Music 5 O’Clock Shuffle: Clipse, The-Dream, Birdman, Asher Roth & More

Left To Right: Clipse,The-Dream, Ciara, Birdman, Asher Roth

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.

Good news. The weekend is here. Come to think of it, that’s really the only news. We’re back at our usual time slot with five more songs to satisfy your new music needs. You should know how this goes by now. Start listening and downloading after the jump…

Wake N' Watch Wake N’ Watch: Jamie Foxx f/ Drake, Kanye West, & The-Dream “Digital Girl (Remix)”

Somebody break Lou Pearlman out, because we may have just discovered the next great boyband. Put these four together, give Drake a cane like the giant bass in Boyz II Men, and this shit is ready to hit the road. They even do a little synchronized dance at the very end of the video, at about 4:18. We know Hype Williams directed it, but who did the choreography? Sidenote: when Kanye comes on, they switch up the beat to the “MJ Remix,” which is pretty dope (thanks, Dream & Tricky). As a bonus, check out BET’s behind-the-scenes Access Granted special below…

Tune in to Complex.com every morning at 8 AM for your daily “Wake N’ Watch” video.

BET’S ACCESS GRANTED “DIGITAL GIRL” SPECIAL:


[Both Videos Via Mr. World Premiere]

Music The-Dream Is Complex’s June/July “Shotcaller”

Last week, Complex made a list of the best albums of 2009 (so far), and the easiest part was picking the #1 album: The-Dream’s Love vs. Money. We’re co-signing this pop genius so heavy that we even decided to feature him in our regular interview feature “The Shotcaller” in Complex’s June/July issue.

Check out the full interview now, where Dream talks about everything from getting inside the mind of the women he writes songs for, to slimming down for his new “pop star” image…

CLICK HERE TO READ THE-DREAM’S “SHOTCALLER” INTERVIEW

OR CLICK HERE TO WATCH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO

Music 2009 Girl Group Showdown: Electrik Red vs. Sophia Fresh

A million girl groups have emerged throughout music’s history, but few last long enough for us to care past the bedroom rendezvous we wish we could have with them. Don’t believe us? Just ask Diddy and his latest victims Danity Kane, or Nicole Scherzinger and her pussycats. In a time where lady-groups are becoming extinct, Sophia Fresh (who are signed with T-Pain) and Electrik Red (who The Dream backs) are about to duke it out for girl-group supremacy.

Based solely on their looks, we here at Complex are a little torn about who we should co-sign, so we dug a little deeper into each lady (owww) and came up with bios and fun facts for each member of two groups. Read on to learn about the members of each group and vote for which one you’re riding with at the end…

Music Album of the Week: The-Dream’s ‘Love vs Money’

ARTIST: The-Dream

ALBUM: Love vs Money

SOUNDS LIKE: R. Kelly x Timbaland. Or, just like The-Dream’s Love/Hate

FUN FACT: In his spare time, The-Dream likes to paint and sculpt. Some of his work has been featured in galleries around Atlanta.

WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT: No one thought the pudgy dude behind Rihanna’s career defining hit, “Umbrella,” would be able to sustain a solo career, but in the two years since The-Dream dropped his debut album, Love/Hate, the Radio Killa has gone on to do just that…

Winding Down Leighton Meester Gets Her Own Reeboks

Want to move some units? Have Leighton Meester push your sneakers. Smart move Reebok. [Bastardly]

• GORILLA MASK: Catch up on everything cool that hit the net today.
• FLISTED: Wow, these eyeball tattoos look like they hurt a lot.
• RAP RADAR: Shouts to our friends who just launched their new site.
• ASYLUM: Guests might be a little freaked out by this mousetrap bed.
• ATTUWORLD: This Spanish soccer fan gets it on with a reporter, sort of.
• NAHRIGHT: The Dream borrowed our “X’s” for his new video.
• NICEKICKS: Converse All Star's that you can mow your lawn in.
• DOUBLEVIKING: Super Twosday on a Monday? Yup.