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SNOOP DOGG

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Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. a.k.a. Snoop Dogg

Born: October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, U.S.

Years active: 1992 - present

“With so much drama in the L-B-C, it's kinda hard bein Snoop D-O-double-G”

Born Calvin Broadus on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California, Snoop Dogg got his nickname from his mother because she thought he looked like the character in the Peanuts cartoon. His first album, Doggystyle (1993), climbed its way to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hip Hop and Top 200 charts, and his music and trouble with the law have kept him in the headlines ever since. In early 2012, Snoop announced that he was working for the first time on an all-reggae album, Reincarnation. Later in 2012, he announced that, in conjunction with his reggae project, he was dropping “Dogg” from his name and becoming “Snoop Lion.”

25 Mar 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA --- Snoop Doggy Dogg standing at the Route 187 sign in Los Angeles, California --- Image by © Chi Modu/Diverse Images/Corbis

25 Mar 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA — Snoop Doggy Dogg standing at the Route 187 sign in Los Angeles, California — Image by © Chi Modu/Diverse Images/Corbis

Born Calvin Broadus on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California. Broadus got the nickname “Snoop” from his mother because she thought he looked like the character in the Peanuts cartoon. After graduating high school, Snoop was arrested several times for drug possession and spent time in prison. He started making music as a way out of his troubles.

Through his friend Warren G, Snoop met famed rapper Dr. Dre, which led to Snoop’s start in the music business. His first album, Doggystyle (1993), climbed its way to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hip Hop and Top 200 charts, based in part on the success of the singles “What’s My Name” and “Gin and Juice.” His next album, Tha Doggfather (1996), also reached the top of the charts. He scored the top slot on the Hip Hop charts with his next two albums: Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told (1998) and No Limit Top Dogg (1999). Snoop became known for his laid-back rapping style and his name has become synonymous with gangster rap of the 1990s. He originally called himself Snoop Doggy Dogg, but later shortened it to Snoop Dogg.

Snoop continues to make music, scoring his last big hit with the single “Drop It Like It’s Hot” in 2004, which reached the top of the Hip Hop and pop charts. His 2006 release, Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and the single “That’s That S***” received good critical response. In 2007, Snoop became the first artist to release a track as a ringtone prior to its release as a single, “It’s The D.O.G.”

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The rapper has also branched out into acting and appeared in several films, including 2004’s Starsky & Hutch. He has made several guest appearances on television shows, including “The L Word” and “Weeds”, and starred in his own E! reality show, “Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood”, in 2007. The series features his wife, Shante, and their three children, Corde, Cordell and Cori.

Since achieving fame, the popular gangster rap artist has had a number of brushes with the law. In 1990, he was convicted of cocaine possession. Three years later, he pled guilty for gun possession. Snoop was also tried and acquitted of murder charges in 1996. The case involved the killing of an alleged gang member who was shot by someone in the vehicle Snoop was riding in. In 2005, Snoop was sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at the taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2003.

Snoop made legal news again in 2006. He and his posse were taken in custody at a London airport in April after the group got into a fight at the terminal. Later that year, he was arrested at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, after officers found marijuana and a gun in Snoop’s vehicle. In 2007, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship, citing his prior criminal convictions, banned him from entering the country and appearing at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.

In early 2012, Snoop announced that he was working for the first time on an all-reggae album, called Reincarnation. Later in 2012, he announced that, in conjunction with his reggae project, he was dropping “Dogg” from his name and becoming “Snoop Lion.”

According to the Los Angeles Times, Snoop decided to change his name after traveling to Jamaica (where he worked on his reggae project) and met with a priest, who told him, “You are the light; you are the lion.” Moved by the meeting, Snoop immediately changed his name to “Snoop Lion.” In August 2012, Snoop released Reincarnation’s debut single, “La La La.”

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Discography

Movies

Training Day

Training Day

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears....

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House Party

House Party

Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose...

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Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5

Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insi...

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Bones

Bones

Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to avenge those who killed him and restore his nei...

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The L.A. Riot Spectacular

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers o...

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Tells the story of Justin Bieber, the kid from Canada with the hair, the smile and the voice: It chronicles his unprecedented rise to fame, ...

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Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel

Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel

Documentary examining the politics, music, and life of Tupac Shakur....

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Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween

Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween

Trios of talented bakers compete to build an immersive, edible spectacle that celebrates the colorful creativity of Halloween....

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Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible

Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible

Follow Kevin Garnett's remarkable career and the pivotal moments that defined it....

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Half Baked

Half Baked

Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously clo...

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Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac

Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac

Last Man Standing takes a look at Death Row and how L.A.’s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings, as well as an a...

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The Tenants

The Tenants

The story of a Jewish novelist, Harry Lesser, struggling to complete his latest work, and his antagonistic relationship with a black writer ...

