Snoop Dogg wants to become Twitter CEO after Dick Costolo quits

Rapper tweets 'I'm ready to lead Twitter. First order of business, get that moolah!' as Costolo announces shock departure

Snoop Dogg has professed an interest in becoming chief executive of Twitter after the announcement that current chief Dick Costolo is to step down.

The rapper, briefly known as Snoop Lion during a short-lived reggae phase, tweeted: "I'm ready to lead @twitter!", following up with: "First order of business, get that moolah!"