Vibe.com, October 26th, 2005
All four artists have been nominated for Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2005 for their roles in games like 50 Cent: Bulletproof. The awards show, set to take place November 18 at Gibson Amphitheater in LA, will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
50's game received nods for Best Action Game, Best Performance by a Human - Male, Best Cast, Best Supporting Male Performance, Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song. Dre and Eminem got nods for Best Supporting Male Performance for their roles in Bulletproof, while Diddy was nominated in the same category for his role in Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. Jessica Alba even received two nominations for her role as Invisible Woman in Fantastic 4: Cyber Vixen of the Year and Best Performance by a Human - Female.
"Getting Up Anthem: Part 1" by Talib Kweli and Rakim in Getting Up as well as "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent in Bulletproof and "When I Get Angry" by Spider Loc in Madden NFL 6 were nominated for Best Original Song. The soundtrack for Bulletproof is up for Best Soundtrack.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vin Diesel, The Rock, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Carmen Electra, Xzibit and Ozzy Osbourne are set to appear at the event, while presenters and celebrity attendees will be announced soon.
The venue itself, meanwhile, will feature a slew of 100-foot-tall walls of video screens, skybox audiences, and game-versus-game iconoclastic graphics.
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