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Sundance readies for hip-hop invasion

Sundance is looking to be a hip-hop affair between the movies and the live entertainment booked for the 10-day film festival. Aside from performances by Snoop Dogg, the Roots and Lauryn Hill at Park City venue Harry O’s, 50 Cent is hosting a dinner with Floyd Mayweather where they’ll announce a partnership for film projects through 50 Cent and Randall Emmett‘s production company, Cheetah Vision Films. Cheetah has $200 million in financing and has already produced six movies, including “Setup” with Jackson, Ryan Phillippe and Bruce Willis. Fitty’s rumored gal pal, Chelsea Handler, is also expected to be with him at Sundance. Another film drawing pre-festival buzz is music documentary “Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,” directed by Michael Rapaport. The ’90s rap group will also be attending the premiere. But what we really want to see is Snoop Dogg on skis.