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		<title>5 O&#8217;Clock Shuffle: Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B, Amerie, Timbaland &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/10/27/5-oclock-shuffle-lupe-fiasco-b-o-b-amerie-timbaland-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out our new daily music post to hear all of today's must-listen leaks.]]></description>
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<font size="1"><em>Left To Right: Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B, Amerie, Wale, Timbaland</em></font></p>
<p><strong><em>Each day Complex scours the music blogs for 5 fresh songs that you should listen to in our <strong><em>5 O&#8217;Clock Shuffle</em></strong> 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.</em></strong></p>
<p>The blogs weren&#8217;t brimming with obvious, big deal leaks today, but we still managed to put together another solid Shuffle playlist. We have official album cuts from Amerie and Timbaland, Internet-only cuts from B.o.B and Wale, and one awesome freestyle from Lupe. Ready to press play? Keep reading to get started&#8230;</p>
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<strong>SONG:</strong> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#8220;All The Way Turnt Up&#8221;</SPAN><br />
<strong>ARTIST:</strong> Lupe Fiasco<br />
<strong>DOWNLOAD:</strong> [<a href="http://lupefiasco-lupend.blogspot.com/2009/10/lupe-fiasco-all-way-turnt-up-freestyle.html" target="_blank">LINK</a>]<br />
• It&#8217;s not everyday that you hear Lupe rapping over hard Southern beats, but we wish it was after hearing him kill this track. Fans are in for a treat and even haters won&#8217;t be be able to deny his flow on here.</p></blockquote>
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<strong>SONG:</strong> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#8220;I Feed These Streets&#8221;</SPAN><br />
<strong>ARTIST:</strong> B.o.B<br />
<strong>DOWNLOAD:</strong> [<a href="http://nahright.com/news/2009/10/27/bob-i-feed-these-streets/" target="_blank">LINK</a>]<br />
• Video of Bobby Ray working on this song <em>just</em> hit blogs the other day and we already have the final song on our hands. Internet turnaround is something else. This is another solid effort from the rising ATL rapper.</p></blockquote>
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<strong>SONG:</strong> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#8220;More Than Love&#8221;</SPAN><br />
<strong>ARTIST:</strong> Amerie f/ Fabolous<br />
<strong>DOWNLOAD:</strong> [<a href="http://nahright.com/news/2009/10/27/amerie-ft-fabolous-more-than-love/" target="_blank">LINK</a>]<br />
• Is it just us or is homegirl&#8217;s buzz a little quiet for someone dropping an album, next week? Maybe this song featuring the always-ready-to-rap-on-R&#038;B-songs Fabolous will help her out a bit. Can&#8217;t front, the &#8220;Summer Madness&#8221; sample is pretty smooth.</p></blockquote>
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<strong>SONG:</strong> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#8220;Letter&#8221;</SPAN><br />
<strong>ARTIST:</strong> Wale f/ John Mayer<br />
<strong>DOWNLOAD:</strong> [<a href="http://www.karencivil.com/?p=3503" target="_blank">LINK</a>]<br />
• Here&#8217;s another Wale record that will not make it onto <em>Attention Deficit</em>. Hopefully that means the album has some real gems on it and dude isn&#8217;t scrapping perfectly good songs for no reason.</p></blockquote>
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<strong>SONG:</strong> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#8220;Say Something&#8221;</SPAN><br />
<strong>ARTIST:</strong> Timbaland f/ Drake<br />
<strong>DOWNLOAD:</strong> [<a href="http://www.youheardthatnew.com/2009/10/27/timbaland-x-drake-say-something-fullcdq/" target="_blank">LINK</a>]<br />
• Snippets and lower quality versions of this song have been floating around for a minute, but we wanted to wait until the real deal arrived. This might be on <em>Shock Value 2</em>, but Timbo is just filler until Drake comes in and does his thing.</p></blockquote>
<p><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><em>Visit Complex.com every day at 5 PM for your daily <strong>&#8220;<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/tag/5-oclock-shuffle/">5 O&#8217;Clock Shuffle</a>&#8220;</strong> playlist.</em></span></p>
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		<title>Album of the Week: B.o.B &#8220;B.o.B vs Bobby Ray&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/23/album-of-the-week-bob-bob-vs-bobby-ray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download and read our review of the Atlanta-based MC's latest mixtape that's half rap, half rock.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bobfrontcover_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bobfrontcover_lead.jpg" alt="bobfrontcover_lead" title="bobfrontcover_lead" width="313" height="313" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-41839" align="right" /></a> <strong>ARTIST:</strong> B.o.B.</p>
