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After a failed relationship with Amar’e Stoudemire, failed attempt at dating Cam Newton and failed romances with 50 Cent and Bow Wow, Ciara has reportedly found love again… in hip-hop at that.

Bossip can exclusively confirm that Ciara and rapper Future are an item. The couple set off rumors of their dalliance over a month ago after she posted this photo of them in the studio together on Instagram:

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Nicki Minaj Gets Paid $3 Million to Perform in Dubai

December 28, 2012 07:35 PM EST

Nicki Minaj is making some serious bank right now. The Young Money rapper recently put out the re-release of her second album called Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up and now she's touring the world and performing everywhere. But it's not going to come cheap to book the female rapper. Recently she made $1 million to perform at a NYC show. And now, she's flying out to Dubai to perform for her middle eastern fans and is set to get paid $3 million to do just one show.

Minaj has never performed in Dubai or anywhere in the middle east before but as her fame grows more and more, it's becoming increasingly expensive to book her services. She will reportedly be also performing on New Year's Eve and will get paid close to $5 million to do it. Minaj has been a household name in the music world, mainly because of her crossover to pop music as well as rap. She has scored numerous hits as both her albums have gone platinum and she has multiple hit singles.

She is by far the most successful female rapper in the world. Just this time a few years ago, Minaj was a relatively decent known rapper but fame has shot up significantly. It's mainly due to her appeal as a female in a male dominated rap industry that has attracted many fans to her. She has also gained popularity for her colorful clothing and wigs. Minaj has really changed the way females can attain success in the rap game and has set the bar really high up.

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Los Angeles — “Nobody’s that unattractive in real life” says head of HBO Independent productions and ‘Martin’ Creator Gerald Levin while watching viral video “All Gold Everything” by Trinidad James.

After hearing about the 2 million dollar Def Jam Deal he signed Gerald decided it was time to put a stop to the Hip Hop parody known as Trinidad James.

“Gold chains, gold rings, and rotten teeth, that’s Jerome!! …Martin created that.” Gerald refuses to believe somebody would actually look like that on purpose and is convinced that James used the likeness of the ‘Jerome’ character to propel his rap career to new heights.

Gerald promises that after Trinidad James hears about the $5 million dollar lawsuit he facing, poppin’ a molly won’t be the only reason he’s sweating.

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Former editor of XXL, Elliott Wilson's accusation: I’ve had it up to here with New York City radio. After hearing the same three songs in less than an hour on Hot 97, I tweeted ”A NYC radio DJ could incorporate at LEAST 5 local records into their daily mix. But they don’t. Kinda sad. Yo @oldmanebro, change must come!”

@oldmanebro is Ebro Darden. He’s an Oakland native and Program Director of Hot 97. PDs are the boss of a radio station. Ebro responded to my tweet and a debate ensued including Hot 97 personalities Peter Rosenberg and Tat Wza.

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(Houston) – The bizarre antics of Comedian Katt Williams continues as he reportedly canceled yet another show, this time at the Toyota Center in Houston. According to reports, the troubled comedian failed to appear at the arena after venue officials received strange phone calls from the Williams camp regarding Katt’s fear of aliens.

Toyota Center officials issued a statement late Friday stating the event was canceled due to circumstances beyond their control. On Thursday, authorities issued a felony arrest warrant for Williams related to a police chase in California. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says the warrant issued Thursday is for reckless driving.

The California Highway Patrol says Williams fled officers on a three-wheeled motorcycle on Nov. 25 after being spotted driving on a sidewalk near a downtown Sacramento hotel. The CHP said Williams was asked to stop and refused, leading to the pursuit. The CHP says Williams nearly hit five people during the chase.

Anyone who had bought tickets to the Friday performance at the Toyota Center can get a refund at their original point of purchase, event officials say. Credit card purchases will automatically be refunded.