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LOS ANGELES – From the LBC to the big screen, details about the upcoming biopic about Calvin “Snoop Dogg<\/a>” Broadus Jr. were released.\u00a0<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Hollywood is paying tribute to one of the most iconic names in hip-hop by releasing a film that tells the story of Snoop Dogg\u2019s upbringing and rise to stardom.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Outer Banks” star Jonathan Daviss was cast in the big role for the film, which will be directed by Craig Brewer. Some of Brewer\u2019s credits include “Hustle & Flow,” “Coming 2 America,” and “Song Sung Blue.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Born on Oct. 20, 1971, the rap icon received his stage name from his mother, who joked that he looked like the “Peanuts” character.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the rise of the West Coast hip-hop movement, Snoop\u2019s debut hit single “Who Am I? (What\u2019s My Name?)” was released by Death Row and Interscope Records in 1993, followed by the subsequent release of his album, “Doggystyle.”<\/p>\n Following decades in the entertainment industry and known for his unapologetic and heartwarming personality, the Long Beach Polytechnic High School alum is a household name in Hollywood. He has notably shifted his brand from a gangsta rapper to an in-demand media personality, with special roles in the Olympics and other sporting events.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0<\/p>\n He is also known in the Long Beach community for his philanthropic efforts, having founded two football leagues to give opportunities to inner-city youth.<\/p>\n SUGGESTED:<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Filming is set to begin later this summer in Los Angeles, and Universal announced the film is set to be released on Aug. 6, 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on details provided regarding the production and release schedule announced by Universal for the upcoming Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. biopic.<\/p>\n Snoop Dogg<\/a>Entertainment<\/a>Long Beach<\/a>Instastories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES – From the LBC to the big screen, details about the upcoming biopic about Calvin “Snoop…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408463,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1184,967,2444,48,52,51,131,47,137,50,49,100,592,425,43021,1181],"class_list":["post-408462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-ca","tag-entertainment","tag-instastories","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-long-beach","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news","tag-people","tag-series","tag-snoop-dogg","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}