Kanye West Interns at Gap

Well, we knew he was serious about fashion, but it looks like the Louis Vuitton Don has scored an internship at retail chain the Gap. Initially reported by Us Weekly, the rap star has been "quietly" interning at the apparel giant in an effort to gain some insider's experience.

"He works all the time, and one Friday night recently, he stayed until 12 a.m," Us Weekly reported. "He's learning the fashion business from the inside and trying to do it quietly."

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Grandmaster Flash Drops Turntable Science With GameDaily

Legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash is gearing up to introduce himself to a new generation of gamers in Activision's upcoming DJ Hero, which is set to hit stores in October.

The scratching icon chatted with GameDaily about his role in the Guitar Hero spin-off.

"They said to me, Flash, we want to come up with a game but there's no way possible we could pull this off without you... we want to do it in such a way that the gamer is DJing the game," Flash told GameDaily.

"And then he says to me, 'We are the inventors of Guitar Hero,' so I'm thinking, 'OK, this is some big s--- right now.' Read the full interview on GameDaily

Common Snags First Leading Role

Rapper/actor Common will join fellow rapping thespian Queen Latifah in the romantic comedy 'Just Wright.'

According to Variety, Latifah, along with Shakim Compere and Debra Martin Chase, will produce the flick, which is centered around a sports trainer who finds herself falling in love with a professional basketball player while rehabilitating him from a career-threatening injury.

Actress Paula Patton has been linked to the film and Sanaa Hamri has been named as director. 'Just Wright' will begin shooting in July in New York and is set to hit the big screen in 2010.

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N.E.R.D. Look to Fight Evil Space Gorillas



With the launch of N.E.R.D.'s new website comes the opportunity for every fan to live out any life long fantasy of saving the hip-hop trio from an evil space gorilla.

N.E.R.D. has launched the official 'Seeing Sounds' game, drawing on the 80's era of video games where the bits are glorified in 2-D, sided scrolling action. Your task is to pick one of the N.E.R.D's -- be it Pharrell, Chad, or Shay -- and navigate a space station, in search of the other two. Where are they? They've been taken hostage (of course) by said evil space gorilla.

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50 Cent Will Roll With a New 'Entourage' This Summer

Looks like 50 Cent will be rolling with a new crew this summer. 50 will join Adrian Grenier and co. when he appears on HBO's hit series 'Entourage' in August.

The rapper was spotted, alongside executive producer Doug Ellin and cast members Jerry Ferrara and Grenier, filming a scene for the show in a white Rolls Royce convertible last weekend.

'Entourage' has gained a large amount of popularity within the hip-hop community since its inception in 2004. Rappers Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and T.I. have made guest appearances on the hit series while Saigon and Bow Wow have recurring roles on the show. Lil Wayne is expected to appear as himself on the upcoming season.

The sixth season of 'Entourage' kicks off on July 12.

Just in Time for Summer: The Mos Def 'Ecstatic' Tee

Still have boring old t-shirts that doesn't include music from your favorite artist? No fear: Mos Def is rectifying this situation with the release of his new album 'The Ecstatic' via a wearable piece of clothing.

Due July 7 at Shopbop.com, the t-shirt has the album art on the front and the track list on the back, presumably so you can (visually) broadcast to whoever you're around what they should be listening to. Each t-shirt comes with a tag that hooks you up with a download of the entire album, ensuring that you're not just some sort of Mos Def poser.

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50 Cent to Play Police Informant in New Film

Having successfully portrayed a drug dealer who gets shot and takes up rapping in 'Get Rich or Die Tryin',' Vitamin Water millionaire 50 Cent (a former drug dealer who was shot and became a rapper) has decided to finally get serious about his film career.

50 has upcoming projects with both Forest Whitaker and Jermaine Crawford, and a film version of his forthcoming album in the works, but probably most surprising is the cop drama 'Caught in the Crossfire' that he is slated to produce and star in.

The film features 50 as a former gangster-gone-government informant, and will also be executive produced by Violator Management head honcho, Christ Lighty, and actor (and former Tupac co star) Tim Roth.

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