The American Dream From Jones

On November 16, BET will present the world premiere of Houston MC Mike Jones’ feature film, American Dream. The film, which shares it’s title with Mike’s sophomore solo LP, chronicles the rapper’s rise to fame from the streets of his hometown. Jones co-wrote and stars in American Dream, which was directed by indie filmmaker Derrick Dixon. Clifton Powell, Tamala Jones and Hassan Johnson also have roles in the film. American Dream airs on BET at Friday November 16 at 8:00 p.m., and a DVD of the movie will come bundled with Mike’s album, which hits stores on November 20.

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Kanye West and Def Jam Records have inked a new deal with Virgin Mobile USA to offer exclusive content from his album Graduation to their 4.8 million mobile subscribers. Virgin Mobile customers will be able to access exclusive versions of tracks from Ye’s latest album as well four live versions of hits from his two previous LPs. The agreement is similar to previous partnerships Virgin has created with artists such as Paul Wall and Snoop Dogg through the mobile provider’s “First Dibs” ringtone program. For more information or to download Kanye’s exclusive content, visit http://www.virginmobileusa.com/stuff/ringtones/firstDibs.do.

Ghostface Doll instores!!!!!

After months of anticipation, the wait is finally over for Ghostface Killah fans. The Ghostface Doll, a 9” replica of the Wu-Tang MC, officially went on sale this week at a retail price of $499.99. The doll features some of Ghost’s signature adornments, such as his velvet robe, a 14 karat gold chain with pendant and a three dimensional replica of his Avenging Eagle bracelet, complete with an embedded diamond. The figure also contains an electronic sound chip with six phrases recorded by Tony Starks himself. Only 1,000 dolls have been manufactured and each one is hand numbered and arrives in a gold sealed box. Consumers will also receive the 36 Deadly Darts mixtape mixed by DJ Rhettmatic of the World Famous Beat Junkies. For more information, or to order, visit www.theghostfacedoll.com.

He's a Bizzness Mannnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay-Z, through a new joint venture with the Iconix Brand Group called Scion LLC., has purchased the Artful Dodger clothing line for $15 million. The line, which has become increasingly popular over the past two years, specializes in high end denim, t-shirts and sweaters. As part of the agreement, Scion will enter into a multi-year licensing deal with Signature Apparel Group for the brand. Artful Dodger founder and CEO Scott Langton will join Signature and act as creative director and head designer.
“I consider myself very fortunate to have found a partner in Scion and am really excited about the future of Artful Dodger,” said Langton. “I am looking forward to working with Signature Apparel, who as a company, has both the production infrastructure and financial capacity to make Artful Dodger the brand I always envisioned it to be.” Scion is also exploring several other licensing partners in order to expand the brand into outerwear and footwear. “Artful Dodger is an incredible brand with a lot of room for growth and Scott Langton is a visionary designer,” Jay said in a statement. “They represent what’s next and new in fashion and we are glad to have both the brand and Scott as a part of our family. Artful Dodger represents the first of many acquisitions that will begin to shape our joint venture with Iconix.”