name to Snoop Lion - tried his hand at the Thai wai.

Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg, does his best to wai like a Thai. (Photo by The Phuket News)

The Phuket News website said the rapper arrived in Thailand Tuesday night.

According to the newspaper, he will be filming a music video at Phuket. He is scheduled to perform at the Together Festival in Bangkok on Saturday.

Snoop Dogg had a strong influence on so-called Gangsta rap during the 1990s. He is better known currently in the United States, however, as a prodigious user of marijuana.