His notable moments on screen include the movies Training Day (2001, with Denzel Washington) and Starsky & Hutch (2004, with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson). Criticized for his frequent run-ins with police, misogynistic lyrics and success as a producer of pornography, Snoop Dogg is nonetheless a mainstream celebrity who pops up in TV shows, the movies and high-profile ad campaigns. Snoop’s distinctive languid drawl set him apart from other rappers, and his bass-heavy sound, influenced by the George Clinton Parliament and Funkadelic records of the 1970s, set the tone for the West Coast “G-Funk” sound. His first hit songs, “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?” and “Gin and Juice,” established him as a star with broad appeal, and his unapologetic admissions of street crimes and a 1996 acquittal on a murder charge gave him “gangsta” credibility. A hit single from the movie Deep Cover (1992, with Laurence Fishburne), and the success of The Chronic helped make an immediate bestseller out of Snoop’s solo debut album, Doggystyle (1993). A native of Long Beach, California, Broadus was a teenage gang member and drug dealer before being discovered by Dr. The 'GTA' series, meanwhile, has a long-standing connection with various musicians, with Moodymann among those who have featured as an in-person character in the game, earlier this year.Snoop Dogg is a hip-hop star who shot to fame after being a featured rapper on Dr.

Snoop's claims have not yet been verified by the game's maker Rockstar Games, nor any of Dre's representatives, while a release for the next instalment in the long-running game series is yet to be announced.ĭre's music has, however, previously featured on the in-game radio stations of multiple 'GTA' games, with 'Fuck Wit Dre Drey' and 'Deep Cover' appearing in 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas', and 'Still D.R.E.' and 'The Next Episode' featuring in 'Grand Theft Auto V'. Any new material by Dre would mark his first release since 2015 album 'Compton'.Įarlier this year, Dr. So I think that will be the way that his music will be released, through the 'GTA' video game.'

'And some of his music is connected to the 'GTA' game that's coming out. 'He's making great fucking music,' Snoop is quoted as saying on the podcast.

Snoop reveals the news in an upcoming edition of the 'Rolling Stone Music Now' podcast, which is scheduled to go online tomorrow (October 29th), as Rolling Stone reports. Dre is working on songs for the next instalment of the 'Grand Theft Auto' game series, Snoop Dogg has said.

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