NEWS: Tyrese In A Death Race In New Summer Movie

By Cyrus Langhorne 

Grammy-nominated singer Tyrese Gibson is returning to the big screen this summer in the upcoming blockbuster flick Death Race.

According to a press release from Universal Pictures, the Transformers star will act alongside the film’s protagonist Jason Statham, who portrays a Nascar champion framed for his wife’s murder.The futuristic film will be set in a prison where inmates will compete against each other to their deaths in televised matches. 

With the help of Tyrese’s character and others, Statham will go through a gruesome three-day challenge against malicious criminals, equipped with a monster cars decked with machine guns, flamethrowers, and grenade launchers, to win his freedom. 

The film will also feature appearances by Joan Allen, Ian McShane, and Natalie Martinez

Death Race hits theaters August 22^nd, 2008.

News: Young Jeezy Hits The Big Screen, Stars in New Ice Cube Flick

By Brandi Hopper

Young Jeezy recently sealed his first role in a major motion picture, with a part in Ice Cube’s upcoming flick, Janky Promoters.

The comedy, which is Cube’s first screenplay since 2002’s Friday After Next, will feature Cube along with Jeezy, comedian Mike Epps and actor Terry Crews.

Jeezy plays the “big name hip-hop act” who a pair of shady concert promoters, played by Cube and Epps, try to book for a show. Hilarity follows as the janky promoters face the neighborhood nemesis, Mondo who has Cube’s son -- played by young comedian Little JJ -- under contract.

In other Jeezy news, the rapper who has spoken out for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in a recent Vibe interview he’s down with republican nominee John McCain.

The two met during an appearance on Saturday Night Live last month.

"No disrespect to my man Barack, but I fuck with John McCain. He greeted me like a god," he said. "The fact that he acknowledged me was crazy. I said, 'I'm Young Jeezy, and it's rough out here.' He blew me off at first. I was like, 'Nah, for real. It's rough out here, so what you gonna do to change it?' . . . And he gave me a look back, like, 'I know.'"

Jeezy is gearing up for his forthcoming third major album, The Recession which features the smash “Put On” featuring Kanye West.