Snoop to make film on life as family man

Rapper Snoop Dogg will star in and executive-produce a feature based on his real-life experience as coach of his young son's football team.

Studio 20th Century Fox beat out several bidders, including Sony and Paramount, paying US$1 million ($1.4 million) for the rights to Coach Snoop.

"This film is about how I learned to be a good father through coaching," Snoop Dogg said. "It's also about life lessons learned on and off the field.

"But most importantly during the football season, if you aren't wearing a helmet, get away from me. Football first; everything else second."

Snoop Dogg (real name Calvin Broadus) pioneered the gangsta rap genre in the early 90s.

He is No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with his hit Drop It Like It's Hot.