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In just its second year as a festival in between a pandemic, Montreal rap festival Metro Metro scored a major hit when Drake showed up unexpectedly during Lil Baby’s headline set for an impromptu performance. In year one, the festival also landed a big name in Cardi B, who was fresh from winning the Best […]
In 2013, Pharrell released the Despicable Me 2 single “Happy” and the song became a worldwide smash. You would expect the song to invoke some impassioned thoughts, but to rising rappers Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson, “Happy” is one of the worst songs of all time. During their appearance on Complex’s GOAT Talk this week, Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson—who are both signees to Playboi Carti’s […]
Destroy Lonely prefers not to be put in a box. In a conversation with Complex’s Eric Skelton, the up-and-coming rapper spoke on why he dislikes the term “underground rap” to the point where it means “nothing to me at all.” “I actually despise that word. I don’t like ‘SoundCloud rapper.’ I don’t like anything that puts music […]
Spotify’s annual Artists to Watch festivities are back in full swing, complete with some 2023-focused predictions from the platform’s Most Necessary playlist. “Supporting emerging artists is one of the most gratifying parts of our jobs,” Carl Chery, Creative Director and Head of Urban Music at Spotify, told Complex of this year’s efforts in highlighting artists […]
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