W/C June 9, 2006

Veteran rapper Ice Cube has spent much of the past decade in Hollywood, masterminding the lucrative "Friday" comedy franchise, and starring in unlikely hit movies like "Are We There Yet?" Currently juggling four film projects, including the recently announced "Welcome Back Kotter," and recently premiered his controversial FX documentary, "Black.White," in which black and white families are sent into the world disguised as members of the opposite race. But after a six-year hiatus without a new album, he's back with the self-released "Laugh Now Cry Later," which arrived in stores June 6 and is off to a solid start.

Angelina Jolie's baby has her own website, Jolie who gave birth last weekend, ordered aides to buy the website address ShilohNouvelJolie-Pitt.com. Meanwhile, Hugh Hefner wants Angelina Jolie to pose for Playboy even though she has just given birth. According to British tabloids Hugh said: "I'm hoping to bump into Angelina Jolie to get her to do Playboy after she's recovered from having the baby."

The Morehouse School of Medicine is $3 million richer thanks to the generous donation of comedian Bill Cosby and his wife Camille. Morehouse officials said the money, the largest individual gift given to the school, is meant to honor its interim president, Dr. David Satcher, and will fund the endowment of a chaired professorship in mental health. The donation also honors Doctor Alvin Poussaint, a child psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School who served as a script consultant to Cosby's former NBC sitcom, "The Cosby Show."

Clint Eastwood will receive the Founders Award from the Motion Picture and Television Fund Golden Boot committee for his film-directing legacy. The star has previously received the Golden Boot for his acting career and is the second director to be honored with the Founders Award following John Ford. The Golden Boot Awards were established to recognize individuals who have furthered the Western genre of films. Eastwood will receive the award at the committee's 24th annual award show on 12 August (06).

Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man is scheduled to release his fourth solo album, 4:21...The Day After, on July 25th. The album will feature guest appearances by Fat Joe and Styles P, with production by Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, and RZA. SOHH.com reports that the rapper will give fans a chance to hear a new song every week until the album's release on the Def Jam Records website

Rapper Fabolous has made the move into the world of fashion. Allhiphop.com reports that he recently launched his Ric Yung clothing line. The rapper explained, "It's the hottest s- -t in a minute. If anybody likes the classic Polo from back in the days, this is about to be a new Polo for the Hip-Hop World... I've always been a fashionable person, even before becoming a rapper. There are a lot of opportunities out there for us, and I've done a lot of advertising things for Sean Jean, Akademiks, Reebok -- you name it. It finally came to a point where I said, 'You know what? I should do my own line.'" Ric Yung is currently available in select boutiques in New York City. The line will be launched nationally later this year.

In celebration of Black Music Month, Chevrolet has launched a new campaign paying tribute to Ray Charles, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez and Jam Master Jay. The campaign features musicians that have passed on, but whose spirits live on in the youth of today

50 Cent will headline the Red Stripe Reggae Summerfest in Jamaica.

Jim Carrey’s latest film “Ripley’s Believe it or not” has reportedly been postponed for at least a year after the film's budget passed $150 million. This is Carrey's second film in the last few weeks to be postponed because of massive budget over-spending. Last week, it was announced his movie “Used Guys” with Ben Stiller was being halted after the budget reached $112 million. Entertainment newspaper Variety reports Paramount Pictures unexpectedly decided to postpone production on Ripley, but studio executives insist they are still moving forward.

Tupac Shakur’s mother Afeni and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation have announced the Tupac Legacy Tour, which will feature a line-up of top artists performing songs from the late rapper's catalogue. The 25-date US tour marks the 10th anniversary of the rapper's death, and will kick off in Los Angeles later this year. The event will be sponsored by the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and A+M Entertainment, with a share of the proceeds going to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (TASCA) located in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Supermodel Linda Evangelista is pregnant with her first child. The 41-year-old is dating an unnamed New York City architect and was unable to hide her growing baby bump at a party in Madrid, Spain, last week. The Canadian tells German magazine Gala, "I'm overjoyed. My baby gives my life a meaning."

Rapper DMX has confirmed he is making a sequel to his cult hip-hop film “Belly”. “Beast” will follow on directly from the 1998 film which marked Hype Williams’ directorial debut, and will also star rapper Nas who appeared in Belly. DMX tells AllHipHop.com, "It's me, Nas and Hype. I go and get (Nas' character in Africa). We start filming this year. "We got a sick story and all that. We're starting this one off how the last one ended and pick it up from there." A release date for the sequel is yet to be confirmed.

US network VH1 is launching a reality talent competition to find the next Eminem. The cable network is creating “Egotrip presents The White Rapper Show”, a comedic reality series that will test the rap skills and urban knowledge of 12 aspiring white hip-hop artists. White rap legend Michael “MC Search” Berrin will host the show. Contestants will live together in the South Bronx section of New York City and participate in a series of challenges to test their music talent and ability to mesh with black culture.