Tupac came back to life this weekend ... as a hologram ... and it was frickin' AMAZING!!!.

Pac was resurrected for the Coachella music festival in California ... and "performed" a couple of his greatest hits ... including "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" with Snoop Dogg.

We're told the crowd went INSANE ... especially when 2pac first appeared to the crowd ... rising up from the ground until he was standing on the stage.

The movements were remarkably lifelike ... grabbing his crotch and pointing his mic to the crowd like the good ole days.

At the end of his performance, a light shines on Pac ... and he dissipates into thin air.

Pretty insane ... especially for the "partiers" in the crowd ... who didn't realize it was a hologram.

Nate Dogg isn't letting a little thing like death keep him away from Coachella this weekend -- sources tell TMZ, the rapper will be making a very special guest appearance on stage ... in the form of a HOLOGRAM.

Sources tell us, Dr. Dre didn't want to leave Nate out of his Sunday performance -- so he's incorporating his old friend using hologram technology ... the same technology that broadcast Mariah Carey's image across Europe last year ... at 5 simultaneous concerts.

We're told an image of Nate will be projected onto the Coachella stage -- alongside Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Warren G, and Daz Dillinger -- to make it appear as though he's actually performing on stage.

According to sources, Nate will perform several songs.

The singer passed away last March -- just weeks before last year's Coachella festival.

Snoop Dogg loves porn so much, he decided to express his feelings through song -- and TMZ has obtained the XXX hip hop homage ... even though we had to bleep about 96% of it.

The track appears on a porn called "The Flying Pink Pig" -- about a sex-crazed food truck staff ... which stars L.A.'s own famous "Flying Pig" taco truck.

If any of this sounds familiar, you might recall ... the owner of the "Flying Pig" threatened to sue the producer behind the XXX movie -- Erica McLean -- claiming she never told him the film contained hardcore sex.

Long story short, the lawsuit was never filed -- and Snoop had the opportunity to showcase his t****-rhyming talents ... a special favor for McLean, a close friend.

Fun fact: Erica McLean is the genius behind Hustler's infamous "Barely Legal" series. Be sure to say thank you if you ever meet her in person.

Snoop Dogg says he has yet to test out the new marijuana strain named after Jay-Z's little girl Blue Ivy ... because he's been a bit too preoccupied with something called, "Snoop Dogg master kush" instead.

Big Snoop and his posse were cruising around Hollywood last night when he filled us in on his latest "addiction" ... AND a new smoking product he's pushing these days.

Bonus Moment! -- Snoop's pal zings our photog with a pretty solid one liner at the end of the clip. Snoop's entire crew enjoyed a laugh at our guy's expense ... so, you probably should too.

Snoop Dogg isn't the only canine with a nose for weed ... TMZ has learned the rapper was ARRESTED in Texas this weekend after a drug-sniffing dog uncovered marijuana on his tour bus.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Snoop's tour bus was stopped at a border patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca -- a small town in West Texas where Willie Nelson was popped for weed back in 2010.

It's all pretty ironic -- considering Snoop RAILED against cops in 2010 for arresting the country singer, claiming, "They better leave Willie the f**k alone." (video below)



We're told the border patrol ran a standard inspection of the bus with the dog ... when the animal alerted the agents to a possible hit in a waste basket in the back of the vehicle.

The agents claim they found a red prescription bottle with several joints inside. We're told the bottle contained under a half-ounce of weed.

Cops say Snoop admitted the dope belonged to him. Snoop has a prescription for cannabis in California, but law enforcement tells us, there is a zero tolerance policy for weed in Texas ... regardless of his status in other states.

Snoop was issued a citation for misdemeanor drug possession and released.

Attempts to reach the rapper's rep were unsuccessful.


1:25PM PT: The Justice of the Peace in Hudspeth County, TX tells TMZ, Snoop can resolve the entire matter by paying a $537 fine ... unless he wants to challenge the citation, in which case he can make his case in court.

Snoop Dogg is in the middle of an international crisis ... accused of sparking a phattie burbatty blunt in the middle of Lebanon, which ignited a criminal investigation ... this according to a major Middle East concert promoter.

TMZ has learned ... Big Snoop has been threatened with a lawsuit over an appearance he made in Beirut back in 2009 ... an appearance orchestrated by Middle East concert bigshot Roger Kalaouz.

Kalaouz claims Snoop blazed up some weed in the middle of a concert after-party -- which is illegal in Lebanon -- and then featured footage of the puff session in a music video for his song, "That's Tha Homie" (image featured above).

Kalaouz claims Lebanese authorities caught wind of the weed smoking -- and launched a criminal investigation into his company ... leaving his reputation "severely damaged."

Kalaouz claims Snoop also promised he could be the rapper's exclusive Middle East representative -- but after Kalaouz started booking Snoop, Dogg's people told him the deal was never officially authorized.

Kalaouz has fired off letters to Snoop's people -- demanding more than $280k in damages ... and a commitment for Snoop to perform 2 concerts in the Middle East.

Snoop's people told Kalaouz they were taking his complaint seriously -- but so far, no agreement has been reached.

A rep for Snoop had no comment.

Snoop Dogg blazed a massive blunt-type object on stage at a concert in Atlanta this weekend ... then passed it along to an eager audience member -- and TMZ has the photo evidence.

It all went down at a venue called the Tabernacle Saturday night ... Snoop smoked what appears to be a giant pot-filled cigar during his performance -- wild guess -- but then he spreads the love ... handing it to someone in the crowd.

Sharing is caring. Calls to Snoop's reps were not returned.

Snoop Dogg partied his face off with a Michael Jackson impersonator in Vegas this weekend and ... HOLY CRAP THAT CHICK JUST PULLED HER LEG OVER HEAD!!!

Snoop was surrounded by an army of super-flexible lingerie-clad models at Gallery nightclub at the Planet Hollywood -- but don't worry, his wife was there too.

Good Dogg.

Snoop Dogg, a famously huge football fan, tweeted his thoughts today on the passing of Al Davis.

Davis passed away Saturday morning at the age of 82.

Archbishop Don Magic Juan made it through surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg last week, but now faces a new emergency -- NO MORE MEATLOAF!!

We caught up with Snoop Dogg's spiritual advisor as he was leaving an L.A. hospital -- and the self proclaimed "Cholesterol King" said he's grateful for his health ... but adds, kicking his meatloaf and butter habit is going to be a bitch.

Preach.

Archbishop Don Magic Juan -- keeper of all things pimp and Snoop Dogg's main man -- is recovering from emergency surgery for a blood clot ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the Bishop tell us he was rushed to an LA area hospital on Tuesday -- and doctors eventually found a blood clot in his leg.

We're told the clot was successfully removed during surgery on Wednesday.

Don had to pull out of a gig this Saturday with rapper Ditch -- but we're told he's on the mend and already feeling much better.

"Let the chuuuch say Amen."