Listen to a good quality version of “High Price,” one of the songs off Ciara’s third album Fantasy Ride, in stores this November. The track was produced by Tricky Stewart and features Ludacris. The conceptual album will be divided into three discs— Groove City, Crunktown, and Kingdom of Dance.

Ciara’s collaborators include T-Pain, Lil Jon, Danja, and Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. Learn more about the album here.

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Swizz Beatz tries to coin a new catchphrase with his freestyle called “That Oprah” rapped over Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” beat.

“Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, I’m trying to get that Oprah.” Interesting…

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The Year of the Gentleman is upon us as Ne-Yo gears up to release his third album later this summer. The second single off the album has surfaced and is called “Miss Independent.” It’s an up-tempo dance jam in the same vein as Ne-Yo’s first single “Closer.” Listen below.

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R. Kelly is gearing up for the release of his fourteenth studio album 12 Play: Fourth Quarter. Here’s a new song off the album called “Skin,” which features the same vocoder effects as “Hair Braider.”

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T.I. has just released the first official single off his sixth studio album Paper Trail (Sept. 30) called “Whatever You Like.” The track was produced by Jim Jonsin (Lil Wayne, Danity Kane).

Tip continues the tradition of songs with “what” in their titles (”What You Know,” “You Know What It Is,” “Watch What You Say To Me,” and “No Matter What”). He even did a song with Nicole Scherzinger called “Whatever U Like.”

The ATL rapper showcases his singing voice on the new track. One listen and we already love it. This is gonna be big!

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Yung Berg will release his debut album Look What You Made Me on August 12th. The album features collabos with Amerie, Lloyd, Eve, and Twista. One of the new cuts on there is called “Outta Space.” You can listen to the song below and peep the album cover above.

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Former “Princess of the Roc” Teairra Mari is back on the music scene, this time signed to Interscope Records. Her second album will be released later this year or in early 2009. Teairra is reportedly working with Timbaland, J.R. Rotem, and Nephew on the as-yet-untitled album. Below is a new track from her called “Finding My Way Back.”

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Big Boi is working on his second solo album, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, scheduled for release this summer. The second single off the album is a duet with Mary J. Blige called “Something’s Gotta Give” aka “The World Is Too Big.”

“It’s definitely monumental. I needed somebody that could sing with that emotion and power. Like an old-school soul singer. That Motown throat! I always wanted to work with her,” Big told MTV News on working with MJB.

Listen to the radio rip below.

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Nelly has assembled an all-star cast for his fifth album Brass Knuckles. One of the superstar guest appearances is Usher. The two collaborated on a track called “Long Night” produced by Usher’s brother JLack. Brass Knuckles is due out August 19th. The album will face off against Young Jeezy’s The Recession.

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We blogged about “The Greatest,” a new song from Michelle Williams last month and you can now listen to it below. The track was produced by Jim Jonsin and is the perfect soundtrack for a wedding/anniversary. Look for it on Michelle Williams’ pop/dance album Unexpected (August 19). Read our interview with her here.

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