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For months now, Kanye West has been giving fans a taste of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy through his G.O.O.D. Friday initiative, but for Rihanna, he rolled out his entire album — a move that had just as much to do with their friendship as it did with convincing her to jump on a track.

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Rihanna told MTV News at Sunday's EMAs:

"[Kanye] actually played his album to me, like, three months ago, and 'All of the Lights,' that was one of my favorite songs. So when he asked me to come up to the studio at 2 o'clock in the morning, I had to, because I loved it, I knew it was that song."

Rihanna, of course, lent her vocals to the hook of Yeezy's popular "All of the Lights," which also features contributions from a bevy of artists including Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams and La Roux's Elly Jackson.

The track — which is featured prominently in Ye's "Runaway" film — leaked last week to rave reviews, joining a number of other tracks from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that have debuted before the album's release. Of course, West fans received a special surprise on Tuesday (November 9) when the album leaked in its entirety, much to Yeezy's chagrin we're sure.

The album, due November 22, will feature five different covers, which West unveiled last week during a Ustream broadcast.

Have you listened to "All of the Lights" or My Beatiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? Sound off on the album in the comments, or @MTV3.

Tags Alicia Keys, Elton John, EMAs, Fergie, John Legend, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, The-Dream

It seems Jaslene Gonzalez has upgraded...

From the rumors of a romance with hometown homie, Yung Berg, to a New York love affair with producer extraordinaire, Ryan Leslie. The cha cha diva was seen hugging-up with the Harvard alum Tuesday night at the 9th Annual Rush Philanthropic Art Foundation Youth Holiday in NYC. Jaslene was there to spread holiday cheer by giving away SOUTHPOLE and LOT29 coats to the crowd.

Russell Simmons also spent la noche handing out free getups for the organization dedicated to providing disadvantaged urban youth with significant exposure and access to the arts, as well as providing exhibition opportunities to under-represented artists.

Sources say that Jaslene and Ryan were smitin' on each other the entire night. There is no fooling us...looks like Jaslene is Ryan's new "Diamond Girl"!

Photos via Jerritt Clark

Tags 9th Annual Rush Philanthropic Art Foundation Youth Holi, Chisme, Diamond Girl, Jaslene Gonzalez, LOT29, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Russell Simmons, Ryan Leslie, SOUTHPOLE, Yung Berg

He bounced on the music scene seemingly overnight when he produced singer/model Cassie's notorious hit single "Me & U." Since then, super producer Ryan Leslie has been sought out by the likes of Diddy, Usher and Tommy Mottola just to name a few. MTV Track Stars got a behind-the-scenes look at the hit-making session for his latest single "Diamond Girl." Miralo aqui:

Qué nos importa, you ask? We figure if Ryan is cool enough to work with The D.E.Y. on his "Addiction" remix, he is definitely cool enough for us.

Tags Cassie, Celebrities, Ryan Leslie, The DEY