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After releasing Love Lockdown last week on his blog and getting feedback on low quality production, Kanye went back to the studio for new vocals, taiko drums, synths, and an overall remastering job. Oh, the power of social media! I like the fact that he listened to fan feedback and reacted fast.

Listen to the new improved version of Love Lockdown by Kanye West here.

Check out the new Cool Kids video Delivery Man. The video is fresh, very old school urban, and the track is great - I just love the sound of the organ in the beginning.

Rye Rye is the new freshest kid around and now she´s made a track with M.I.A. called Tic Toc. She kind of steals the track!

Listen to Rye Rye & M.I.A. “Tic Toc” here

Kanye´s new single Love Lockdown is streaming on his blog, listen to it here. It´s a bit melancholic Kanye, but catchy and very very good. I like Love Lockdown a lot.

Love Lockdown is the new single from Kanye West´s upcoming album 808’s and Heartbreaks. The track was premiered on the VMA’s last Sunday.

Livin’ My Life by T.I. ft Rihanna samples the infamous Romanian eurodance track Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone. I find the track funny (I´m sure it´s not intentional) and I´m also sure Livin’ My Life is going to be a big hit.

Listen to Rihanna singing “Mai-i-a hi…”:

By the way, T.I. just set a new record in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart by jumping 70 places to the Number One spot with his Whatever You Like. And guess who he pushed off the top - Rihanna.

T.I.´s Swagger Like Us samples M.I.A.´s fantastic Paper Planes and features T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil´ Wayne. It´s a pretty cool track but why use the annoying vocoder??

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Get the track here.

Best, Best is the new Missy Elliott single. It´s the lead track from her upcoming Bloc Party album. Missy Elliott´s Best, Best is absolutely amazing - I got the same chills when I heard Gimme More for the first time.

Best, Best is more commercial Missy Elliott than before, (I can even hear traces of Abba and Blackout), but it´s genuine Missy Elliott because Best, Best sounds ultra fresh. She is a true tastemaker and with Nate “Danjahandz” Hill there´s something new or unusual, like Missy singing a lot and classic melody. Best, Best is going to be huge!

Listen to Best, Best by Missy Elliott here
or go to Missy´s MySpace

The first single of the upcoming Nas album is called Hero . The easily approachable song features Keri Hilson , the 25-year old amazing multi-talent who writes music for Britney Spears, Usher and alike, and who performed "The Way I Are" with Timbaland .

Hero, Nas feat. Keri Hilson is produced by Polow Da Don . The production of Hero is very radio friendly, the track is clearly a hit - and it´s hard to attach the song to the controversial cover of the upcoming, untitled Nas album. Except for the strong lyrics, of course.

Nas rarely compromises. Be a Nigger Too music video tells you that. His politics is delivered with great melodies, powerful images and lyrics. And it works very well. There are various ways how the title of the song is written: it´s either Be A N*gger Too, Be A Nigger Too or Be A Nigga Too.

The East London MC Dizzee Rascal has released his Maths+English album in the US. This great track Dance Wiv Me will be released as a single next month and it features UK electro artist Calvin Harris. The track is gaining a lot of airplay in the UK at the moment, and no wonder, it´s very very good.