{"id":97298,"date":"2026-11-04T21:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/cynthia-erivo-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:18:19","slug":"cynthia-erivo-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/cynthia-erivo-cast-as-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Erivo Cast as Tupac Shakur&#8217;s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cynthia Erivo has been cast as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/tupac-shakur\" target=\"_blank\">Tupac Shakur<\/a>&#8216;s mother in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/snoop-dogg\" target=\"_blank\">Snoop Dogg<\/a> biopic, <em>Snoop<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday (Nov. 4), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakur-mother-snoop-1236747793\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> confirmed Cynthia will portray the late Afeni Shakur and that it would be a &#8220;key role.&#8221; No further details were given.<\/p>\n<p>The Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tupac-shakur-camron-jones-snoop-dogg-biopic\/\" target=\"_blank\">joins a cast<\/a> that includes Camron Jones (<em>Panic<\/em>) as Tupac, Lauren London as Snoop&#8217;s late mother, Algee Smith (<em>Euphoria<\/em>) as Warren G, Myles Bullock Be (<em>BMF<\/em>) as Dr. Dre, rapper SwayvoTwain (son of the late D&#8217;Angelo and the late Angie Stone) as The Notorious B.I.G., rapper G Perico as Snoop&#8217;s early mentor Big Reecie Cup and <em>Outer Banks<\/em> actor Jonathan Daviss in the lead role. <\/p>\n<p>In a June 2025 interview with <em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em>, Snoop was asked why he picked Daviss to portray him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jonathan is the whole thing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a dynamic actor. 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