From what we remember, there was an outcry the first time Diddy picked up the microphone to spit a verse instead of just doing ad-libs. Of course, he wound up giving us a decent amount of classic material over the years and some of the complaints settled. Now the artist currently known as Ciroc Obama is a full-blown, Auto-Tune using singer releasing records under the Dirty Money moniker (along with Dawn Richard formerly of Danity Kane, and songwriter Kaleena).
We’re not completely counting out the upcoming Last Train To Paris album, but this record leaves us feeling a little iffy about the entire project, no matter how great the Hype Williams directed video looks. We thought Mr. Combs told us that he wouldn’t stop, but the excessive use of pitch correction software and recycled Biggie verses almost makes us wish that he would.
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Just a year ago, no one knew who Mr. Hudson was. Then Kanye West took an interest in the London artist and gave him his big break with a feature and production credit on 808s & Heartbreak.
After lending a helping hand to other projects like Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3, Hudson is gearing up for the release of his solo debut, Straight No Chaser, out later this year on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. When he stopped by the Complex office, we talked about everything from Auto-Tune backlash to how ‘Ye named his LV shoes. Read on for the full interview and to watch the brand new video for “Supernova” featuring Kanye West…
First Jay comes out for a surprise performance at the BET Awards (Puff looked like he wanted to sing along if only he didn’t have an Autotune album dropping in 3 months), then he drops the world premiere of the “D.O.A.” video on us during the After Party. The Anthony Mandler-directed clip has everything you’d expect from a back-to-basics Hov banger: shit being blown up, a card game with Harvey Keitel and some one-on-one with LeBron. Oh, wow…wow!
