{"id":618647,"date":"2026-09-08T22:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/618647\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:18:09","slug":"swayvotwain-dangelos-son-cast-as-biggie-in-snoop-dogg-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/618647\/","title":{"rendered":"SwayvoTwain, D’Angelo’s Son, Cast as Biggie in Snoop Dogg Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSnoop Dogg\u2019s<\/a> upcoming biopic has found its The Notorious B.I.G.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tBiggie will be played by SwayvoTwain (born Michael D\u2019Angelo Archer II), the son of late R&B stars D\u2019Angelo<\/a> and Angie Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Universal Pictures film Snoop is set to hit U.S. theaters on Aug. 6, 2027. Despite being on opposite sides of the East Coast-West Coast rivalry, there was a mutual respect between Snoop and Biggie, who were friendly in the mid-\u201990s.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s all good baby, BABYYY,\u201d Swayvo wrote on Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday (Sept. 8), confirming the news first reported by Variety<\/a> about his involvement in the film. In addition to acting, SwayvoTwain is also a recording artist, as the 29-year-old\u2019s last single arrived in February with \u201cHookahSmoke.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHustle & Flow\u2018s Craig Brewer is directing Snoop, while\u00a08 Mile\u00a0producer Brian Grazer is producing the film with the West Coast rap deity.<\/p>\n

\n\tSnoop Dogg is the latest rapper to recieve the biopic treatment in the hip-hop world, as 2Pac,<\/a> Biggie, Eminem,<\/a> 50 Cent <\/a>and N.W.A<\/a> have all had movies at least loosely based on their lives.<\/p>\n

\n\tVariety also revealed that Bentley Green will play Death Row rapper RBX and G Perico is slated to star as Big Reecie Cup, who was an integral figure that guided Snoop Dogg\u2019s rise in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

\n\tMuch of the Snoop cast has been revealed, <\/a>with Jonathan Daviss playing Snoop Dogg, Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre,<\/a> Lauren London as Snoop\u2019s mother Beverly Tate, Camron Jones as 2Pac, Tre Hale as Suge Knight and Warren G <\/a>played by Algee Smith. <\/p>\n

\n\tSnoop Dogg collaborated with Biggie following his death in March 1997, as Snoop has appeared on all three B.I.G. posthumous albums.<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn Again\u2018s \u201cDangerous MC\u2019s\u201d boasts Snoop alongside Busta Rhymes<\/a> and Marc Curry. The 1999 album gave the Brooklyn rap legend a posthumous No. 1 on the Billboard 200.<\/a> Snoop and Biggie also collided on Duets: The Final Chapter (\u201cLiving the Life\u201d) and The King & I with Faith Evans <\/a>(\u201cWhen We Party\u201d). <\/p>\n