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Big Pun: The Legacy

Big Pun: The Legacy

His rhymes caught the attention of millions. His flow is un-matched by any. His story is captivating and triumphant. "Big Pun: The Legacy" c...

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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard....

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Soul Plane

Soul Plane

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimilli...

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Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners mu...

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Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, a...

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The Wash

The Wash

With the rent due and his car booted, Sean has to come up with some ends...and fast. When his best buddy and roommate Dee Loc, suggests that...

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John Legend - Live at the House of Blues

John Legend - Live at the House of Blues

John Legend brings his old-school soul sound to the stage with this concert recorded at Hollywood's House of Blues in August 2005, deliverin...

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Live 8

Live 8

On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 mu...

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Falling Up

Falling Up

A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York Cit...

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WWE WrestleMania 39: Saturday

WWE WrestleMania 39: Saturday

WrestleMania goes Hollywood as WWE Superstars compete on The Grandest Stage of Them All in Los Angeles. John Cena challenges Austin Theory f...

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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) that revolve around the residents of an inner-cit...

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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepe...

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WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday

WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday

WrestleMania 39 continues from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Cody Rhodes looks to finish the story as he challenges Roman Reigns for the Undi...

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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Tur...

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Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

A follow-up special to Madonna's recently released concert documentary film MADAME X. This special features questions from very special gues...

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Baby Boy

Baby Boy

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the ...

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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”....

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Down for Life

Down for Life

Based on a New York Times article depicting a single dramatic day in the life of a Latina gang leader in South Central L.A....

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2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart

2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart

An edgy, insightful and hilarious retrospective of a year that began with so much promise, but mostly turned into a sequel of the sh*t show ...

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Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Tupac Shakur’s final performance, the July 4, 1996 concert at the House of Blues. Tupac: Live at The House of Blues is an all out hip hous...

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Snoop Dogg's Buckwild Bus Tour

Snoop Dogg's Buckwild Bus Tour

Come along for a wild ride as Snoop Dogg hosts a real-life sneak peek at his life on the road! From the on-stage performances to music video...

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Welcome to Death Row

Welcome to Death Row

The record label Death Row Records has, since its creation in 1993, been synonymous with the American hip-hop climate. Formed by ex-bodyguar...

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Freaknik: The Musical

Freaknik: The Musical

A rap group heads to Atlanta to participate in Atlanta's revived Freaknik festival....

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Bigg Snoop Dogg | Raw N Uncut Volume 1

Bigg Snoop Dogg | Raw N Uncut Volume 1

Feel like a guestlisted VIP with this all-access look at the 31st-birthday bash of gangsta rap superstar Snoop Dogg. Recorded in 2003, RAW N...

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The Up in Smoke Tour

The Up in Smoke Tour

The Up in Smoke Tour is a West Coast hip hop tour in 2000 featuring artists Ice Cube, Eminem, Proof, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Kurupt,...

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Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

A star-studded concert celebrating Willie Nelson's 90th birthday, recorded live at The Hollywood Bowl and featuring once-in-a-lifetime perfo...

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Katt Williams: 9 Lives

Katt Williams: 9 Lives

From Lord Have Mercy to A Pimp Named Slickback, original comedy freak Katt Williams has made his mark inhabiting a hustler's gallery of fast...

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The Big Bang

The Big Bang

A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean...

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Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz

Snap, Crackle, and Pop are top dogs in the Eastsidaz gang in Long Beach. Pop, also known as Killa, is the alpha dog. He has Crackle and Snap...

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The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

A high-level government hit squad is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission....

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The Show

The Show

A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why ...

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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wh...

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Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows

Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows

A documentary about the greatest soul singer you've ever heard--even if you've never heard of him....

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Anitta: Live at Coachella

Anitta: Live at Coachella

Singer Anitta performed a historic show full of Brazilianness at the Coachella 2022 festival. With the colors of the Brazilian flag, the sin...

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Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy

Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy

Hip hop superstar and longtime comedy aficionado Snoop Dogg presents his picks for the most outrageous, hilarious comediennes in this standu...

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DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files

DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files

Released when the mixtape game was just starting to go digital, and the hand-to-hand hip-hop DVD-R market was huge in giving artists a direc...

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Turbo

Turbo

The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500....

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Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots

Uprising: Hip-Hop and the LA Riots

Filmmaker Mark Ford discusses the Los Angeles riots and the impact of rap music on the events....

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Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

A look at the rise of crack cocaine in urban America in the 1980s and it's influence on popular culture, especially in hip-hop music....

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Xzibit | Restless Xposed

Xzibit | Restless Xposed

Restless Xposed is the all-access pass that brings you into the world and behind the scenes of rising hip hop superstar Xzibit as he surges ...

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Mac & Devin Go to High School

Mac & Devin Go to High School

A comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now goin...

