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R. Kelly recorded a message to his fans after undergoing emergency throat surgery last month. The controversial 'Ignition' singer was rushed to Chicago's Northwestern Memorial hospital on July 19, to have an abscess on one of his tonsils drained, and was officially discharged shortly after...

Grammy award-winning artist R. Kelly is "laid up indefinitely" at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to his publicist. The R&B singer had been experiencing throat pain and was rushed to emergency surgery after a throat exam. T...

West Coast rapper Mack 10 is currently recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing stomach surgery on Monday (April 11). The former Ice Cube-affiliate, born Dedrick Rolison, was admitted to the hospital after experiencing acute abdominal pains last week...

Aretha Franklin has denied reports that her drastic weight loss is due to gastric bypass surgery. The legendary soul singer, who was recently honored at the Grammy Awards, underwent surgery for a mystery illness back in December, amidst rumors that she was battling pancreatic cancer, and returned to the spotlight a reported 80 lbs...

After entreating fans to pray on behalf of his daughter, Compton rapper the Game announced on Tuesday that 3-month-old Cali Dream Taylor has successfully survived her surgery. "We thank u all for your prayers & well wishes!!!" Game tweeted. "T...

While Game generally uses his Twitter account to attempt to reunite G-Unit and take shots at rivals, today he hopped on the social networking site with a much more serious intention, entreating fans to pray for his ailing daughter. The Compton rapper revealed that his 3-month-old daughter Cali Dream Taylor underwent surgery today, begging fans via Twitter for their thoughts and prayers... Read Mo

Paul Wall revealed he underwent gastric sleeve surgery to combat his morbid obesity. In a recent interview with Shade 45's Angela Yee, the Houston rapper explained that that he was recommended the surgery by his doctor, in order to save his life, and has since lost 100 lbs...

For the past week, revered producer DJ Premier has remained quiet about the situation regarding his former Gang Starr partner, Guru, who slipped into a coma last weekend, after suffering a heart attack. After numerous quotes attributed to DJ Premier made the rounds, the legendary producer finally set the record straight on his HeadQcourterz radio show, on March 5...