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Jamell Demons, best known as YNW Melly, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday, February 13. The 19-year-old Florida rapper turned himself in to Miramar, Florida police for the fatal shootings of his friends Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr.—aspiring rappers who went by YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy, respectively. Since the […]
Now that Tekashi 6ix9ine is no longer beyond bars, people have a lot of questions about what’s next for the rapper. But now one thing is more clear: there will be more music soon. Complex caught up with the rapper’s attorney Dawn Florio just hours after it became public that 6ix9ine was out of prison. […]
As the world struggles with the global health crisis, some of those who are faring the worst are prisoners, whose living conditions are only declining amid the spread of COVID-19. Taxstone—who is currently incarcerated on Rikers Island—decided to be very candid about what prisoners are dealing with. “I’m currently in my grave, with my eyes open, […]
It happened. On Thursday, as expected, Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that Daniel “Tekashi 6ix9ine” Hernandez should be freed from the private prison where he was to serve the remaining four months of his 24-month sentence, and be moved to home confinement. The decision (which was actually made on Wednesday—more about that below) means that 6ix9ine […]
The Weeknd has proven that he’s no stranger to being in front of the camera—from releasing a flurry of short films that coincided with his album, After Hours, to playing himself in the Safdie brothers Uncut Gems—but it looks like he might be trying his hand at some work behind the camera as well. The Toronto-born artist […]
Before releasing uknowwhatimsayin¿ late last year, Danny Brown dropped one of the best posse cuts in recent memory with “Really Doe” featuring Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt on 2016’s Atrocity Exhibition. And it turns out Kendrick was actually the mastermind behind how a lot of the track came together. Brown told Beats 1 Radio host Zane Lowe back in 2016 that Kendrick […]
50 Cent has reignited another beef. After it was reported that 6ix9ine could be released from prison as soon as April Fools’ Day, Fif took to Instagram to take shots at another alleged Nine Trey Blood gang member: Jim Jones. The hip-hop mogul shared a screenshot of a years-old Instagram Live broadcast that 6ix9ine filmed following his jail release in an unrelated case. 50 […]
Snoop Dogg may think twice before he gives unsolicited hair advice to another woman. On Wednesday, the West Coast legend responded to Ari Lennox‘s recent Instagram Live broadcast, in which she was struggling with her lace front. “So I guess I gotta cut more lace?” she said during the stream before a viewer suggested she get a […]
Regardless of how you feel about him, there’s no denying Kanye West is a full-fledged Renaissance man. The 42-year-old has had his hand in everything from music and fashion to stage production and film, but very few people know that, as a child, Ye was a talented fine artist. Very talented. During a recent episode of Antiques Roadshow, the multihyphenate’s high school […]
Don’t look at me, look at my label. Megan Thee Stallion addressed accusations that she has been liking comments on her YouTube page that criticize Cardi B, pointing the finger at her label 1501 Certified Entertainment for “trying to start fake beef” with one of her peers. “I did not like no damn stupid ass comment like this. I don’t […]
