Phife Dawg's posthumous single Nutshell drops

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A new single Phife Dawg was working on at the time of his death has been released posthumously - with a portion of proceeds going to charity.

The video for Nutshell was unveiled at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, at A Celebration of Phife on Tuesday night.

The late hip-hop artist's wife Deisha and manager Dion Liverpool announced 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the American Diabetes Association and the National Kidney Foundation.

Nutshell is a track from the album Give Thanks.

Phife Dawg died aged 45 from complications associated with diabetes on March 22. His best known songs with A Tribe Called Quest included Scenario and Bonita Applebum.

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