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  "id": 18168959,
  "title": "Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cynthia-erivo-tupac-shakur-mother-snoop-dogg-biopic-1236939532/"
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  "summary": "Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner Cynthia Erivo has joined the cast of Universal’s upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic and is set to portray Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur. Jonathan Daviss leads the cast of “Snoop,” which is described as the “definitive biopic of the entertainment mogul and icon,” Snoop Dogg. Erivo joins the film’s starry ensemble, which […]",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Universal’s Snoop Dogg Biopic (Exclusive)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-universals-snoop-dogg",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:16:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac’s Mom in Snoop Dogg Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupacs-mom-in-snoop-dogg-biopic",
        "published": "2026-11-04T19:02:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Craig Brewer’s ‘Snoop’ Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-craig-brewers-snoop",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:06:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo to play Tupac Shakur's mother in Snoop Dogg biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic-18187353",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:17:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo to Play Tupac Shakur’s Mother in Snoop Dogg Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-to-play-tupac-shakurs-mother-in-snoop-dogg-biopic-18179546",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:45:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Cynthia Erivo Joins Snoop Dogg Biopic As This Key Character In Tupac Shakur’s Life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cynthia-erivo-joins-snoop-dogg-biopic-as-this-key-character-in-tupac",
        "published": "2026-11-04T21:11:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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