Swizz Beatz + Eve

If the past 24 hours is any indication, the livelihood of bootleggers everywhere is in jeopardy.

Artists are taking advantage of their direct line-of-communication with fans and assuming control by liberating their own music. Kanye did it with his GOOD Friday leaks. Timbaland is doing it with Timbaland Thursdays. Yesterday alone, T-Pain, Lupe Fiasco and Swizz Beatz all emancipated songs for free download via Twitter.

Which leaves Rhyme & Reason Music Dump to reap the benefits:

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T-Pain – “Booty Work (One Cheek at a Time)”
Teddy Penderassdown drops a bass-rumbling ode to the gluteus maximus via Twitter as a gesture of goodwill for his patient fans: “Here You Go Guys. This Is Not A Leak. This Is For The Fans. Thank You Guys For The Support. Enjoy.”

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Lupe Fiasco feat. B.o.B – “Who Are You Now”
Lupe liberates this self-produced track featuring B.o.B that was originally intended for the Lasers album. The song is unfinished with an absent third verse tentatively reserved for Cee-Lo or Janelle Monae. “For those who say I don’t put out free music or question my love for my fans…take this as a peace offering or a STFU – whatever fits you haha. Was an early track for LASERS that got put on the backburner. Unfinished,” Lu wrote on Twitter.

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Swizz Beatz feat. Eve – “Everyday (Coolin’)”
Swizzy reunites with fellow Ruff Ryder Eve for the first single off his upcoming album Haute Living. The “Everyday (Coolin’)” music video is already in the bag and word is Eve and Swizz are clocking serious studio time together. So there’s plenty more where this came from…

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