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Complex’s GOAT Talk Complex digital cover star Ice Spice and her longtime producer Riot declare their GOAT Nicki Minaj Song, party they’ve been to, and New York slang, as well as their Worst of All Time fashion trend. This is GOAT Talk, a show where we ask today’s greats to crown their all-time greats. Source […]
Lil Durk fans can stop holding their breath. His eighth studio album Almost Healed has finally hit. The project arrives two weeks after its initially scheduled drop date, when YoungBoy Never Broke Again stepped up to claim the spotlight with Richest Opp. Durk announced his pushback at the last minute, though he did release the lead single “All My Life” featuring J. Cole. Since […]
The wait is over. Yeat has officially unleashed his Young Thug-assisted track “My Wrist.” Yeat previewed the record on Instagram last month, as he was riding the success of his third studio album AftërLyfe. As pointed out by Genius, the West Coast native shared the snippet after announcing he was scrapping the AftërLyfe deluxe edition in favor of a full-length […]
Following his guilty plea to federal drug charges last year, rapper Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in prison, the New York Times reports. In an appearance in court on Wednesday, May 24, Fetty, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, received his sentence for his participation in an alleged trafficking ring spanning […]
The Beyhive received an unexpected gift Friday night: Beyoncé released her Kendrick Lamar-assisted remix of “America Has a Problem.” The surprise single opens with a braggadocious K.Dot verse, in which he highlights his unparalleled lyrical skills and reiterates his status in the game: “Universal, please don’t play possum/I’m a business man doin’ as follow,” he raps on the track. “Truthfully I be lyin’ […]
On April 11, 2023, Toronto rapper Nav played the biggest show of his career: a hometown headlining show at Scotiabank Arena. The XO artist brought out some huge stars for the occasion, including Travis Scott,Meek Mill, and Lola Brooke. Hours before hitting the stage, Nav sat down with Complex Canada’s Alex Narvaez to talk about […]
Juice WRLD’s legacy continues. At midnight on Friday, the late rapper’s estate came through with the fifth-anniversary edition of Goodbye & Good Riddance, the late rapper’s multi-platinum debut album that included hits, like “Lucid Dreams,” “Wasted,” Lean wit Me,” and “All Girls Are the Same.” Just like the three-year anniversary version, this effort is expanded with two new […]
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 […]
The 32 gang-affiliated men indicted today include members of the 8 Trey Crips and affiliate gang the 9 Ways. Prosecutors have charged the various gang members with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree conspiracy, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree assault, first-degree attempted assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree gang assault, first-degree attempted gang assault, second-degree assault, first-degree […]
Where do you think New York ranks amongst the best cities in rap right now? Where does it stack up next to a city like Atlanta?I feel like New York is starting to get the sound back. I feel as though like, I hear a lot of people say New York had this type of […]
