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Ciara is still rocking her 'Body Party.' The R&B songbird beat J. Cole's self-esteem anthem 'Crooked Smile' featuring TLC as the Hottest Summer Song to remain the victor for the third week in a row.

Ciara's 'Body Party' is still on top. After ending French Montana's reign a few weeks back, the songstress beat Migos' 'Versace (Remix)' last week for her second straight win.

After three straight wins, French Montana's 'Ain't Worried About Nothin' finally met its match in Ciara's Future-featured song, 'Body Party.' This Hottest Summer Song battle wasn't even close either. Ciara's 'Body Party' took 89.74 percent of the votes, beating 'Ain't Worried About Nothin' by the largest margin in any of the Hottest Summer Song polls.

French Montana's 'Ain't Worried About Nothin' beat out Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' in our last Hottest Summer Song of 2013 poll -- the rapper scored 54 percent of votes while the singer earned 46 percent. OK, we get it! TheDrop.fm readers really want to turn up this summer!

"Summer, summer, summertime / Time to sit back and unwind." Those infamous lines on DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's 1991 hot season ode 'Summertime' paint the perfect picture of what everyone wants to do before Labor Day hits: chill out and relax.

Summertime is here to enjoy and for many, that means riding around with the windows down blasting the hottest summer song. Over here at TheDrop.fm, we want our readers to make a really tough decision: to choose between R&B or hip-hop for one of this summer's big tracks. ...

The weather is finally hot enough to break out the shorts and with that comes music blaring from car stereos driving by and from iPod docks set up during neighborhood barbecues. Summer is a major season for hip-hop and R&B, as some of the biggest artists release tracks that turn into anthems and serve as the soundtrack for many fans' memories through Labor Day. ...

Although 'Don't Think They Know,' the second single off Chris Brown's forthcoming album, 'X,' isn't at the top of the Billboard charts just yet, it's a slow burner for these next few months. Produced by Mel & Mus, this track showcases a previously unreleased Aaliyah verse. Al...

In what may possibly be Justin Timberlake's best vocal performance of his career, Jay-Z begins his historic new album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' with the impressive track, 'Holy Grail.' JT describes a rocky relationship, one that's like a complex puzzle to put together -- who can't identify with that...

In a year where Pharrell Williams cemented his legendary comeback with multiple hits, his contribution to Daft Punk's first single off their forth studio album, 'Random Access Memories,' may be one of the biggest moments of his career. Hitting No...