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Los Angeles native and underground hip-hop staple, Alejandro Ocana, better known as 2Mex, was getting ready to get out of St. Bernadine's Medical Center and into rehabilitation when he picked up the phone. After a long, grueling month at the San Bernardino hospital, where he almost lost his life, he spoke of how lucky he is to be leaving at all. 

Essentially an undiagnosed diabetic, Ocana was admitted to the hospital with a blood sugar of 700, which is extremely dangerous. Normal blood sugar numbers should range between 80 and 140. Thankfully, doctors were able to save his life, but couldn’t save his lower right leg. Ocana is now tasked with the overwhelming chore of learning how to walk again and using a prosthetic, but with his propitious attitude and sea of s

It's only been out a few days, but some critics are already labeling the remix of Remy Ma and Fat Joe's "All The Way Up," which now also features Jay Z, as this year's big summer anthem. With the song already a hit, some have wondered why it took so long for the two East Coast legends to collaborate on a track, and today Fat Joe explained to The Source how he and Jay Z finally decided to work with each other.

"It was about time," Fat Joe said."Everybody knows we had a checkered past," he said, addressing the long history alleged beef between him and fellow New York legend Jay Z. "...And whatever the case may be but I’ve seen him and dudes in his crew and we’ve always shown each other love." Fat Joe says he reached

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