The beautiful Scarlett Johansson is in top form as the new face of Mango clothing. [Moe Jackson]
Oh, wow. Malice of the Clipse is actually keeping this vlogging thing going. [Nah Right]
Even those “baseball is boring” types will find these sexy MLB cheerleaders exciting. [Coed Mag]
Our girl Miss Info gets Maino to open up. [Miss Info]
We don’t really know who you are Keeley Hazell, but we definitely want to find out. [Flisted]
The new season of Entourage ends October 4. Lebron James and Matt Damon will be in the finale. [PopCrunch]
Nothing like a hot MILF to help the day go by faster. [Holy Taco]
So Nike is combining the Air Max 90 and Huarache models for a new hybrid. Awesome. [Daily Drop]
Surely, you have time to waste. Use your minutes (or hours) wisely by checking out these hotties. [Double Viking]
Photography by Jimmy Fontaine
If you’re a fan of New York hip-hop, then right about now you’re probably wondering, Where the fuck is that Maino album? After scoring his first real hit over the summer with “Hi Hater,” it seemed like the Brooklyn rapper was poised to go national with the fall release of his Atlantic Records debut If Tomorrow Comes… But 6 months later, the “Hi Hater” buzz has died down and his album appears to have been pushed back to an unknown date in 2009. Damn.
But fuck it, Complex is still riding for Maino, so we decided to feature him in the “My Complex” column in our December/January issue, where he gives his two cents on the robbery of his infamous slapping victim Yung Berg:
“Rappers getting their chains took ain't never going to stop. [Laughs.] I like Yung Berg… But they've got to understand, ‘If you can't uphold it, you shouldn't have it.’ People in the streets are hungry. Niggas even tried me in my own borough before. But I got my shit together. I'm wearing my jewelry on the fucking moon. Straight up with it.”
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Each week, Complex's resident music expert DJ Treats will be bringing you key tracks from a variety of genres. Click below to see this week’s choices!
RAP: Maino “However Do You Want It”
ELECTRONICA: Björk feat. Thom Yorke “Nattura”
ROCK: The Smashing Pumpkins “G.L.O.W.”
SOUL: Menahan Street Band “Make The Road By Walking”
ELECTRO-ROCK: The Virgins “Rich Girls” (The Chimmey Climbers Remix)
We're mad about Madeline Zima. [LINK]
Guy Ritchie talked film, flattery, and silencing the haters. [LINK]
KR got his own AF1, and made that shit drip. [LINK]
John McCain got down with Supreme, BBC and Lemar and Dauley. [LINK]
And From The Complex Network:
Nah Right:Maino gave Yung Berg the buisness for real. [LINK]
Bastardly: Brooke Hogan shows her twos. [LINK]
SlamxHype: Murakami x Fujiwara x Visvim. [LINK]
On Smash: New shit from Officer Rawse. [LINK]
Das Gamer: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Box art and new screenshots. [LINK]
The sleeper hottie at Fashion Week is Amanda Setton, get familiar. [Bastardly]
These banana colored Vaiders are a must for Supra stanleys. [Daily Drop]
You'd be foolish to mess with this karate instructor. [Double Viking]
Check out the video for Maino's “Hi Hater” remix. [Nah Right]
See what happens when the Mortal Combat comand “finish him” is taken to the next level. [Das Gamer]
It’s no lie that New York rappers have had a rough time lately. Even Brooklyn’s own Maino, who’s spent most of his career on the mixtape circuit, has been through multiple failed deals. But with the release of the video for his latest single “Hi Hater,” it looks like his Atlantic Records debut If Tomorrow Never Comes might actually be on track for its September release. The King of the South even lended some extra support by bringing Maino’s Hustle Hard imprint under Grand Hustle’s wing.
While B.G. is the only Grand Hustle affiliate on a track (”Gangsta”) from the album, Maino delivers 11 more tracks of thug motivation for BK. “Hi Hater” takes it back to b-boys in the '80s with a classic Jimmy Spicer sample, and so does “However Do You Want Me,” a JR Rotem-produced joint that flips Soul II Soul’s “Back To Life.” Smile at the haters after the jump with the full video.
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Picture this scenario: You've got the latest mixtape banger from Maino on your iPod but your homey still refuses to believe that Maino is the muthafuckin' truth. You have two options'(1) pass your iPod over and get his crustified ear wax all over your headphones; or (2) you and your boy can get on the prepubescent Asian couple steez and share the earbuds. Oh yeah, that's gonna happen.
Thankfully, the good folks at ifrogz created Audiowrapz (for 3rd generation Nanos only), a protective silicone iPod case with built-in speakers to blast Maino…or whatever soft, weak, girly rap you kids listen to these days. Unlike other portable speaker systems, Audiowrapz isn't bogged down by batteries, and it also has an earphone port if you prefer not to piss off your fellow subway passengers. Basically, it's like upgrading your current iPod case with speakers. Dope.
See more on Audiowrapz on the ifrogz website. Audiowrapz will be available at the end of April for under $20 at Wal-Mart stores nationwide. And watch out for Maino…don't sleep.
