Perhaps Kim Kardashian's barely-there swimwear will help propel her music career to new heights.

Hours after the 30-year-old Kourtney and Kim Take New York star debuted her first single on Wednesday, Kardashian unveiled a series of sexy shots from her upcoming "Jam (Turn It Up)" music video.

"I swear Hype Williams is the most creative guy I know! He is a genius," she raved on her blog. "He came up with all of the different looks and wanted me to be experiment with looks that I had never tried before."

The raciest look? A skimpy black monokini that shows off some significant cleavage.

"With each look I felt like I was a different character," the E! star added. "I loved the red lips!"

This isn't the only daring look Kardashian will unveil in the forthcoming music video: she'll also be rocking Bo Derek-inspired braids.

"It took about four hours to do, and believe it or not I fell asleep," she said of her new 'do. "I wish I could have worn it longer."

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Kim Kardashian celebrated New Year's Eve at TAO Nightclub at the Venetian on December 31, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also pictured, Harold "Hype" Williams and Robert Kardashian.

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Leave it to hip-hop veteran Kanye West to help out a new artist – even if that newbie is reality TV regular Kim Kardashian.

West, 33, joined Kardashian, 30, on the set of her first music video shoot for the breakout single on her debut album this past week, and it's off to a great start.

"She's having so much fun. The music is upbeat and fun dance music," a source tells PEOPLE. "She's loved being in the studio."

Kardashian herself couldn't contain her excitement – or anxiety – about her video, which is being directed by Hype Williams (who has teamed up with artists like Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera and West himself).

"It's going down in here!!!" she Tweeted Tuesday, the same day she was spotted at the studio with West. "I'm turning it ooooonnnn!!!!"

"What an amazing day!!!" she added. "Feels so good to overcome a fear." 

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Kanye West teamed up with Kim Kardashian and Hype Williams for a music video shoot in L.A. yesterday -- but it wasn't for his own album ... it was all for Kim's upcoming single.

Sources connected to the video tell us ... Hype -- the most famous music video director on the planet -- spent hours working with Kim and Kanye during a secret closed set shoot.

As we previously reported, Kim is working on an entire studio album with super-producer The Dream -- but it's unclear when the world will finally get a chance to hear KK's voice.

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