Ciara is in love and it shows on “Super Turnt Up,” a brand new song off her self-titled album, due July 9. The R&B diva sings about her boo Future and shows off her rapping skills.

“Boy your love got me super turnt up,” sings CiCi, who recently shot a video for her new single “I’m Out” with Nicki Minaj in New York.

The song premiered moments ago on Power 106. Listen to a radio rip below.

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J. Cole debuted his sophomore album Born Sinner via a digital listening in select cities last night. Afterwards, the album was leaked to the Internet. In response to the leak, Cole has decided to stream the entire album online in advance of its June 18 release.

Listen to 16 tracks from the standard edition including “Forbidden Fruit” with Kendrick Lamar, “Let Nas Down,” and the title track featuring James Fauntleroy.

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After dropping the remix to “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” with LL Cool J and Lloyd Banks earlier in the week, Action Bronson lays the smack down on “The Rockers” featuring Wiz Khalifa.

“I hit you with the drop kick, Marty Jannetty,” raps the Queens MC in reference to the pro wrestler.

The Harry Fraud-produced cut will appear on his EP Saaab Stories, available June 11 on iTunes.

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Sean Paul goes back to the “Other Side of Love” on the first single off his upcoming sixth album. The reggae star grapples with relationship drama over an electro-dance beat, produced by Benny Blanco.

“Baby you don’t have to keep looking through my phone/ If something’s going on, girl you’d already know,” he sings.

The follow-up to 2012′s Tomahawk Technique is due this fall.

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Asher Roth warms up for his upcoming mixtape The Greenhouse Effect, Vol. 2 by dropping a freestyle. The Pennsylvania MC, whose Def Jam debut is still awaiting a release date, applies his witty wordplay over Pusha T’s “Numbers on the Boards” beat. Hear him flow below.

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Nicki Minaj has been back on her feature grind, guesting on singles for Ciara, Mario, and Carly Rae Jepsen. Now the bootylicious rapper takes it to the strip club with her YMCMB labelmate Busta Rhymes on his Pharrell-produced single “#Twerkit.”

The dutty gyal raps in a West Indian patois, shouting out Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, and Trinidad James.

A video was shot earlier this week in New York.

Get to twerkin’ below.

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Love gets the best of Sterling Simms on his soulful new single “I Know Love” featuring Pusha T. The Philly crooner, who was nominated for a Grammy for co-writing Marsha Ambrosius’ “Far Away,” pours out his emotions on the raw record, written by Pop Wansel and produced by The Fisticuffs.

Sterling sings about the ups and downs of love, while Pusha chronicles a love/hate relationship on his guest verse.

The song is slated to hit iTunes on June 25 and will appear on Simms’ Stereotypes Music/RCA Records debut 11 Missed Calls.

Rap-Up.com has your first listen.

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Fresh off his performance with Wu-Tang Clan at Summer Jam, Raekwon the Chef cooks up a new single featuring Melanie Fiona. On the Jerry Wonda-produced “Soundboy Kill It,” the hip-hop veteran grinds his way to the top, while Melanie adds some island flavor to the hook.

Raekwon’s solo album F.I.L.A. (Fly International Luxurious Art) is due later this year.

Meanwhile, he has reunited with his Wu-Tang brothers for “Family Reunion.” A new album is due this fall to commemorate the group’s 20th anniversary.

You can catch Wu-Tang playing festivals this summer including Bonnaroo (6/14) and Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival (8/30-9/1).

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