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Wake N’ Watch: Chamillionaire ‘Good Morning’ Music Video

ebaker — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:13 +0000

Everyone loves a good hater anthem and Chamillionaire manages to keep the oft-used concept fresh with an infectious chorus and Tom Petty-sampling production that wouldn’t sound out of place on adult contemporary radio. We posted “Good Morning” for download months ago, but the video just hit the ‘net. It might not win a Grammy like “Ridin’ Dirty” but we definitely underestimated this record’s hit potential. If it catches on, Venom could move some respectable units when it drops in February of next year.

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5 O’Clock Shuffle: Young Dro, Air, Erick Sermon & More

ebaker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:04:15 +0000

Left To Right: Young Dro, Chamillionaire, Tape Deck Mountain, Erick Sermon, Air

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.

It’s that time again. Today’s selections come in the form of a pop effort from one of Houston’s best, zone out material from some California rockers, and a few more choice songs sure to keep your playlists on point. Start listening and downloading after the jump…

SONG: “D.O.A.”
ARTIST: Young Dro
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• Dro is a lot less concerned with killing Auto-Tune than listing off his gangster credentials and wardrobe preferences. Great. Look out for his R.I.P. mixtape sooner than later.

SONG: “Good Morning”
ARTIST: Chamillionaire
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• The Houston rapper’s next album doesn’t even have a title yet, but this is supposed to be the first single. We like it but he’ll need to come harder if he wants another “Ridin’ Dirty.”

SONG: “Ghost Colony”
ARTIST: Tape Deck Mountain
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• We didn’t discover this San Diego band until recently, but their music is hella relaxing. Fitting for the approaching Fall season. They’re on our radar now.

SONG: “Cool”
ARTIST: Erick Sermon
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• After a successful comeback earlier this decade, the Green-Eyed Bandit is looking to duplicate that success. This definitely has us interested in whatever he’s doing next.

SONG: “Sing Sang Sung”
ARTIST: Air
DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• The French electro-poppers just dropped the lead single for their sixth album, Love 2, out in October. It sounds a lot like their previous material, but that’s always been good so we’ll take it.

Visit Complex.com every day at 5 PM for your daily “5 O’Clock Shuffle“ playlist.

Rap Sheet: Stop the Violence 2.0

complex — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:30:14 +0000

The jump off: Check out this “Self Construction” preview featuring host KRS-One, Nelly, The Game, Chamillionare, Busta Rhymes, Dougie Fresh, Fat Joe, and other notables.

Payback: 50 Cent was ordered to pay an “undisclosed amount” of money to a NY Post photographer who got ruffed up by the rapper’s security guards back in 2003.

Acting up: Rapper/producer, will.i.am, of Black Eyed Peas fame will play mutant John Wraith in the next installment of the X-Men movie. His character has the power to teleport and like Wolverine, was a test subject of the Weapon X program. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” is set for release in May, 2009.

Smart music: ?uestlove not only likes to entertain fans, but also educate them too. Especially when he’s behind the turntables, “Usually in my set, I cover about 80 to 90 years’ worth of music, you know. I think it’s important to be all-inclusive. I think it’s important to educate people and give them a sense of history. I don’t want to be [one of] those DJs that just give you what you already know, you know.”