Snoop Dogg jumps on anti-cybercrime wagon

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Rapper Snoop Dogg, once a criminal, is now a crime-stopper, teaming with U.S. Internet security company Symantec on the "Hack is Wack" video contest.

In "Hack is Wack," contestants can upload anti-cybercrime rap videos that will be judged for creativity, originality and message, hackiswack.com said.

Snoop Dogg, real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was a Crip gang member while in high school in the Los Angeles area and did a six-month jail stint for cocaine possession shortly after his high school graduation. Since then, he's had several run-ins with law enforcement personnel.

The contest runs until Sept. 30.

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