Young Kano's instrumental 6

CIARA BALLS UP W/ NBA SUPERSTAR, "SHE ADMITTED [THEY] ARE INDEED A COUPLE"

Sohh.com Reports: R&B singer Ciara has left fans hoping for a romantic reunion between her and 50 Cent in the dust by confirming speculation that she has found a new love interest in NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire

Spotted in New York City this week, CiCi reportedly confirmed the speculation is true.

"Just interviewed Ciara and she admitted that she and Amare are indeed a couple. She was very shy about it and said, 'you know I don't talk about my personal life,' but when I pushed she shook her head laughed and said yes they are a couple. She added that this is a very happy time in her life and that she is really enjoying herself! She and Amare were snapped at a party after the Met Gala last night." (Dr. Jays)

Ciara and Stoudemire were seen on multiple occasions around the Big Apple this week.

Ciara and NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire go public for the second night in a row during The Candie's Foundation 10th Anniversary of The Event To Prevent held Tuesday at Cipriani 42nd Street in NYC. It's getting serious! On Monday, the singer, 25, and the New York Knicks player, 28, make the scene at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit Celebrating Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty in NYC. (OK! Magazine)

YUNG BERG PUTS ON FOR CHI-TOWN HERO, "[HE'S] BEEN KICKING A** ALL YEAR"

Sohh.com Reports: Chicago rapper Yung Berg has found himself getting caught up in the hype of the NBA Playoffs by releasing a new record honoring hometown Bulls superstar Derrick Rose.

Berg sees the "Derrick Rose" tribute track as his own version ofWiz Khalifa's Pittsburgh-themed "Black & Yellow."

"The response has been phenomenal... Hopefully I got my own little 'Black and Yellow' thing going on," says Yung Berg. "My goal is for it to be playing inside the Bulls playoff [games], like when Derrick Rose scores, or for ESPN to show it. I would love for it to get played like that." A music video for "Derrick Rose," which was shot in Chicago last week, will be released shortly. As for the song's namesake winning the MVP award, Berg says that Rose "has been kicking a** all year. He deserves it. I definitely see [the Bulls] going to the finals, and I feel like they can win." (Billboard)

This week, Rose was officially acknowledged for his skills by being named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.

Derrick Rose continued his family affair Wednesday night, bringing his mother and three brothers to center court with him to accept the NBA's most valuable player trophy from Commissioner David Stern. "This right here is for the city of Chicago," Rose told the cheering crowd. Rose's heartfelt acceptance speech from Tuesday still had people buzzing a day later. "It was an extraordinary event," Stern said. "In addition to being a great basketball player, he's a very nice and well-rounded young man. He's the full package. He has a family that watched out for him and made it through difficult times. He's very valuable, not just to the league but to his teammates and as a role model to all." (Chicago Tribune)

Sohh.com Reports: Music super couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have revealed the names of their newborn twins after having given birth to them last weekend.

According to reports, both twins' names are inspired by a place and famous actress.

Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon have finally revealed the names of their twins who were born in Los Angeles on Saturday. Their son is named Moroccan Scott Cannon. Scott is Nick's middle name, as well as his grandmother's maiden name. The top tier of Mariah's New York City apartment is called the Moroccan Room, because of the Moroccan-inspired decor. It's also the place where Nick proposed to his wife, overlooking Manhattan! Their daughter's name is Monroe Cannon. Mariah's rep says she does not have a middle name because Mariah herself does not have one. Monroe was named after Marilyn Monroe, who has been an inspiration to Mariah her whole life. (Mariah Carey)

Reports of their twins' birth hit the Internet last Saturday (April 30).

It's official -- Mimi is now a mama! Mariah Carey gave birth to twins - a boy and a girl - on Saturday. The 41-year-old singing superstar gave birth at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospitalin Los Angeles, Mariah's rep, Cindi Berger, told the Associated Press. Nick and Mariah's baby girl was reportedly born first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long; while her brother was next, at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches. The twins coincidentally arrived on the couple's fourth wedding anniversary. (Access Hollywood)

LIL WAYNE UNLEASHES PITBULL FOR "THA CARTER IV"

Sohh.com Reports: Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne may offer fans a taste of Miami with his upcoming Tha Carter IVsolo album by possibly using hometown rapper Pitbull on one of the featured tracks.

According to contributing producer Jim Jonsin, Pitbull currentlyappears on one of Weezy's speculated new songs.

Jonsin reveals that he produced what will likely be the next single from Tha Carter IV, due June 21. "It's got similarities to 'Lollipop,'" says the hitmaker. "It's just a little slower and it has similar sounds in it, so people may relate it to the step-brother of 'Lollipop.' It's also [got] completely different melodies and chords." He shared two potential titles for the song, which are "Blows My Brains" and "She's Always in My Head." Pitbull also contributed to the record, but it's uncertain if he'll appear on the final version. "Pitbull help me write the song," adds Jonsin. "He has a verse and he did like a B-section on there, but I'm not sure if Wayne and Pit have agreed to keep him on there or what." (Rap-Up)

Last week, Young Money president Mack Maine talked about Wayne's new album being delayed.

"He's still perfecting a few things, he's a perfectionist ... changing a few lines," Maine said in an interview. "We also have a huge record that wasn't done yet. We're in L.A. right now. We have a little studio time and it should be done probably by Monday...If you calculate all of [the guest appearances], by the time we would've finished mixing, we wouldn't have met the [original] due date to turn in the album. So we had to push it back." (MTV)

Blood Raw Inks New Management Deal; Preps Life After CTE

Rapper Blood Raw is preparing to relaunch his career, now that he's officially off of Young Jeezy's popular CTE imprint. 

