Lupe Fiasco x History Channel. Lupe has been taking on some interesting projects ranging from his recent street wear associations, the HP Summit the Summit program and now he will be featured in the History Channel doc “The People’s History of the United States.” Pic above is with the director of the film.

According to the official press release, Lupe will be accompanied by a long list of other artists and actors including Don Cheadle, Bruce Sprinsteen, Eddie Vedder and Marisa Tomei. The documentary is set to be shown on The History Channel December 13, 2009. Via: HipHopDX

In a undisclosed multi-million dollar distribution deal, MTV Networks has acquired the exclusive U.S. TV rights to the MJ documentary This Is It. As part of the deal all MTV sister networks including VH1, BET and Palladia will have rights to air the film in its entirety.

This is not a surprising move for the music channel as they continue to push for traditional music centered programming to get back to the core young adult music listening demo vs. the past programming that favored young females and reality show lovers. Via: Billboard

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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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.

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.

QD3, Ben Lyons and Adam Bhala Lough drop The Carter documentary on November 17, order your copies at TheCarterDoc.com, the first 1,000 orders receive a limited edition graphic t-shirt. Watch the first 10 minutes of the film after the jump…

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Ashanti x Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Ashanti makes a special guest appearance on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” which will be aired sometime next year. She’s been doing a lot of philanthropic work as of late and continues the push with the guest spot on the show. Xzibit was a guest host for the show back in October as ABC continues to drive the AAA (Adult African-American) demo to the show.

Snoop Dogg x Yo Gabba Gabba. The kid’s show “Yo Gabba Gabba” gets major props for teaching children how to beat box, for having musical guests like The Roots and for being one of those shows that most grown ups can appreciate while being high.

So it’s no surprise that Snoop Dogg showed up to perform with the Yo Gabba Gabba crew during their live tour show in LA this past week. Snoop teaches the kids some new moves with the cast. Luckily these moves do not involve “smokin’ on blunts” or “hittin’ dem’ hoes.” Via: Rap-Up

Fabolous x Twitter. In this interview Fab goes a little deeper into what we can expect from his upcoming reality show. He originally announced the show back in September via his Twitter in which he also stated Twitter is an actual partner for the show.Via: RealTalkNY

During the Country Music Awards the host poke fun at the Kayne West/Taylor Swift incident. Press play to see the old guy do his best impression of the Louis Vuitton Don. It was East Coast vs. West Coast in the mid 90’s could there be a beef between hip hop and country music in 2010?

Diddy shows his comedic side with Jimmy Kimmel. He discuss Ciroc, Dirty Money and his I Want To Work For Diddy 2 show. He creates a new Ciroc drink called the “Jimmy Kimmel” the ingredients are Diet Snapple and Ciroc Vodka.

Ryan Leslie promotes his new album Translation on Fox Business. He mention he was suppose to be a lawyer or a brain surgeon but decided to follow his heart to became an artist.

50 Cent promotes his new album Before I Self Destruct, his new book the 50th Law, and his new fragrance Power by 50 on Chicago’s ABC 7.

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