Left To Right: T.I., Mya, Rakim, Au Revoir Simone, Ne-Yo
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The leaks were plentiful today, but out of everything notable that hit the blogs today, these are the five songs that you need to check out. Mya and Nicki Minaj get freaky on wax, T.I. is still dropping singles while locked up, and three of our favorite Brooklyn girls got one of their hottest records remixed. That’s not all we have on today’s playlist either. Listen to and download the aforementioned songs and a couple more after the jump…
Aside from the Sisqo appearance in her first video ever, Mya has built a considerable part of her image around her attraction to, well, thugs. Over ten years since she burst onto the scene, the D.C. native is back at it with the upcoming mixtape, Beauty & The Streets Vol. 1, and “Show Me Somethin’” is the first single. The Bun B feature and lines like “you can be the ghetto Smith and I’m the ghetto Jada” keep things “hood” enough, but we’re just wondering if it’s still worth hollering at ma while wearing these skinny jeans?
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The first date is always tough. Before you can even think of an appetizer, you've gotta meet the parents. Yesterday in our meet and greet with Grammy-Award winning r&b sensation Mya (and her dad/manager Sherman), Complex couldn't help but feel a little like Gaylord Focker. But think we cracked under pressure? Chill. The only thing that was grilled was the filet mignon we ordered at New York's chic Gotham Bar. Since 2003's Moodring, Mya's kept busy away from the spotlight by moving back to her native Washington D.C. with her two dogs, teaching in a local performing arts program for inner-city kids, and living single (not with 50 Cent or The Game, you gossip hounds). She'll have a few stories to tell on Liberation, her most personal album to date, due this fall on Motown/Universal. We expect the best of her again'with dad's consent of course.
