A little into their set at the intimate Key Club, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda gave the understatement of the night when he said, "I guess we should thank the folks at SanDisk for putting this on." The data storage company celebrated their newest foray into music by taking over three venerable Sunset Strip hotspots -- the Key Club, Roxy and Viper Room -- for one of the most ambitious parties L.A. has seen in some time.

After earlier sets by the Crystal Method and Cut Chemist, LP returned to their L.A. roots, playing the Key Club for the first time in what they estimated to be eight years. The rockers ran through an hour-long performance featuring a bevy of hits from 'In the End,' 'Crawling' and a beautiful rendition of 'Pushing Me Away,' that featured Mike Shinoda on keyboards accompanying a cast-wearing Chester Bennington, who broke his arm recently in Australia.

Following their set, the assembled press and VIPs filed down the street to the Roxy for an energetic after midnight set by Common that paid tribute to old-school hip-hop, with name-checks from Snoop to Dre.

Busta Rhymes is teaming up with Linkin Park on the track 'It Looks Like We Made It' on his upcoming album, 'Back on My BS,' due December 4.

Rhymes isn't the first rap star to collaborate with the rockers; Jay-Z and Linkin Park joined forces for 2004's mash-up album 'Collision Course.' Busta hopes to draw on the success of the rap-rock stage set by Jigga with the Cool and Dre-produced track.

"This song speaks volumes to the globe -- it ain't just about the 'hood, it ain't just about the suburbs, it's about everybody," Busta told Rolling Stone. "This is one of those songs that can't be described better than touching the souls of common people."

Tommy Lee got frisky with former flame Pam Anderson (before Kid Rock decked him), Paris cuddled up to Fiddy, Rihanna got in touch with her inner emo chick and much more.

See all of the best photos from the 2007 MTV VMAs parties, including shots of Britney's bewildering 'Gimme' performance!

7:56 pm: We're one hour from the year's biggest party: the MTV VMAs -- better known this year as Britney's Big Comeback. We have our seatbelts on. You know, just in case.

8:01 pm: MTV launches with the requisite pre-party and red carpet arrivals, live from the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Holy bleach blonde, Batman! VJ John Norris looks kind of like a mini Perez Hilton tonight, no?

8:03 pm: Pete Wentz is without a hoodie. This is like that 'Seinfeld' episode where everything is opposite. Does this mean Britney will be wearing underwear?

The stars were out in full effect at Diddy's annual White Party this Labor Day weekend in the Hamptons. Previously held in St. Tropez, the party historically attracts some of the hottest names in music and fashion each year. This year, everyone from Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes, to Ashley Olsen and Donna Karen attended the event, which features a stricter dress code than an all-female Catholic school. (Read: White attire only. Not even the slightest cream is allowed.)

See photos of Diddy and his celeb guests in their whitest ensembles, and read who was turned away from the party after the jump!

Just in time for the '07-'08 NFL and college football frenzy, Variety is reporting that Dimension Films will start production on 'Comeback,' a sports drama about the first-ever female quarterback in Pop Warner (read: little league) football history.

Ice Cube will produce and star in the film, which former Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is "in negotiations to direct." Durst made his directorial debut with the indie film 'The Education of Charlie Banks,' which is due out this year. The controversial rock-rapper was also hired to direct the 2005 Heath Ledger skater movie 'Lords of Dogtown,' but backed out of the project for reasons unknown.

Ice Cube -- a.k.a. O'Shea Jackson -- will play a former high school football star and uncle to Jasmine Plummer, the 11-year-old girl who lead her team to the Pop Warner tournament.

Artist: Linkin Park
Song: 'Bleed it Out'
Why You Should Watch: LP men Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda go agro with this punk-influenced single from Linkin Park's latest album, 'Minutes to Midnight.'