To celebrate the milestone of reaching 2 million Twitter followers, J. Cole releases a new song for his fans called “Grew Up Fast.” The soulful offering, produced by Canei Finch, samples former Temptation David Ruffin’s 1969 record “The Double Cross.”

“It’s only right I brought back the soul/ Ya’ll got way too electro, damn near techno/ Halfway homo, way too metro,” raps the Grammy-nominated MC.

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Wiz Khalifa lights one up and gets on his “desert swag” on “Morocco,” a new release that will not appear on his upcoming mixtape Taylor Allderdice. The Taylor Gang leader grapples with life in the spotlight on the trippy Sledgren production, on which he sings and raps.

“This song is about acceptance. Not necessarily feelin unaccepted but not really feelin accepted for who you are,” explained Wiz.

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Save your money. Ester Dean is only interested in your time on “Gimmie Money,” her collaboration with Nicki Minaj. The two previously worked together on Nicki’s smash single “Super Bass.”

An Auto-Tuned Ester declares her financial independence on the synth-heavy beat, while the Young Money diva comes through with a jet-setting verse. “I’m up in Hong Kong rocking Shojono Tomo/ Lobster sushi rolls, with a side of soy sauce/ Chopsticks, you know we don’t give a fork,” she raps.

Ester is considering releasing the song as a single from her Interscope Records debut. “If you guys Love Gimmie Money ft Nicki Minaj as my Single let’s get it Trending #GimmieMoney,” she tweeted.

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Ester Dean spreads her wings and soars on “Let It Grow (Celebrate the World).” The inspirational record, produced by Tricky Stewart, is featured on the soundtrack to Dr. Seuss’ animated film The Lorax, to which she also lends her voice. In addition to working on her Interscope debut (she already has 10 records picked), the singer-songwriter is writing for No Doubt, Keyshia Cole, Monica, Brandy, Nicki Minaj, Rita Ora, and more.

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Dawn Richard protects herself from the evils of the music business on “Black Lipstick,” her edgy new record.

“‘Black Lipstick’ is the story of how I found out I needed armor,” explains the former Dirty Money diva, who recently parted ways with Bad Boy. “It’s the trap. The music industry is described as a mysterious woman. The seduction and the betrayal of her. I saw in color but as soon as my eyes set on her, all that was seen was black and white. That is when I knew I needed to put my armor on.”

The Druski-produced track is one of seven that will appear on Dawn’s digital EP Armor On, available March 27.

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Rihanna and Chris Brown sent shockwaves across the Internet with their remix to “Birthday Cake,” but that’s not the only surprise they were cooking up. RiRi returns the favor to her ex by adding her vocals to his club anthem “Turn Up the Music.” “Turn up the music ’cause I feel a lil’ turned on/ Turn up the music, fill me up and take me down,” she sings. We hear you loud and clear.

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Surprise! To celebrate her 24th birthday, Rihanna reunites with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on the racy remix to “Birthday Cake.” The popstress recorded a lengthier version of the Talk That Talk song, produced by The-Dream and Da Internz, adding Chris’ vocals. “Girl, I wanna fuck you right now/ Been a long time, I’ve been missing your body,” sings Breezy, before RiRi spits a provocative verse of her own. Get a taste of their sweet reunion.

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B.o.B knows how to treat a girl right. The ATLien shows his woman the finer things in life on “So Good,” the new single off his sophomore album Strange Clouds, arriving May 1. “I’ll have you livin’ life like you should/ You’ll say you never had it so good,” raps Bobby Ray on the feel-good Ryan Tedder production.

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Santigold marches to the beat of her own drum on her new single “Disparate Youth,” hitting iTunes Tuesday. “We know now we want more/ A life worth fighting for,” chants the Philly native on the rebellious rock-tinged anthem. The song will appear on Master of My Make-Believe, the follow-up to Santi’s 2008 debut. Rise up for the revolution.

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