Missy Elliott Girlfriend RUMORS/PHOTOS: Rapper 'Marries' Protege Sharaya J after Dating Five Years? Flaunts Weight Loss on NYC Date [VIDEO]

Fans haven't heard from Grammy Award-winning rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott in quite awhile... but according to MediaTakeOut.com, the "Work It" superstar recently lost a bunch of weight and finally married longtime girlfriend Sharaya J! Wait - since when was Missy dating a female? Well, read on for more details!

The infamous gossip webloid MediaTakeOut reports that Missy and fellow rapper Sharaya J have been "secretly" dating for five years. The two were spotted hanging out in NYC earlier this week, and Missy looks fabulous! Check out the photos here.

Sharaya J (real name, Sharaya Howell) is an aspiring rapper and choreographer originally from Hawaii. She was signed to Missy Elliott's music label The Goldmind Inc. in 2010.

So perhaps the two girls are just close friends and business associates... but MTO insists that they're lovers. In fact, "reports" suggest that they officially wed earlier this year. MTO provides no legit sources to back-up such claims.

Earlier this month, Missy directed her protégé's latest music video for "Smash Up the Place/Snatch Yo Wigs" - her first directing gig since "Ching-a-Ling."