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It’s been over a year since we’ve seen Jayceon Taylor on covers of magazines with a gun to his head, and crying on YouTube videos about hip-hop of the past. He’ll be the first to admit his life is an emotional roller-coaster, but nowadays The Game seems more content than usual.
And maybe he has good reason to be. He’s back working with Dr. Dre and says his forthcoming LP The R.E.D Album (due out February 16) is his favorite since The Documentary. He’s even feeling relieved that Jay-Z never responded to his sideways comments he made in his last Complex interview. Yesterday, we reconnected with Game to get his take on 50 baiting Jay into a battle, the new album, young rappers like Drake, and why Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine wants to reunite the hip-hop Beatles. It was Game on as usual…
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Left To Right: The Game, Lil’ Wayne, Chris Brown, 88 Keys, Jamie Foxx
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.
Today wasn’t a bad day on the music blogs. The Game finally dropped something that may or may not be on his next album. Wayne songs keep leaking. Chris Brown released his second single. We have all of that and a couple more songs for you to download. Keep reading to check ‘em out…
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Left To Right: The Game, Dragonette, Lil’ Wayne, Lake, Termanology
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.
Like every other living citizen, you’re probably ready for the weekend. Well, enjoy the last few days of summer the right way and don’t waste any time on the computer looking for new songs. We got five new tracks for you to listen to and download for the next playlist you fire up. Get your weekend started after the jump…
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Cash Money is an army, better yet…an army made up of washed-up recruits. Earlier this week, Bow Wow shocked the rap world when he announced that he has signed a new deal with Baby and Slim’s iconic New Orleans label. And a few months ago, Philly rapper Freeway also announced that he has inked a deal with CMR. Who’s next?
Since the label has started inviting refugees from other labels to join its roster, we decided to suggest some other artists in need of a career boost who could benefit from getting down with Cash Money. Check out the fake album covers and details behind our proposed projects below…
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After years of tension and subliminal jabs, conflict-obsessed rapper The Game got his wish when Jay-Z finally dropped his name while performing the Blueprint 3 intro. Never one to shy away from beef, rap fans knew it was only a matter of time before the Compton rapper responded, and sure enough early Saturday afternoon Game dropped a full-fledged diss song against Hov called “I’m So Wavy.”
It wasn’t a TKO in any sense, but don’t think Jayceon’s going to throw in the towel anytime soon. Dude has racked up more beef in the five years he’s been in the hip-hop game than, well, probably anyone. Don’t believe us? We’ve compiled all 25 of Game’s disputes into one comprehensive blog post, staggering evidence that the dude doesn’t play nice with others. Take a look back below…
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Memphis-bred, Atlanta-based producer Drumma Boy has been quickly adding hits to his discography. Within the past few years, the 25-year-old musician has worked with T.I. (”What Up, What’s Haapnin’”), Gorilla Zoe (“Lost”), and most memorably, Young Jeezy (“Put On”); along the way, he’s even earned two Grammy nominations. Drumma recently released a free mixtape (Welcome II My City), and his latest work with Plies (“Plenty Money”) is steadily heating up the clubs (and the Complex office…Big Face Hunnids!!).
In addition to his studio work, the classically-trained beatsmith is gaining more attention these days for his role on BET’s reality show Welcome to Dreamland (Tuesdays, 10:30 p.m.), where two teams of aspiring singers (one headed by Drumma Boy, and the other by Jazze Pha) compete for a recording contract. On top of our usual Complex 7, the speaks on the show, working with The Game, and how he’s ready to compete against Quincy Jones and Dr. Dre…
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Fresh off a residency in Macau (that’s China, suckas!), DJ Skee is back in the U.S. to continue his various endeavors—a popular online channel called SKEE.TV, a series of award-winning mixtapes and a radio show on L.A.’s KIIS-FM (102.7). Even with that full plate, Skee is still adding new hustles: Next week marks the debut of Skee’s new “Skeetox” show on XM/Sirius (Tuesdays, 10 p.m.) as well as the release of his latest project, a R. Kelly mixtape hosted by himself and DJ Drama. At only 25, Skee is clearly ahead of the game.
The NYC-born, Minnesota-raised DJ got his first break as a teenager when Stretch Armstrong introduced him to Steve Rifkind. The SRC owner liked young Skee’s ideas, and eventually brought him on as a consultant. Since then, Skee has helped launch the careers of Akon and The Game. Recently we got a chance to chat with Skee for another round of The Complex 7 in which he professed his love for Jordans and discussed how he put Chris Cornell on to Twitter. To read Skee’s answers and hear a snippet from his new tape, see below…
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Confirmed. Lucy Pinder is headed for a super super Twosday in the near future. [Bastardly]
Think you were having a bad day? Just be lucky you weren't driving this truck. [TotallyCrap]
And we thought we were tense at the airport. [Attuworld]
We're guessing she's a Duke Blue Devil fan. [DoubleViking]
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Your afternoon pick me up: Jannelle Priego. [Flisted]
The Game is a huge video gamer, and he enjoys growing out his beard. [Nah Right]
Check out clean pics of the white patent/dark army Jordan Vs that leaked a few days ago. [Nice Kicks]
Introduce yourself to Jessica Leigh. [CoedMag]
The hotter Rocsi? Hey we’re just sayin’, Alice Greczyn looked good at the Push premiere. [Bastardly]
After the clothing money gets boring, you better get that sneaker paper. Diamond is all over this DVS Pack. [Ctothejl]
Suprisingly, The Game is riding with 50 on the whole Rick Ross beef. [Nah Right]
Life would be so much better if we had these girls as our personal assistants. [DoubleViking]
If the inventor of this “uncomb” makes a million dollars, we're going to be very upset. [Like Cool]
Missed out on Ms. Katie's interview with Lil Wayne? Brace yourself. [Drunken Stepfather]
The Golden Globes was two nights ago, but our homies at the Bastardly are asking questions that need to be answered. Who had the better twos Minka Kelly or Salma Hayek? [Bastardly]
Fabolous hooks up with The Game on this “Where You From” track. [Nah Right]
Howard Stern copped a $150 Public School shirt, and then bitched about the annoying tag during his radio show. [ASilentFlute]
Here's a list of hip-hoppers and bloggers you should be following on twitter. [TheRapUp]
Good news everybody, there's still dope jackets out there for under $500. This Nixon zip-up clocks in at $150. [Ctothejl]
