Before he drops his new instrumental project, Mansions 2, this upcoming Tuesday, Westcoast’s Alexander Spit gives Complex the exclusive video premier of the full thing. Compiling 16 minutes of anime footage that tells the story of a guardian reliving his past and a hired gun man questioning the morals of his job. You can support Spit by buying his Mansions 2 hoodie + physical copy bundle here.
Daft Punk’s new album Random Access Memories hit stores worldwide this past Tuesday and one of the bonus tracks that appeared on the Japanese version of the delux is this track, ‘Horizon’. Yeah, this and the rest of the album is just way too good. Listen above.
After a whirlwind SXSW, Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew kept traveling, touring the US and Canada. We joined them and support acts Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers for the Best Coastal tour’s last leg, hanging out on the trip from Indianapolis to two sold-out finale shows in New York. The way Joey and the Pro Era guys command the stage, seamlessly passing the mic and ad-libbing for each other, you almost forget they’re mostly teenagers. When we met, though, they were playing Marco Polo at the hotel pool. Everyone was sick with something; they had bronchitis or strep or whatever disease you catch when you eat pizza every day and live on an RV with 10 other people. Despite their depressed immune systems, the crew was enamored with life on tour, balancing homesickness—missing their grandmas, bicycles and beds—with their youthful restlessness and thirst for exploration.
Doobies to FADER for the dope documentary. Joey’s Summer Knights EP coming in June.
Back in 2008, Birdman and Rick Ross connected for a few days in the studio together. The end result was a handful of records recorded, but never released to public until now. Here are 11 never before heard exclusive tracks Rick Ross and Birdman had locked away for 5 years. You know Birdman is somewhere out there doing his million dollar hand rub right now. Enjoy. Stream/download available below.
In the past couple of months, we’ve heard about these two being together a lot like when Earl brought out Mac during one of his LA shows or when Fly Lotus brought them both out at his show. Footage of a new song these two performed together at one of those shows surfaced a couple weeks ago, and today, we get the studio quality version of that track. The two pitch down their voice while bluntly rapping over this low-key beat produced by randomblackguy. Doris coming soon.
After streaming exclusively a full day before it’s release thanks to DJ Booth, Chuck Inglish links up with Karmlaloop to drop the first project where he actually rapped on since The Cool Kids ended.
Droptops is a vision from a night spent in a droptop Bonneville while in Austin, TX during SXSW. The project was inspired by the experience that night and mixed with the vibes of summer in LA.
Packed with 9 original tracks all produced by Chuck, the tape is a must listen. Guest features include Buddy, Asher Roth, Travi$ Scott, Retch, DA$H & more. This serves as a warm up to his upcoming for-purchase full length project, Convertibles, which is expected to drop this upcoming fall.
DOWNLOAD: CHUCK INGLISH – DROPTOPS EP
B.O.B. made his way back to Power 105′s The Breakfast Club to talk about his criticism of being pop but now transitioning to a more hood song, experiences and success, his upcoming album Underground Luxury, the first car he ever had, his new track ‘Through My Head’, his upcoming Rock EP, the joint project he has in the works with T.I., Hustle Gang and much more.
One of the stand-out tracks from Black Zheep’s newly released mixtape, ZHEEP, is this Butch Dawson-produced cut titled ’4.1.0′ featuring Miami’s up and coming Denzel Curry. This track originally dropped about a month ago but I have no idea how it got past me. Hearing these two spit viciously with no regret over this threatening beat is a good indicator as to why these two are buzzing underground right now. The project is out now and you can stream the full mixtape here.
Zheep is the 3rd full length release from the up and coming Baltimore artist, Black Zheep DZ. Packed with 12 original tracks with production work coming from Butch Dawson, Miami Marci, and more, Black Zheep raps smoothly about his own experiences and from a Baltimore city’s urban perspective over this dark-sounding but chill vibing tape. This tape only contains 3 guest features, one of them coming from South Florida’s very own, Denzel Curry. Make sure you check out the tape. Stream/download available below.
DOWNLOAD: BLACK ZHEEP DZ – ZHEEP
The duo Quadron, consisting of Robin Hannibal and Coco O, get some assistance from Kendrick Lamar for their new record titled ‘Better Off’. They’ve previously worked together on Kendrick Lamar’s standout track, ‘Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe’ off good kid, m.A.A.d city. Now it looks like Kendrick is returning the favor by hopping on this cut that will appear on their upcoming album Avalanche, dropping June 4th.
