French Montana makes the rite of passage and drops a nearly 10-minute freestyle on Cosmic Kev’s “Come Up Show.” “With your bitch I’m strokin’/ I novacane her little thing, she call me Frankie Ocean,” raps the Bad Boy signee over Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin’,” which he originally appeared on with Drake. The New York MC also flosses his newfound wealth, boasting, “My first car cost me 30 bundles/ Now the white ghost will buy 30 Hondas.”

What do you think of French’s flow? Listen below.

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Chris Brown jumps on the remix to David Banner’s latest single “Yao Ming” aka “Look at My Daddy,” which also features self-proclaimed “pretty boy” A$AP Rocky. “Jungle better be shaved ’cause I ain’t fu**in’ wildlife,” Breezy hysterically raps on his verse. Rap’s new kid on the block, A$AP, proves the hype is real with his bars and Banner still proclaims, “Bitch I’m tall as Yao Ming!” Now that’s a slam dunk.

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U.S. “X Factor” champ Melanie Amaro shows “Respect” to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, by sampling her 1965 classic on her debut single. The soulful dance recording will be featured in Pepsi’s Super Bowl commercial, airing during Sunday’s big game. The 19-year-old singer, who hails from the British Virgin Islands, will also star in the TV spot alongside Elton John.

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After surviving label drama, Nina Sky re-emerges with “Day Dreaming,” the new single from the duo’s sophomore album Nicole & Natalie, due in July. The alt-R&B record, produced by Beau Vallis, features a seductive beat and soothing vocals from the twin sisters.

“Close my eyes to find you/ You’re my little secret/ Whenever I decide to/ And that’s the way we’ll keep it,” Natalie and Nicole sing over the hypnotizing beat, for which an accompanying video was recently shot.

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Nicki Minaj unleashes her alter ego Roman Zolanski on a 90-second snippet of Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” the first single from her 12th studio album MDNA. You can also hear M.I.A. on the finished version of the Martin Solveig production. The song and video will debut in full tomorrow.

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Best New Artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding strikes gold again on “Black Gold,” the first single from her upcoming album, Radio Music Society. The jazz songstress and bass virtuoso empowers on the triumphant tune, which includes vocals from neo-soul singer Algebra. An accompanying video will premiere today on “106 & Park,” while the project is set to feature Q-Tip, who co-produced and performs on two tracks.

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Dondria debuts the third installment in her Dondria Duets series. The So So Def songbird takes on classic ’90s songs including R. Kelly’s “Half on a Baby,” Donell Jones’ “Where I Wanna Be,” Dru Hill’s “We’re Not Making Love,” and Tyrese’s “Sweet Lady.” The YouTube sensation is working on her second studio album, which will be preceded by the single “Ol’ School Love” featuring Da Brat.

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R. Kelly is feeling generous on “Share My Love,” the feel-good first single from his 12th studio album Write Me Back, due in May on RCA Records.

“Now that we’re in this room, let’s do what we were born to do/ Populate, let’s get together, make the world better,” sings the R&B icon on the ’70s-inspired tune, which he wrote and produced.

Kellz is also readying a sequel to his 1993 debut 12 Play entitled Black Panties and is writing original music for the upcoming musical Sparkle starring Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks.

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Common breezes through Philly with two new freestyles on Cosmic Kev’s “Come Up Show.” The Chi-town lyricist rhymes over something old (Jay-Z’s “Streets Is Watching”) and something new (French Montana’s “Shot Caller”). Check his flow.

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