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T.I. is wishing all moms a Happy Mother's Day.

In a message recorded before Tip went back to prison, the Atlanta rapper shows his appreciation for the hard work and sacrifices mothers make every day.

“I want to say happy Mother’s Day. I want to send my love and support to you in return. Just be safe, hold it down, catch you in a minute,” said Tip.

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We stress that the blood of the holy warrior sheik, Osama Bin Laden, God bless him, is precious to us and to all Muslims and will not go in vain. We will remain, God willing, a curse chasing the Americans and their agents, following them outside and inside their countries. Soon, God willing, their happiness will turn to sadness, their blood will be mingled with tears.

The statement was signed by Al Qaeda's "general leadership."

Does this put to rest conspiracy theories bin Laden is still alive?

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Zoe Saldana stars in the brand new action flick 'Colombiana.'

In the movie Zoe plays a woman who grows up to be a cold blooded assassin, after witnessing her parents murder as a child.

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Comedian/actor Mike Epps visited Lopez Tonight yesterday (May 5) promoting his new movie "Jumping The Broom."

The show quickly turned into a hilarious comedy routine as Epps joked about everything from Pakistani strippers to Osama bin Laden.

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Nicki Minaj releases the latest visuals from her 'Pink Friday' cd.

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Peep this new video from Panamanian group Los Rakas.

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Lil B is proving to be a lightning rod for controversy these days. If nothing else, the man speaks his mind.

In an interview with Billboard, B was asked to measure President Obama's swag factor.

B initially gave Obama passing grades until it came to Osama bin Laden's assassination.

"President Obama has swag because he just saved himself for the re-election by doing the Osama Bin Laden deal. I don't promote violence though. I don't support violence in any way." Lil B says. "Osama did a bad thing and they did a bad thing for killing. Death is not good at all. It's not swag for death so Obama gets no swag. No swag for death."

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Reuters has purchased and released graphic photos taken in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death.

The pictures show three dead men, who were with bin Laden at the time of the raid. All three of the pics are gruesome and might put to rest some of the doubt that bin Laden was actually killed.

If you would liketo view the pictures click HERE. (WARNING, THESE PICS ARE VERY GRAPHIC AND SHOW DEATH)

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"Who's Better" - Ab Liva Ft. Pusha T from Shahan Jafri on Vimeo.

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Bryan "Baby" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams continue to diversify their business interests.

Last year the two launched their Cash Money Content imprint. The companies will also sell books at concerts and hold red-carpet launch parties for authors.

"We think we can do more, market books in a new way," Birdman told the Wall Street Journal at the time. "We want to put out five or six books a year."

Now comes word that they have made their first major move by acquiring the literary catalogue of the late Iceberg Slim.

Cash Money Content will re-print seven Iceberg novels including "Pimp: The Story Of My Life." The novel has sold over 2.5 million copies and has played a big influence on rappers like Ice-T, Slim Thug and Jay-Z to name a few.

CMC  has a deal in place with the Atria Books imprint of CBS Corp.'s Simon & Schuster to market and distribute the books.

Atria's publisher, Judith Kerr, says thinks the market is ready for CMC. "Cash Money has a particular expertise in the audience they appeal to, and they feel it's important for their audience to read books

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A police chase in Tomah, Washington ended in a deadly shootout.

The Monroe County District Attorney has determined four Tomah police officers acted appropriately last month when they killed a man who shot at them during a traffic stop.

28-year-old Seth M. McCloskey of Ohio. who was wanted for another drive-by shooting in the area: was fatally wounded following a police chase. He had earlier calmly exited his truck and started shooting at an officer, whose webcam caught all of the action.

As cops returned fire McCloskey tried to get back in his truck, which was rolling because he had not put it in park. When he enters the vehicle car glass can be seen shattering as police fired at the vehicle. He was fatally wounded and declared dead at the scene.

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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama has decided not to release photos of Osama bin Laden's body as evidence of his death, an administration official briefed by the White House told CNN Wednesday.

The decision settles the debate over whether to release the images, though Obama's choice is sure to garner criticism.

Earlier, two top senators involved in national security said the photos of bin Laden's corpse should be released.

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, who chairs the Armed Services Committee -- and who has not seen the photos -- said the United States should wait to allow the emotions of people around the world who may be sympathetic to bin Laden to cool down.

"I'd let a little time pass so we that we don't play into the hands of people who want to retaliate with what obviously will be a sensational picture. I would not want to feed that sensation so I'd wait days or weeks," he said.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee -- who said he has seen the photos -- said they should be made public right away.

"I think the question is, what's the negative that could come from it?" Chambliss asked. "One of these days they're going to be released; it's a question of whether it be now on our terms or (let) somebody else do it."

Chambliss described the photos as "what you would expect from somebody who's been shot in the head. It's not pretty."

The two men answered questions from reporters as they entered a classified briefing in the Capitol on the bin Laden raid with CIA Director Leon Panetta.

Neither lawmaker immediately commented after news of Obama's decision leaked out.

Republican House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said he was against releasing any photos, saying that he didn't want to make the job of U.S. troops abroad "any harder than it already is."

"Imagine how the American people would react if al Qaeda killed one of our troops or military leaders, and put photos of the body on the Internet. Osama bin Laden is not a trophy -- he is dead and let's now focus on continuing the fight until al Qaeda has been eliminated," he said.

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New visuals from Drop Top Slim and his brother Trips.