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Almost exactly five years ago, Kim Kardashian released her debut single, a dance song for charity, titled "Jam (Turn It Up), months before she became engaged to now-ex-husband Kris Humphries. Hype Williams directed a music video for the 2011 track. Clips surfaced online, but the project was never released in its entirety. Kanye West had joined the 35-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star on the set, as seen in previous photos she posted over the years.
In behind-the-scenes footage she posted on Instagram, her website and her YouTube page Friday, Kim's now-husband is seen looking positively smitten with her as she films a sultry close-up. Shots of the reality star lip-syncing and posing in a slew of sexy outfits, including a skimpy black monokini, are also shown. Mom Kris Jenner, 60, also makes an appearance.
"It was so fun working on this song with one of Kanye's frequent collaborators, The-Dream!!!" Kim said. "We filmed this in 2011 and I remember it so well—Kanye was on set too!"
Sample lyrics for "Jam (Turn It Up)" include lines such as "I'm goin' out tonight, it's goin' down / headed straight to the front of the line, on the fly / On the floor I can't stand still and I'm goin' to work like I'm payin' my bills." Proceeds from the single went to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
"It's definitely a memory and it was a fun experience. We gave the proceeds to a cancer organization," Kim said on Watch What Happens Live in 2014, according to Rolling Stone. "But if there's one thing in life that I wish I didn't do...I don't like it when people kind of dabble into things they shouldn't be. And that I don't think I should have. Like, what gave me the right to think I could be a singer? Like, I don't have a good voice."