Is the OutkKast duo at odds? According to several reports floating on the net, the two rappers/actors are not seeing eye-to-eye about various decisions for their film/album Idlewild's promotion.

The talk began when Outkast allegedly turned down an appearance on Oprah. Eurweb ran a report claiming the duo declined, not because of the current beef Hip-Hop seems to have with Oprah, but because Andre and Big Boi couldn't agree on whether to attend. Apparently Big Boi wanted to but Andre declined.

Last month, Big Boi claimed there was no beef between the two, but that he wouldn't allow Andre to ruin any future plans.
"We been doing it strong [without Andre] since the last LP. If my man ever wanna, you know, get back out here, he's welcome — we got a mic for him. But until he do that, we gone. Ain't nothing gonna stop this here," he explained to MTV in June.

Furthermore, Fox News also claims the dynamic ATLien duo have been battling about everything dealing with promotion for Idlewild.
While talk about an OutKast beef has been swirling since the two released Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, things seem to be heating up.
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T.I. and his partner Jason Geter have sold a script entitled "For Sale" to New Line Cinema.

Launching the film division of Tip and Geter's Grand Hustle Entertainment, the script takes place in an Atlanta used-car lot. Reports say T.I. may play one of the salesmen. Toby Emmerich of New Line apparently secured the deal. Emmerich, Sam Brown and Jeff Katz will supervise the film on behalf of New Line.

Tip made his acting debut earlier this year in ATL. It also starred Outkast's Big Boi, Mykelti Williamson (Forrest Gump), Keith David (Crash) and introduced Lauren London. Directed by Chris Robinson, the flick follows a group of four friends who have just graduated from high school in Atlanta. T.I. plays the lead character Rashad.

The film also spotlights local skating rink Jellybeans, a popular hangout for both Robinson and T.I. in their teenage years in Atlanta. After hitting theatres this past March, the film grossed roughly $21 million domestically. The DVD, which hit stores yesterday, (July 18) contains special features, including deleted scenes and videos for "What You Know" and "Why You Wanna."
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Beyonce Knowles has been hit with a $1.5 million lawsuit by Icon Entertainment for allegedly breaching a contract for her House of Dereon clothing line.

Filed in New York State's Supreme Court, the suit alleges that Icon CEO Greg Walker was not fully compensated by Beyonce, her mother/manager Tina Knowles and Wear Me Apparel Corp. after securing a $15 million dollar deal between all aforementioned parties to create the "House of Dereon" clothing line.

Walker claims that in August of 2003 he was hired by the Knowles to secure endorsement and licensing opportunities to increase Beyonce's profile.

According to Walker, Tina Knowles issued him two payments totaling $25,000 on behalf of her daughter for his role in securing the deal with Wear Me Apparel Corp., but failed to pay the remainder of his fee as previously agreed upon.

"Beyonce and Tina Knowles agreed on the terms of our business relationship, but have failed to properly compensate me for reasons unknown to me," said Walker via statement. "I just want to receive my fair share and move on with my business."

Wear Me Apparel Corp., who is also named as defendants in the lawsuit, only paid $85,000 to Walker for his services. He is also suing the company for $1.5 million for failing to make proper payments.

Representatives for Beyonce could not be reached at press time.

In related news, Beyonce is gearing up for the release of her second album titled B-Day. Set to hit shelves on September 5th, the album features an appearance from Jay-Z and boasts production from Swizz Beatz, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes and Rich Harrison.

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Evergreen, which was launched six-months ago by industry veterans Joel A. Katz, David K. Schulhof, and Richard Perna, now controls over 40,000 copyrights.

"We made tremendous progress in only six months," said David K. Schulhof, co-CEO of Evergreen. "The MC Hammer catalog brings some of the
best selling and most popular rap songs of all time to Evergreen's catalog."

Songs in MC Hammer's catalog include "Turn This Mutha Out," from the rapper's breakout double platinum release Let's Get It Started, as well as "Too Legit To Quit," "Pray" and one of rap's biggest selling singles, "U Can't Touch This," which helped the rapper's 1990 release Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em to sales in excess of 10 million copies.

"We anticipate that many songs in the MC Hammer catalog will emerge as a perfect fit for licensing in movies, television shows, and corporate advertising," Schulhof added.

MC Hammer filed for bankruptcy protection in 1996, with debts in excess of $14 million, despite raking in over $33 million in 1991.

Some of the rapper's assets included a luxurious mansion valued between $12 and $20 million dollars, 17 race cars, a Boeing 727, a Kentucky Derby race horse and a monthly payroll of over $500,000.

Evergreen also acquired producer/publisher Jerry Crutchfield's Crutchfield/Glitterfish catalog, which includes hits from Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, George Straight and others.

The company also owns the catalogs of Rykomusic/Warlock Music and the music catalog of hit R&B producer Teddy Riley.

In related news, MC Hammer, who owns the rights to his new material, recently released an album on iTunes titled Look3X. The album is expected in retail stores soon.