SNOOP DOGG is determined to find a suitable JOHNNY CASH song to cover on his next album - so he can show the hip-hop community just how "gangster" the late country singer was.

Dogg, who is set to release his latest CD Ego Trippin’ in March (07), wants to pay tribute to Cash in a respectful manner.

He says, "I’m still trying to find a Johnny Cash (song) I can have fun with.

To me, Johnny Cash is a rapper. His s**t was dope, a lot of rappers don’t know that. (Cash song) A Boy Named Sue sounds gangster."