Like whatever the hell "Snoop Lion" is.

Seriously, what is that? I'd look it up, but I don't research hip-hop artists beyond their birth names. Like Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., Snoop Dog's birth name.

He went to Africa and decided his animal was a Lion now.

Wait, what? I thought the "Dog" in "Snoop Dog" was the slang term with hints of Chalres Schultz. You know, Snoopy and things like "Yo Dawg! What's up?"

There was a deeper meaning to his former stage name? I'm confused.

The most embarrassing part?
I know Snoop [Animal] mostly from his one and a half minute appearance as Moses in the Epic Rap Battle of History :lol

It always seemed to carry multiple meanings, namely whichever one he wanted it to at that moment. Maybe he is a PR fan and found a lion power coin....

And considering what you just wrote, now DAIRANGER is a part of this discussion on...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_T2Z2QalxLs

Makes just as much sense as whatever started this conversation on a rapper changing his stage name because of a pilgrimage and whatever it has to do with JDF.