Xzibit x Bad Lieutenant. UPDATE: The trailer is now back up. Hot off the presses here is the brand new movie trailer to Xzibit’s (ahem Alvin Joiner here in Hollywood) latest movie where he co-stars with Nicholas Cage. Movie is remake of the Harvey Keitel film with Cage playing the lead role as a corrupt, drug loving cop who must find a killer (Xzibit) but in the process ends up doing buisness with him. Movie looks refreshingly badass.

The battle of DJ video games between DJ Hero and Scratch: The Ultimate DJ might be over now with this news. Turns out Jay-Z and Eminem are both putting their weight behind DJ Hero. USA Today has the exclusive (props to RapRadar for the find) and reports:

The upcoming DJ Hero video game just landed two heavy hitters as MCs: Jay-Z and Eminem.

Both rappers are bringing their music to the newest offshoot of Activision’s successful $2 billion Guitar Hero franchise. The game, played with a turntable-shaped controller, is due out this fall for PlayStation 3, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii (no price or rating yet).

A limited edition comes with the rappers’ exclusive new greatest-hits CDs, possibly including previously unreleased tracks, plus an advanced version of the controller, a DJ stand and metal traveling case. Jay-Z and Eminem will serve as consultants to Activision and the game’s developer, FreeStyleGames.

The complete list of tracks the rappers are providing is still being worked out. Jay-Z plans on including Izzo (H.O.V.A.) and Dirt Off Your Shoulder for sure. Also possible: tracks from his in-the-works Blueprint 3 album. “I have a ton of content, I just need the pipeline,” he says. “I love the freedom of (DJ Hero). I could wake up tomorrow morning with the idea for a song and call the guys at Activision and start working on getting it out.”

Eminem is more cryptic about his contributions. “I don’t want to give away any surprises yet,” he says in an e-mail interview. “DJ Hero will include my music, and I’ll be providing additional material as downloadable content by the end of the year.”

“You are going to get over 100 songs from 80 artists and 80 brand-new mixes that have never been heard before, including one with Eminem and Jay-Z (together),” says Guitar Hero president and CEO Dan Rosensweig.

DJ Hero’s gameplay will be similar to its counterpart Guitar Hero. Here is a first look preview at a screen shot from DJ Hero as well. These shots feature DJ Shadow in the game play. I wonder if you can pick DJ Clue?

Dr. Dre x Dr. Pepper. Who would have thought that Dre’s unveiling of his long awaited “Detox” album would be through a Dr. Pepper ad? Dre usually stays away from the advertising deals but maybe the money was too good to pass up on this one. Check out the ad featuring Dre and a snippet of a song from “Detox.” The ad will start airing June 1st nation-wide. Via: Billboard

Pharrell x Street Dreams. Pharrell talks about his involvement in the Rob Dyrdek skateboarding movie Street Dreams including work on the soundtrack. Movie will have limited distribution in major cities starting June 12th on the West Coast. Check out the full trailer after the Pharrell interview as well. Via: NahRight

Black Star (Talib Kweli and Mos Def) are coming back for a couple of shows this summer and to commemorate their return, Rockwell and Black Star have designed these exclusive t-shirts available at Karmaloop. Get em now while they are still in stock. Via: Hypebeast

Wale x Microsoft Zune. Wale joins a growing number of artists who have been backing Microsoft’s “iPod killer” the Zune. Unfortunatley the results still have been pretty bad although Microsoft blames the economy (see full article). In this newest promo with Wale, Zune sponsors this 10-part series officially described as:

“On the Road with Wale” is a video podcast series chronicling the life and times of the artist known as WALE on tour, as he rocks shows across the country to promote his soon to be released debut album while trying not to go insane while cooped up on the bus. From show highlights, to interviews and guest appearances, to an epic X-Box battle with Young Chris, On The Road with Wale is a colorful montage of the rising star‚Äôs experiences while on his first major headlining tour.

Here is the first video compliments of Digiwaxx and you can download the weekly series at the official Zune website as well.

50 Cent x Caught in the Crossfire. Here is video and pics of 50′s latest movie he is filming called Caught in the Crossfire. Movie is currently filming in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is exec produced by 50 Cent under his Cheetah Vision production company. Movie also stars Chris Klein (yes from American Pie fame) and is about police officers searching out crooked cops with the help of a police informant. The informant of course is 50 Cent.

No studio is attached to the film as Cheetah Vision is bankrolling it and hoping to sell it to a studio. The last time they tried this was Streets of Blood which we exclusively reported was going straight to DVD. Let’s hope this movie doesn’t have the same fate. Check the interview of 50 Cent and Chris Klein here:

Ashanti x The Wiz. As we announced not too long ago, Ashanti will be playing the lead of Dorothy in the Broadway version of The Wiz. Here she is performing “Home,” the song made famous by Diana Ross when she played Dorothy in the movie. Not bad Ashanti! Who needs Murder Inc?! Via: HHC