ASHANTI LANDS ROLE IN NEW SPIKE LEE FLICK

hHouse got a rumour THAT Spike Lee's protégé, Michael "Boogie" Pinckney, has lined up Michael Imperioli, Jadakiss, Treach and Ashanti to star in Pinckney's action flick, "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You," which starts shooting here next month . . . THAT the Nets will open a showroom this fall in the New York Times building to showcase the corporate suites in the team's Frank Gehry-designed arena in Brooklyn. "I wonder will they omit the use of the N-word with this line up??? Should be interesting.