Ice Cube, who cracks the "Billboard" top ten this week with the soundtrack to his directorial debut, "The Player's Club," has been trading tracks with Alec Empire of the digital hardcore trio Atari Teenage Riot.

The two have been mailing work back and forth to each other for a project that could turn up this summer on Ice Cube's next album, "War And Peace.

Cube is also busy preparing for the release of "Player's Club," which arrives in theaters on April 8. The movie was written and directed by Cube, and will feature the rapper in a small supporting role.

The film tells the story of a woman, played by Lisa Ray (who turned up in Tupac's "Toss It Up" video), who dances at a strip club to put herself through college.