Even though Lil Wayne will be in jail for a while his fans won’t be missing him so much because he is rumored to have shot a number of music videos to drop while he is incarcerated. This first of the videos is already hear and it features Eminem on the track “Drop the World”

The much anticipated official first single from Drake’s major label debut “Thank Me Later” is here. Titled “Over” the single features the production skills of Boi-1da and Al Khaaliq. Both Canadian producers provide an interesting sample based hip hop beat while Drake delivers a slick verse and lazy styled hook for his fans! Download below: Read more »

Houston, Texas’ own Baby Bash is back with a new single. The radio friendly joint is a shout out to his “Butta Cup”!

New Music Download: Baby Bash – Butta Cup

Jamie Foxx is asking you ladies to “Quit Your Job” on this Trickey Stewart and The Dream produced track. Check it:

New Music Download: Jamie Foxx – Quit Your Job

The hook on this track is smooth. Check out Ultimate with his reggae flow on “Take Me There” available on iTunes right now! This is the long version of the music video below:

Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley kill it on the funny “As We Enter” from their album “Distant Relatives”, one of the most anticipated albums of the year!

New Music Download: Nas & Damian Marley – “As We Enter”

If you missed them check out the performances from the MTV Telethon Hope For Haiti NOW!

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Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris Hallelujah

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Jay, Rihanna, Bono and The Edge

This went up on iTunes after they finished performing it on TV. All the proceeds from this song will go to charity, so instead of posting a download link, there’s a stream of the mastered version for those that wanted to hear it. If you want the MP3, consider giving up the 99 cents and your money will go to Partners in Health. Click here to purchase on the iTunes Music Store.

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Rapper Kid Cudi took the music world by storm last year with his critically acclaimed debut album. He also collaborated with various international stars. One of these international stars was French Dance music DJ David Guetta. Cudi’s collaboration with Guetta produced the hypnotic dance infused track “Memories” and you can take a listen to the extend mix of the song which is now the Official fifth single from David Guetta’s latest album “One Love”

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How did pop’s reigning princess and rap’s baddest bitch join forces for their unexpected collaboration “Let Them Hoes Fight”? The origin of the song, which leaked onto the Internet earlier this month, was still unclear, so Rap-Up.com went to the track’s producer Jim Jonsin, who explained how he brought Lady Gaga and Trina together.

The hitmaker shared how he first met the artist that would later become known throughout the world as Lady Gaga. “I was in the studio with a writer working on tracks and ideas for random artists and this girl came over,” he revealed. “She looked bugged out like she was out late the night before. It turned out it wasLady Gaga, and this was probably three months before ‘Just Dance’ came out and blew up.”

Gaga happened to be writing for another pop superstar when the song came to fruition. “I gave her some music and she went to work in a back room. I think she was writing an idea for Britney [Spears] and it was sick, so I grabbed her and brought her back in the room.”

“We started writing a song called ‘Freezer Burn’ and that song turned out really good, so we did another song called ‘Kaboom.’ We were playing the songs back, trying to figure out who to give them to. So I said, ‘As far as the labels are concerned, just let them hoes fight over who gets the song.’ Everyone was like, ‘Jim, that’s a great song title!’ And in like 20 minutes, we had that song withLady Gaga.”

Miami’s Diamond Princess came into the picture later. “Trina heard it, loved it, and recorded it. It’ll be a single on her album [Amazin']. I don’t know if Lady Gaga is going to be featured on it or doing background vocals, but they are working it out now.”

As for Gaga, Jonsin hopes their paths will cross again. “She’s great and so talented. I really want to work with her more in the future.”

–Reporting by Arianna Davis