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There is something almost infuriating about the cynicism displayed by the makers of “The Wash,” a mild and lazy comedy designed for quick play-off in urban markets. Pic, which opened Nov. 14 without press previews, is a sloppy and shoddy piece of work, filled with just about every cliche and caricature common to low-budget, low-brow comedies with predominantly African-American casts. Producers obviously felt they didn’t need to provide anything more substantial or original to wring cash from target audience. But spotty box office may prove them wrong. Rapper-actors Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg don’t exactly stretch themselves in lead roles… Read more »

Snoop Dogg, a progenitor of West Coast rap and one of the genre’s most enduring stars, has signed with MCA Records and is moving his Doggy Style Records into the label’s fold for marketing and distribution. The signing also brings to MCA Doggy Style’s roster of Kokane, La Toiya Williams, Soopafly and E-White. In addition to releasing albums, the deal includes the production of companion films starring each of Doggy Style’s artists. They will go direct to home video outlets through Snoopadelic Films. Snoop Dogg currently stars in the New Line theatrical release “Bones,” which earned $3.56 million in its… Read more »

Snoop Dogg (a.k.a. Calvin Broadus) was hit with marijuana possession charges after two of his tour buses were pulled over for speeding just west of Cleveland. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers stopped the buses on I-90, where Snoop’s buses were en route to tonight’s show in Milwaukee as part of the appropriately named Puff, Puff, Pass Tour. About 200 grams of marijuana were found on one bus, and Snoop and two other passengers were charged with the misdemeanor possession offense, which carries a maximum penalty of a $100 fine. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, which could… Read more »

Kid Rock has been spending some quality time with a certain “Double G” – and we’re not talking about girlfriend Pamela Anderson and her infamous assets. Cocky, the Bullgod’s next LP, features a duet with Snoop Dogg, according to an Atlantic Records spokesperson, while Kid Rock returns the favor with a guest shot on Snoop’s upcoming record, the laid-back West Coast rapper said. Snoop appears on the Cocky track “WCSR” (short for “World Class Sex Rhymes”), the Atlantic spokesperson said. The album is due in stores November 20. “Forever,” the first single off the proper follow-up to 1998’s Devil Without… Read more »

Snoop Dogg serves as the executive producer for the soundtrack for Bones, the horror film that stars the rapper as the evil villain Jimmy Bones. Snoop has enlisted OutKast, D12, Xzibit, Warren G, and Nate Dogg for the album, scheduled to be released October 9 on Priority Records. “Ballad Of Jimmy Bones,” sung by LaToiya Williams, is tentatively planned to be the record’s first single. Snoop Dogg guests on a remix of OutKast’s “Fresh And Clean” that appears on the album as a bonus track. The album also includes William DeVaughn’s “Be Thankful,” the ’70s song noted for its chorus,… Read more »

“Death Row Records Presents: Tha Dogg Pound: 2002,” featuring never before heard tracks with Tupac, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Crooked I and Soopafly. “2002” also boasts the production work of Dr. Dre, as well as COLD187UM. The hot debut single “Gangsta Rap” is going for radio adds now and has been posted on Death Row’s Web site www.ThaRow.com. Proteges of Snoop Dogg, the Long Beach, CA-based duo Tha Dogg Pound teams rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. The duo have contributed to soundtracks including “Above the Rim” and “Murder Was the Case,” which introduced a sound that used Dre’s… Read more »