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50 Cent’s Snoop Dogg-inspired STARZ Series “Is No Longer in Production”

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50 Cent made the transition from radio to television a while ago. Ever since he brought Power to STARZ, the Jamaica Queens artist’s career went to new levels. Since then, G-Unit Films has produced shows like BMF, Power, Power Book II: Ghost, and Power Book IV: Force. Despite having award-winning success in television, STARZ is still pulling the plug on 50’s potential new show.

Four months ago, 50, Curtis Jackson announced that he would move forward with the Snoop Dogg-inspired series Murder Was the Case, but in a recent Instagram post, he said that the show “is no longer in production.”

 Jackson wrote, “Murder was the case is no longer in production at STARZ. I give them the alley-oop, they drop the damn ball. Anyway I hope snoop tell his story.”

Back in 1993, Snoop was infamously on trial for allegedly being involved in the killing of Philip Woldermariam, a rival gang member. Snoop’s bodyguard McKinley Lee admitted to reportedly shielding the rapper from Woldermariam and firing the shots that killed him. After a tense, highly-publicized trial, both Lee and Snoop got acquitted of murder. 

This isn’t the first time the music and film mogul has had an issue with the cable network STARZ. In March, he took it to social media to let viewers know that he’s in conflict with STARZ.

“This is me packing my stuff, STARZ,” 50 wrote. “Sucks, my deal is up over here I’m out. They renewed High Town, and FORCE is the highest rated show they have sitting in limbo. If I told you how much dumb sh*t I deal with over here, you would think they all went to school on a small yellow bus.”

Although STARZ ended the production of 50’s new show, he will return in 6 months with new seasons of BMF and Power Universe.

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Snoop Dogg Reeled Off An Eclectic List Of Who His Favorite Rappers Are Right Now

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Snoop Dogg just did a very revealing interview on the Full Send Podcast. Heck, the “Gin & Juice” rapper has a lot to promote right now. The list of current Snoop Dogg endeavors includes but is not limited to: Acquiring the rights to the Death Row Records catalog, the Mount Westmore supergroup, his recent appearance on the Super Bowl Halftime show, and his American Song Contest with Kelly Clarkson. At this rate, the Snoop Dogg promotion tour might never end, and in between revealing the alarmingly high amount of money he charges for a guest verse, he also reeled off a list of his favorite rappers in the game right now.

“What’s like three people, or one or two people you like?” host Kyle Forgeard asks. Snoop thinks for a second and gives a far more thorough response than Forgeard was likely anticipating: “Uhh… who do I f****** really like? I like NBA YoungBoy. I like DaBaby, Lil Baby, 42 Dugg. I like Future. I like Gunna. Young Thug, Jack Harlow, Benny The Butcher… there’s a lot of motherf*ckers I like.”

He’s eclectic, we’ll give him that. Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg’s appearance on the Full Send Podcast here.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Snoop Dogg Revealed How Much He Charges For Feature Verses — And It’s A Lot

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Those Snoop Dogg guest verses make the rounds and turns out they ain’t cheap either. Snoop Dogg, who most recently teased a collaboration with BTS, appeared on the Full Send Podcast this week and in a more than hour-long conversation. He talked about everything from Jackass and lacing blunts, to favorite rappers and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. But when he revealed what his standard rate is for a guest verse on a track, listeners’ jaws were surely dropping.

“How much would it cost to get on a song?,” co-host Bob Menery asks the rapper. To which he answers point blank, “$250,000.” He then adds that for that rate, “You’ll get about 16 bars.” He also elaborated that the fee gets doubled if and when he appears in the music video for the song, “And when it’s time to do the video, I need to get another $250,000 up out of you. And you only got an hour so get to filming.”

The man is all business. And let’s face it, you don’t get to a point in your career where you’ve acquired the rights to the legendary Death Row Records catalog by not capitalizing on every appearance. It makes you wonder whether he’ll charge BTS $250,000 to appear on what will surely be a mutually beneficial collaboration?

Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg’s appearance on the Full Send Podcast here.

The ‘Good Mourning’ Trailer Reveals A Star-Studded Cast, Featuring Machine Gun Kelly, Becky G, And More

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On 4/20, multi-hyphenate Machine Gun Kelly revealed the trailer to his upcoming stoner comedy film, Good Mourning. Credited by his birth name Colson Baker, Good Mourning sees Kelly play an actor named London Clash.

One morning, London receives a text message from his girlfriend, Apple (Becky G), reading, “I wish I didn’t have to do this thru text,” then a follow-up message reading, “Good Mourning.” Assuming Apple is going to break up with him, London falls into a spiral. Joining him on his pot-fueled mission to get his girlfriend back are rapper Gata (of Dave fame), Pete Davidson, and Whitney Cummings. Kelly’s real-life fiancée Megan Fox also appears in the movie.

Good Mourning marks Kelly’s directorial debut, alongside fellow musician Mod Sun. Trippie Redd, Dove Cameron, Dennis Rodman, Tom Arnold, and Danny Trejo can be spotted throughout the trailer. Snoop Dogg also appears in the movie as an animated talking joint.

