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Wiz Khalifa to play George Clinton in new biopic about Casablanca Records
Wiz Khalifa has been confirmed to play Parliament leader George Clinton in a new Casablanca Records biopic.As reported by Deadline, Spinning Gold, a film about Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart, is currently in production.The film will chart the rise of the Bogart’s Buddah and Casablanca labels during the 1960s and 1970s.The latter put out the majority of Parliament‘s records during the 1970s. Deadline has reported that the film’s soundtrack will include new covers of classic songs from artists portrayed in the film.Khalifa’s take on Parliament’s ‘Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)’ is included on the tracklist.Alongside Clinton, the film feature other major artists from the labels’ rosters.
