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D'angelo dropped his first album in 15 years in December, and since then the world has been waiting to hear the new material in a live setting. Thankfully, the Voodoo mastermind is heading out on tour in February, but not before he stops by SNL for a televised performance.

If you grew up a rap fan, you probably have at least a couple of fond memories attached to BET's 106 & Park. If you witnessed the AJ and Free era of the show, perhaps you were even raised on it.

Back in 2010, 50 found himself reflecting on his contributions to society. "I started assessing my legacy and how I want people to remember me," he told Rolling Stone at a press event earlier this week for the second season of SundanceTV's education-based reality show Dream School.

Reality television shows became popular after the launch of MTV’s The Real World in 1992. Then came the wildly well liked Survivor and Big Brother, and from then on reality tv has been infiltrating our televisions sets.

Now that we can very easily go back and see exactly what came out 5, 10, 15, or 20 years ago to the day, anniversary pieces are happening more than ever. While we've seen plenty of written retrospectives this year, it now seems as though the anniversary craze is crossing over into TV.

Watch the pilot for 50 Cent's new crime drama "Power".

Watch Pharrell Williams perform his "Happy" single on German daytime television.

You read it right, folks - Questlove, The Roots' resident percussionist, historian and DJ, will play the role of a murder victim on an upcoming episode of police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which stars veteran emcee Ice-T.

 After announcing the news of Nas’ upcoming 20th anniversary issue of his 1994 debut album Illmatic, Deadline is reporting that the rapper is in talks with Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios for a planned half-hour comedy series.

If you always wished there was a little more Trap Muzik in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, we have good news for you. T.I. and his main squeeze, Tiny, along with their six children will be lending their voices to an animated Christmas special this holiday season.

Watch Wiz Khalifa Appears On Jimmy Kimmel Alongside Tom Hanks

Joe Budden certainly seems confident in the new Slaughterhouse project. The New York wordsmith also made sure to stress that his feelings about the LP are sincere, realizing just how often "rappers say that" to promote their albums. 

A couple weeks back, Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Kanye West's passionate Zane Lowe interview with a skit that involved children re-enacting the sit-down. Kanye responded to the bit on Twitter, demanding an apology from the television host.

As reported by TMZ, it looks like Diddy has enlisted Lil Twist, Kylie Jenner, and his son Christian as hosts of "Revolt", his new 24-hour music channel. They'll apparently be "building hype" via social media, doing promotional work and appearing on the network's various shows. 

Watch Miley Cyrus Performs "Wrecking Ball" Live On SNL

Waka Flocka Flame has been doing his share of press, generally over the highly publicized Gucci Mane rant. Another thing that he he's mentioned, which has sort of flown under the radar, is the possibility of having a role on the new season of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta".