Snoop Dogg Signs MTV Deal

Snoop Dogg has partnered with MTV for the release of his new album, and will work with the television station to create a new variety show and bring his songs to the Rock Band video game.

Snoop Dogg's new album will be titled Malice In Wonderland, according to Rollingstone.com. It will be produced by Dr. Dre and Pharrell and will include "seemingly unlikely musical guests." It will also be released through the Rock Band video game — which MTV owns — along with other hits from Snoop Dogg's catalogue.

Dogg After Dark, Snoop's new TV show, will premiere next Tuesday on MTV. The seven-week show will feature in-house band The Snoopadelics and "raw interviews with A-list celebrities and musicians, hilarious sketch-comedy segments and musical performances from the hottest artists."

"Screw ya wigz on tight and tune in on Tuesday nights for the first step to the next level of Snoop D-O double G," Snoop says of the program. "Dogg after Dark is the only nightclub TV show hosted by you know who.

"So take a journey with me through the mind, body, soul and musical mind state of the most prolific, authentic game spitter. And tha shit is funny, so show me da money!"

"I can't even begin to imagine MTV, my tumultuous career and several raging ulcers without the Dogg being such a big part of our history," says MTV president Van Toffler. "He is an undeniable international superstar whose talent and work transcend music, TV and film, and we look forward to launching this new multidimensional partnership with the Doggfather."

Snoop hosted a sketch comedy show with The Snoopadelics called Doggy Fizzle Televizzle on MTV from 2002 to 2004. He also stars in Snoop Dogg's Father Hood reality show on E! in the U.S.