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Big Sean feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (full) – listen
Big Sean’s debut album, Finally Famous has made it’s way to online, with a release date of June 28th. People have been talking about the Kanye West and Roscoe Dash-assisted track, “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay,” which was co-produced by Pop Wansel and Mike Dean.

Lil’ Wayne – Dear Anne (Stan, Part 2) (full) – listen
Check out Lil’ Wayne over this Swizz Beatz-produced track. “Dear Anne (Stan, Part 2)” is a sequel to Eminem’s track, “Stan,” a song written about a crazed fan, which was release back in 2000. Lil’ Wayne recently aired his Unplugged over the past weekend on MTV2. His new album, The Carter IV is slated to hit stores August 29th.

Cee-Lo Green – (You’re So Square) Baby, I Don’t Care (full) – listen
Cee-Lo has found great success with his latest solo effort, The Lady Killer. A few tracks have begun to surface from those sessions, that actually sound like they could have been made a part of the album. That’s not surprising that the unreleased material still sounds album ready.

K. Michelle – Sweetest Love (full) – listen
Jive signee K. Michelle has material leaking left and right these days. Here’s a listen of a new track entitled “Sweetest Love,” hopefully from her debut album, Pain Medicine, which is slated for release sometime this year.

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Lloyd feat. Trey Songz & Jeezy – Be the One (full) – listen
Check out the brand new single from Lloyd. The new track, “Be the One” is the third single lifted from his forthcoming fourth studio album, King of Hearts and is co-produced by Polow Da Don and Drumma Boy. The new album is set to hit stores July 5th, with a video on the way.

Nicki Minaj feat. Swizz Beatz – Catch Me (full) – listen
Here’s some unreleased material from Nicki Minaj, featuring and produced by Swizz Beatz. “Catch Me” is supposedly a bonus track from international releases of Nicki’s debut album, Pink Friday, which is in stores now.

Ray J feat. Rico Love – Bananas (full) – listen
Ray J, after much success in the realm of reality TV, is working hard on his studio album, Raydiation 2. Here’s a brand new song, “Bananas,” featuring songwriter/producer, Rico Love. No word on when Ray J plans to release this new album, especially since he and his sister, Brandy, are supposedly working on a collaboration album as well.

K. Michelle feat. Akon – MP3 (full) – listen
Jive signee K. Michelle is releasing a new single, “MP3.” The track is the third single from her debut album, Pain Medicine, which is slated for release sometime this year.

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Drake feat. Jhene – July (full) – listen
There was a pretty big scare online earlier, where Twitter went ablaze with a supposed link to Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. I have to admit, I was a little concerned when I saw that. It would be a shame if his album leaked a month before it’s release on June 15th. But it was just a flurry on tracks put together, including “July,” featuring former T.U.G. artist, Jhene.

Alicia Keys – Rapture (full) – listen
Check out Alicia Keys’s offering from the Sex & the City 2 original motion picture soundtrack, sampling the theme from the original television show. The huge hit “Empire State of Mind,” with Jay-Z is also featured on the soundtrack. I was a little through off at first, considering that the sound is very different from her latest album, The Element of Freedom, which is in stores now. Alicia released a video for her latest single, “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)” and is prepping to release the Beyonce-assisted “Put It In Love Song” later this summer.

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Nelly Furtado – Free (full) – listen
Seems as though Nelly Furtado is finally gearing up to release new English language album, following up the hugely successful 2006′s Loose (she released a full-length Spanish album entitled Mi Plan just last year). Here’s a new cut from the sessions, produced by Salaam Remi. Nelly’s new album is entitled Lifestyle. There are rumors of Nelly reteaming to Timbaland to create some more music, considering that their chemistry is undeniable from the last album. Furtado can most recently be heard on N.E.R.D.’s latest single, “Hot ‘N Fun.”

Ciara – This Is What Love Is (full) – listen
More and more material from Ciara’s Basic Instinct sessions have been leaking. “This Is What Love Is” is produced by none other than Tricky Stewart and written by The Dream. It’s interesting, because there hasn’t been anything disappointing to come from this team. And interestingly enough, it’s different from any other the other material Dream has created for any others (ie: Electrik Red, Mariah Carey) with the last couple years.

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