Wyclef Jean has gathered some of his famous friends for a 13-song EP, due November 10. From the Hut to the Projects to the Mansion was produced by DJ Drama and features Timbaland, Cyndi Lauper, Maino, and Eve. Jean embodies the role of Toussaint St. Jean, a persona suggested to him by his friend and collaborator T.I. The gritty mixtape is based loosely on the 18th-century Haitian revolutionary hero, Toussaint L’Ouverture.

Click below for the tracklisting.

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Will the King of Pop rule the charts once more? On Monday at 12 a.m. EST/Sunday 9 p.m. PST, never-before-released music from Michael Jackson entitled “This Is It” will premiere online at MichaelJackson.com. The single features backing vocals from his brothers The Jacksons and was recorded during the sessions for his 1991 album Dangerous.

“This Is It” is the title track from a two-disc collection of songs, arriving October 27, a day before the This Is It documentary opens in a limited two-week engagement. Tracklisting below.

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On November 17, Janet Jackson will release a 2-CD collection containing 33 of her global No. 1 hits, plus her new single “Make Me.” Click below for the tracklisting.

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It’s no secret that Ryan Leslie’s a great catch. A Harvard graduate, singer, songwriter, composer, and sometimes rapper, he’s quite mature, poised, articulate, and not to mention, a sharp dresser. So why does he spend his entire sophomore album trying to “make it official” with a certain someone who just won’t budge?

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News flash! Someone in the building said Amerie’s back starting November 3 with her fourth album In Love & War. Rap-Up.com is the first place to bring you the official tracklisting and production credits per her management.

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It’s apparent Teairra Mari is no longer the Princess of Roc-A-Fella Records, but that hasn’t slowed her stride in the least. She stepped out from the spotlight, regrouped, and has now come back swinging with her sophomore effort, At That Point.

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Cyndi Lauper proclaimed in the ’80s that “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” but singer-songwriter Verse Simmonds is set to affirm that guys just wanna get it in and go hard 360 degrees—with their gear, their rides, and, most importantly, their women. The newest addition to the Darkchild/Interscope Records family invited various media types to a private listening session, held at Legacy Studios in New York City. While journalists and bloggers sipped on Nuvo and Patrón, Verse explained the adventures of his single life, which he documented on his debut album, Stories of a Bachelor.

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Mariah Carey has been laying low lately, but her new album is just around the corner. Mimi will drop Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel on September 29. Below is the tracklisting for the 17-song set, according to MariahDailyJournal. The vast majority of the album was produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart.

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Michael Jackson’s music continues to give well into the holiday season. Universal Motown will present the ultimate stocking stuffer when it issues a new Jackson 5 Christmas collection on October 13.

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