50 Cent Talks Sex, Getting Head & Other Nasty Stuff On Lip Service w/ Angela Yee [Audio]

50 Cent walks the ladies of Lip Service through “The First 50” on the heels of his latest mixtape “The Kanan Tape” inspired by his character on “Power.” Angela Yee, GiGi Maguire, Stephanie Santiago and Claudia Jordan have 50 Cent describe what the first night with him would be like, and he discusses the difference between girls and women and wanting to please your man. They speculate on why Vivica Fox would make that ass eating statement and why she ate it in the first place. 50 Cent discusses whether or not he does role play in the bedroom, and if he would go raw on the first night.

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August Alsina On Phonies, Thirst Traps And “This Thing Called Life” [Video]

Since dropping his debut album Testimony in 2014, August Alsina’s life has been a veritable rollercoaster ride. There have been some ups: a BET award for “Best New Artist” and billing on Chris Brown’s X Tour. There have also been some downs: severe medical issues, backstage brawls, and—just a few hours ago—Alsina accused his label of prematurely leaking his sophomore album, aptly named This Thing Called Life. Recently, ‘Alsina The Ride’ rolled through Complex HQ, where he spoke to Sean Evans about his road to happiness, getting snubbed by Drake, and a new album. Check it out in the video above.

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Curren$y Freestyles Effortlessly + Talks Staying Successfully Independent & How He Writes Songs [Video]

JetLife Head Honcho, Curren$y the Hot Spitta, stopped by our offices and we couldn’t have been more intrigued by the lifestyle this guy lives. Since we can remember, Curren$y has always been an underground artist with his own lane and following of loyal fans. It wasn’t until just a few months ago that his first mainstream radio hit, Bottom of the Bottle”, took over our airwaves with the help of fellow New Orleans natives, August Alsina and Lil Wayne. Spitta rolled through the Shade 45 offices with his eyes low as always, ready to give us some insight on everything from what made him switch from blunts to papers to using his “homegirls” as muses for his music. He wants everyone to know that his life isn’t just about weed and Chevy’s… there’s much more to it. He also touched a little bit on a few artists he’d like to work with and how it feels to replace his wake-n-bake/cartoon time with promotional ventures for his new album. It’s always good vibes when this guy is around. Make sure to peep the interview and acquire all the gems it has to offer.

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