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Doggy Dogg World: Snoop's Movie Roles - Snoop Dogg has a new movie coming out—he's playing Fillmore Slim, a renowned blues singer-guitarist and notorious San Fran pimp. It made us realize: Tha Doggfather hasn't been seen on the big screen as much recently. But from 1998 to 2004, he was in multiple movies, from low-budget No Limit hood films to Oscar winners like Training Day. Read on to see some of Snoop's notable film roles—you better recognize.(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Half Baked (1998) - Snoop was perfectly cast as moochy smoker in this Dave Chappelle college-dorm classic.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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I Got the Hook-Up - Snoop's then label boss Master P hooked him up with a cameo role in this straight-to-DVD comedy.(Photo: Dimension Films)

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Urban Menace (1999) - Snoop takes his first star turn, as a loco preacher out for revenge after a local gang, led by Big Pun and Fat Joe, kills his fam and burns his church down. Hey, no one said the road to the Oscars was easy.(Photo: Filmwerks)

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The Wrecking Crew (2000) - Snoop took notes while co-starring with rapper-actor O.G. Ice-T in this clunker.(Photo: Filmwerks)

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The Wash (2001) - The Good Doctor and Tha Doggfather tried to reproduce their on-wax chemistry in this comedy. Not bad—but the soundtrack was better.(Photo: Lionsgate)

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Baby Boy (2001) - Snoop plays Taraji P. Henson's shady ex-con ex-man in this underappreciated John Singleton film.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Training Day (2001) - Snoop killed it as a wheelchair-bound drug dealer in this acclaimed corrupt-cop drama.(Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Bones (2001) - Snoop snagged another headlining role in this mash-up of horror and blaxploitation.(Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Old School (2003) - Snoop had a dope cameo as himself in this comedy, doing his thing onstage until he's interrupted by a butt-naked Will Ferrell.(Photo: DreamWorks Pictures)

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Soul Plane (2004) - Snoop gets sky-high as Captain Mack in this comedy.(Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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Brüno (2009) - Snoop teams up with Elton John, Bono and Slash for a musical number at the end of this over-the-top laugher.(Photo: Universal Studios)