Enrique Iglesias is back at it again with the premiere of his new single “Turn the Night Up“! The track serves as the lead single off his upcoming tenth studio album, which is scheduled for release this Fall via Universal Republic Records. Produced by The Cataracs, “Turn the Night Up” is a highly sexual pop jam packed with a hard-hitting throbbing dance beat, explosive synthesizers, and the usual earworm of chorus expected from most of Enrique‘s singles.

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If nothing else Jay-Z’s new album “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” is, if not a creative triumph, a furthering of Jay-Z’s many business triumphs. Selling a million copies to Samsung before it even went on sale officially is an unprecedented co-branding move, and impressive way of creatively making money from a product that’s been brutally devalued as a commodity over the last 15 years.

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In hip-hop bigger is better. Big rims, big-faced Rollies, big stacks of cash, and big jewels. One of the few exceptions to that rule is in rappers' names. Using the prefix "Lil" in a rapper's name has been a popular habit in hip-hop for some time now. BuzzFeed decided to dig around and see just how little these Lil rappers are and the results were surprising. Sure, Bow Wow and Romeo ditched the Lil after outgrowing the term because of their age, and Lil Kim would probably have trouble meeting the height requirements on some roller coasters.

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The single “Exotic”, which was leaked online prior to it’s July 9th debut, comes from her album In My City which is set for release this year. This is a great song to feature on a Friday, it’s sexy, fun and filled with a little bit of everything without overdoing it. It’s a fast moving dance track with pieces of pop, hip-hop, electronic and even some cool Indian music. Pitbul is typical Pitbull in the places where he is featured, only with “Exotic”, his Cuban accent and style along with the Indian tempo creates a very pleasing sound.

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