J. Cole gets high with his Dreamville family member Bas on “Lit.” The vibey record, produced by Ced and Ron Gilmore, samples Miguel’s “Do You…” and appears on the Queens rapper’s mixtape Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. II. Feel the buzz.

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Sean Garrett has been working behind the scenes, producing for Brandy and Mindless Behavior, but he returns to the mic with his new single “Twilight Zone.” The Pen calls on a rapping Trey Songz and an Auto-Tuned Future for the freaky record, which is set to appear on his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, The Inkwell 2, tentatively due in July.

“Yes, we back again with another song of the summer,” Garrett told Billboard. “This time more conceptual, sexy, moody, street, and club—that both the DJs and the ladies are gonna love.”

A video was shot earlier this week in L.A. Step into the “Twilight Zone” below.

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Machine Gun Kelly puts on for his city on his hustler’s anthem “Peso,” a collaboration with Pusha T and Meek Mill. The Cleveland rapper goes hard over a sped-up sample of Aloe Blacc’s “I Need a Dollar.”

MGK originally announced that the song would serve as the first single off his mixtape Black Flag.

“It’s a joint that makes you want to get up and go to work,” he told Rap-Up.com.

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The Lonely Island takes us to grammar school with the latest release in their Wack Wednesdays series. The comedic rap trio enlists Solange for the ridiculous, yet hilarious “Semicolon.”

“When it comes to punctuation, you know we’re number one,” sings Solo as the guys spit some comical lines. “And to the people of every nation/ Feel the power of the semicolon.”

The Wack Album is due June 11 featuring Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Kendrick Lamar, and more.

Watch the lyric video below.

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Goodie Mob celebrates individuality on “Special Education,” their funky collaboration with Janelle Monáe. CeeLo and the gang craft witty verses over the industrial beat, while Janelle sings the melodic hook (“Don’t you wanna be special?”). The Atlanta group’s new album Age Against the Machine is due August 27 and a new CeeLo album is also on the way.

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DJ Clinton Sparks gives gold diggers a new anthem with “Gold Rush,” his new single featuring 2 Chainz, Macklemore, and Chester French’s D.A. Wallach.

2 Chainz and Macklemore rock out over the spirited guitar-driven instrumental, while D.A. sings the hook. “Tonight you’re gonna be a star,” he promises.

Expect more big collaborations on Sparks’ Photo Finish/Def Jam debut Disco Ball & Chain.

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Pharrell spreads some sunshine with “Happy,” one of the three original songs he contributed to the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. The Neptunes hitmaker, who once again produced the soundtrack to the animated film with composer Heitor Pereira, lifts spirits and won’t let anything bring him down.

“Clap along if you know what happiness is to you,” he sings over the buoyant beat.

Pharrell has also recorded a collaboration with CeeLo Green called “Scream” for the sequel to the 2010 film. The soundtrack hits stores June 18, while the movie arrives July 3.

Get into the feel-good groove.

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The-Dream gets hands on with his raunchy-meets-ratchet record “Pussy” featuring Pusha T and Big Sean. Pusha delivers a dope opening verse, while Big Sean praises the P-U-S-S-Y (“That pussy is a work of art painted by Michelangelo”).

“Got my left hand on that booty/ Got my right hand on that pussy,” sings Dream on the bouncy banger.

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