Snoop Dogg has revealed himself to be a Game of Thrones fan for a rather surprising reason.

The rapper told the New York Post he was "truly a fan" of the popular fantasy television show.

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"I watch it for historic reasons, to try to understand what this world was based on before I got here," the 43-year-old said.

"I like to know how we got from there, to here, and the similarities between then and now."

Journalist Hardeep Phull tried to steer Snoop back in the right direction by asking him which parallels he had drawn between "[a] fictional TV show, and the modern world", but the Drop it Like it's Hot rapper didn't seem to get the hint.

"That kings still rule and a bitch f---ed everything up, in every situation!" Snoop replied.

Game of Thrones is a fictional television series based on a series of books written by American author George R.R. Martin.

Snoop, real name Calvin Cordozar​ Broadus​ Jr, recently released a song for the popular HBO show's mixtape, titled Lannister's Anthem.

Despite being medieval in its aesthetic, the Game of Thrones story – which features fantasy elements like dragons and a monster race known as the White Walkers – is set in the invented realm of Westeros​.

In the realm, time is measured based on Aegon​ the Conqueror's first landing on Westeros​. Similar to the real world's "BC" and "AD", years are expressed as "AL" for "Aegon's​ Landing" or "BAL" for "Before Aegon's​ Landing".

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