Ester Dean has written for megastars including Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Katy Perry, and now she’s calling on one of her own musical inspirations. The platinum hitmaker has collaborated with Missy Elliott on the first single off her upcoming debut.

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Machine Gun Kelly and his “Invincible” collaborator Ester Dean shared their support for one another during a candid conversation following their first performance together on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last month.

“I’m so happy for you. You know how they go hard for somebody ’cause you know they deserve it?” said the “Drop It Low” singer, who’s readying her Interscope Records debut. “Go hard. This is this boy’s time, so go hard.”

MGK responded with his own form of flattery. “Her voice gives me an erection,” he said.

The Cleveland rapper, whose Bad Boy debut Lace Up is due later this year, was ecstatic to be on TV. “I called my aunt, who’s my only family member I have,” he recalled. “I said, ‘Yo, rub it in my dad’s face that his son’s gonna be on Jay Leno.’”

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Ester Dean is queen of the dance floor on “We’ve Only Just Begun,” her electrifying collaboration with British producer-DJ Michael Woods. The hitmaker, who’s readying her Interscope Records debut, seduces the synth-heavy beat as she wails, “Just hold on, I got you, sit back, and enjoy the ride.” Buckle up.

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Fresh off her performance with Machine Gun Kelly on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Ester Dean releases a solo version of “Invincible,” which she co-wrote for the Cleveland rapper’s Bad Boy debut Lace Up. The singer-songwriter, who is working on her Interscope Records debut, flips the empowering anthem into a heart-wrenching story of love lost.

“Why can’t I be more like you and cut my heart out, say it’s over, and be done?” sings the raspy-voiced Ester. Feel her pain.

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Machine Gun Kelly laced up late night with his network television debut on Wednesday. The Cleveland “Wild Boy” was joined by Ester Dean, who rocked braids, while performing their empowering anthem “Invincible,” the first single off MGK’s Bad Boy debut Lace Up, due in October.

“Jay fucking Leno tonight!!! Cleveland boys in the building!!” tweeted an excited MGK, later adding, “Did Jay Leno and they still booked me a middle seat…hahaha dude smh.”

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Ester Dean makes no apologies on her bass-heavy banger “Bam Bam.” The singer-songwriter, who’s penned hits for Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé, serves up her goodies on the Missy Elliott-inspired record. “If it’s me you want, it’s all you can eat/ Cherry on top, with me it’s so sweet/ Chow down baby, pace yourself please,” raps the self-proclaimed “hood rich bitch” on the in-your-face cut off her forthcoming Interscope Records debut.

“On ‘Bam Bam’ I finally get to bring Susie back, aka Gucci Mane ‘I Think I Love Her,’” said Dean of her 2009 collaboration with the Brick Squad rapper. “This is hood and raunchy and straight to the point…and I love letting her out!”

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Ester Dean is making the leap from music to movies in Universal Pictures’ Pitch Perfect. In addition to working on her debut album, the singer-songwriter behind hits for Rihanna and Katy Perry takes to the big screen in the competitive musical-comedy.

She plays a bisexual student named Cynthia Rose alongside a female-dominated cast that includes Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. The story follows an all-girls a cappella group who rebuilds so they can make their way to the championship and take on the boys.

The film, which is based on Mickey Rapkin’s non-fiction novel of the same name, hits theaters October 5.

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Machine Gun Kelly may be known for his wild ways, but he shows another side in the dramatic video for “Invincible,” the lead single off his debut album Lace Up, due later this summer. The Bad Boy rapper portrays the struggle and triumph of everyday people in the Isaac Rentz-directed clip, which depicts an unexpected pregnancy and neighborhood brawl.

In his scenes, MGK rushes to a hospital to check on his daughter, who happens to reunite him with his ex-girlfriend. Singer-songwriter Ester Dean roams the hospital hallways, providing the powerful hook.

The underdog anthem, produced by Alex Da Kid, serves as the official theme song for WWE’s Wrestlemania 28 and has been licensed for 2012 NFL Thursday Night Football. MGK is currently on tour with Tech N9ne, and will kick off the “Vans Warped” tour in his hometown of Cleveland on July 11.

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