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Last night's T.I. concert in Union Square ended before the rapper could even take the stage, as gunshots rang out in the venue's green room. Three people were injured and one victim was fatally wounded.

ABC News is reporting that rapper Troy Ave has been arrested for weapons possession and reckless endangerment. Ave was also injured during the shooting, though police say Ave may have accidentally shot himself. Ronald "Edgar" McPhatter, 33, was fatally shot in the stomach during the incident. McPhatter was a member of Ave's entourage, and according to a statement from his mother, McPhatter died while attempting to protect his friends. While McPhat

BJ The Chicago Kid has worked with some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, and Schoolboy Q. But apparently that isn't enough for him, because BJ just announced that he's creating a track with one of music's biggest and most iconic legends: Marvin Gaye.

"Marvin Gaye is a huge inspiration to me,” BJ said in a press release. “The music he graced us with gave the world a little more beauty, and a lot more soul.” BJ is signed to Motown Records, the same label that Gaye released most of his earlier work through.

The brand new version of "What's Going On" will be a duet that blends new vocals from The Chicago Kid with archived recordings from the late Marvin Gaye. The track will be released

When former Beatle and music legend Paul McCartney announced he was working with Kanye West, fans of both artists were initially shocked and apprehensive about the collaboration. Turns out they weren't the only ones -- in a recent interview, McCartney revealed that Oprah herself tried to get McCartney to stay away from Kanye.

Speaking with the BBC, McCartney said that Oprah tried to talk him out of working with West. According to McCartney, Oprah objected to West's language, particularly his frequent use of the N-word, which the former talk show host finds extremely offensive. "People like Oprah, who's a little conservative about that stuff, said "You shouldn't do it, even black people

Hip-hop pioneer and icon MC Hammer has had a career spanning just over three decades and over fifty million albums sold. With the 25th anniversary of "Too Legit Too Quit" quickly approaching, Hammer took some time out of his busy schedule to reminisce about the triple-platinum hit, and express optimism for the future of hip-hop.

"That whole project we had a lot of fun," Hammer told CBS News. The video for the title track to the album, "2 Legit 2 Quit," is still one of the most expensive music videos ever created, and featured many of the biggest stars of the era, including other music legends such as Queen Latifah, the late James Brown, and NWA's Eazy

Jaime Luis Gomez, or as we know him, Taboo, best known as a member of the Black Eyed Peas. He was born in Los Angeles, California as a Mexican-American on both sides, and Shoshone Indian on his mother's side. Taboo lived out much of his young life in California and at the age of 32, he married Jaymie Dizon with Will.i.am. (William Adams) and Apl.de.ap (Allan Pineda) as two of his groomsmen. 

Much of his career has been alongside Will.i.am. They began in the late 1980s performing in the 8th grade with Apl.de.ap in Los Angeles. Later, they signed to Eazy-E’sRuthless Records in 1992 and, along with another friend Dante Santiago, the group was called Atban Klann (ATBAN: A Tribe Beyond a Nation). Unfortunately, their debut album Grass Roots&nbs

M.anifest has made a name for himself by telling stories through his music that are unmistakably influenced by the youth culture of his native Ghana, but also represent themes and ideas that have managed to strike a chord with audiences of all ages around the world. In the latest interview from PEPR, M.anifest discusses his creative process, finding his identity through his environment, and how he wants his music to reflect the reality and the issues facing his homeland.

The son of a lawyer and the grandson of a composer, M.anifest mixes an educated perspective with an absolute passion for music. "The thing that I have always found charming about hip hop... is that you can bend it to suit you... it's got this idea of representing and bringing where you're from int