According to the Daily Mirror, 50 Cent [click to read] is planning to go beyond the realms of body sprays, Vitamin Water [click to read], and clothing lines. The rapper, whose latest single, “I Get It In,” [click to listen] has been enjoying exceptional radio spins, is out to conquer the beauty industry. Fif is focusing on a new line of business—male cosmetics. His cosmetics line will include moisturizers, night creams, and health supplements.
A source tells the Daily Mirror, “50 prides himself on having a ripped body…he’s on a health kick and barely touches alcohol. So his range will be for the guy who likes to be pampered—but the supplements will make it more butch.”
In other news, this summer, Genius Products and Genco Interactive are planning to release “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ.” While popular games like “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” have made huge cultural impacts, spawning television shows and countless fan sites, “Ultimate DJ” will hopefully fulfill the desires of Hip Hop loving gamers. The gaming companies have enlisted producer Quincy Jones III to help develop the project.
Jones, who goes by the pseudonym QD3, said to the Rock Daily publication, “Having been in music for 25 years and produced for like LL Cool J and Tupac and Ice Cube and all those guys, I thought there was a huge void in the gaming market place for something in the urban space.”
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The game’s soundtrack will include songs from Kanye West, Rakim, Beastie Boys, and more. The object of the game will be to get as many people on the dance floor as possible in order to secure more gigs and unlock new venues. The game will soon find competition in “DJ Hero,” which Activision reps have just recently confirmed will be released later on this year.
Below is the tentative “Ultimate DJ” tracklist:
“Flashing Lights” – Kanye West
“Intergalactic” – Beastie Boys
“Let’s Get it Started” – The Black Eyed Peas
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“Slacker” – Tech N9ne
“Don’t Sweat the Technique” – Eric B. and Rakim
Additional music from artists:
Run DMC
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Gorillaz
Nelly
Deltron 3030
