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Snoop Dogg, which will include a brick-and-mortar store in Inglewood, California.As reported by AllHipHop, Tha Dogg House will feature a mural of the rapper as well as life-sized Funko Pop! figures.The Funko store will be located next to Snoop Dogg’s clothing store near SoFi Stadium and will offer exclusive collectibles along with other Funko products.“This new store stays true to who I am as an entrepreneur and rapper,” the rapper said in a press release. “I can’t wait for my fans to experience it, to touch it, to feel it.

Stoke City have been languishing in the Championship for four years now, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2018 following 10 straight seasons at that level. The Potters have struggled to make an impact in the second tier since they dropped back, with all four seasons being mid-table finishes and multiple managers have tried and failed to get them towards the play-offs. Michael O’Neill’s time in charge came to an end last month, and coming in in his place was Alex Neil, who is already getting to grips with his squad and has recorded a thumping victory over Hull City.

Eminem has revealed that a feud he had with Snoop Dogg was hashed out following the hospitalisation of their mutual friend Dr. Dre.The revelation came during an appearance on Paul Pod – the SiriusXM show hosted by Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s longtime manager who has appeared on several skits on albums throughout the rapper’s discography. The beef reportedly stemmed from Snoop’s appearance on ‘Bitch Please II’, a track on Eminem’s 2000 album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ that also featured Dr.

In October of last year, the beef between Eminem and Snoop Dogg came to an end, and on a new episode of Paul Rosenberg's podcast Paul Pod: Curtain Call 2, Eminem told his longtime manager that Dr. Dre's near-fatal brain aneurysm in January 2021 lead the two rappers to squash their differences. "When that thing happened with Dre," Eminem says, "we were like 'this is stupid.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor WhatApp, the popular messaging app owned by tech giant Meta, is bowing its first original entertainment project later this month — a short film featuring NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo, born in Greece to Nigerian parents, was named the 2021 NBA All-Star MVP and led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Finals title that year. In the 12-minute film, titled “Naija Odyssey,” the pro basketballer “tells his origin story of many origins as he reconciles his roots, birthplace and sense of belonging between cross-cultural worlds,” according to WhatsApp’s description. The athlete inked an endorsement deal with WhatsApp in February of this year.

EXCLUSIVE: UK pay TV service Sky cut portions of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver yesterday evening over tongue-in-cheek comments related to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Emmys royally messed up.While the ceremony got emotional with poignant tributes to late stars in the In Memoriam section, the late Queen Elizabeth II was left out of the segment Monday night.Fans immediately took to Twitter calling out the Television Academy for not honoring the late monarch, who died just last week.“I honestly did want to see The Queen in that in memoriam,” one fan wrote.“Wow so they’re just gonna leave Queen Elizabeth out of the Emmys In Memoriam?” chimed in another. “I’m almost surprised they didn’t get The Queen into the In Memoriam #Emmys,” someone else said.“Shouldn’t Queen Elizabeth be included in the #Emmys2022 in memoriam?” asked another.“The in memoriam section didn’t feature Queen Elizabeth, even after all she’s done for Olivia Colman,” added another.Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in “The Crown,” which scored 63 nominations and 21 wins over the royal drama’s seasons; both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman have won awards for their portrayals of her.

EXCLUSIVE: A murderer’s row of rap talent including Ice-T and NWA’s Arabian Prince is behind a new animated series that features an original score from Dr Dre.

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2 at Amazon has cast Kyra Sedgwick and Elsie Fisher in recurring roles. Variety exclusively reported that the show based on Jenny Han’s book series of the same name was renewed for a second season before Season 1 had premiered. Season 2 is currently in production but no premiere date has yet been set. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is described as a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendships. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Snap announced that it was cutting 20% of its workforce in a bid to contain costs — eliminating nearly 1,300 positions — and that the company will discontinue funding original series. With the moves, Snap estimated it will save $500 million in cash expenses on an annualized basis relative to the second quarter of 2022. That includes a $50 million estimated reduction in fixed content costs with the elimination of Snap Originals. Shares of Snap were up 10% Wednesday in mid-morning trading on the restructuring news, but the stock price is still down more than 75% year to date.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg teamed up for a special “metaverse-inspired” performance at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The rappers were among a raft of performers at the ceremony, which is being co-hosted by Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Eminem and Snoop Dogg shared a version of their recent collaboration ‘From The D 2 The LBC’ that saw them mix in-person performance with digital technology. The appearance was organised in partnership with Yuga Labs – an NFT and cryptocurrency company best known for the Bored Apes project – and was inspired by “the world of the Otherside metaverse”.The performance began with the pair sitting on a couch, with Snoop smoking a comedically large joint.

Snoop Dogg and Eminem brought the heat to the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards stage, performing a live rendition of their latest collaboration — their first in more than 20 years -- «From the D 2 the LBC.»LL Cool J took the stage to introduce their collab performance at the VMAs on Sunday, calling them «two hip-hop giants.»Inspired by the world of the Otherside metaverse, MTV partnered with Yuga Labs to bring the creative experience to life. Moments later Snoop and Eminem, both dressed in black and lounging on the couch, appeared onstage as Snoop «smoked» a cartoonishly large joint to open their headline-making performance.They're soon transported to another universe where they transform into animated versions of themselves, as they both go on a literal, colorful trip for the song.

which came out Aug. 5. The real-life duo started the performance sitting on a couch with Snoop smoking a huge cannabis blunt.

Loose Women favourite Stacey Solomon has shared new unseen snaps from her wedding as guests posed in the photobooth. Stacey, 32, who married Joe Swash in an intimate ceremony at their home last month, has taken to her Instagram story to share unseen snaps from the big day with her 5.3 million followers.The new photographs are of the guests as some pictured in a taxi at the nuptials while others are a collection from the photobooth put on for guests. Several smiling guests are pictured in the back of the taxi as part of the photobooth that was done out in flowers and also featured Stacey and Joe’s pet Dachshund dog Peanut.

Snoop Dogg and Eminem will return to the stage together this Sunday (August 28), performing their recent joint ‘From The D 2 The LBC’ at the ceremony for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.As Variety reports, the pair’s appearance has been organised in partnership with Yuga Labs – an NFT and cryptocurrency company best known for the Bored Apes project – and will be inspired by “the world of the Otherside metaverse”.Though it’s yet to be launched publicly (and has no formal release window), Otherside is an online video game described as “a gamified, interoperable metaverse” that “blends mechanics from massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) and web3-enabled virtual worlds”. When it launches, the game will be intrinsically tied to a cryptocurrency called ApeCoin, and have a large focus on NFTs.Snoop and Eminem’s performance will be held on a real-life stage at the VMAs – set to be held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey – with its ties to Otherside assumedly being purely aesthetic in nature.It’ll be their third joint performance for the year, and second to come in tandem with Yuga Labs.