Playlist

Complex is commemorating the launch of Gemini season with a new playlist featuring nearly two hours of music from a number of preeminent Geminis.The playlist—available in full below—begins with back-to-back cuts from Lauryn Hill’s 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The audio journey then takes listeners through selections from Kendrick Lamar (including entries from his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers), the artist formerly known as Kanye West (whose Donda era track “Life of the Party” saw him linking…

The first single I ever boughtLa Serenissima by DNA. I heard it when we were on a family holiday, in the car on Radio 2. It’s a piece of classical music, turned into a dance record with this breakbeat. At the time Radio 2 didn’t play any cool music, and this was incredibly cool. We were probably on the way to Devon, parked, having sandwiches. Of course this is all a total fabrication and my first single was definitely Do the Bartman. I just wanted to go really highbrow at the top.My karaoke go-toIt’s a Sin by the Pet Shop…

The first song I remember hearing I was brought up in a nightclub in Brixton that was owned by my grandfather. Aged five or six, I remember sitting at the top of the steps, looking down and everybody doing these strange, jerky ska, swing moves to Al Capone by Prince Buster.The first single I boughtA 10-inch from the early 1950s by Nina Simone that had I Loves You, Porgy, Love Me or Leave Me, Little Girl Blue and My Baby Just Cares for Me. I’ve still got it. My mum – who worked as a night nurse – had a front room that was…

The first single I ever boughtThe first one I remember buying was Love Is Strange by Sylvia Robinson, when she was part of a duo called Mickey & Sylvia. It came out in 1956, right after Elvis – that’s when I started buying 45s. But the first record I made was a 45 called It Should’ve Been Me, recorded in 1954 .The song that is my my karaoke go-toElvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love. It is one of the most romantic songs ever, and has all the elements of its time. It’s a schmaltzy ballad, but with the power of…

Spotify Enhance feature was announced by the company on Thursday, September 9. The new feature that is available exclusively for the audio streaming app's Premium subscribers offers personalised suggestions of tracks to add to playlists. Eligible users can see the new feature as a special button at the top of each playlist on their Spotify app. Once they toggle it on, the streaming service will add recommended, suitable songs to any playlist. If the user likes the recommendations, they can add them to their playlist.The…