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)

T.I. and his new wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday (September 1), when cops allegedly found weed in their vehicle.

According to TMZ, the rapper (real name: Clifford Harris Jr.) and Tiny were pulled over by L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday evening while driving down Sunset Blvd in a Mercedes Maybach.

Deputies said they noticed a strong odor of marijuana from inside the vehicle, so they did a full search and both T.I. and Tiny were pulled out and arrested.

The charge, according to the site, was possession of a controlled substance. It’s unclear how much marijuana was found, or if another substance was found.

At the time of this report, both were still in custody, but a bail amount was set at $10,000, so they should be released shortly.

TIP and Tiny recently tied the knot in Miami in late July, in a secret ceremony at the Miami Beach courthouse, after which they celebrate on a private island near Miami, followed two more days of partying.

SOURCE: BALLERSTATUS.NET

Cee-lo is back in effect with this one! This is the vid to the viral hit that broke last week. Cee-lo Green….Ladykiller coming soon!

Kimbo Slice, who has ended a three-year MMA run by signing a deal with promoter Gary Shaw to begin a boxing career sometime in the fall, spoke to FanHouse on his new endeavor.

In signing the deal with Shaw, the 36-year-old Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, has rejoined the man who promoted him “in the beginning of his MMA career for his first four fights,” according to Shaw.

Slice trained under the watchful eyes of Darryl Hudson and Clemente Medina at the Maywood Gym in Calif., 20 minutes from the Los Angeles Airport.

“I have a real contender who is a heavyweight athlete, but Kimbo is a work in progress. I have surrounded him with good talent in Darryl Hudson and Clemente Medina,” said Shaw.

“Kimbo Slice has got the ‘It’ factor. He reminds me of Mike Tyson. Not many fighters have the ‘It’ factor,” said Shaw. “You can have world champions and they can walk down the street in New York City and maybe two people will recognize them. You walk anywhere with Kimbo Slice, and everybody knows Kimbo.”

When asked about his intentions on achieving a heavyweight title, Kimbo said:

Man, if I win a title, boy, whew! Man, that would be something. That would be a real, live Rocky story. To my fans,

I’m coming to crush my opponents. I’m not coming to play games, pitty-pat or box, I’m coming to fight. I’m coming to destroy. That’s my goal.

I want to see how many times I can break a dude’s ribs. You’ve got to understand what I’m saying. I want to know how many punches I’m going to take before I break somebody’s ribs. Or break somebody’s jaw, you know what I’m saying? That type of s**t. The referee needs to stay out of the way and let me bang.

LOUIS DELMAS is a safety for the Detroit Lions, and when he ran onto the field during the pre-game introductions on Saturday, he accidentally took out THREE LITTLE KIDS.  He looked down . . . but he kept on running.  Luckily the kids were fine.