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Wyclef Jean (Hip Hop)
April Showers (ALBUM)
Last week, Wyclef Jean dropped a 33-track mixtape called April Showers filled with features from Waka Flocka Flame, T.I., and Uncle Murda, among others. It's his first project since the 2010 EP If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, and he's got a lot to say.
After holing himself up in the studio for a while, Wyclef took the dark events of the past few years of his life and channeled them into music. The day that his mixtape dropped, Wyclef held a listening party at the Trump SoHo where he spoke to the crowd about his depression, creating music, and he laughed off his infamous Ducati photo. Complex sat down with Wyclef at Dadd...
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Locksmith (Hip Hop)
The Green Box (ALBUM)
After a number of 2dope leaks, the Richmond, CA emcee comes through with his latest project. And on “his most personal work” to date, Lock enlists production from the likes of 9th Wonder, BrandUn DeShay, Eric G, Khrysis and more. Stream/download after the jump.
With the May 7th release date for The Green Box approaching, Locksmith speaks with MTV about the inspiration behind the project. Sharing that all he wanted to do as a youngin’ was hang out by the big electrical green box outside of his home.
This is probably my most personal work. It’s a glimpse of who Locksmith is as a person, as a young man growing up and my journey to be...
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Justin Timberlake (R&B)
The 20/20 Experience (ALBUM)
The hoopla surrounding the release of Justin Timberlake's lead single “Suit & Tie” off his third solo album The 20/20 Experience was massive. It was less of a release and more of an event. The video had its own trailer sponsored by Budweiser Platinum with the tagline “one platinum hit deserves another,” using liquor’s version of The Secret to prematurely predict the success of the record. Prior to that, Timberlake dropped a short visual of him walking into a studio, announcing the return from his seven-year hiatus. With bells and whistles that loud, The 20/20 Experience should have a bite as equal as its bark. It doesn’t; but it’s s...
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J. Cole (Hip Hop)
Truly Yours (ALBUM) [EP - 2013])
Without the presence of forced singles such as "Work Out," J. Cole is back in the mode that made "The Warm Up" and "Friday Night Lights" so popular.
J. Cole has a dilemma of sorts on his hands. He’s quickly developed a loyal following with deeply earnest rhymes and a knack for both first-person and second hand narratives. But more marketable and sometimes forced-sounding offerings such as the platinum single “Work Out” pay the bills and have brought in enough new fans to push Cole World: The Sideline Story past the 500,000 units sold threshold. We’re essentially left to choose between “Album Cole” and “Mixtape Cole.” And while he’s...
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