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Ahead of this year’s festival, AFROWAVETO have released a stacked lineup for their Black History Month virtual winter concert series. Streaming on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., The Supernatural Showcase has a stacked all-women lineup, featuring the talents of Omega Mighty, Chelsea Stewart, Dynesti, Chizzy Bashment, Alicia Cinnamon, Benita, Imah, and Fridaee.  The show boasts […]

Michael Rubin’s Fanatics and Jay-Z, as well as several other familiar names, are among those confirmed to have acquired Mitchell & Ness. In a statement shared with Complex, Rubin touted the Philadelphia-based company as an “iconic brand” with a limitless future. “I’m incredibly excited for Fanatics to partner with this incredible group of innovative owners to build upon […]

Kanye West took to social media on Thursday night to notify fans that his forthcoming album Donda 2, which is set to drop later this month, will be released exclusively on his own platform, the Stem Player. The device costs $200 and allows users to customize tracks by isolating the different instruments and vocals that are […]

After taking a year-long break from releasing any new solo music, Louisville representative Jack Harlow has returned with his new single “Nail Tech” along with an accompanying music video that’s directed by Jack alongside Frank Borin. A week before its release, Harlow dropped a creative teaser trailer for the track, which found the rapper contemplating what his next move should be with […]

Noah “40” Shebib, the man behind some of hip hop’s biggest hits, says you don’t need “fancy” equipment to create good music. The OVO producer/engineer explained his position during a recent chat with FC The Truth, where he was asked whether Drake’s Certified Lover Boy opener, “Champagne Poetry,” was recorded on an iPhone.  “Yeah. So, OK, I’m always recording […]

NIGO breaks off another track from his long-awaited sophomore album. At midnight Friday, the multi-hyphenate unleashed his “Want It Bad” single featuring his good friend and collaborator Kid Cudi. NIGO previewed the record during his Kenzo debut at Paris Fashion Week last month, and confirmed it would land on his forthcoming project, I Know NIGO. “Want It Bad” […]

50 Cent is laughing off the body shamers. The hip-hop mogul was mocked for his apparent weight gain ever since Sunday, when 50 made a surprise appearance alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar at Pepsi’s Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. Despite recreating the iconic upside-down stunt from the music video of his No. […]

In a new interview with The Breakfast Club, Mary J. Blige revealed that the NFL kept checking what her outfit was going to be like for the Super Bowl LVI halftime performance. After touching upon topics such as self-love, working on an album with Dr. Dre, and her upcoming memoir, she was asked if she was prohibited by […]

Ne-Yo says women should “stop dancing” to certain records if they want men to stop using “misogynistic” terms. In a recently released clip from an interview with The Cruz Show on Real 92.3 in Los Angeles, the “Another Love Song” artist is seen speaking about music that’s—in his words, at least—“super misogynistic” in nature. The recent Yung […]

Alex Moss New York has crafted a custom OVO-themed ring for Drake, which features a tribute to his four-year-old son, Adonis. As per what celebrity jeweler Alex Moss told TMZ, the ring features the face of an owl over the number 11, a nod to Adonis’ Oct. 11 birthday. Valued at $77,000, the gift for Drake from […]