ATL meets LAX when T.I. links up with Dr. Dre in the studio in a new trailer for his mixtape Fuck Da City Up, dropping on New Year’s Day. Tip raps in the booth as the West Coast icon mans the boards in the black-and-white teaser. It’s unconfirmed if the song playing in the background is their collaboration.

Celebrate the new year with new music from T.I. “When da ball drop…We drop!!!! Out wit da old,in wit da TRUE!!!! Atown….Weeee Baaaaaack!!!!!” tweeted the King of the South.

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Mary J. Blige shows off her acting chops in the musical Rock of Ages. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul plays gentlemen’s club owner Justice, covering ’80s hits by Pat Benatar and Journey. The star-studded cast includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, and Alec Baldwin. The film, directed by Adam Shankman, hits theaters next summer. Watch Mary’s brief appearance in the trailer below.

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Chris Brown makes a run for it in the trailer for Screen Gems’ Think Like a Man, the film adaptation of Steve Harvey’s book. The ensemble cast includes Taraji P. Henson, Morris Chestnut, Michael Ealy, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, and Gabrielle Union.

In the romantic comedy, four men have their love lives turned upside down when their ladies buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice. But they decide to take matters into their own hands, shifting the tables on the women.

The “Deuces” singer plays the boyfriend of Good. Also look for a cameo from Keri Hilson in the movie, which hits theaters nationwide on March 9.

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Don’t mess with Rihanna. The pop star brings out the big guns in the latest trailer for Universal Pictures’ Battleship, her first dramatic big screen role.

“She’s a fighter, she’s a killer,” explains RiRi of her tough character, Navy weapons officer Raikes. “I’m one of the boys. We do everything together. We go on all our missions together.”

As part of her physically-demanding role, she hunts aliens at sea. “These aliens are thugs,” adds the singer, who suffered bruises, scrapes, and sore muscles while being trained by real military officers.

The big-budget film co-starring Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, and Taylor Kitsch sails into theaters May 18, 2012.

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Look out below! Willow Smith gets ready to drop some heat with the Nicki Minaj-assisted video for “Fireball,” the latest single off her Roc Nation debut, due April 3. In the trailer, news segments show mysterious objects lighting up the night sky—a preview of what’s to come. The full video ignites December 7 on BET’s “106 & Park.”

Young Jeezy gets vulnerable in the second of five trailers for his upcoming documentary A Hustlerz Ambition. In the clip, the Snowman explains his vulnerability and speaks on his beef with fellow ATLien Gucci Mane, stating that he didn’t necessarily consider their discrepancy a battle.

“I didn’t look at it as rap shit. I don’t do rap beef—that’s for rappers,” said Jeezy.

The film, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, is set to be included with the deluxe version of his upcoming album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, due December 20.

T.I. invites America inside his private life in the VH1 series “T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle,” premiering December 5 at 9 p.m. Viewers will see the hip-hop superstar as a husband to his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, a father to his six children, and a businessman getting his career back on track after prison.

“I got a million and one reasons to be out doing what I do professionally, but the most important thing to me in the world is family,” said Tip. “I got six kids and my old lady depending on my hustle. I can’t make one single mistake. Family is priority number one.”

In the trailer for the show, T.I. returns home from his “vacation,” coaches his 10-year-old son Domani for his first show, treats his wife to a romantic dinner, and scuffles in the club.

“We ain’t like a Brady Bunch, that’s for sure,” said Tiny. Meet the Harrises.

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Before he was Young Jeezy, Jay Wayne Jenkins was hustling his way to the top. The hip-hop star takes viewers down his path to glory in the first of five trailers for A Hustlerz Ambition, the documentary that will accompany his album TM103: Hustlerz Ambition, due December 20. The Chris Robinson-directed film will feature appearances from Jay-Z, Drake, Rihanna, T.I., Diddy, and more.

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