Cynthia Erivo will star as Afeni Shakur in the Universal Pictures film, which features Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Dogg and Camron Jones as Tupac Shakur. The project, directed by Craig Brewer, has not yet disclosed details about its narrative scope.

Afeni Shakur, a former Black Panther activist, inspired her son’s work, including his 1995 song 'Dear Mama.' The biopic will include Snoop Dogg’s music and is being produced by the rapper and Death Row Pictures president Sara Ramaker.