Common, RZA Channel Their Inner ‘Gangster’

Hip-hop soul man Common and Wu-Tang rapper RZA will join T.I. in the movie 'American Gangster,' directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

RZA will play a partner of Crowe's in the 70s crime flick -- based on the story of drug leader Frank Lucas -- while Common and T.I. will serve as members of Washington's drug dominion.

Meanwhile, T.I., who recently made his film debut in 'ATL,' has scored a guest appearance by Justin Timberlake on his upcoming album, the follow-up to 'King,' which debuted at the top of the charts with more than 500,000 copies sold in its first week back in April. "[It's called] something like 'Love of My Life,'" the Atlanta rapper AOL Music. "Something about a girl he likes."

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