“We are looking forward to bringing this wild comedy to audiences in theaters and at home on demand. The film is a reminder of how fun movies can be to make and watch,” Open Road Films CEO Tom Ortenberg said in a statement. “Colson and this incredible cast will bring audiences to their knees in laughter and leave their jaws on the floor.”

Check out the red band trailer above.

Good Morning is out 5/20 in theaters and on demand.

The Best Songs About Weed

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  • Ludacris f/ Sleepy Brown, “Blueberry Yum Yum” (2004)


  • Rihanna, “James Joint” (2016)


  • Missy Elliott, “Pass That Dutch” (2003)


  • D.R.A.M., “Broccoli” (2016)


  • Jhené Aiko f/ Rae Sremmurd, “Sativa” (2017)


  • A$AP Rocky, “Purple Swag” (2013)


  • 50 Cent, “High All The Time” (2003)


  • MF DOOM, “America’s Most Blunted” f/ Quasimoto (2004)


  • Sean Paul, “We Be Burnin” (2005)


  • Ty Dolla $ign f/ Wiz Khalifa , “Irie” (2013)


  • Danny Brown, “Blunt After Blunt” (2011)


  • Chance The Rapper f/ Future, “Smoke Break” (2016)


  • Busta Rhymes, “Get High Tonight” (1997)


  • Sublime, “Smoke Two Joints” (1992)


  • Cypress Hill, “Hits From the Bong” (1993)


  • Clipse, “Gangsta Lean” (2002)


  • Curren$y “Breakfast” (2010)


  • Young Thug, “Stoner” (2014)


  • KC & the Sunshine Band, “I Get Lifted” (1975)


  • Three Six Mafia, “Where’s Da Bud?” (1996)


  • ESG, “Smoke On” (1994)


  • The Pharcyde, “Pack The Pipe” (1992)


  • Birdman and Lil Wayne, “Cali Dro” (2006)


  • Cab Calloway, “Reefer Man” (1932)


  • Rita Marley, “One Draw” (1981)


  • Mister Grimm, “Indo Smoke” (1983)


  • Method Man, “Tical” (1994)


  • People Under the Stairs, “Acid Raindrops” (2002)


  • Outkast, “Crumblin’ Erb” (1994)


  • Fats Waller, “The Reefer Song” (1943)


  • Afroman, “Because I Got High” (2000)


  • Beastie Boys “Hold It Now, Hit It” (1986)


  • John Holt, “Police in Helicopter” (1983)


  • Tone Loc, “Cheeba Cheeba” (1989)


  • Cypress Hill, “I Wanna Get High” (1993)


  • Amy Winehouse, “Addicted” (2006)


  • Bone Thugs N Harmony, “Weed Song” (2000)


  • Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg, “The Next Episode” (1999)


  • De La Soul, “Peer Pressure ” (2001)


  • Society of Soul, “Peaches n Erb” (1995)


  • The Steve Miller Band, “The Joker” (1973)


  • Lil Kim, “Drugs” (1996)


  • Black Sabbath, “Sweet Leaf” (1971)


  • Gang Starr, “Take Two and Pass ” (1992)


  • Devin The Dude, “Doobie Ashtray” (2002)


  • Wiz Khalifa, “Still Blazin'” (2010)


  • Rick James, “Mary Jane” (1978)


  • Redman, “How to Roll a Blunt” (1992)


  • Curtis Mayfield, “Pusher Man” (1972)


  • KRS-One, “I Can’t Wake Up” (1993)


  • Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” (1966)


  • Kid Cudi, “Day ’n’ Nite” (2008)


  • Bob Marley, “Kaya” (1978)


  • Styles P, “Good Times (I Get High)” (2002)


  • Ray Charles, “Let’s Go Get Stoned” (1966)


  • The Luniz, “I Got 5 On It” (1995)


  • D’Angelo, “Brown Sugar” (1995)


  • Snoop Dogg, “Gin & Juice” (1994)


  • Peter Tosh, “Legalize It” (1976)


  • Redman and Method Man, “How High” (1999)

Snoop Dogg Explains Why He Removed Several Death Row Albums From Streaming Services

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Earlier this year, just days before he took the stage for the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and more, Snoop Dogg announced that he acquired the rights to Death Row Records. The label, which was infamously founded by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey, was the home of Tupac’s All Eyez on Me as well as Snoop’s first two solo albums: Doggystyle and Tha Doggfather. However, shortly after acquiring Death Row, Snoop decided to remove several albums in the label’s catalog from streaming services. During a recent appearance on Drink Champs, Dogg explained why.

“First thing I did was snatch all the music off those platforms traditionally known to people, because those platforms don’t pay,” he said around the 1:51:00 mark of the episode. “And those platforms get millions of millions of streams, and nobody gets paid other than the record labels.” He added, “So what I wanted to do is snatch my music off, create a platform similar to Amazon, Netflix, Hulu. It’ll be a Death Row app, and the music, in the meantime, will live in the metaverse.”

Snoop’s explanation comes after he apparently secured the rights to Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, which was released on Death Row back in 1992.

You can watch the full Drink Champs episode in the video above.