David Chang, the creator of Ghettopoly, is suing Hasbro, the makers of Monopoly.

Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, filed their lawsuit to stop the sales of Ghettopoly, claiming trademark and copyright infringement. Chang says the game is a parody of Hip-Hop culture and that at least 100 other games end in “opoly.”

As a result of Hasbro’s cease-and-desist order, Chang said he’s been stopped from selling the game before it can go to court, due to a cease-and-desist letter that Hasbro sent to Urban Outfitters, who agreed to carry the controversial board game. Chang is claiming that he has penalized before it has been determined that his game infringed on anything.

Almost 1,000 Ghettopoly games are in a warehouse and any new stock is confiscated by US Customs and Border Protection agents.

Ghettopoly features such game pieces as a 40 oz, a hoe and pimp, counterfeit money, a basketball and crack.

Users must buy stolen property, build crack houses and pay protection fees.

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Rumors have been flying that Teena Marie is on the verge of signing with Cash Money/Universal for quite some time now. The official word is out, she will debut on Cash Money Classics this summer.

Marie’s latest set, La Dona features collaborations with R&B crooner Gerald Levert, rapper MC Lyte, and the up and coming underground Los Angeles based hip-hop artist Medusa.

La Dona also contains a reunion with soul/funk pioneer Rick James on “I Got You.” The lead single from the forthcoming CD, “Still In Love,” is already receiving strong radio airplay in major markets even thought the official add date for the song is March 3.

“Still In Love” was co-produced by Teena along with Cash Money’s resident hit-maker Mannie Fresh.

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Five FT of rap group Black Moon was convicted on March 6 for the alleged sale of an illegal substance, stemming from an incident in 2002.

According to Duck Down CEO Dru Ha, when Five FT was arrested, no drugs or marked money was found and he was convicted based solely on police testimony.

The rapper is facing four to nine years, pending sentencing which is scheduled for April 1.

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Eminem is currently being considered to play the starring role of a comic book character in the upcoming
film “Wanted.”

Comic book writer Mark Millar is bringing his super villain comic book series “Wanted” to the silver screen and he’s looking at rap’s own Marshall Mathers for the starring role.

According to The Times Online, the creator is in final negotiations with Universal Pictures the film deal and Eminem is already in talks to play the pathetic lead character turned super-hero, Wesley Gibson.

“I’m really excited about the possibility of Marshall playing the lead role,” Millar said, “and Universal have already been in talks with his people, and also lined up one of the top five producers in Hollywood.”

Millar will also reportedly be executive producer of the film. He is interested in getting Tommy Lee Jones and Beyonce Knowles for other villainous roles.

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UPN’s new series presently titled “Missy Elliott Project” has begun searching the US for aspiring performers to go coast-to-coast with hip hop artist Missy Elliott on one of her upcoming concert tours. The selected men and women will travel, live together on the road and compete against each other for the opportunity to become the next big hip-hop superstar.

Open casting sessions will begin this Sunday, March 7 in Los Angeles. Casting sessions in Chicago (3/10), New York (3/12), Atlanta (3/15), Arlington, VA (3/17) and Dallas (3/19) will follow.

Aspiring performers should have a three-minute routine prepared that showcases their talents as a singer, a rapper, a dancer and an all-around entertainer. Check out UPN’s website at www.upn.com for more information.

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Andre 3000 recently told Rolling Stone magazine that he would like to study classical music. During an interview with the eccentric rapper he said, “I want to go to Julliard to study classical music. I’ve been thinking about it for about a year. But things got kinda busy. This record took off. I can’t be in school right now. But I’m taking saxophone and clarinet lessons. I’d study classical composition and music theory. Like, now, I was working on songs for Gwen Stefani’s album, and I could tell her how to sing them but not the range.”

Next up for OutKast is the release of a new single, “Roses.” The group will also begin production on a movie in May for HBO.

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Bad Boy Records is celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary with the release Of a collector’s edition CD/DVD “Bad Boy’s 10th Anniversary…THE HITS” in stores 3/9. Featuring “Victory 2004″ with P.Diddy, Notorious B.I.G, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, & Busta Rhymes, it also includes an unreleased bonus track from Mase and exclusive interview footage from P.Diddy!!