Former drug kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross has teamed with Emmy Award winning actor and writer Nick Cassavetes, who will help produce and write a screenplay based on Ross’ life.

Ross and Cassavetes are working in conjunction with the Geno Taylor and Apocalypto Films to write and produce the screenplay to Ross’ life.

The untitled, autobiographical film will reveal the truth about his Los Angeles upbringing, his struggle to become financially literate, his time behind bars and his journey to becoming educated.

“I love working with Nick, I think he’s great I love his films,” Rick Ross told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “He and I really vibed the first time we met and I think he truly understands the story. Not only has he been following my life for 25 years but he’s also someone I can kick it with!”

Cassavetes is known for directing such critically acclaimed films as The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), and My Sister’s Keeper (2009).

According to Cassavetes, his vision for the film seeks to expose the pitfalls of the African American dream in contemporary society.

“Freeway Ricky Ross is a living American legend. A modern day street genius. To not know his story is to not understand our country – how it works, what it needs, and what it will do to get it,” Cassavetes told AllHipHop.com. “From his modest Los Angeles beginnings to his meteoric rise to the top of the drug world, Rick’s ‘hustle’ was unparalleled in modern history…but when that government was done with him, it locked him up and left him as the fall guy responsible for the destruction of an entire community.”

Ross served over 20 years in prison for his role in distributing hundreds of kilos throughout Los Angeles during the 1980’s.

Ross presided over a drug empire that stretched from California to Ohio, in addition to grossing millions of dollars per week in illegal proceeds.

At present time there was no release date available for Ross’ untitled autobiographical film.

Ross is currently traveling with his non profit organization The Freeway Foundation and speaking to children across the United States about their future aspirations and the perils of drug use and the dangers of being involved with gangs.

Rapper Canibus released a new diss track today (November 23) aimed at Eminem.

The track, titled “Air Strike (Pop Killer),” was released on Warlab Records and features Canibus and label mate DZK airing out Eminem over a number of issues.

Canibus and DZK insult Eminem on the 5:32 second track, making fun of his feud with Mariah Carey, in addition to Eminem’s addiction to pain killers and his troubled past with his parents.

Right before Canibus’ verse starts, he taunts Eminem with a clip of his own words in regards to rap battles.

“If you’re an MC and you mention my name in the wrong way, you draw first blood, I’m gonna come back,” Eminem says in a sample, taken from an interview with Tim Westwood in 2002.

“You aint know Hip-Hop messiah/You a b#### cause you dissed Mariah/s### like that is supposed to be private/I’ma fry you on behalf of Mariah and Michael/Put you back on the drugs, make you suicidal,” Canibus raps.

The disrespectful lines get worse as the track moves on, referencing the infamous incident in which actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s bare bottom landed in Eminem’s face at the MTV Music Awards in May.

According to Eminem his beef with Canibus started in 1998, before he was signed to a record label.

During in interview with Tim Westwood, Eminem explained the beef started after LL Cool J released his track “The Ripper Strikes Back,” a response to Canibus’ diss record “Second Round K.O.”

Originally, Canibus and producer Wyclef believed that Eminem wrote the lyrics to the track for LL Cool J, an allegation Eminem denied.

Despite Canibus’ attempt to squash the beef, Eminem continued to diss him in interviews and on his 2002 album, The Eminem Show.

On a track titled “Square Dance,” he referred to Canibus as “Canib**ch.”

“Let’s see you Square Dance now/Let’s see you hold your bladder,” DZK raps. “Let’s see you fire back Em/where’s the fire at/it’s suicide hotline time/go dial that/put on that ‘8 Mile’ hat and a file track/Get at some people who can actually diss you back.”

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Philadelphia rapper Eve is set to make her debut in Dubai this Tuesday (November 24). The Grammy Award winning rapper will appear at Chi Garden, where she will run through a number of her hit singles including tracks like “Who’s That Girl,” “Let Me Blow Your Mind,” “Gotta Man” and others. Eve, who turned 31 last week (November 10th), will also make a high profile appearance on Fox TV’s#### series Glee this week. On Wednesday, Eve will make her debut as a rival Glee Club coach that poses a threat to McKinley High’s chances of winning.

