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Common is no stranger to the fashion world, revealing to The BoomBox this past June that he was interested in designing and producing accessories such as belts and ties. But the Chi-town native is taking it one step at a time. The emcee has recently announced that he is partnering with Diesel to promote the label's Only the Brave fragrance campaign, intended to highlight future faces in hip-hop...

West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle has been waiting to drop his highly-anticipated debut, 'South Central State of Mind,' for some time now, and it looks like he's finally received a firm release date. The up-and-coming gangsta rapper has been signed to Epic since 2008, yet his album has been delayed for well over a year, with no real explanation...

While Jay-Z was the first hip-hop artist to have his own shoe, many have followed in his proverbial footsteps. Now, Nipsey Hussle has partnered with Pony to drop his very own limited edition kicks. The shoes have a blue and gold color scheme -- a straight homage to UCLA and clearly synonymous with Nipsey's hometown of Los Angeles...

We recently reported on the developing beef between Jae Millz and XXL 'Freshman 10' members Nipsey Hussle, Pill and Freddie Gibbs. Pill and Nipsey starting things off by implying that Millz loved Lil Wayne a bit too much. Then, Gibbs took things to a new level with a crushing freestyle mocking Millz and his lack of a national fanbase...

Las Vegas native Mr. Finley could have gone the easy route and drawn from the West Coast sound, given the geographical proximity of the casino-prone metropolis to Cali. But while he's focused on creating a specific sound for his city, he's still gone against his instincts and reached out to another up-and-coming West Coast artist to help him out on his solo debut, 'The Talented Mr...

Crenshaw native Nipsey Hussle turned it up at New York City's S.O.B.'s last night (March 24) when he took the stage, proclaimed NYC his second home and brought out Harlem's own Juelz Santana to run through a few of his hits. Check out the footage -- courtesy of B...

Up-and-coming Cali MC Nipsey Hussle's film debut will likely hit stores before his album does. Nipsey, who has received co-signs by Snoop Dogg and Game, has already wrapped his first feature film, 'Wrath of Cain,' which features veteran actor Ving Rhames of 'Pulp Fiction' fame and fellow MC Gillie Da Kid, and begins filming his second feature shortly...

According to early reports, rappers Lil Wayne, Kanye West, LL Cool J and Snoop Dogg have been picked to contribute to the remake of the 1985 world peace anthem, 'We Are the World.' On Monday, more than eighty of today's biggest star's gathered at the Jim Henson Studio and Soundstage in Hollywood, the site of the original 'We Are the World' recording...

Music aside, one of the most interesting facets of hip-hop is the moniker one adopts when they become a rapper. Much like Snoop Dogg, one of the most prominent MCs hailing from Long Beach, CA, Nipsey Hussle's presence makes his stage name all the more interesting...

Artist: Nipsey HussleSong: 'Hussle in the House'Why You Should Watch: Nipsey introduces his Hussle to the masses in the video for the first single off his upcoming album, 'South Central State of Mind,' due in stores this summer.