<p><strong>ALBUM:</strong> <em>B.o.B vs Bobby Ray</em> (mixtape)</p>
<p><strong>FUN FACT:</strong> The Grand Hustle representative prefers rock music to hip-hop.</p>
<p><strong>WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT:</strong> The members of rap’s freshman class have been defined by their dramatic moments just as much, if not more, than their music. <strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/10/charles-hamiltons-greatest-fails-a-retrospective/">Charles Hamilton</a></strong> lost it. <strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/04/gentleman-of-leisure-asher-roths-complex-fashion-feature/">Asher Roth</a></strong> got caught up in racial fuckery. <strong><a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/24/kid-cudi-talks-wale-reebok-shia-labeouf-being-bigger-than-kanye/">Kid Cudi</a></strong> retired, then unretired. Then there is <strong>B.o.B</strong>, who has remained relatively quiet, aside from a few offhand comments about music industry politics. He seems to like it that way too, expressing frustration with the way “the media has made a competition out of rap” on <em>B.o.B vs Bobby Ray</em>’s opening freestyle. Sure, the competitive nature of hip-hop may be occasionally overwhelming, but after listening to the Atlanta rapper’s latest mixtape, we think he’ll be just fine.<br />
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<p>The project is evenly divided between B.o.B and Bobby Ray songs with coinciding interludes to explain each side of the rapper’s personality. Things start off strongly with “One”, the mixtape’s first full song. We’re immediately thrust into the middle of B.o.B’s firmly positive agenda and remain there for the tape’s duration. Often times, rappers with the same focus make the mistake of coming across as preachy, but B.o.B puts his personal flaws on display as well. The young emcee arguably bests his mentor, <strong>T.I.</strong>, on the standout “I’m That Nigga.”</p>
<p>The Bobby Ray portion of the mixtape is a bit harder to warm up to because of its experimental nature, but still impressive. It seems like Bobby Ray has a stronger personal connection to these songs too, self-producing all but one. We definitely dig the left-field approach, but as much as he hates the comparisons, Bobby does occasionally come across like a <em>The Love Below</em>-era <strong>Andre 3000</strong>. It’s cool though. It’s easy to hear the kid honing his own unique sound and we like what we’ve heard so far. </p>
<p>B.o.B, Bobby Ray, or whatever he calls himself, is more than fit to hold down the Grand Hustle fort while T.I. is away for his bid. If he keeps it up, there might be a new King of the South by the time he gets back. We’ll find out whenever his official debut <em><strong>The Adventures of Bobby Ray</strong></em> (or is it B.o.B?) is finally released.</p>
<p><strong>KEY TRACKS (LISTEN):</strong></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m That Nigga&#8221; feat. T.I.</strong><br />
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<p><strong>&#8220;Trippin&#8221;</strong><br />
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<p>[<a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/61702865c2e477c2/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD <em> B.O.B VS BOBBY RAY</em></a>]</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Leaders Of The New Cool&#8217; Week: B.O.B.</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/07/leaders-of-the-new-cool-week-bob/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hip-hop's new class has taken over Complex's latest fashion feature. Today, our favorite Atlanta rookie steps up in an exclusive video interview.]]></description>
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Yesterday, we revealed &#8220;Leaders Of The New Cool,&#8221; the magazine&#8217;s October 2008 fashion feature that puts the spotlight on <strong>5 hip-hop artists</strong> who we think represent the future. Check out <a href="http://www.complex.com/STYLE/Style-Features/Leaders-Of-The-New-Cool"><strong>the full feature</strong></a> or watch a <strong><a href="http://www.complexvideo.com/Style/Leaders-of-The-New-Cool" target="_blank">special video version</a></strong> now.</p>
<p>Each day this week, we&#8217;re releasing a new video interview with one of the artists featured in the article. After <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/06/leaders-of-the-new-cool-week-the-cool-kids/">kicking things off</a> with The Cool Kids yesterday, we&#8217;re turning our attention to the kid they call <strong>B.O.B.</strong> If you don&#8217;t know this offbeat Atlanta native, now is the time to get familiar. Watch the behind the scenes video below to hear him discuss his place in hip-hop&#8217;s new class&#8230;<br />
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<p>Related: <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/06/leaders-of-the-new-cool-week-the-cool-kids/">&#39;Leaders Of The New Cool&#39; Week: The Cool Kids</a></p>
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