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Looks like it’s a turn 4 the better as Joey’s latest Mood Muzik series arrives a few days earlier. Couldn’t wait to get into the mood huh? Well get into it after the jump.

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Although B.o.B. and Hayley performed this at the VMA’s briefly at the VMAs, Bobby Ray brought out the hometown girl last night for their second performance of their duet at Vanderbilt University’s Homecoming Concert. Home sweet home.

Here are the titles that made the cut for Kanye’s new album which you can pre-order here . As you can see, most of what’s listed, has already been released or leaked. Hopefully Kanye’s got that power to make some adjustments.

1. Dark Fantasy
2. Gorgeous (feat. Kid Cudi & Raekwon)
3. POWER
4. All of the Lights
5. Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver)
6. So Appalled (feat. Jay-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi, Swizz Beatz & The RZA)
7. Devil In a New Dress
8. Runaway (feat. Pusha T)
9. Hell of a Life
10. Blame Game (feat. John Legend & Pusha T)
11. Lost In the World
12. See Me Now

Today marked the 15th Annual National Day of Protest To Stop Police Brutality and in it’s recognition, Monch claps back onto our video player with his newest visual taken from a live performance. W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) coming in February.

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When Jay’s not collaborating with her, he’s covering her. Recently, at BBC Live Lounge, Jay performed his own rendition of Nicki’s chart topper. Sounds good.

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Previously: The Buggles Cover will.i.am & Nicki Minaj

Another song emphasized in Jay’s Decoded, is “PSA” off the Black Album. Jay Guevara explains to MTV the origins of the second verse from the Just Blaze-produced track. He ain’t lie.

“The second verse of ‘PSA’ may not have that many hidden jewels in [it], but the story behind why I wrote the second verse is pretty interesting. It’s sort of that look on rap, how this writer had written this article about me wearing this Che Guevara shirt [with a] Jesus piece, and she was like, ‘The Jesus piece is hitting his head,’ and I was like, ‘You’re going a little too far. It’s a T-shirt and a chain. It’s not literally hitting his forehead’. That [experience] inspired the entire verse. ‘I’m like Che Guevara with bling on, I’m complex.’ It’s the whole entire story of how and why I came to write that second verse on ‘PSA.’ “

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A tracklist has been floating around for a week now, but it turned out to be a fluke. Now we get the official listing to Ri Ri’s new album Loud. Here’s what it’ll look like when you turn the volume up on Nov 16.

1. S&M
2. What’s My Name? Feat. Drake
3. Cheers (Drink To That)
4. Fading
5. Only Girl (In The World)
6. California King Bed
7. Man Down
8. Raining Men Feat. Nicki Minaj
9. Complicated
10. Skin
11. Love The Way You Lie (Part II) Feat. Eminem

On Wednesday, Kanye took to Twitter and asked with his followers his favorite rhyme of all time. Of all time. Above he tells MTV that his favorite eight bars are from his upcoming album’s final recorded track, “Lost In The World”.

“‘You’re my devil, you’re my angel/ You’re my heaven, you’re my hell/ You’re my now, you’re my forever/ You’re my freedom, you’re my jail/ You’re my lies, you’re my proof/ You’re my war, you’re my truce,’ and the last line is, ‘You’re my stress, you’re my masseuse.’ “

I don’t remember what I did for my Senior skip day. Probably because I was high. But for track five off Mac’s latest mixtape, here’s how Mr. Miller spent his. Hey, k.i.d.s., take your ass to class.

For the past few months, Dan Moraru has captured the creating process of Joe’s fourth installment of his Mood Muzik series and now has decided to share it with the rest of the world. Hope you’re in the mood. MM4 drops digitally next Tuesday and retail Nov. 4.

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