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Reincarnated

Reincarnated

Evolution as an artist is often times what separates legends from the more mundane. After being heavily influenced by his experience in Jama...

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Katt Williams: American Hustle

Katt Williams: American Hustle

Stand-up comedian Katt Williams stars in this feature-length comedy. The film follows Katt as he takes a trip to Hollywood, where he hopes t...

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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented hi...

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Urban Menace

Urban Menace

An insane preacher seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate for the violent death of his family and the burning of his church in a h...

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Take Me to the River: New Orleans

Take Me to the River: New Orleans

The second film in the Take Me to the River series celebrates the rich musical history, heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and L...

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Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

Redubbing of a Korean kung fu film with the use of hip-hop and celebrity voiceovers. A young man with spectacular kung fu abilities is prohi...

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In Prison My Whole Life

In Prison My Whole Life

William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the d...

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The DOC

The DOC

Dave Caplan’s directorial debut tells the inspirational story of hip hop icon The DOC, 30 years after losing his voice in a horrific accid...

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We the Party

We the Party

In Los Angeles, five high-school friends deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, social media, fitting in, standing out, and ...

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Good Mourning

Good Mourning

Movie star London Clash gets his world turned upside down when he must choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing...

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Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

Rap music has articulated a black aesthetic that is influencing pop culture around the world. But does it also promote violence, misogyny, a...

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Kickboxer: Armageddon

Kickboxer: Armageddon

After losing his wife and child to an explosion, Kurt Sloane seeks vengeance by training in Malaysia's underground fighting scene to track d...

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Death Row Uncut

Death Row Uncut

Between 1993 (with the release of Dr. Dre's The Chronic) and 1996 (when 2Pac dropped both All Eyez on Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day ...

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SVDDXNLY

SVDDXNLY

Uncovers the young life and career of A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob, from humble Harlem beginnings to their rapid rise to fame....

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Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special

Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special

Snoop Dogg hosts a night of music and stand-up as he welcomes his friends — including legendary comedians Katt Williams and Mike Epps — ...

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Odnoklassniki.ru: The Magic Laptop

Odnoklassniki.ru: The Magic Laptop

An advertising creative in a rut finds his life turned upside down when he discovers his ability to write his wishes into reality....

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Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. Gue...

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Biebermania!

Biebermania!

An inside look at the phenomenon that is sweeping the nation. Justin Bieber, along with music's top icons, give you the scoop on how he beca...

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The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Top stand-ups and rising stars sound off on sex, parenting, politics, pettiness and more in these highlights from the Netflix Is a Joke come...

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The Underdoggs

The Underdoggs

Jaycen 'Two Js' Jennings is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When sentenced to community service coaching the U...

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Murder Was the Case: The Movie

Murder Was the Case: The Movie

Follows the exploits of Snoop Doggy Dogg as he gets shot, and makes a deal with the devil to survive....

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MP Da Last Don

MP Da Last Don

Nino never wanted the life of a gangster, but when his father, Don Corleone is gunned down in the street, he must answer the call for reveng...

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Da Game Of Life

Da Game Of Life

When Smooth's boyhood hobby grew into a man sized dream, he went from the "Hood" to the big time! But it's all in the game..."DA GAME OF LIF...

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Caught Up

Caught Up

Daryl gets out of jail after 5 years. His mother has died, his girlfriend is married, and he can't find a job. His new girlfriend Vanessa, w...

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Bromates

Bromates

Longtime best friends Sid and Jonesie are dumped by their respective girlfriends. Both without a living situation, they decide to become "br...

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Hip-Hop Honeys: Tasty Flavors

Hip-Hop Honeys: Tasty Flavors

Screens sizzle and speakers blast as the most beautiful women of the hip-hop generation party--uncovered and uncensored. Exotic models of al...

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Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

It's Donald Trump's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast....

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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "...

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Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Several roasters, and the master himself Kevin Hart, make fun of Justin Bieber....

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Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

It's Flavor Flav's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast....

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Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop

Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop

Short film for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg 's 'Gin and Juice' beverage....

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Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative

One of the biggest pop stars in the world, Britney Spears released this collection of 20 music videos to coincide with the unveiling of her ...

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Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst t...

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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Ca...

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Away Days

Away Days

Filmed over the course of three years and spanning shoots in more than 100 cities around the globe, Away Days is the first full-length skate...

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Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of...

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Maxim: Hot Clips 2

Maxim: Hot Clips 2

Collection of video clips including songs by Snoop Dogg, Goldfrapp, Beyoncé and Foxy Brown....

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The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion...

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THE SHOW: California Love

THE SHOW: California Love

Go behind the scenes of the historic Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Emi...

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Nature Boy

Nature Boy

A film covering the life and career of pro wrestler Ric Flair....

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