For the past couple of months director Ernest Dickerson has been shooting his new movie Bones in my hood, Vancouver BC, Canada! Starring the amazing Pam Grier and the dog of all dogs, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bones promises to be one cool flick. Despite a hectic schedule, Snoop put some time aside to talk. Alright, let’s hit tha dogpound!

Nardwuar: Who are you?
Snoop: Big Snoop Dogg from the DPGC, oh way.

You are Snoop Dogg in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and, Snoop, we would like to give you here (hands two bottles) some juice and some... Gin!
Some gin! Why not! On the Dogg, then we gonna all roll down the street, wes wes yes y’all style. You chillin’ here with Big Snoop Dogg all across your face. How you like that?

Now, Snoop, Bones, the movie. It was written for you. That’s incredible!
I mean, you know, it was about time for me to get into the movie world so, why not get into the movie world with a movie that was, you know, created around myself so I could get into it and do my best things as far as acting was concerned.

1979 is the year. Harlem is the place?
Uh, it’s not Harlem. It’s Anywhere America, you know I mean? It’s the ghetto across the world. It has no specific place or time. You know, it’s just set in 1979 and, I mean, you know, it was a beautiful time of our life. But there really is no city, no state located.

Snoop is on the streets doing numbers?
Definitely doing it, as Jimmy Bones, you know. Runnin’ numbers, taking care of the community, you know, spreadin’ love, keepin’ the crime out, and bringing unity.

Having a good time, and then comes in another influence: crack.
Yeah, please believe. The thing that knocked the whole mack game off its feet was the crack game, and that came in 1980, and that’s what destroyed my community and made us, you know, have a downfall ’cause I was wiped out completely. Iced, baby.

But, twenty-two years later–
Yes, my soul cannot rest. So I definitely had to come back and get some payback, you know what I mean, some of that big payback. Revenge. Sweet revenge, Jimmy Bones style.

And you come back as a dog, Snoop Doggy Dogg? As the character Bones?
Mmm, sorta kinda, I mean... it’s a little Dogg in it, you know, but for the most part, you’d have to see the movie. I don’t want to kill everybody’s, you know, intuition as far as giving the whole movie away, but it’s worth seeing, knowing and imagining. So when it come out, be sure to get down to the theatres and check it out. Snoop Dogg is Bones.

Now one of the people in the movie is Pam Grier (shows Coffy sound-track LP cover featuring Pam Grier’s pic-ture). What can you tell the people about Pam Grier, Snoop?
Uh, this is Foxy Brown, Coffy Sheba Baby, you know what I mean? Jackie Brown. She’s she’s totally sexy, I mean, you know, she’s every man’s dream, you know, as I’m saying as far as I am saying as far as being on the screen, on the streets, just in real life. She is every man’s dream. Look at this. Look at this body right here. Look at it.

Is there any nudity in the movie at all, Snoop? Uh– Gratuitous nudity? That I would let you have to see with your own two eyes.
I don’t want to ruin that, but it is rated R, so you know you put two plus two together and add it up....

Your character does a lot of killing in the movie, I understand, Snoop?
It be’s like that sometimes you know. Every good movie needs a couple of good killings.

There is some good horror.
Yeah, something to make you jump out of your seat.

Are there any puppets in the movie at all, Snoop?
I don’t think there is no puppets in the movie. (laughs) I don’t think so, not that I’ve seen.

Because Snoop you’re on No Limit Records, and Master P, he has a doll, doesn’t he?
Yeah, he has a doll.

Which the question arises would you ever have a doll, Snoop? Is there a Snoop Doggy Dogg doll?
Possibly. There might be one in the making right now. You never know. Depends, you know what I mean. I might do one for this Bones movie. You never know. I don’t know.

What do you think of this doll here, (shows Dennis Rodman doll) the Dennis Rodman one that they’ve come out with?
Oh, this is the Dennis Rodman doll?! Oh, that’s, that’s... I don’t even know what to say! (laughs)

There’s different dolls, and also– (pointing to the Rodman Doll) There’s collared greens around his waist. With baby green hair. He comes with a wedding outfit that you can put on him as well.
Are you serious?

And Snoop check out this doll that they have as well. The Redd Foxx doll. (shows Redd Foxx doll)
Oh that’s, I like Redd Foxx. Oh, you can... (pointing to Dennis Rodman doll) get this shit out of here. I like Redd Foxx. He used to go, “Hey! You big dummy!” I like Redd Foxx. This is dope. Where’d you get this from?

A flea market. A friend found it at a flea market for $8.00.
Can I have it? Or can I buy it?

Uh, I think...
Sixteen..

I’m not sure if–
Twenty-four.

Uh, I’m not sure–
Thirty-two.

I’m not–
Forty dollars, man!

Actually–
Forty dollars! Sell it, man!

(silence)
I’m taking it!

Oh please Snoop! Don’t or my friend will kill me for that! But, Snoop, what I was curious about, Redd Foxx was a huge influence or influenced by this gentle-man here, Dolemite.
Yeah.

Like alot of people don’t really know who Rudy Ray Moore is. Like they don’t know. The legend! What is the legend of Rudy Ray Moore? What’s your connection?
Uh, the legend of Rudy Ray Moore? This guy right here (pointing to poster), Dolemite, Rudy Ray Moore he’s a spectacular actor. He’s done so much for the black acting world. He’s a close friend of mine. He’s featured on my album right now in stores, No Limit Top Dogg. And, you know, we share a great relationship and it’s people like him that inspire me to do what I do, and I just want to give a shout out right now. Rudy Ray, keep it gangsta, Dolemite.

Snoop, you wear some incredible outfits in the movie, and especially right now. Is there going to be a line of clothing coming out?
Uh, could be. It might be called K9 Clothing, you dig?

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