Snoop Dogg and his family are to be the subject of new reality television show.

American cable network E! Entertainment will follow the rapper, real name Calvin Broadus, and his three sons.

Producers said the series will show how the star balances family life with that of a rapper who was recently sentenced on gun and drugs charges.

Ted Harbert, president of the Comcast Entertainment Group, commented: "The juggling act that Snoop faces day-in, day-out between career and family is certain to resonate with our viewers."

He was also recently refused entry to the UK and Australia because of his convictions.