Famed Long Beach rapper-turned-actor Snoop Dogg is starring in a new sports comedy that takes place in his hometown, which premieres Friday, Jan. 26 on Amazon Prime
An official trailer of “The Underdoggs” dropped in December and features shots of prominent locations around the city like the massive “LONG BEACH” lettering, that welcomes drivers into the city after exiting the 710 onto W. Shoreline Drive in Downtown.
A Long Beach native himself, Snoop’s new film will “ prominently feature ” his alma mater, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, as first reported by the Long Beach Press Telegram. The film is inspired by the Snoop Youth Football League, dedicated to giving underprivileged kids opportunities to participate in football and cheer.
In the movie, Snoop (Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) plays washed-up ex-pro football star Jaycen “Two Js” Jennings, who is mandated to community service coaching an “unruly pee-wee” youth football team through the Long Beach Recreations Department.