Wyclef x Timberland. As mentioned back in early October, Wyclef and Timberland have teamed up for a shoe line where each pair sold, $2 will be donated to Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation to support reforestation in Haiti. In this interview Wyclef goes more into detail about the deal with the Boss Lady herself.

50 Cent x Cheetah Vision. Although 50 Cent’s first movie under his Cheetah Vision production company banner is the Before I Self Destruct movie included in the upcoming album, big things are in store and set to get bigger. Cheetah Vision has just announced it is partnering up with Action Jackson films to finance and produce 3-5 films a year starting with The Gun.

The Gun will star 50 Cent and his new BFF Val Kilmer (remember the straight to DVD Streets of Blood anyone?) where 50 and Kilmer play friends whose loyalties are tested when they get caught up in the world of illegal gun dealing. Pic will shoot in Grand Rapids, Mich., with Chris Lighty on board as a producer.

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This song always gets stuck in my head in a bad way. Like the way Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes the Hot Stepper” would get stuck in my head back in the 90′s.

Diddy x Ciroc. Diddy is never one to miss a marketing opportunity as he promotes the new Ciroc flavors on “Ellen.” Diddy and Ciroc have done this deal the right way…give an artist an equity stake rather than a flat endorsement fee and you will see them go the extra mile to push your product.

Otherwise you get your TV ad, your online banner, you exclusive music video and that’s it. Same thing every one else is doing. But Diddy…he doing big things with Ciroc and making more money for himself in the meantime.

With the new ownership of Death Row Records now under WIDEawake Entertainment, comes the official launch of the new redesigned Death Row website. Gone are the days when Suge Knight ruled the label as there is no mention anymore of him on the site. In fact, the redesigned site is basically just a big advertisement for the “Re-mastered” albums that recently dropped. Check out DeathRowMusic.com if you dare.

50 Cent x Before I Self Destruct. 50 gives us a 10 minute preview of his upcoming movie Before I Self Destruct which will be packaged with the album. Yea you can tell from the production value right away that this was never intended for studio distribution. Still…50 in cornrows is worth the watch. Check it.

The next Alicia Keys woman power anthem is here. Off of the upcoming Elements of Freedom album which hits stores just in time for Christmas on December 15th. Via: TSS

Jay-Z x Fela. Jay-Z, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith present the Broadway musical “Fela!”. The trio are signed as producers for the show which is about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s controversial life as artist, political activist and revolutionary musician. According to the New York Times, there are no widely known stars in the cast, which makes the involvement of Jay-Z and the Smiths even more of a boon for marketing purposes.

No estimates on how much the stars invested in the project but last summer the show made its world premiere off-Broadway to sold out crowds so most likely Jay-Z and the Smiths will see a large return in investment.

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