Cynthia Erivo to play Tupac's mother in Snoop Dogg biopic

Cynthia Erivo has joined Universal's Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop as Afeni Shakur, the Black Panther activist and mother of Tupac. Jonathan Daviss plays Snoop in a cast that includes Lauren London, Algee Smith and Camron Jones as Tupac, with Craig Brewer directing and an Aug. 6 theatrical date set. Snoop is producing through Death Row Pictures and folding his catalog into the film, proof that owning your story and your music keeps creating new paydays.