Houston rapper Bun B. has teamed with Boost Mobile to host a holiday food drive to benefit the Houston Food Bank. Bun B. and the Houston Food Bank will host the event, to help combat hunger in Houston this holiday season. Boost Mobile will present a $5,000 donation to Bethel Place, Bun B.’s charity of choice. Radio station KBXX 97.9 The Box will broadcast live during the event, which takes place from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Bun B. will also greet fans and sign autographs during the food drive, which takes place at the Boost Mobile Retail Store at 7541 Westheimer

Rapper Bow Wow will visit South Africa next month during a private tour of the country. According to reports, Bow Wow will perform at private parties in Jozie, Cape Town, PE and Durban. The rapper is being hosted by In House Inc., an international promotions and PR company. Bow Wow is scheduled to land on December 5th and will take part in a press conference and a number of events, details of which will be made public at a later date.

R&B singer Kelis released a new single today (November 23). The 29-year-old singer’s new track “Acapella” hit the Internet today around 12:30 PM. The single is Kelis’ first official release since giving birth to her new born son Knight with estranged husband/rapper, Nas, in July. The pair are currently involved in a divorce, with both seeking custody of the child. Kelis is also seeking $72,728 in spousal and child support , a request which Nas attempted to block earlier this month. To hear the track, click here.

Rick Ross affiliates Triple C’s have taken aim at legend KRS-One and the New Boyz in response to what they deem are hypocritical critiques of their style of Hip-Hop.

In a recent interview for rollingout.com, the 3 man group resurrected the 3 year old debate Nas coined with his 2006 Hip-Hop Is Dead LP, and launched criticism at KRS-One in spite of the Bronx veteran dropping an album in early 2007 entitled Hip-Hop Lives.

For them, Hip-Hop’s health is based on the fact there is still money being made, and not the stance of some fans and critics that the genre has seen a downward spiral due to the lack of creativity from certain artists.

“You notice it’s the people that always say ‘Hip-Hop is dead,’ they ain’t got no money,” argued Torch. “And to top it all off, it’s like Hip-Hop is dead but when they had their run, the same people that say these things, they be in pictures with AK’s, they forgot all that now. You need to do your track record, do your homework and the record that people are pointing their fingers, you gotta realize, every time you point your finger, the other four are pointing right back at you. You gotta understand what’s going on. So at the end of the day, I ain’t with the finger pointing and the other four pointing back at you, but at the end of the day, music is music. You stay in your genre of music whether its backpack, dancing, and let us stay in ours. We make real music.”

To accentuate Torch’s point, rapper Gunplay dismissively shouted out Boogie Down Productions’ landmark debut Criminal Minded while a picture of BDP’s politically charged and Malcolm X-inspired cover for By All Means Necessary flashed on screen.

Triple C’s then turned their attention to teen group the New Boyz, implying the duo were gay due to their choice of clothing.

“We don’t knock nobody’s hustle because we don’t want anyone to knock ours, because we might knock your head off,” stated Breed. “If your jeans tighter than my b####’s, hey, we’re not knocking your alternative lifestyle. It’s on you if you want to wear sparkling beat chains. But don’t [criticize] when we talk about our sticks, bricks, when we’re doing our thing because we’re going to feed the streets regardless. We talk about what we know.”

Triple C’s debut album Custom Cars & Cycles was released on October 27.

Jay-Z and The Black Eyed Peas were the big Hip-Hop winners during the 37th annual American Music Awards, which took place tonight (November 22nd) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Jay-Z and the Black Eyed Peas each won two AMA Awards. Jay-Z won for Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Hip-Hop album, while the Black Eyed Peas won Favorite Pop/Rock/Duo and the best Soul/R&B group.

Jay-Z, Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Timbaland and the Black Eyed Peas hit the stage during the evening, which also included come back performances featuring Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed together as Keys opened the set with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.

The rapper, who has dubbed himself “the black Frank Sinatra,” performed in a white tuxedo jacket with black pants.

Eminem lost out to Taylor Swift for Artist of the Year and went home empty handed.

He performed his hit single “Crack a Bottle” with 50 Cent, in addition to his verse from the track “Forever,” which features Drake, Kanye West and Lil’ Wayne.