The rapper has inked a deal with Virginia Beach, VA-based Mann-Up Muzik/Management.

Mann-Up has worked with a variety of artists over the years, including multi-platinum producer Nottz, Nicole Wray, Trillville, Dre & Big Bo and MLB players BL and Justin Upton.

Mann-Up also has experience in the concert promotions business, producing shows for artists like Snoop Dogg, Nas, Akon, Trey Songz, Fantasia and others. 

Under the new agreement, Mann-Up Muzik will handle the day-to-day business operations for Blood Raw. 

"Its my season, everything happens for a reason, and with the team we have in place now along with the music, and grind, nothing can stop us" Blood Raw told AllHipHop.com in a statement. 

According to Mann-Up Muzik, Blood Raw is preparing to release a new single titled "Ridiculous.
Allhiphop.com Reports:

50 Cent Talks Slavery, Confederate Flag

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip

Allhiphop.com Reports: Rapper 50 Cent and MTV recently revealed a clip from his upcoming Rock Doc titled "50 Cent: The Origin of Me," which features 50 Cent traveling to Edgefield, South Carolina, in search of his roots. 

In one clip, the rapper encounters an elderly woman, who explains the significance of the Confederate Flag to 50 Cent, who appears visibly irritated with the conversation. 

"People really don't understand what's going on at that period of time," the elderly woman told 50 Cent. "Black citizens in this country really needs to study the history, because it's just as much the black ancestry as it is the White ancestry."

Despite 50's explanation for the Confederate flag being seen as racist and why it offends many people, the woman acted as though there were no valid reasons for taking offense to it, saying that it has to do with black ancestry as well as white ancestry. 

"She's offering her truth- what‚ she's accepted as the truth based on information given to her, but I don't agree with it," 50 Cent said. 

The woman continued to tell 50 Cent that African and Mongolian slaves were captured and put on ships. 

50 Cent politely interrupted her because he wanted to clarify what he heard: "Mongolian slaves?" 

50 Cent, still remaining cordial and polite, asks her if the "Mongolian slaves" had any physical features that made them distinct from African slaves and she said there weren't.

"Mongolian slaves?…I never heard of that before," 50 Cent said. 

“50 Cent: The Origin of Me,” premieres Monday, May 23rd at 9PM ET/PT on VH1.

Large Professor Co-Signs New Album By Rapper Neek The Exotic

Allhiphop.com Reports:  New York City-based rap artist Neek the Exotic and legendary producer Large Professor recently hit the net to promote their new album, titled Still on The Hustle, which is due in stores this May via Fat Beats Distribution.

Neek the Exotic reminds his fans about his style, authenticity, and flavor that comes through clearly on the record, which was produced by the Large Professor, who has helped shape the careers of legendary rappers like Nas, Kool G. Rap, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz and numerous others. 

According to Large Professor and Neek, the producer's track record alone is proof that he wouldn't work on, or support any "candy apple sh**t."

The pair described Still on The Hustle as a distinct, authentic New York Hip-Hop album.

"You wanna be riding around with some ill s**t blastin'? This is it right here," Large Professor proclaimed. "My dude Neek goes crazy on the mic, man, spitting that ill hard shit, that for-real sh**t that everybody be thinking in their minds, but they don't say out loud and s**t."

Hip-Hop heads will recall Neek the Exotic as one of the rapper's on Main Source's #1 hit song "Fakin the Funk." 

Over the years, he's worked with Large Professor on a variety of projects, including his debut release Exotic's Raw and his sophomore release, Exotic Species, which were all released independently. 

“For me, it’s really been a hustle because I never got a [record] deal, so it was hard for me to come out and make noise like I wanted to,” Neek said in a press release. 

Still on The Hustle features guest appearances by Lord Finesse, Joell Ortiz, Marco Polo, Carnage and Satchal Page and is due in stores on May 17th, 2011.

Osama Bin Laden is Dead!!!! Exclusive!!!! Rappers React.

Allhiphop, and mediatakeout Reports: Nearly 1o years ago, Osama Bin Laden masterminded an attack that killed more than 3,000 Americans. For the past 10 years, no American president was able to find and put him to justice.

Yesterday, President Barack Obama did it. He put together a team that HUNTED DOWN the evil terrorist. And yesterday, when he tried to escape capture - they put a BULLET in his head. And we EXCLUSIVELY got this pic.

A MediaTakeOut.com reader from PAKISTAN sent us the following pic. Apparently they showed this on TV and the PAKISTANI TV anchors claim the pic is REAL.

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco shared his reaction to the reports.

"Osama Dead!?!," he tweeted Sunday. "Afghan Operation done now??? Now kill poverty, wack schools, and US imperialism..." (Lupe Fiasco's Twitter)

Public Enemy's Chuck D also weighed in on the breaking news.

"USA is at it again , number one in the rankings of Killing Championships. Stealing the Gold in the Murder Olympics, and the crowd goes wild!," Chuck D tweeted.

"New Whirl Odor,... I smell. And with all these whippings of mass distractions , Amerikkkans now can look forward to 95 cent gas and hummers."

"One fu*kin dude in a cave, gimme a break please would some UFO come down and straighten this human race out, even if you gotta devour us." (Chuck D's Twitter)

Virginia rapper Skillz considered what the United States should now do following Bin Laden's death.

"Trump? He just did it on em.," he tweeted. "You killed Trump and Bin Landen in the same night?? You gon have a good week bruh. He dead...now drop them gas prices b4 them shits kill us." (Skillz's Twitter)