ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg has signed up to play blues singer Fillmore Slim on the big screen The Legend of Fillmore Slim will tell the story of the musicians rise to fame as a vocalist and guitarist in the 1950s as well as his fall from grace after becoming ... more info

Guardian Music — Justin Bieber will be up against his girlfriend Selena Gomez and a new award called 'biggest fans' will be awardedA string of nominations at the forthcoming MTV Europe music awards could help Adele overcome any lingering disappointment at failing to ... more info

Stereogum — Dubstep wunderkind James Blake stopped into the Beebs over the weekend to DJ his Essential Mix, a playlist that featured Arthur Russell, Snoop Dogg, Salem and a couple of unreleased/unheard JB solo tracks. Stream the set over at the BBC’s website; ... more info

Detroit Free Press — "Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation" is a documentary that explores the connection between hip-hop music and the crack cocaine epidemic. Narrated by Ice-T, the program features interviews with Snoop Dogg, B-Real, Raekwon and o... more info

Topix — Hip-hop fans were excited Thursday to hear that rapper Snoop Dogg has been cast in his first above-the-title starring film role: playing Clarence "Fillmore Slim" Sims in a biopic that will begin filming in March 2012. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Snoop Dogg is to star in the lead role in The Legend of Fillmore Slim, a biopic about the blues musician and pimp. The movie, largely set in the sixties and seventies, follows the life of Fillmore... more info

Perez Hilton — Snoop is on an acting roll! Yesterday, we learned that Snoop Dogg had been cast in his first big movie role since Soul Plane. Now, we're hearing that the rapper/actor has ALSO been cast in a family sitcom for Warner Bros TV! Pret-ty impressive! A TV ... more info

NME — Rapper cast in 'The Legend of Fillmore Slim' more info

Gigwise — About infamous pimp and blues singer... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Snoop Dogg is in talks to star in a new family sitcom The Gin and Juice hitmaker will play the father in the show which is being developed with producers at Warner Bros according to the Hollywood Reporter Its the second small screen proje... more info