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Exclusive – J Dilla would have turned 47 years old on Sunday (February 7), but the universe had other plans. The legendary producer passed away in 2006 following a battle with lupus, although his official cause of death was ruled as cardiac arrest. February 7 also happens to be the 15th anniversary of Dilla’s seminal album Donuts, which was released in 2006, just three days before his untimely death. The 31-track masterpiece incorporated Dilla’s diverse musical palate into one colorful gumbo — from the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Mantronix to James Brown, Frank Zappa and Kool & The G...

Busta Rhymes isn’t busting loose anymore. The hip-hop legend is opening about how he lost 100lbs (45kg) within a year. Weighing in at 254lbs (115kg), the 48-year-old rapper says he initially gained weight following the death of two important men in his life – his father and his friend and longtime manager, Chris Lighty. “I felt cheated,” Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Smith Jr., revealed to Men’s Health magazine. “The two people I wanted to see me win were no longer here to see it.” Due to the devastating losses, the Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See l...

 via The Conglomerate Entertainment, Inc./EMPIRE.   The visual is a montage of the New York-based acts reinforcing their position in hip-hop royalty with signature quick, aggressive, and pristine delivery. Produced by Rockwilder and directed by Benny Boom,  the visual is clean and classic with a monochromatic aesthetic that puts the dynamic chemistry of Rhymes, M.O.P., and CJ on display front and center. The black and white clips shift between the MCs explosively bantering as if they’re in a cypher, and closes with Busta claiming his throne, alongside M.O.P. and CJ, dubbing them...

New Jack City and the Keenen Ivory Wayans-directed classic I’m Gonna Git You Sucka — opened up about attending the 2002 funeral of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay and confessed Busta Rhymes actually needed to physically help him out of the Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Saint Albans, Queens because he was so upset. “I love Busta as an entertainer, as a hip dude — I don’t know, I just love Bus,” Rock says in the clip exclusively obtained by HipHopDX. “I remember I was at Jam Master Jay’s funeral. I was crying, like I almost fainted I was crying so hard.

Rhymes revealed he'd had scares with polyps in his throat and that prompted a major life change.