Hip-hop meets dubstep on “Vava Voom,” Lupe Fiasco’s super-charged collaboration with Bassnectar, the first single off the DJ-producer’s album of the same name, due April 10.

“[Lupe] was doing this crazy double-meaning story over the track, talking about hypnosis while waving his arms in the air as if casting a spell,” Bassnectar told Rolling Stone. “‘Vava Voom’ is where life shifts into time-warp speed, but you find yourself in an almost slow-motion trance.”

Listen to their worlds collide below.

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Lupe Fiasco helped turn the Ed Sullivan Theater into a jazz lounge for his performance with the Robert Glasper Experiment on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Lupe dropped rhymes, Bilal provided the harmonies, and Glasper played the keys while showcasing their talents on “Always Shine,” a cut off the jazz pianist’s album Black Radio.

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J. Cole’s mom met Lupe Fiasco’s mom for the first time at the Grammys. The proud women and their sons did a joint interview for Fuse, sharing what it was like to raise a rapper and remembering the legacy of Whitney Houston. J. Cole also revealed his favorite Whitney song, “I Will Always Love You.”

“I’m biased ’cause of The Bodyguard. I love that movie. I was a kid watching that. That’s how I got my crush on Whitney Houston,” said Cole. “The fact that she’s a black singer, she reached those heights as a female. That’s Celine Dion, Titanic heights.”

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Eric Turner blasts off with Lupe Fiasco and Tinie Tempah in the video for his debut single “Angels & Stars.” The singer-songwriter, who guested on Tinie’s “Written in the Stars” and Lupe’s “Break the Chain,” recruits the rappers for the graphic-heavy visuals.

“I’ve been working a lot with Tinie and with Lupe, and [producer] iSHi and I decided we wanted to do a song with both Tinie and Lupe on it,” explained Turner. “It would be one of the first songs where you got one of the biggest rappers in America together with the biggest rapper in England. We thought that would be an interesting thing.”

Eric’s debut album is due on Capitol Records in mid-2012.

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Eric Turner lent his voice to Tinie Tempah’s “Written in the Stars” and Lupe Fiasco’s “Break the Chain.” Now the singer-songwriter’s friends return the favor on “Angels & Stars,” the first single from his debut album. The rock-rap hybrid boasts verses from both rappers along with a rocketing chorus from Turner. Prepare for lift off.

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The CRS album (Kanye West, Pharrell, and Lupe Fiasco) may be on indefinite hold, but two thirds of the group are moving forward with a new project. Lupe Fiasco revealed on his website that he and Pharrell are recording a joint album.

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Lupe Fiasco wraps up 2011 by introducing SNDCLSH, his new DJ partnership with DJ Sky Gellatly. The Chicago MC remixes his Lasers cut “Letting Go” on the duo’s first offering featuring DJ Kue. The remix will appear on SNDCLSH’s debut EP Don’t Drop The Flag (#DDTF), coming next year.

“ALL OF THE ALBUM’S SALES WILL BE DONATED TO KIDS. Every single dollar,” said Lupe.

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Lupe Fiasco stirs up more controversy on the politically-charged “American Terrorist III,” a new track released via Twitter. The rebellious rapper tells the story of a soldier who wages an insurrection and is now clearing his conscience. “Funny ’cause he really hated war, but why we went to war is what he really hated more,” rhymes Lupe over the haunting robotic hook.

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