Left To Right: Snoop Dogg, Ellie Goulding, Jennifer Lopez, Emalkay, Kid Cudi
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.
Every new song has its purpose. Sometimes newcomers are trying to get in the game. Sometimes superstars are trying to get back in the game. Both types of efforts are intriguing for their own reasons and there’s never really any guarantee of who’s going to have the hotter song. Today’s Shuffle kind of epitomizes these statements. It features music from iPod staples and artists you probably never heard of until today, but the playing field is more even than you’d expect. MP3 streams and download links wait after the jump. Keep reading to get started…
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Anna Kournikova’s tennis career isn’t so hot anymore, but she still is. [Moe Jackson]
Is Kanye’s “Amazing” the official song of basketball? Now NBA 2K10 is using it. [Nah Right]
Girls on boats. Looking hot. That’s all you need to know. [Holy Taco]
Forget chrome rims. We’d probably cop these chrome cameras first. [Daily Drop]
Cassie talks about her album, and inspiration and looks damn good doing it. [KarmaloopTV]
Not getting laid? Here are four reasons why. [Coed Mag]
They say pics of half-naked girls is one the best stress relievers. [Double Viking]
Don’t know what to say about Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake starring in a musical together. [PopCrunch]
Smuggling cocaine inside of live turkeys? Whatever works, dude. [Flisted]
Clipse can still rap their asses off, but there is something noticeably missing from the new Clipse Presents: The Re-Up Gang album, which dropped today. That something? Good beats. You see, we fucking love Pusha T and Malice over Neptunes production. But over Sleepwalkers (very apt name, btw) tracks? Eh…not so much.
Which got us thinking: this isn’t the first time a rap act has carved out a dope sound with a certain producer and then parted ways to dismal effect. After the jump, check out our compilation of those rappers and their respective before/after track records.
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As if the ridiculous number of posthumous Biggie and Tupac albums wasn’t enough, country music icon Johnny Cash is now next in line for a makeover.
An upcoming compilation called Johnny Cash Remixed will feature production by Snoop Dogg’s supergroup QDT (including Teddy Riley and DJ Quik), along with Pete Rock and rockers like Alabama 3, the British band behind The Sopranos theme. Snoop has already paid tribute to Cash on his current single “My Medicine,” so it’s only right that he will be covering his biggest hit, “Walk The Line,” for the compilation, which is due out on October 14. Watch a video that shows how the album was made below.
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left to right: Problem, DJ Quik & Terrace Martin
You might not be familiar with Compton rapper Problem yet, but you’ve probably heard his words. This newcomer has been ghostwriting lyrics for a minute, including work for Snoop Dogg like “Neva Hav 2 Worry” from his latest album Ego Trippin’. But after his single “I’m Toe Up” (original dirty version: “I’m Fucked Up”) started banging on West Coast radio and in the Cali clubs, he recently signed a solo deal with Universal Republic.
To celebrate the signing, some of his big name homies hopped on the remix to his hit single'DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg and DJ Felli Fel all pop up on the track. Check out Problem’s myspace and listen to remix after the jump.
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We heard that Snoop loved video games, but we had no idea what a “gadget hound” he was. The fact that he has three cellphones isn’t all that shocking, it’s that they’re all different that’s puzzling. For us, the Pearl was hard enough to master, but Snoop rocks an iPhone, Blackberry, and Sidekick. Check out the interview and see what other gizmos the Doggfather covets.
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