Taylor Swift won the most awards at the 37th Annual AMA’s, taking home a total of five awards, edging out the late Michael Jackson, who won four posthumous awards.

Presenters included Snoop Dogg, Drake, Kid Cudi, Ne-Yo, Samuel L. Jackson and others.

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Producer Dr. Dre has confirmed that rivals 50 Cent and Game will make cameo appearances on his often delayed album Detox.

Dre made the revelation during a press conference for his Beats by Dre headphone line at Best Buy’s Union Square location in New York on Thursday (November 19).

A reporter for RapRadar.com queried the producer on the feud between the two artists, who are affiliated with his Aftermath imprint.

“Everything is good. Both guys are gonna be on my record,” Dr. Dre revealed. “And you know, I’m just trying to put it back where it’s supposed to be, all love.”

When asked about the release date of Detox, Dr. Dre could offer no solid date.

“The minute it’s done and it feels right to me, that’s when it’ll come out. Hopefully in the beginning of the year,” Dre said.

Dre’s headphone line is a partnership with Interscope and Monster Cable and Best Buy.

Best Buy will set up custom “Club Beat” areas in 300 stores to sell the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones in addition to DJ equipment, mixers, turntables, laptops and other gear.

While the Game and 50 cent may make cameo appearances on Detox, the cold war of words between the two rappers rages on.

In a recent interview with MTV.com, 50 Cent proclaimed that he would never work with Game under any circumstances.

“I wouldn’t do it,” 50 Cent told MTV.com. “I’d be on a record, on a song, on the [Detox] album, but not on that record [with Game].”

The Game replied to 50’s comments in an interview with Complex Magazine. Although he had unflattering words for his rival, Game said he would consider working with 50 Cent in the future.

“I mean, I don’t know what 50’s problem is but I’m here,” Game told Complex.com. “Whenever he wants to call me on the phone and talk about it, squash it or we can keep on going with this f**king child like antics. He can do it, I can do it and we can do it ’til we f#####’ die, it makes me no difference, man.”

Philadelphia DJ Cosmic Kev debuted two brand new tracks by rapper Beanie Sigel tonight (November 21st) during his radio show on Power 99 FM.

“Back down Jigga/put my nuts on that n**as neck,” Sigel raps on the first, unnamed track.

While the first rap only contains one line about Jay-Z, the second track is sure to raise eye brows.

On the second track, Sigel issued another harsh freestyle aimed at Jay-Z, this time dropping a verse over Cypress Hill’s#### “How I Could Just Kill a Man” renaming the song “How I Could Kill Jigga Man.”

Sigel’s opening lines make use of Jay-Z’s signature battle song “Takeover,” which was originally a diss record to Jay-Z’s old nemesis, Nas and Mobb Deep.

“Take over/n#### the breaks over/fraud emcee/he Jay Hova/,” Sigel starts his verse. “Hey little soldier you aint ready for the rude boy/quick to pull the tool boy.”

“You aint gonna say nothing boy?” Sigel says at the end of the song taunting Jay-Z. “Damn, I thought you was the boy, boy. You aint nothing but a boy, boy boy. I aint gonna stop boy.”

The debut of the freestyle marks the end of a busy week for Sigel, who has been dissing his former ally, Jay Z, in various internet clips and interviews.

Next week Sigel will grace the cover of Hip-Hop Weekly. In the interview Sigel continues to air out Jay-Z, as well as his former business dealings with the former Roc-A-Fella CEO.

In the Hip-Hop Weekly interview Sigel continues to hurl insults at Jay-Z, stating that the rapper is not “a camel but he is a snake.”

Sigel also claims in the interview that Jay-Z blocked collaborations with other superstar rappers, further hindering his career.

“When I listened to Blueprint 3 it really hurt me to hear the subliminal shot on the album that Jay was taking at me, Peedi, and everyone at State Property,” Sigel said in the interview with Hip-Hop Weekly.

Beanie Sigel is currently working on an untitled album, which he says will delve into his issues with Jay Z.

Sigel is currently in negotiations to sign a deal with Jay-Z’s rival 50 Cent, who appeared on Sigel’s last single “I Go Off.”

At present time it is still unclear if Sigel’s album will be released on 50 Cent G-Unit imprint.

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