5 O’Clock Shuffle: 50 Cent, Timbaland, Lil’ Wayne, Travis Barker & More

Left To Right: 50 Cent, Timbaland, Lil’ Wayne, Travis Barker, Sleigh Bells

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.

The weekend isn’t here just yet, but the last thing you need to be doing on your days of freedom is searching for new music. Now is the time to start loading up iPods, making playlists, burning CDs (really?) or whatever else you do with your new songs. As usual, we have everything to guarantee that you have the freshest joints (not those kind) out there. MP3 streams and download links wait after the jump. Keep reading to get started…

SONG: “Crime Wave”
ARTIST: 50 Cent
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Our readers are still going at each other in the comments section of yesterday’s controversial interview with Fif. Coincidentally, this dropped yesterday too, but we had to post it today. This is one of his better songs in a while.

SONG: “Rumors”
ARTIST: Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson & Jay-Z
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Timbo might wanna check someone in his camp because his stuff leaks like no other. That’s good news for us though, because most of the tracks from Shock Value 2 have been on point, including this one. At least give it a spin for the Hov verse.

SONG: “Wasted”
ARTIST: Lil’ Wayne
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• What? You thought a pending prison sentence would stop the Wayne songs from leaking? Nah, son. Here’s his freestyle over the Gucci Mane single from the upcoming No Ceilings mixtape.

SONG: “The One (Travis Barker Rock Remix)”
ARTIST: Slaughterhouse
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Travis’ rock remixes of rap songs aren’t as fresh-sounding as they were when he was drumming on “Crank Dat Soulja Boy” two years ago, but he always manages to go the fuck in anyway. Never imagined him remxing Slaughterhouse though. We posted the original version of this record months if you wanna check that out too.

SONG: “A/B Machines”
ARTIST: Sleigh Bells
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Homegirl is definitely a product of the post-M.I.A./Santigold climate for female musicians, but it’s cool because her shit doesn’t sound corny. Sleigh Bells might not be a big name like the four other artists on here today, but don’t sleep on this banger. It might wind up being your favorite of the bunch.

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