5 O’Clock Shuffle: Jim Jones, Timbaland, Lupe Fiasco, Juvenile & More
Left To Right: Jim Jones, Timbaland, Lupe Fiasco, Juvenile, Freddie Gibbs
Each day Complex scours the music blogs for 5 fresh songs that you should listen to in our 5 O’Clock Shuffle post. Instead of going crazy trying to keep up with your RSS feeds everyday, just head over to Complex.com to stay up-to-date on important leaks and releases.
We usually pride ourselves on keeping the Shuffle playlists diverse, but today’s is all-rap everything. Jim Jones lets his love for black-on-black vehicles be known. Timbaland drops his first single. Lupe Fiasco rocks out for the kids. Juvenile plots a comeback with some help from Gucci Mane. Long story short: there’s a lot of worthwhile stuff to check out before you hit the streets for the weekend. MP3 streams and download links wait after the jump…
SONG: “Black On Black”
ARTIST: Jim Jones
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Next time someone comes around with that tired “Jim Jones can’t rap” argument, just refer them to this song. The beat knocks and dude rips both of his verses with ease. Don’t sleep on this one.
SONG: “Morning After Dark”
ARTIST: Timbaland f/ SoShy
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Here’s the first single from Shock Value 2 and it features Timbo’s new female artist. It’ll probably take a little getting use to, but this record definitely has a place on today’s pop radio.
SONG: “Solar Midnite”
ARTIST: Lupe Fiasco
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Wow. First there was the Death Cab joint. Then we posted one from The Killers earlier this week. Now we have another banger from the New Moon soundtrack. The music supervisor behind these teen vampire flicks is really putting in work, huh? At this rate, we might just give in and see the movie.
SONG: “Gotta Get It”
ARTIST: Juvenile f/ Gucci Mane
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• If Juvie wants to make a comeback, linking up with Gucci is a smart first step. He doesn’t waste the collab either. This might not be the song that puts him back on the map, but it’s good enough to make us think that it’s possible.
SONG: “I’m That Nigga”
ARTIST: Freddie Gibbs
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• The blogs have been showing this guy love for a little while now. We finally took notice and it’s easy to understand why. The kid can spit. This record is also produced by Emile of Kid Cudi fame.
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Blackactionhero October 16, 2009 at 11:13 pm
didn’t care for lupe or freddie gibbs honestly. dug JJ’s joint and tim and Juve/Gucci was nice. i can hear gotta get it pounding underground.
geezy October 19, 2009 at 2:21 pm
that freddie gibbs track is niiice
FLueNT October 20, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Juvenile + Gucci Mane=GARBAGE!!!!
Freddie Gibbs track sounds like somebody that sounds like somebody : (
LUBY562 October 21, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Heard the name Freddie Gibbs… Now I hear the music… I like.
Freddie October 22, 2009 at 12:38 pm
The funny thing is that this freddie track “im That nigga” is acctually one of his worst songs…So that just show you how good quality freddie’s songs are. Neverending Cycle is probably one of the best lyrical rap songs ever made. Believe me.