Camron Jones has been cast as Tupac Shakur in Snoop, Universal Pictures’ upcoming biopic about Snoop Dogg. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on August 6, 2027, and will be the first project under Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment.
Jones joins a growing cast that includes Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Dogg, Lauren London as Snoop Dogg’s late mother, Beverly Tate, and Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre. With these figures from Snoop’s personal life and musical career now represented, the biopic is beginning to take shape around the people who played significant roles in his journey.
Jones’ casting is particularly notable because Tupac Shakur was an important figure in the Death Row Records era that helped define 1990s West Coast hip-hop. Tupac and Snoop Dogg were part of the same influential music scene during a pivotal period in both artists’ careers. Including Tupac in the story expands the film beyond Snoop’s individual rise and places his journey within the broader world surrounding Death Row Records.
Jones, known for his work in the series Panic, will take on the role of one of the most recognisable figures in music history. He joins Daviss, best known for Outer Banks, who was previously selected to portray Snoop Dogg.
The film is also notable for its decision to take an R-rated approach to Snoop Dogg’s story. Snoop and the filmmakers have chosen not to develop a family-friendly version of the rapper’s life, with Snoop previously emphasizing the importance of presenting his journey authentically, including its more difficult chapters.
The R rating gives Brewer and the creative team greater freedom to explore mature material without having to significantly soften the story. That could allow the film to address strong language, the more explicit aspects of Snoop Dogg’s music, violence, drug use and other difficult realities associated with the environment in which his career developed. However, detailed plot information has not been released, and none of these elements has been confirmed as a specific scene in the film.
Brewer is directing Snoop from his rewrite of an original screenplay by Joe Robert Cole. His previous work includes Hustle & Flow, another film closely connected to music and performance, making him a notable choice to bring Snoop Dogg’s story to the screen.
The film is being produced by Snoop Dogg, Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Allan Mandelbaum and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker. Universal Pictures will distribute the movie, which will incorporate music from Snoop Dogg’s extensive catalogue.
Snoop is also the first film to emerge from Death Row Pictures’ overall partnership with NBCUniversal Entertainment, giving the project significance beyond its status as a music biopic.
With Jones now cast as Tupac, the film has assembled actors portraying several of the most important people connected to Snoop Dogg’s life and career. Daviss will play Snoop, London will portray Beverly Tate and Bullock will play Dr. Dre, creating a cast that reflects different stages and aspects of the rapper’s story.
As Snoop moves toward its August 6, 2027 theatrical release, additional casting and story details are expected to emerge. For now, the addition of Tupac Shakur to the film’s cast, combined with its R-rated approach, suggests that the project intends to explore Snoop Dogg’s career within the wider musical, personal and cultural landscape that shaped him.
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