Da Brat gets all the way “Turnt Up” with Jermaine Dupri and Dondria on the So So Def remix to Kanye West’s “All of the Lights.” On the brief freestyle, the Brat-Tat-Tat spits at a full lick, dropping speedy rhymes about repositioning herself in the industry. “I ain’t tryna fight this year/ I just wanna get better acquainted with the mic this year,” she proclaims. Turn the lights out below.

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After teasing listeners with a few leaks, Dondria unleashes the follow-up to her 2009 mixtape, Dondria Duets 2: Mixtape, featuring reinterpretations of contemporary R&B hits. The So So Def songstress offers female perspectives on tunes from her male counterparts, duetting on Chris Brown’s “No BS,” J. Cole and Drake’s “In the Morning,” Bruno Mars’ “Grenade,” and more. Download the 10-track giveaway from the buttery-voiced chanteuse below.

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Dondria adds her own personal flair to Trey Songz’s “Made to Be Together,” originally included on his album Passion, Pain & Pleasure. On the reworked version of the mid-tempo ballad, the So So Def songstress questions whether or not she should stay in a relationship or move on to better things.

“I cannot lie, I love you so/ But I don’t know if I should stay or I should go/ You hurt me bad babe, come take away this pain/ This pain that you inflicted upon me,” sings a heartbroken Dondria.

Rap-Up.com has your first listen to the sultry tune, the final leak off her mixtape Dondria Duets 2: Mixtape, which drops tomorrow.

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Bow Wow daydreams about Dondria on her remix to “Ain’t Thinkin’ ‘Bout You,” which features Chris Brown on the chorus. On the gushy tune, the Cash Money rapper spits a verse about his pimp status, while the So So Def songstress gets nostalgic about her man before they drifted apart.

“I know we been together for a while/ I loved you and I loved your style/ All the time we spent together was amazing/ I was so proud to call you my baby,” she sings before recounting how the relationship fell apart. Listen to her latest duet off the Valentine’s Day release of Dondria Duets 2.

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Dondria lets down her guard on her remix to Chris Brown’s “No Bullshit,” a cut off her Valentine’s Day mixtape Dondria Duets 2. The So So Def songstress shows her grown-up side on the sexy jam, where she encourages her man to come over for some midnight loving. “I want you to hold me and caress my body/ Put it on me in every kind of way,” she coos over the pattering beat.

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Dondria can’t take “No More.” The YouTube sensation sings away her boyfriend frustrations on a new jam from her debut album Dondria vs. Phatfffat (Aug. 17). The Jermaine Dupri production samples 50 Cent’s hit “21 Questions.”

Witness why stars like Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey are singing her praises when she comes to a city near you on Trey Songz and Monica’s “Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour.”

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Dondria explores the art of “Makin’ Love” on a soulful new cut from her debut album Dondria vs. Phatfffat (Aug. 17). The Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes-sampled record was produced by Jermaine Dupri and written by Cri$tyle (Beyoncé, Mariah Carey).

“It kinda describes real love instead of sex,” says the So So Def singer. “It’s a deep connection between me and him. It’s more than physical, it’s emotional, it’s spiritual, it’s mental.”

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A phone call from rapper Diamond helps Dondria get out of rehearsals early so she can kick it with her boo at a barbecue in the video for “Shawty Wus Up,” the second single from the So So Def singer’s debut album Dondria vs. Phatfffat (Aug. 17). Jermaine Dupri’s protégée has been tapped to open for Trey Songz and Monica on the “Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour,” beginning Aug. 6.

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