Gucci Mane has given us street anthems for years now, so we’re not surprised that he’s expanding his appeal by catering to the ladies with “Spotlight,” the first single off The State vs. Radric Davis. It might be a little odd to see a guy who was just the South’s best kept secret dancing around with Usher now, but stuff like this comes with the territory of success. We’ll deal with it for now, but we still need to hear the standard La Flare content on this album. We’ll find out if the LP delivers in that aspect on December 8, or when it leaks in a couple weeks. Burrrr!
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Left To Right: Usher, Vampire Weekend, Wale, Justin Bieber, Pure Ecstasy
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.
Lots of notable songs have surfaced in the last day or so. Whether it’s artists as vastly different as Usher and Vampire Weekend releasing singles for their anticipated next albums or guys like Wale and Justin Bieber simply dropping more music to keep their buzz going, we have it all covered. Listen and download music from these artists and more after the jump to get your playlists up-to-date…
In a stunning P.R. move, embattled and possibly insane R&B legend R. Kelly invited a gang of “music journalists” to his house in the Chicago suburbs last night, where he previewed tracks from his upcoming album and generally made the journalists feel important and more likely to not judge Kellz for his allegedly freaky tendencies. And it worked! Everyone from cable TV titans to our favorite radio employee wrote glowing accounts of the evening. Are we sad we weren’t invited?
Well, yes and no. Yes because we found it odd that we’re deemed not as important as people whose contribution to journalism amounts to a Blogspot account, and no because WE WENT TO HIS HOUSE ANYWAY, BITCHES*. What, you thought Complex wouldn’t find a way around some bullshit-ass guard dogs? Not only did we go, but we went rogue in that piece like Jack muhfuckin’ Bauer. Get ready for a look inside R. Kelly’s crib, Complex-style….
Aziz Ansari and his fellow pussy hounds, Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman and Usher
They say that if you can make a woman laugh, you can get in her pants. And judging by the stories we’ve been hearing from our homie Aziz Ansari, the star of MTV sketch comedy show Human Giant, no truer words have been spoken.
A couple weeks ago Aziz kicked off his “Glow In the Dark” stand-up tour (check the IM chat with Kanye that got the whole thing started), and apparently he’s been fighting off groupies like David Hasselhoff at an AARP convention ever since. We’ve been in touch with Aziz about working on some stuff for next year (spoiler!), and he wanted to share the latest road stories from his debauched tour. Read on to see what went down last weekend, in his own words…
The New York Giants. The Washington Redskins. Giants Stadium, 7 p.m, NBC. Oh yeah, we’re ready for some muthafuckin’ football! Since 2002, the NFL season opener has kicked off on a Thursday night'in the past we’ve been ambivalent about the midweek start, but this year we’re ecstatic to have a respite from the Republican National Convention. (Of course the Republicans still fucked it up by forcing an early kickoff so the game doesn’t conflict with McCain’s acceptance speech…just pray for overtime!)
Like the Super Bowl, the Thursday night opener has become event television. To prepare you for the festivities, we’ve listed five things below for you to check for during tonight’s game…
Phew! We’ve been waiting for this one. In the new video for Usher’s #1 single “In This Club,” singer/songwriter Keri Hilson gets her leading lady on. Don’t expect your run-of-the-mill video chick though'Ms. Hilson is straight wifey material. If you’re not familiar with Keri from all her appearances on Timbalandsingles, she’s been writing hit songs for other artists with her crew The Clutch for years. Now, the Atlanta native is signed to Polow Da Don’s Zone 4 Entertainment for her upcoming solo debut. In the meantime, watch her out-do Ursher’s old lady after the jump.
