Phife Receives Kidney Transplant.

This is great news. Phife Dawg's long battle with diabetes took an amazing turn for the better when he finally received a kidney transplant on Friday. The new kidney comes after a 2 year waiting period in which he endured severe health problems and intense dialysis treatment. Phife was first diagnosed with diabetes in 1990 in which he admitting to not taking care of himself and eating the worst possible foods, including indulging in sugar and alcohol.

"Drink a lot of soda, so they call me Dr. Pepper" (c) Phife.

The fight continued for over 12 years when 2002, he was hospitalized after his condition continued to worsen. Now with a new kidney, Phife’s illness is said to hopefully improve dramatically, giving the legendary Tribe member renewed physical energy, which is a true blessing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Phife and his family, and look for the upcoming fund raisinng event HHO is planning with Guerilla Untion to help raise money and awareness for kidney disease.

Buckshot Hospitalized.

Damn. Buckshot from the legendary Brooklyn trio Black Moon was hospitalized after returning home from tour in Europe. The emcee and co-founder of Duck Down Records was undergoing a series of seizures, according to a statement from the label. Get well soon, homie.

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Nate Dogg Suffers Stroke.

While details are sketchy, sources stated that the rapper is in serious condition due to the stroke, which is his second in a year. At the moment, the famed singer is in the hospital and cannot breathe on his own.

In May, rumors surfaced that Nate Dogg had died as a result of the stroke, but those were obviously not true. The first stroke left Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, although his brain didn’t suffer any major damage from incident.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his fam. Get better soon.