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A Singer Is Born - Stepping into her own is dedicated process for Sevyn Streeter, who delivers her second "street" album (available now on the information superhighway) in anticipation of her official debut.Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1 finds the singer, who has written some of your favorite songs for other artsts, keeping the fun alive and delving deep into what it means to love. Read on for a track-by-track.(Photo: Atlantic Records)

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"Let's Talk About It" - Honestly, I really just write acording to how I feel. If I experience it, I write it," Sevyn opens this collection with. Strings flutter nostalgically in the background.(Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

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"Don't Kill The Fun" feat. Chris Brown - To start, "Let's be undeniable," Sevyn recommends. Fun is the best medicine, and this dance-R&B track sets the mood.(Photo: Sevyn Streeter via Youtube)

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"A Bad Situation" (Interlude) - Taking us to school á la The Miseducatin of Lauryn Hill, Sevyn uses this interlude to explore how she got stuck in a bad situation for years. "Blinded by love," she admits.(Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GQ)

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"Consistent" - This one is consistently dance-pop, but she keeps the blues with those rhythms. "Be consistent," she begs.(Photo: Bryan Steffy/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"A Piece of Advice (Interlude)" - Back in the classroom for another interlude, a friend gives her a lesson in love affairs: "If you have the feeling to go through his phone, that's enough confirmation," he says.(Photo: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)

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"Love In Competition" - Sevyn's voice gets deeper for this story about a woman torn by a man distracted. "Where the hell have you been?" she asks.(Photo: Jason Kempin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"Infinite Chances (Interlude)" - "How many get out of jail free cards do you think that you deserve? Sevyn asks over a beat that's a little bit more up than the intro. She doesn't seem to like the answer, though.(Photo: Michael Bezjian/Getty Images for L.A. Gear)

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"Boomerang" - The Florida-born singer nods to Toni Braxton on this Hit-Boy assist. "Love shoulda brought your a** home, boomerang," she notes.(Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"2 Years 2 Late (Interlude)" - Turns out, Sevyn's not the only one begging for this record. A little advice for catching the boomerang is given here.(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)

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"Just Being Honest" - "Ain't this about a b***h/ When I stop chasing you, now you wanna chase me," she sings.(Photo: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)

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"Shoulda Been There (Interlude)" - "Everybody's gone through it where... you try to give somebody your energy, your love or whatever the case it may be, and they just didn't appreciate it," she says. The strings are back for this interlude.(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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"Shoulda Been There" feat. B.o.B - For the title track, the beat is as simple as the message: you shoulda been there. Her bae B.o.B joins her, playing the background.(Sevyn Streeter via Youtube)

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"Do The Games Ever Stop (Outro)" - "Make this s**t a movie ... you gon' make me scream," Sevyn croons in frustration over a bouncing beat. We hope she gets her happy ending.(Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images)