Left To Right: Lloyd, Ludacris, Pill, Matias Aguayo, 50 Cent
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 every day, just head over to Complex.com to stay up-to-date on important leaks and releases.
Like we always do at this time! It’s 5:00, so that means it’s time for us to hit you with the five songs you should be bumpin’ today. There’s a new Lloyd track featuring the most consistent rapper in the game, Bun B; the prince of the trap, Pill, comes through with another leak off his upcoming mixtape; Luda links up with Jennifer Hudson for some Grammy bait; we got one of the hottest tracks off 50’s new album; and, finally, we hip you to some dope international club music. Sounds like just the right mix of tunes to carry you into the weekend. Hit the jump to start listening. We’ll see y’all on Monday…
Left To Right: J. Cole, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Lupe Fiasco, Game
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.
Today was a big day for new music on the blogs. J. Cole and Lupe dropped dope Internet-only songs. 50’s album leaked. Then Game and Alicia Keys came through with official singles. We know you’re not trying to read anything else, so hit the jump to start listening…
It’s been a good week for 50 Cent, especially at Complex. First, we dropped our controversial interview with the guy that still has the Internets buzzing. Then we featured “Crime Wave” on yesterday’s 5 O’Clock Shuffle playlist (download it here). Now it’s time to bring things full circle with the awesome new video for the same song. 50 puts his acting skills to work for the most of the clip and has no qualms about who he starts trouble with. Yeah, the vid is just as tough as the song. Watch it above.
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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…
So by now you’re aware that the 50 Cent of today isn’t the 50 Cent of 2003. Or is he? The “aggressive content” is still there, the issues with other rappers are still there, and the hunger to get rich or die tryin’ is definitely still there. But while there’s a the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same feel to it all, there are notable differences between Curtis Jacksons past and present.
He just did a New York reunion show at Governor’s Island where he embraced Jadakiss (whom he’s had problems with in the past), he hasn’t flown off the handle about his placement on the MTV list like he two years ago—and yesterday, as we sat down with 50 Cent in his unfinished new office, his answers to our questions seemed more methodical than ever. While he preps to release his oft-delayed album Before I Self Destruct on November 23, we spoke to 50 about possible tension with Dre, Fat Joe’s first-week sales, pulling a gun on Diddy, and how he really feels about Jay-Z’s “no one is scared of 50 Cent” comment. Yup, some things will never change…
Left To Right: T.I., Thom Yorke, 50 Cent, The Golden Filter, T-Pain
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 always goes by so fast, doesn’t it? Well, we’re back to work too if that makes you feel any better. Of course, that means that we’re back with another Shuffle playlist filled with new songs, which we know will make you feel better. Today’s selections come from parties as different as the King of South and Radiohead’s leading man. Keep reading to start listening and downloading…
While creating our massive 100 Best Albums of the 2000s countdown (click here if you haven’t seen it yet), we realized that some of the dopest releases of the decade weren’t albums at all. Thanks to the rise of the internet, the once local phenomenon of mixtapes went worldwide in the last 10 years, resulting in releases that are just as memorable as (and in some cases, more memorable than) a proper retail album.
While there have certainly been some amazing DJ-based blend tapes (Dirty Harry & DJ Vlad’s Rap Phenomenon and Danger Mouse’s The Grey Album come to mind), the Aughts were overwhelmingly dominated by a different type of mixtape: the street album. Single artist-based mixtapes have become a way for rappers to showcase their abilities outside of the record label system, and for consumers, they have more long-term appeal than the disposable “exclusive”-based DJ mixes of the ’90s. Check out our countdown of 10 mixtape album classics…
Left To Right: 50 Cent, N.O.R.E., Vybz Kartel, Au Revoir Simone, Curren$y
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.
If you haven’t noticed, new music never starts showing up, and that’s why we’re here to keep everything in order for you. Switching things up as usual, you’ll find everything from good, old-fashioned gangster rap to remixed harmonies from a new age female trio in our latest Shuffle playlist. Never let people get comfortable with your taste in music. Start listening to today’s mix of fresh records after the jump…
It’s been years since it was first announced, but 50 Cent and Robert Greene’s (48 Laws Of Power) collaborative book, The 50th Law, finally hits stores next week. Naturally, 50 is dropping a mixtape to support the book’s release and even blessed us with this video for one of the tape’s tracks. “Flight 187″ features a paranoid, crack-smoking, tear-dropping Curtis Jackson who manages to send shots at Jay-Z before finding himself on fire. Whoa. What’s this guy going to cook up when Before I Self Destruct drops?
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Left To Right: Lloyd, Ludacris, Pill, Matias Aguayo, 50 Cent
