http://nypost.com/2015/05/09/snoop-dogg-thinks-game-of-thrones-is-based-on-real-history/

Snoop, whose favorite character is Tyrion (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/09/snoop-dogg-talks-game-of-thrones-the-rapper-dishes-on-his-favorite-show.html?), says: "I watch it for historic (http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/snoop-dogg-game-of-thrones-historical-parallels/?tw=dd) reasons, to try to understand what this world was based on before I got here. I like to know how we got from there, to here, and the similarities between then and now."