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Rapper AZ celebrated the 15th anniversary of his classic LP “Doe or Die” at Santos Party House in New York City. A reissue  of that album will be released Oct. 10th.

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Sometimes in my head I picture artist in certain crews hanging out together all the time. Playing Xbox, going to the movies, chilling in the studio together, but apparently this usually isn’t the case. Recently Dr. Dre spoke on his estranged relationship with 50 Cent.

“Everything is cool. I haven’t spoken to 50 in a long time. He’s doing his own thing right now. Hopefully we’ll get to work together again in the future but I think he’s working on movies. As far as everybody else goes, I’m here. Everybody knows I’m working on my own thing. Once that’s done, holla at me.”

MACHETE

–It stars the very badass Danny Trejo as Machete, a legendary ex-federale who’s randomly chosen to be the fall guy for a crooked political assassination.  But, like the trailer says, they just “(effed) with the wrong Mexican.”

–“Machete” started as one of the fake trailers during the “Grindhouse” double feature that Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino released in 2007.  But everyone loved those few minutes so much, Rodriguez decided to actually make the movie.

–Cheech Marin and Jeff Fahey will also reprise their roles from the fake trailer. 

–And they’ve gathered an amazing supporting cast that includes Michelle Rodriguez, looking about as sexy as a human female is allowed to by law . . . Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, and Lindsay Lohan.

–Lindsay only has a small role, including her “nun with a gun” action.  But don’t get your hopes too high for her nude scene because, according to Mr. Skin, she uses a body double whenever her naughty bits aren’t otherwise strategically covered by her hair.

–That’s not to say there’s a shortage of flesh.  Director Robert Rodriguez used the same trick of front-loading the movie with nudity that he used in “Sin City”.  That way, ANYONE who’s scantily clad still registers as nude in your dirty little mind.

GOING THE DISTANCE

–A romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long as a couple stumbling through a long-distance relationship after an intense six-week summer fling.

–Charlie Day from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and Jason Sudeikis from “Saturday Night Live” play his drinking buddies . . . and Christina Applegate plays Drew’s overprotective sister.

–The film doesn’t look especially amusing from the trailer, but you might get a laugh from Christina Applegate catching them having sex on her dining room table . . . and then cringing through a family dinner whenever anyone’s food touches that table.

Official Site:  http://going-the-distance.warnerbros.com/

THE AMERICAN

–A suspense thriller starring George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy after a job goes bad.  Despite wanting to quit the business, he accepts “one last job” building a custom rifle for a sexy female assassin . . . and starts up an affair with a local prostitute.

–As you might expect, quitting gets a little more complicated than he’d like.  Stick with “Machete” if you’re looking for non-stop action.  But if you’re satisfied with a slow, brooding pace and desire the sight of a shirtless George Clooney, then this is for you.

Official Site:  http://focusfeatures.com/film/the_american/

Perhaps KANYE WEST should take note.  50 CENT has BANNED himself from using Twitter this weekend . . . so he can focus on finishing his next album.  The disc is titled “The Return of the Heartless Monster”.  (???)

–Yesterday, he Tweeted, quote, “OK, ladies and [gentlemen] I’m writing my new album.  I will not be on Twitter again till September 6th.  This album will be a classic.”  (–As of late last night, he’d stuck to his word.)

–But here’s the thing:  The album is going to be RELEASED on September 6th.  Seriously.  According to AllHipHop.com, the music will be unleashed online around NOON on Labor Day.

Six new albums debuted on the “Billboard” charts this week, but KATY PERRY’S “Teenage Dream” bested them all by selling 192,000 copies in its first week.

–FANTASIA “earned” second place by selling 117,000 copies of new disc “Back To Me”, but she’ll probably never be entirely sure just how much of that was based on her playing the sympathy card after her recent suicide attempt.

–Here are this week’s Top 10 albums . . .

1.)  (NEW)  “Teenage Dream”, Katy Perry  (192,000)

2.)  (NEW)  “Back To Me”, Fantasia Barrino  (117,000)

3.)  “Recovery”, Eminem  (98,000 copies)

4.)  (NEW)  “Versus”, Usher  (46,000)

5.)  (NEW)  “The Reason Why”, Little Big Town  (42,000)

6.)  “Intimacy”, Kem  (30,000 copies)

7.)  “My World 2.0″, Justin Bieber  (29,000 copies)

8.)  (NEW)  “Burning the Day”, Randy Rogers Band  (29,000)

9.)  “God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise”, Ray LaMontagne  (28,000 copies)

10.)  (NEW)  The EP “Zombie”, The Devil Wears Prada  (25,000)